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Hopscotch, a coding app for kids on Apple’s App Store, opened up about its recent frustrations over an update issue and persistent rejections from the company. The rejections were later found to be “a mistake” caused by a “glitch” in Apple’s automated software. In a heated tweet thread, Hopscotch’s CEO Samantha John vented out her

India’s Future Retail on Saturday filed a new case against Amazon.com Inc at the Supreme Court in its latest effort to seek clearance for its $3.4 billion retail assets sale, which the U.S. firm has challenged. The Supreme Court this month dealt a blow to Future when it said an interim decision by a Singapore

Affirm Holdings shares surged 43 percent on Friday after the company partnered with Amazon.com to make its buy now, pay later (BNPL) service available to certain customers of the e-commerce giant. Marketed as an alternative to credit cards, BNPL services have soared in popularity during the pandemic as consumers seek options that make purchases easier

Google will be paying Apple $15 billion (roughly Rs. 1,10,718 crores) to remain the default search engine on iPhone, iPad, and Mac in 2021, according to analysts. The price to keep Google as the default search engine on the Safari browser is said to have gone up once again, which could increase even more in

Halo Infinite got a release date earlier this week, and now developer 343 Industries has announced the minimum and recommended system requirements for those who will be playing the latest Halo title on PC. In fact, Halo Infinite is the first in the long-running series to appear on Windows at launch. Moreover, Microsoft says Halo

Instagram is working to expand Search capabilities with the addition of showing videos and photos as results. The Facebook-owned photo and video sharing platform said that the change in Search is currently under development and will be rolled out for users soon. In addition, Instagram is also working on adding support for other languages in

RailTel launches AI-based attendance for 48,000 govt schools in Assam State-owned RailTel on Wednesday said it has implemented an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based attendance system for 48,000 government schools across Assam. RailTel has completed the work of deploying an AI-based identification system for capturing attendance and management of SDMIS (Student Database Management Information System) for government

Riders Republic is Ubisoft Annecy’s second stab at an extreme sports game. Steep, released in 2016, was the first title for the southeastern France studio nestled in the Alps — the game’s open world was initially restricted to Europe’s highest mountain range too. But the Alps are gone on Riders Republic, and Ubisoft has also

Matrix 4 now has an official title: The Matrix Resurrections. That’s somewhat fitting, given the fourth Matrix movie is essentially resurrecting the franchise that had seemingly ended in 2003. The Matrix Resurrections also continues the subtitle trend of starting with the letter “R”, as with the second and third chapters, The Matrix Reloaded and The

Russia is using new digital hardware to target an online app that jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s team created to undermine the Kremlin at next month’s parliamentary elections, cyber experts said. Navalny and his allies want to use the app and their website to organise a tactical voting campaign at the September 17-19 vote to land

Ukraine on Monday blocked the websites of several prominent Russian media outlets in its latest round of sanctions against neighbouring Russia which it has accused of spreading propaganda. Ties between the ex-Soviet countries have deteriorated sharply since Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula in 2014 and threw its weight behind armed separatists in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine

Psychonauts 2 is ready — and it’s here. Tell that to someone from the late ‘00s and they likely wouldn’t believe you. The original Psychonauts, released in 2005 on the original Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PC, had a tortured development process. Though it had Grim Fandango and Full Throttle director Tim Schafer at the helm,

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has summoned Infosys Chief Executive Salil Parekh to explain tech glitches in an online tax portal developed by the company, the country’s income tax department said on Sunday. The Income Tax department, an arm of India’s Ministry of Finance, said in a tweet Parekh would be asked to explain why after

T-Mobile US said on Friday an ongoing investigation into a data breach revealed that hackers accessed personal information of an additional 5.3 million customers, bringing the total number of people affected to more than 53 million. The third-largest US wireless carrier had earlier this week said that personal data of more than 40 million former and prospective

Google Chat for Web and also its desktop app is getting support for Dark Mode, almost a year after its Android and iOS apps received it. Dark Mode support for Google Chat is also rolling out for Progressive Web App (PWA) as well. In addition, Google Calendar is getting the ability to let users add

Black Widow finally has an India release date. Disney+ Hotstar announced Saturday that the Scarlett Johansson-led Marvel movie will be out September 3 in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. Funnily enough, that’s also the global release date for the next Marvel movie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the studio’s first

Microsoft has invested $5 million (roughly Rs. 37.15 crores) in SoftBank-backed Oyo, according to a regulatory filing, ahead of the Indian hotel chain’s plan to go public. Oravel Stays Pvt Ltd (Oyo) approved on July 16 the issue of equity shares and convertible cumulative preference shares amounting to rupee equivalent of $5 million to Microsoft

Amazon Prime Video is rolling out the ability to set profile images inspired by popular characters in Amazon Original movies and shows. Some of the new profile photo options will include characters such as Midge (played by Rachel Brosnahan) from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso) from The Boys. This feature is

OnlyFans, the online subscription platform known for adult content, will prohibit users from posting any material containing “sexually explicit conduct,” the company said on Thursday. The London-based company said in a statement that the changes, which will go into effect October 1, were to comply with the requests of its banking partners and payment providers. “In

A Moscow court on Thursday again fined Google for failing to remove banned content as foreign tech giants face mounting pressure in Russia. In recent months, Russia has been taking legal action against foreign tech companies for not deleting content banned by the authorities, including pornographic material or posts deemed extremist or condoning drugs or

Facebook said Wednesday vaccine “hesitancy” is declining in the United States and other countries, and credits its efforts to filter out misinformation and promote authoritative information for helping the trend. In releasing its quarterly transparency report, Facebook said the latest data showed vaccine hesitancy is down by 50 percent among US users of the social

Tencent beat forecasts with a 29 percent jump in second-quarter profit, helped by an increase in revenue from popular games and growth in online advertising sales. Robust demand for games such as Honor of Kings and PUBG Mobile offset a decrease in revenues from its battle royale title Peacekeeper Elite. Net profit for the three

ToneTag, a digital startup based out of Bengaluru, offers solutions to introduce contactless experiences at retail outlets, restaurants, banks, and even metro stations. Backed by Amazon, this startup lets users make digital payments through smartphones and feature phones without Internet. ToneTag offers solutions to its clientele to enable data communication and engagement services over sound

Netgear Nighthawk XR1000 Pro Gaming Wi-Fi 6 (AX5400) router has been launched in India. As the name suggests, this is a gaming router that operates supports Wi-Fi 6 and can deliver speeds of up to 5.4Gbps. Netgear claims that the Nighthawk XR1000 Pro Gaming Wi-Fi 6 (AX5400) router can handle heavy demands for virtual reality

Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 3.0 25 years ago on August 13, 1996, marking its entry into then-ongoing ‘Browser Wars.’ The tech giant has already announced that it will retire its Internet Explorer 11 desktop application on June 15, 2022, a month before its 26th anniversary. And while it might be going out, the story of

Some Indian media on Monday cheered a court order over the weekend which put on hold a part of new rules seeking to regulate content on digital news websites, calling the move significant for press freedom in India. The Bombay High Court put on hold the implementation of rules that digital news media would have

Shang-Chi is coming to Disney+, and possibly Disney+ Hotstar, in October. On Thursday, during Disney’s quarterly earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Chapek revealed that its next Marvel movie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, will stay exclusive to cinemas for 45 days. With Shang-Chi due September 3 worldwide — a release date for

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Twitter of being biased and interfering in the country’s political process by locking his account. In a strong attack, Gandhi said Twitter was denying his millions of followers the right to an opinion and termed it as an attack on the democratic structure of the country. The former Congress

Zambia’s election commission will on Friday start announcing results of a tight presidential vote between top contenders President Edgar Lungu and main rival Hakainde Hichilema that was marred by restrictions on the Internet and violence in three regions. Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) chief electoral officer Patrick Nshindano said the agency would start announcing results

Social media network Reddit said on Thursday it will raise up to $700 million (roughly Rs. 5,200 crores) in a late-stage funding led by Fidelity Management and Research Company, giving it a valuation of more than $10 billion (roughly Rs. 74,240 crores). The company’s popular WallStreetBets forum has been at the heart of a boom