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In order to protect consumers’ interest, the government has banned use of “dark patterns” on e-commerce platforms which intend to deceive customers or manipulate their choices. A gazette notification in this regard as “Guidelines for prevention and regulation of dark patterns” was issued on November 30 by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) which is

Tesla’s pricier-than-expected Cybertruck pickup, which offers driving ranges that fell well short of what CEO Elon Musk had promised, has deeply disappointed some but fascinated others with its futuristic, SUV-like feel. The Cybertruck, two years behind schedule, enters a hot pickup truck market to compete with the likes of Ford’s F150 Lightning, Rivian Automotive’s R1T

Threads, the microblogging platform from Instagram, is now expanding its keyword search feature. The feature was previously available in select regions but will now be offered to all users, according to information shared by the platform’s head. This, however, is different from the tags feature that the company is currently in testing in Australia which is

Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro debuted in China last month with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC and the new HyperOS interface. Soon the Xiaomi 14 series will be joined by a third member — Xiaomi 14 Ultra. Ahead of any official announcement, a known Chinese tipster has leaked the camera details for the Xiaomi

Huawei MatePad Pro 11 2024 was launched in China on Tuesday. The tablet succeeds the MatePad Pro 11 2023 model. It is powered by a Kirin 9000s chipset and is backed by an 8,300mAh battery with 66W wired fast charging support. The tablet maintains a similar design language to that of that of the preceding

Samsung is reportedly planning to hold its Galaxy Unpacked event on January 17 in San Francisco to unveil the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones. We haven’t heard any official word about the release date of the flagships yet, but ahead of it, the Galaxy S24 Ultra has been allegedly certified by

Bitcoin on Monday, November 27 reflected a loss of 1.24 percent. At the time of writing, the value of Bitcoin stood at $37,238 (roughly Rs. 31 lakh). The month of November this year, proved to be profitable for the crypto sector and especially for Bitcoin. The most expensive cryptocurrency started this month at the price

Elon Musk-owned social media company X could lose as much as $75 million (nearly Rs. 625 crore) in advertising revenue by the end of the year as dozens of major brands pause their marketing campaigns, the New York Times reported on Friday. Musk backing an antisemitic post on the platform last week has led several

The Archies, Zoya Akhtar’s coming-of-age musical, is set to release on Netflix on December 7. Inspired by iconic characters from Archie comics, with an Anglo-India spin, The Archies boasts a cast of star kids, including Agastya Nanda, Suhana Khan, and Khushi Kapoor, among others. Ahead of the film’s release, airline service Vistara has collaborated with

Redmi K70 series is all set to go official in China on November 29 with three entries — Redmi K70, Redmi K70E, and Redmi K70 Pro. As the launch date nears, Xiaomi is revealing more details about the smartphones. The top-of-the-line Redmi K70 Pro is confirmed to come with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC.

Google Pay has reportedly begun charging users a convenience fee when they purchase a mobile recharge plan via the app’s unified payments interface (UPI) service. After years of allowing users to recharge their prepaid plan and pay bills at no additional cost, it appears that the company has joined rival payment platforms Paytm and PhonePe

Bitcoin on Wednesday, November 22 recorded a drop of 3.26 percent in the backdrop of most cryptocurrencies reflecting losses next to them. At the time of writing, the value of Bitcoin stood at $36,343 (roughly Rs. 30.28 lakh). The reason behind this mega market slippage is what transpired between Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao and the

Bitcoin on Tuesday, November 21 showed a spike in its value from previous day’s pricing. Reflecting a profit of 0.44 percent, Bitcoin is presently trading at $37,472 (roughly Rs. 31.2 lakh). In the last 24 hours, the value of Bitcoin rose by $231 (roughly Rs. 19,250). Market analysts predict that in the coming days, Bitcoin

Sam Altman will not return as the CEO of OpenAI and ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear will become the new interim CEO, The Information reported on Sunday, citing board director Ilya Sutskever’s statement to the company’s staff. Shear co-founded Twitch and had stepped down from the Amazon.com-owned live video streaming platform earlier this year. OpenAI did

India vs Australia World Cup 2023 Finals is scheduled to take place today on November 19 at the Narendra Modi Stadium (Motera Stadium) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It will be a deja vu for all cricket fans after 20 long years as the two teams last played a World Cup Finals in 2003, where Australia defeated

The board of the company behind ChatGPT late on Friday fired OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — to many, the human face of generative AI — sending shock waves across the tech industry. OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati will serve as interim CEO, the company said, adding that it will conduct a formal search for

Instagram recently said that it was testing features to allow users to customise their feeds more. In September this year, it was reported that the company is also testing features that will allow users to choose to share Reels and feed posts with a customised list of profiles. Now, the social media platform has started

Microsoft on Wednesday announced a duo of custom-designed computing chips, joining other big tech firms that – faced with the high cost of delivering artificial intelligence services – are bringing key technologies in-house. Microsoft said it does not plan to sell the chips but instead will use them to power its own subscription software offerings

Bitcoin on Wednesday, November 15 reflected a loss of 2.95 percent on the crypto price chart. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $35,417 (roughly Rs. 29.4 lakh). This is the second day in a row that Bitcoin has recorded a loss in at least two weeks. It is also the first time

Bitcoin on Tuesday, November 14 stepped into the trading arena with a minor loss of 1.25 percent. This dip, however, did not have a big effect on the price point that Bitcoin has been sitting at for a while now. At the time of writing, the most expensive crypto asset was trading at $36,456 (roughly

Bitcoin on Monday, November 13 reflected a profit of 0.41 percent on the price chart. At the time of writing, the value of Bitcoin stood at $37,079 (roughly Rs. 30.8 lakh). Over the weekend, the value of Bitcoin managed to witness a significant rise. To be precise, the price of Bitcoin rose by $309 (roughly

Honor X50i+ has been launched in China. The phone joins the Honor X50i lineup. which was launched earlier this year in April. The Honor X50i was powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 6020 SoC and packed a 4,500mAh battery with 35W wired fast charging support. The newly-launched Honor X50i+ comes with similar battery and charging specifications

About 5 and a 1/2 years from now, astronomers predict, an asteroid about as wide as the Empire State Building is tall will streak through space within 20,000 miles (32,200 kms) of Earth, the closest any celestial object of that size will have come to our planet in modern history. When it does, a spacecraft

Sony is gearing up to launch the PS5’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III bundle in India. The cross-gen package will be available from November 10 onwards, but unlike in the US, the publisher isn’t selling the new slim version of the console here yet. Players will receive the standard 4K Blu-ray drive-equipped PS5, alongside

OnePlus Ace 2 With Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC was unveiled in China in February this year. Later the same handset made its way to India with the OnePlus 11R 5G moniker. Now, OnePlus Ace 3 aka OnePlus 12R is reportedly in the works. While its launch date remains a mystery, a recent alleged Geekbench

Samsung Galaxy A05s was launched in India earlier this year in October. The handset succeeds the Galaxy A04s, which was released in the country in October 2022 with an octa-core Exynos 850 SoC and a 5,000mAh battery with 15W wired fast charging support. The Galaxy A05s comes with considerable upgrades over the preceding model since

JioMotive, a plug-and-play 4G GPS tracker for cars, has been launched by Reliance Jio. The car tracker is very easy to use as it connects to the vehicle’s OBD (On-Board Diagnostics) port to perform its functions. It can help trace a lot of important functions including the real-time location of a vehicle, driving behaviour as

Apple shares on Friday pared losses that were driven by its forecast for a subdued holiday quarter after a US jobs report bolstered hopes of a pause in interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The stock was down 1.5 percent in early trading, having fallen more than 3 percent before the bell. The world’s

India vs South Africa World Cup 2023 match will mark the clash of the titans in the ongoing ICC tournament. Both the teams have kept forward their top-notch game in the series. While India has won all 7 tournaments it has played so far, South Africa currently sits at number 2 on the points table

Samsung Galaxy S24 series is expected to launch soon. It is said to succeed the Galaxy S23 series, which was released in February this year. Speculations and rumours about Samsung’s upcoming flagship series started soon after the launch of the previous smartphones. Like preceding lineups, the new series of smartphones is tipped to include three