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India Bans Tencent's PUBG App As It Takes Aim At China Tech
India on Wednesday banned another 118 mobile apps including Tencent Holdings's popular videogame PUBG, as it stepped up the pressure on Chinese technology companies following a standoff with Beijing at the border.
Google Flood Prediction System Is Now Active All Over India And It Uses Pretty Complex AI
Google says this tool now covers 200 million people living in more than 250,000 square kilometers in India. This forecasting model is designed to give governments and millions of people advance notice to prepare for a potential flood situation.
Robinhood App Back Online After Earlier Outage
Robinhood Markets Inc, the fintech startup credited with helping popularize trading among millennials, said on Tuesday it had restored services on its trading app following a brief "service disruption" earlier in the day.
Apple Targets 75 Million 5G iPhone Sales in 3 Months of 2020: Report
Apple iPhone supply estimates have suggested that the ballpark supply figure was around the 75 million mark in 2018 and 2019, and matching it in 2020 shows positive intent from the company.
China Govt Says TikTok Needs 'Licence' to Sell Its Famed Algorithm to America; New Trade War Begins?
TikTok parent Bytedance has now been instructed that it needs a specific licence from the ruling Chinese Communist Party, if it wants to sell its app and the underlying technology to an American company.
Elon Musk Puts Computer Chips in Animal Brains So Humans Can ‘Save, Replay Memories’ Someday
With the help of a surgical robot, a piece of the skull is replaced with a Neuralink disk, and its wires are strategically inserted into the brain, the demonstration showed.
TikTok Booms In Southeast Asia As It Picks Path Through Political Minefields
At 19, Sandy Saputra is big on TikTok Indonesia. Within a year, he's leapt from quiet, smalltown life to star influencer status as more than 10.5 million followers lap up his toothy grin in dancing, pranking and lipsynching videos on the booming app.
SoftBank, Toyota Venture Unveils Van With Enhanced Airflow As COVID-19 Measure
A Japanese mobility venture has unveiled two adapted vans, one which can serve as a workspace or a mobile shop, and another that pumps fresh air through the vehicle to reduce the risk of COVID19 spreading between passengers.
Active Irish COVID-19 Tracing App Users Drop On Battery Problem - HSE
A brief technical issue led some people to delete Ireland's COVID19 tracing app, leaving 1.2 million active users compared to the 1.65 million who downloaded it since early July, the head of Ireland's health service operator said on Thursday.
Best Smartphones Under Rs 10,000: Redmi 9 Prime, Realme Narzo 10A and More
If you are looking for a new smartphone priced under Rs 10,000 then here are some really good options for you.
Realme C15 Sale Today in India via Flipkart, Realme.com: Price, Specifications and More
The Realme C15 is the company's latest budget offering that comes with a quad-camera setup and a large 6,000mAh battery.
Exclusive: Alibaba Puts India Investment Plan On Hold Amid China Tensions - Sources
China's Alibaba Group has put on hold plans to invest in Indian companies, two sources aware of the plans told Reuters, amid souring business relations and rising political tension between the two nations after a clash on their Himalayan border.
Xiaomi Profit Grows In Second-quarter, Boosted By Premium Phone Sales
Xiaomi Corp's overseas sales have returned to prepandemic levels, its acting CFO said on Wednesday, as it announced profit had more than doubled in the second quarter on the back of strong growth in its highend smartphone business.
Exclusive: Amazon Faces New Antitrust Challenge From Indian Online Sellers - Legal Documents
A group of more than 2,000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India, alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business, a legal filing seen by Reuters showed.
Fitbit Unveils Stress-tracking Smartwatch With Google Deal Pending
Fitbit Inc on Tuesday unveiled a fitness tracker and two smartwatches, including one that purports to help monitor users' stress levels, as the company's pending sale to Alphabet Inc's Google remains mired in antitrust reviews globally.
Apple To Reopen Some U.S. Stores Closed Due To COVID-19 Spikes - Bloomberg News
Apple Inc plans to start reopening U.S. retail stores that had been closed over the past several weeks due a resurgence in COVID19 cases, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.