The consumer finance unit of China’s Ant Group will boost the company’s capital to CNY 30 billion (roughly Rs. 35,377 crores) from CNY 8 billion (roughly Rs. 9,434 crore), and introduce 4 new strategic investors, an exchange filing released on Friday said. The unit, Chongqing Ant Consumer Finance, is under regulatory pressure to fold Ant’s
Facebook-owner Meta is appealing Britain’s ruling that it must sell animated images platform Giphy, saying the evidence does not support the finding that the deal is a threat to its rivals or could impact competition in display advertising. Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ordered Meta to sell Giphy, which it acquired for a reported
Realme 9i has been spotted on Chinese e-commerce website AliExpress as a placeholder listing, hinting at the specifications of the company’s upcoming smartphone. The company’s upcoming smartphone is expected to launch as part of the Realme 9 series in China in January, and was recently spotted on various certification websites. According to the smartphone’s listing,
Apple is focused now on building a fully autonomous electric car. This is a Bloomberg scoop. The stock moved higher on the news. Mark Gurman reports on “Bloomberg Technology.”
Google Fit for iOS has reportedly gained the ability to track and measure heart and respiratory rate using an iPhone’s camera. The fitness app can measure a user’s heart rate when they apply light pressure on the rear camera lens. It can also work if the user’s smartphone doesn’t have an active internet connection. The
Russia has blocked the website of OVD-Info, a prominent human rights monitor tracking political persecution, the group said Saturday, as authorities press ahead with a crackdown on dissent. Russia’s Supreme Court is considering whether to shut top rights group Memorial, which works with the monitor. OVD-Info, which tracks opposition protests and also provides legal support
Hide My Email has been provided as a feature in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 to let you hide your personal email address and keep it private. The feature enables Apple devices to share unique, random email addresses that users can use on websites and apps asking their personal email address for signups. The random
Intel and Italy are intensifying talks over investments expected to be worth around EUR 8 billion (roughly Rs. 68,120 crore) to build an advanced semiconductor packaging plant, two sources close to the matter told Reuters. A deal of this size would secure Italy about 10 percent of the EUR 80 billion (roughly Rs. 6,80,920 crore) the US company
Jio’s Rs. 2,545 prepaid recharge plan has got a new, limited-period Happy New Year offer. The yearly prepaid plan from Jio that typically comes with a validity of 336 days is now getting 29 days of extra validity. This means the Jio Rs. 2,545 prepaid recharge plan will now last a full 365 days. It’s
A number of people are now looking for love on apps such as Tinder and Bumble, and a majority of them are usually ending up being fatigued or having a burnout instead. So, some of the newest matchmakers have decided to take the matter into their hands. They are taking the help of Twitter and
iQoo 9 series will be launching in China on January 5, as per a leaked poster that recently surfaced online. The Vivo sub-brand has also teased the launch of its upcoming smartphone series, which is said to comprise the vanilla iQoo 9 and iQoo 9 Pro. iQoo shared an image of the iQoo 9 that
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Oppo Reno 7 5G has received a special version that the Chinese tech giant has dubbed as Oppo Reno 7 5G New Year Edition. The special edition model brings a new colour to the smartphone and has a special logo etched at the back panel. Oppo Reno 7 5G New Year Edition has been launched
Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) will ban devices used by players to cheat in the popular battle royale game, according to publisher Krafton. The change in policy will take effect today, December 24, and Krafton will ban devices which are running software that helps gamers cheat. Cheating in popular games like Battlegrounds Mobile India or PUBG:
NASA’s largest space telescope launch countdown has begun. The James Webb Space Telescope will be launched today on Christmas Day, December 25, and space enthusiasts can watch all the action live. The telescope is scheduled to be launched from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, at 7:20am EST (5:50pm IST). The space agency
WhatsApp has been spotted working on an ability to let users upload a photo or video as a Status update when they are sending the media content to a recipient in a chat. The change may come as an extension to the option to edit recipients of media content before sending them in chats —
Buying the perfect laptop for working or learning from home can be a daunting task. There are hundreds if not thousands of options to choose from across a wide range of price brackets. You could literally get lost while trying to decide which one to buy. Today, we’ll tell you which laptops to buy and
iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 12, and iPhone 11 have received discounts through retail chain Vijay Sales as part of its first anniversary of Apple Days sale in India. The sale, which is live for eight days until December 31, also brings discounted prices for MacBook Air