Category: IT NEWS & UPDATES

Google has launched new tools and features for both readers and reporters designed to aid local news organizations.

Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly developing a couple of new apps for macOS and Windows users.

Remote desktop software AnyDesk has raised $70 million in its Series C funding, taking its market value to over $600 million.

Meta-owned American photo and video sharing social network Instagram is asking some users to provide a video selfie showing multiple angles of their face to verify that they’re a real person.

Seven members of a Los Angeles-based fraud ring were sentenced for a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $20 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) COVID-19 relief funds.

U.S. District Judge Todd W. Robinson granted a request from the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California for authority to liquidate approximately $56 million in fraud proceeds seized from the self-described “number one promoter” of BitConnect,...

The micro-blogging site Twitter has acquired Threader -- a third-party app that lets users create and share long-form threads on the platform.

Amazon has announced a new Alexa voice feature on Fire TV platform to launch a show or movie from Netflix when a user says, "Alexa, play something on Netflix".

Billionaire Elon Musk-owned Electric Vehicle (EV) company Tesla has reportedly started deploying Starlink antennas at Supercharger stations in an effort to offer satellite-based internet to owners while charging their EVs.

Billionaire Elon Musk attacked Bernie Sanders on Twitter after the US Senator demanded that the wealthy should pay their "fair share" of taxes.

Meta-owned social media giant Facebook is rolling out new shopping features for Creators.

Starlink has unveiled a new smaller and rectangular dish that interested customers can buy to tap into the company's growing satellite constellation in low Earth orbit.

Meta-owned American photo and video sharing social network Instagram is now paying bonuses of up to $10,000 to those who post videos on Reels.

A user-modified iPhone X with a working USB-C port, complete with full data transfer and charging capabilities was sold for $86,001 at an auction.

Huawei has launched LEQI smart electric scooter with HarmonyOS support for $375 in China.

US President Joe Biden has signed the law to ban Chinese tech companies like Huawei and ZTE from getting approval for network equipment licenses in the country.

Alibaba Group has generated $84.5 billion in gross merchandise volume (GMV) from its annual 11:11 shopping event -- an 8.5 percent increase from last year.

Instagram has announced that it is adding 'text-to-speech and 'voice effects' in Reels.

Meta-owned WhatsApp is working on a feature that will let you hide your "last seen" status from specific people.

Disney has announced that its subscription video on demand (SVOD) mobile app Disney+ now has crossed 118 million subscribers.