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One of the fastest-growing apps on the Play Store was called Remove China Apps and did exactly what the name suggested. While the App has since then been removed from the Play Store for violating Googles policies, its existence and function hurt Indias best interests in the name of helping it. Eliminating or banning a competitor is inherently bad for competition and does Indian consumers a disservice.Technology
Removing Chinese apps from your phone is the opposite of self-reliance

Several Indian startups such as Paytm, Swiggy, Zomato, Ola and BigBasket have Chinese investors. Shunning the apps hurts...

8 Jun 2020 4:07 PM IST

A school being sanitised. (PhotoTechnology
Tech-enabled solutions for hygiene, sanitation management find takers...

Featured here: A device that sterilises small objects, an air cleaning system and a surveillance tool to check...

5 Jun 2020 9:45 PM IST

Trumps campaign denounced the move, claiming that Snapchat is trying to rig the 2020 election, illegally using their corporate funding to promote Joe Biden and suppress President Trump.Technology
Won't promote those who support racism, violence, injustice: Snapchat...

It could hit the President's election campaign among Gen Z on the platform where within eight months he had gained 1.5...

4 Jun 2020 5:00 PM IST

In its suit, the Center for Democracy and Technology said that Trumps executive order violates the First Amendment because it attacks Twitter for putting the fact checks on the presidents tweets, which CDT said is Twitters right as a private company. (Photo | AP)Technology
Trump gets sued for trying to clamp down on social media

President's order to regulate social media is against US Constitution's First Amendment that guarantees free speech,...

3 Jun 2020 5:27 PM IST

The partnership will allow users to choose from a wide variety of music to add to their social experiences such as videos, stories via music stickers and other creative content, a statement said.Technology
Now jazz up your Facebook profile with songs from Saregama's catalogue

A deal between Saregama and Facebook enables users to choose from over one lakh songs in more than 25 languages to add...

3 Jun 2020 4:20 PM IST

Google pulls popular Indian app that helped remove Chinese apps from phones. (Photo- PTI)Technology
Google takes down popular Indian app that removed Chinese apps

The app, Remove China Apps had become top trending free app on Google's mobile app store in India with five million...

3 Jun 2020 3:44 PM IST

I stand with the Black and African American community and we are committed to building on this work in our company and in our communities, Nadella saidTechnology
No place for hate: Satya Nadella speaks up for Black Americans, as he...

There is no place for hate and racism in our society. Empathy and shared understanding are a start, but we must do more,...

2 Jun 2020 3:06 PM IST

Some women have also complained that they find their colleagues inappropriately dressed during virtual meetings and it made them uncomfortable.Technology
How do I tell my male boss it's not okay to video call me at 11 pm?

With companies not having guidelines on remote working, women professionals seek guidance to deal with sexual harassment...

1 Jun 2020 10:57 PM IST

Electronics being assembled in a facility in Shanghai. (Photo | Flickr- Mitch Altman)Technology
Govt eases norms, Apple's iPhone assembler Pegatron plans to set up...

As US, Japan, Taiwan look to shift their companies' bases out of China, the government of India is giving them...

1 Jun 2020 9:41 PM IST

Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, and we work hard to protect and defend this important civil liberty around the world,\ a Facebook spokesperson said.Technology
Facebook miffed as Singapore government gets dissident's pages blocked

It is legally compelled to comply with government orders to block pages but criticised it saying the law would stifle...

1 Jun 2020 8:47 PM IST

For those feeling grief, anger, sadness & fear, you are not alone, Pichai said, sharing a screenshot of the Google search home page which said, We stand in support of racial equality, and all those who search for it. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Nguyen Hung Vu)Technology
Sundar Pichai throws Google's weight behind black community in US; had...

Although he did not comment on the discriminating Citizenship Amendment Act in India, he has spoken up for Muslims...

1 Jun 2020 7:07 PM IST

The countrys competition regulator, the ACCC, has estimated that Google and Facebook together earn some Aus$6 billion (US$4 billion) per year from advertising in Australia.Technology
Nope, not gonna show you the money: Google snubs Australia government...

Google claimed it made barely Aus$10 million per year from news-linked advertising, a fraction of a government...

1 Jun 2020 5:47 PM IST

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