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Google Pay ties up with Visa to enable digital token transactions, NFC payments
Users can use their debit or credit card to make payments through a secure digital token attached to their phone.
Paytm accuses Google of following double standards on cashback policy, abusing its power
Paytm said it was “arm-twisted” to comply with biased Play Store policies “that are meant to artificially create Google’s market dominance”.
Trump okays ByteDance deal with Walmart, Oracle, TikTok may just escape ban
Oracle will host all US user data and manage security, while Walmart will supply its online sales, order management and payment services.
Content goes by Facebook community standards, not ideology, India head says about Ankhi Das controversy
Ajit Mohan said the content team is guided only by community standards enforced globally and is independent of the local policy team.
US government not upfront about hackers targeting elections, so Congress relies on tech firms for alerts
With the Trump administration blocking what Congress learns about election threats, private companies are called upon to fill the breach.
Tech This Week | With ARM in kitty, Nvidia most impressive firm you never heard of
This deal is going to serve as an important development in the chip war being waged between the US and China.
Ahead of ban starting Sunday, US TikTok users switch to other platforms, fans follow
Although young users, who make up TikTok’sprimary base, don’t seem to have paid attention to the upcoming ban, the above-20s have reacted.
China retaliates for US' TikTok, WeChat ban with new provision to sanction foreign companies
Punitive measures may include fines against the foreign entity, banning it from conducting trade and investment in China.
Spanish COVID-19 vaccine research stolen by Chinese hackers, says report
Spain’s secret service chief said hackers led “a particularly virulent campaign targeting laboratories working on the search for a vaccine”.
Apple to open its first online store in India September 23 well in time for Diwali shopping
Shoppers will be able to get their AirPods, iPads and Apple Pencils engraved in English, Hindi and a range of other Indian languages.