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PayPal is partnering with non-profit organisation the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to investigate how extremist and hate movements in the United States take advantage of financial platforms to fund their criminal activities. The initiative will be led through ADL’s Center on Extremism, and will focus on uncovering and disrupting the financial flows supporting white supremacist and

Black Widow has now grossed over $315 million (about Rs. 2,345 crores) worldwide, while Fast & Furious 9 is now up to $621.3 million (about Rs. 4,625 crores) at the global box office. That makes the Fast Saga’s latest chapter the first Hollywood movie to surpass the $600-million milestone since Jumanji: The Next Level. Meanwhile,

The story of Joshua Barbeau — a 33-year-old freelance writer who lives in Bradford, Canada — is no different from an emotionally charged romantic sci-fi novel. In 2012, Barbeau’s ex-fiancee Jessica Pereira died at the age of 23 from a rare liver disease. He never got over her death. Last year in September, Barbeau chanced

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is all set to make its tenth flight on Mars and officials said that it could happen on July 24. Ingenuity, which arrived on the Red Planet aboard the Mars Perseverance rover on February 18, is the first to have flown on a terrestrial planet other than Earth. The space agency said

Poco F3 GT has launched in India with gaming features and dedicated triggers. The phone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC and has a 10-bit display with 120Hz refresh rate. There are high-fidelity stereo speakers on board, a dedicated GT switch, Maglev triggers, and X-Shockers for precise haptic feedback and vibration while gaming.

Huawei P50 series global launch has reportedly been confirmed. The new smartphone series from the Chinese manufacturer is initially coming to China on July 29. It is teased to have Leica optics and is expected to have HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoCs. The Huawei P50 series is also speculated to have the

Army of the Dead, Zack Snyder’s zombie heist movie, was Netflix’s biggest title during the second quarter of 2021 — that’s April through June — with over 75 million Netflix member households watching the film in the first 28 days after its release. Kevin Hart-led drama Fatherhood was close behind, with an estimated 74 million

The United States and its allies accused China on Monday of a global cyberespionage campaign, mustering an unusually broad coalition of countries to publicly call out Beijing for hacking. The United States was joined by NATO, the European Union, Australia, Britain, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand in condemning the spying, which US Secretary of State

Realme Buds Q2 Neo will be launched in India on July 23. The true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds are expected to be rebranded Realme Buds Q2 that are sold in Pakistan. The Realme Buds Q2 sold in India are a rebadged version of the Realme Buds Air 2 launched in April in Pakistan. Realme has

Samsung Galaxy A22 5G is expected to launch in India next month but it looks like pricing for the phone has been leaked. The phone is expeceted to be offered in two RAM + storage configurations and start from just under Rs. 20,000. The phone was launched in the European market in June and is

The Hubble Space Telescope should be back in action soon, following a tricky, remote repair job by NASA. The orbiting observatory went dark in mid-June, with all astronomical viewing halted. NASA initially suspected a 1980s-era computer as the source of the problem. But after the backup payload computer also failed, flight controllers at Maryland’s Goddard

Apple AirPods are being given free with new Mac or iPad purchases, as a part of its seasonal Education Offer. The offer is now live on the online Apple Store for Indian users. Eligible users can buy a Mac or iPad for college or university and get AirPods free with their purchase. Only newly accepted

Poco F3 GT teasers have started to pour in as its India launch nears. While an official launch date has not been announced, it is teased to launch in India very soon. A fresh leak suggests that the Poco F3 GT may launch sometime this month and its pricing information has also surfaced. Poco has

We have known Sundar Pichai as the CEO of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google, but have you ever imagined what he would be like as a father? Born in Tamil Nadu in 1972, Pichai joined Google in 2004 and rose through the ranks to become the company’s CEO. In a recent interview with BBC, the

Vivo S10 Pro and Vivo S10 are all set to launch in China on July 15. The Pro model is teased to have a triple rear camera setup, headlined by a 108-megapixel main sensor. There is expected to be a gradient finish on the back of the phones. One of the models was even spotted

Zomato, the online food delivery service provider, is set to raise Rs. 9,375 crore through an Initial Public Offering (IPO), which opens for subscription on July 14 and closes on July 16. The price band is expected to be in the range of Rs 72-76 per share and investors can bid in lots as well.

Virgin Galactic is set to send its billionaire founder Richard Branson, along with a crew of five others, aboard VSS Unity to the edge of space today, July 11. Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo vehicle will lift off from Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US. Now, the question many have been asking

France’s competition regulator said Friday that it would issue a ruling Tuesday on whether Google was negotiating “in good faith” with news publishers over payments for using their content alongside search results. The long-running legal battle centres on claims that the US internet giant is showing articles, pictures and videos produced by media groups when

Vivo Y53s has launched in Vietnam as the 4G variant of the Vivo Y53s 5G that debuted in China last month. The phone is a budget-friendly offering and is slightly different from the Vivo Y53s 5G. It packs a triple rear camera — one more sensor than the 5G variant — and gets a standard

Visa said its customers spent more than $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,480 crores) on its crypto-linked cards in the first half of this year, as the payments processor takes steps to make crypto transactions smoother. The company said it was partnering with 50 cryptocurrency platforms to make it easier for customers to convert and spend

Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) has been announced with some upgrades and improvements over the original Switch. It will be offered in two colour options when it goes on sale later this year. Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) will be compatible with all current Nintendo Switch games and the current Joy-Con controllers. The OLED model brings a

The market for NFTs surged to new highs in the second quarter, with $2.5 billion (roughly Rs. 18,560 crores) in sales so far this year, up from just $13.7 million (roughly Rs. 101.7 crores) in the first half of 2020, marketplace data showed. An NFT is a cryptocurrency asset, representing an intangible digital item such

Apex Legends servers have been hacked in an attempt to save Titanfall — a seven-year-old game that is almost unplayable now due to multiple hacks. Apex Legends players have shared on Twitter that they are unable to get into a match and are instead getting a message that says “SAVETITANFALL.COM, TF1 is being attacked so

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, and Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 price details and colour options have been leaked online. All three devices are speculated to debut at a Galaxy Unpacked event in August. Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic are rumoured to have at least two different size

Europe’s tech chief Margrethe Vestager on Friday warned iPhone maker Apple against using privacy and security concerns to fend off competition on its App Store, reasons CEO Tim Cook gave for not allowing users to install software from outside the Store. Vestager, who is also the European Commission’s executive vice president, last year proposed rules

Mi 11 Ultra sale in India is still not live, but Xiaomi has now announced that the flagship phone would be available in limited quantity for customers purchasing a dedicated gift card and for the ones participating in an online contest. The smartphone was launched in the country in April and was promised to go

India’s technology minister said on Wednesday that US social media giants must obey the laws of his country, where they are doing brisk business. The comments by IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad follow accusations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government that Twitter had violated rules requiring it to appoint new compliance officers. “You operate in

Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) was launched in India on Tuesday. The new smart display and speaker is the most expensive and advanced from Amazon yet, and is powered by the Alexa voice assistant with a combination of voice, audio, and display based smart features. The Echo Show 10 has a 10.1-inch display, along

Ether investment products and funds posted record outflows in the last week of June, bearing the brunt of negative sentiment on cryptocurrencies, according to data on Monday from digital asset manager CoinShares. Institutional investors took out $50 million (roughly Rs. 370 crores) from investment products and funds on Ether, the token used for the Ethereum

Britain’s financial regulator has said Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, cannot conduct any regulated activity and issued a warning to consumers about the platform, which is coming under growing scrutiny globally. In a notice dated June 25, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Binance Markets, Binance’s only regulated UK entity, “must not,