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Italy’s data privacy watchdog on Wednesday fined US-based firm Clearview AI EUR 20 million (roughly Rs. 168.44 crore) over its controversial facial recognition software. The watchdog ordered the company to delete data relating to people in Italy and banned it from further collection and processing of information there. Clearview AI says it has built up

Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 are set to debut in India soon, according to recent online listings for the laptops. Samsung introduced both laptops last month alongside the Galaxy Book 2 360, Galaxy Book 2 Business, and Galaxy Book 2 laptops, at MWC 2022. Both the Samsung Galaxy

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged siblings John and JonAtina Barksdale with fraud for misleading investors through false claims in a cryptocurrency scheme. The SEC has filed charges against the pair for allegedly “defrauding thousands of retail investors out of more than $124 million (roughly Rs. 950 crore) through two unregistered fraudulent

Amazon Prime Video is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire the TV adaptation of popular video game “God of War”. According to Variety, Prime Video is negotiating with Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions for the project. The series hails from Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby of The Expanse fame and The Wheel of Time showrunner Rafe

Binance crypto exchange has donated assets worth $2.5 million (roughly Rs. 20 crore) to UNICEF in order to help distressed children in war-ridden Ukraine. UNICEF, or United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund is an international agency that provides humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. Binance’s crypto donations come at a time with assets such as

Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchange platforms in the world, has said it has blocked over 25,000 addresses related to Russian individuals or entities believed to be engaged in illicit activity. Coinbase and a number of other big-name global crypto companies like Binance and Kraken have abstained from blocking crypto accounts that belong to

Samsung Galaxy S22 series and previous Galaxy S-series phones have been delisted by cross-platform benchmarking app Geekbench over a performance throttling issue that came to last last week. The phones include Samsung’s preloaded Game Optimizing Service app that appeared to slow down the performance of thousands of apps, including a list of non-gaming apps. Shortly

Poco M4 Pro India sale begins for the first time today (Monday, March 7). The smartphone was launched in the country on the same day it made its debut at the Mobile World Congress (MWC 2022) on February 28. The company’s newest 4G-capable smartphone sports a 6.43-inch AMOLED display, with a refresh rate of 90Hz.

Thousands of internet users across Europe have been thrown offline after what sources said Friday was a likely cyberattack at the beginning of Russia’s offensive in Ukraine. According to Orange, nearly 9,000 subscribers of a satellite internet service provided by its subsidiary Nordnet in France are without internet following a “cyber event” on February 24

Disney Friday said it will offer a cheaper, ad-supported version of its Disney+ streaming service later this year as it seeks to reach its goal of profitability by 2024. The company also said that it plans to introduce these subscriptions internationally in 2023. Disney joins a growing number of media companies, including AT&T’s WarnerMedia, Comcast, Discovery

Smartphone maker Apple has written to lawmakers to dispute assertions that its concerns about the dangers of sideloading apps into phones were overblown. Sideloading, the practice of downloading apps without using an app store, is among the reforms that lawmakers hope will open up the market for apps. Congress is currently considering a bill aimed

Samsung has announced that it will soon issue a software update for its various smartphones that were found to be throttling performance on thousands of apps, as per a report. The South Korean tech giant said its preloaded Game Optimizing Service does not manage the performance of non-gaming apps. The performance dip was noted for

iPhone SE (2020) 64GB storage variant can be purchased for as low as Rs. 15,498 via Flipkart. The smartphone is available at a discounted price after applying a bunch of offers available with Apple’s most affordable smartphone on the e-commerce platform. The news comes a few days ahead of the March 8 event where the

Spotify users on Android are getting the much-awaited “Swipe to Queue” gesture. The feature was exclusive for iOS users for years. Spotify appears to be rolling out the new feature to users on the app’s beta version, and all Android users are expected to be able to use the swiping gesture soon. Last month, Spotify

Apple Maps and Weather apps are now showing Crimea as a part of Ukraine — another move by the Cupertino giant to distance itself from Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine. The change is applicable to all users outside Russia. Up until now, Apple was not showing Crimea as a part of any country when

British satellite company OneWeb said on Thursday it was suspending all launches from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan after Moscow’s space agency demanded guarantees that its technology would not be used for military purposes. The British government, which owns a stake in OneWeb, said it supported the decision. “In light of Russia’s illegal and unprovoked

Motorola Edge 30 Pro goes on sale in India for the first time today (March 4) at 12pm. The new Motorola handset was launched in the country last week with a 144Hz OLED display and triple rear cameras. Motorola Edge 30 Pro will be available to purchase via Flipkart and leading Indian retail outlets. The

In an unexpected move on Thursday, Amazon counsel Gopal Subramanium suggested at a Supreme Court hearing that the two sides negotiate, saying the “whirlpool” of disputes fought on multiple fronts had been dragging on for too long. “All that I’m saying is let us at least have a conversation. We cannot allow the spinners’ wheel