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Major social media stars including Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, and Charli D’Amelio are among celebrities whose Instagram followers experience more negative feelings about their self-image, according to internal Facebook research revealed by the Wall Street Journal this week, raising questions about the impact of celebrity culture online. The Journal released the leaked research slide decks

Bitcoin is a modern-day replacement for gold, venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya said in a television interview. Palihapitiya was being interviewed by CNBC news host Scott Wapner at the Delivering Alpha conference on September 29. When he was asked to predict how high could Bitcoin value shoot up to, Palihapitiya did not give a figure but

Russian authorities on Thursday warned social media giant Facebook it faces a fine of up to 10 percent of its annual turnover in the country unless it fails to delete content Moscow deems illegal. Upping the ante in its standoff with US Big Tech, state communications regulator Roskomnadzor told Reuters it was planning to send

Rolls-Royce will produce only electric cars by 2030, the luxury carmaker said on Wednesday, joining other premium brands making the switch such as Volkswagen’s Bentley and Jaguar’s Land Rover. The BMW-owned brand said in a statement that its first fully electric powered car, named Spectre, will be on the market in the fourth quarter of

Google Search is getting smarter by deploying the proprietary Multitask Unified Model (MUM). At the Search On event on Wednesday, the Mountain View, California-based company announced a series of updates coming to Google Search that will leverage MUM to enhance user experience. Google is also bringing a redesigned Search page for users where it will

Payments to phone makers to pre-install only Google Search on their devices were not aimed at preventing competition but were necessary for Android to seize market share from Apple, Alphabet’s Google told Europe’s second-top court on Wednesday. Google was addressing the General Court on the third day of a week-long hearing as it tries to

Amazon on Tuesday announced a household, canine-like robot called Astro and a deal with Walt Disney to imbue its voice-controlled tech in resort hotels, striving to make its virtual aide Alexa a bigger part of consumers’ lives. The home robot is designed to take up tasks such as home monitoring, setting up routines and reminders, and

Flipkart Big Billion Days 2021 sale is set to begin on October 3 and will be live till October 10. The eight-day event will be the year’s biggest sale by the Walmart-owned e-commerce website. Many brands including Blaupunkt, Infinix, and Thomson have announced big discounts on their smart TV lineups that will be live during the

Google said deals with Android phone makers that landed it a record EUR 4.3-billion (roughly Rs. 37,230 crores) antitrust fine boosted competition and rejected EU charges they were a carrot-and-stick tactic that stifled rivals. Google was addressing the second day of a week-long hearing as it tries to get Europe’s second-highest court to annul the

Microsoft’s near-acquisition of social media app TikTok last year was the “strangest thing I’ve ever worked on,” Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said on Monday. TikTok had been ordered by then-US President Donald Trump to separate its US, version from Chinese parent ByteDance because of national security concerns about the collection of US users’ data. Microsoft in August

Jabra Elite 7 Pro, Jabra Elite 7 Active, Jabra Elite 3, and Jabra Elite 2 true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones from the Danish company were launched in India on Monday, September 27. In the new series, the Jabra Elite 7 Pro come equipped with Jabra MultiSensor Voice technology and active noise cancellation (ANC). The Jabra Elite 7

Noise ColorFit Brio smartwatch was launched in the Indian market on Monday. The wearable comes with a square 1.52-inch IPS LCD display and has 50 sports modes. It comes with cloud-based and customisable watch faces and claims to offer up to 10-day battery life. The Noise ColorFit Brio enables swappable straps and has health monitoring

The Witcher season 2 is still three months away — but on Saturday at the online-only TUDUM event, Henry Cavill and showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich gave us two clips from the highly-awaited second season. In The Witcher season 2, the title character Geralt of Rivia (Cavill) returns to his childhood home Kaer Morhen where he

The Witcher: Blood Origin first look has arrived. On Saturday at the online-only TUDUM event, Netflix unveiled the first look at its six-part Witcher prequel miniseries that is set completely underwater and 1,200 years prior to Henry Cavill stepping into a bathtub — and will depict the creation of the first Witcher and the events

The Witcher season 3 is a go. On Saturday at the online-only Netflix TUDUM event, The Witcher head writer and showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich announced that the Henry Cavill-led epic fantasy series will return for a third season. The official renewal announcement for The Witcher season 3 comes nearly three months ahead of the second

Oppo K9 Pro launch is set to take place later today, September 26. The new Oppo phone is teased to sport a 120Hz display and an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC. The Oppo K9 Pro is also confirmed to have triple rear cameras. The 5G smartphone will additionally include fast charging support. Alongside Oppo K9

The Witcher season 3 is a go. On Saturday at the online-only Netflix TUDUM event, The Witcher head writer and showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich announced that the Henry Cavill-led epic fantasy series will return for a third season. The official renewal announcement for The Witcher season 3 comes nearly three months ahead of the second

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra design has been suggested through a series of renders that surfaced on the Web. The renders hint that the new Samsung flagship phone may come with a dedicated slot for S Pen and feature a curved AMOLED display with a hole-punch design. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is also speculated to share