Author: Krishnapriya Prabhakaran

The micro-blogging site Twitter has expressed concerns over the possibility of India imposing a fine on the company for failing to remove certain content from its platform through the IT laws which are already implemented or in the process of being rolled out. After a draft bill of the Data Protection Bill, 2019 was tabled in the Lok Sabha in December 2019, many OTT platforms and social media companies were resistant to uphold the intermediary guidelines stated in the bill citing that it would harm the position of the companies and make them liable for whatever content was flagged for…

Mixed Reality ads in the metaverse are nearer than you think. When we are living in an age where weddings and receptions have started taking place in the metaverse, the thought of carrying out daily tasks through an entirely virtual mode doesn’t seem far behind. Imagine trying out clothes in a fully virtual shopping mall or testing out samples of the latest products in a virtual showroom; that’s the vision Meta is delivering to ad agencies for the future. Technology that merges the virtual and physical worlds could become a reality for consumers in a few years. Facebook owner Meta…

The famous Indian E-commerce website Indiamart used to connect buyers with suppliers and four physical marketplaces have been named in the annual list of the world’s notorious markets released by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). The report “2021 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy” was released on Thursday. The USTR is responsible for developing and promoting American trade policy. The office started releasing its annual list of notorious markets in 2011 to help market operators and the government prioritize intellectual property rights and help spread public awareness on the issue. According to the report,…

OnePlus launched the successor to their Nord CE or Core Edition line released last year with the OnePlus Nord CE 2 yesterday. The brand live-streamed the launch event on their official website and their official channel on YouTube at 7 pm on Thursday and unveiled its new mid-range phone’s design, specifications, and prices. The company also released OnePlus’ Y1S range of smart TVs. The brand’s smartphones have been well received in the Indian market ever since the release of its original Nord set two years ago; the new edition adds to its long list of affordable high-powered phones The OnePlus…

Ukraine authorities confirmed a cyberattack took place on Tuesday, taking down most government websites, including the defense ministry, armed forces, and two of the largest state banks in the country. Amid rising tensions between the state and Russia who, has placed over 100,000 troops along its border, the network outage has caused another block for any hope of de-escalation as Ukrainian authorities alleged Russia was the perpetrator. “It is not ruled out that the aggressor used tactics of little dirty tricks because its aggressive plans are not working out on a large scale,” the Ukrainian Centre for Strategic Communications and…

Chinese technology giants are looking to invest in the metaverse, a concept that remains undefined mainly but commonly understood as virtual worlds where people will be gaming and living. Companies like Alibaba, Tencent, and TikTok owner ByteDance could be some of the big contenders to set foot in the metaverse market, a market that could be worth 52 trillion yuan, or around $8 trillion in the future, Morgan Stanley said in a note published last month.   Unlike many western companies that are eagerly jumping into operations to build and develop virtual reality platforms that can replicate daily life, like parent…

  Xiaomi’s Redmi sub-brand is set to release their new flagship K50 gaming edition this week and will unveil the phone’s full specifications at an event in China happening at 7 PM IST. Fans of the smartphone brand have been anticipating its launch since leaks came out last month, revealing the new model’s design. There are four models in the Redmi K50 series: The Redmi K50, Redmi K50 Pro, and Redmi K50 Pro+ along with the gaming edition, according to a social media post by the company on Weibo. Xiaomi’s phones are popular among users for their gaming capabilities with…

On Friday, Raja Koduri, Intel’s senior vice president and general manager of the Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics Group at Intel Corporation, announced in a blog post that the company would launch a new chip for blockchain applications such as Bitcoin mining and minting NFTs. They referred to the chip as an energy-efficient “accelerator” designed to speed up blockchain tasks that require vast amounts of computing power and consume a lot of energy. Blockchain has risen in popularity over the past few years, hailed as one of the most efficient and innovative ways to store data. It is a database…

Several users of the network service provider found themselves unable to make calls or access the internet during late morning hours on Friday. They took to social media to express their distress, only to discover that they weren’t alone on this issue. Airtel broadband and cellular activities were disrupted across the country, including the 4G network and Airtel Fiber. Some users complained about facing problems accessing the Airtel Thanks app and customer services as well. The network outage seemed to have lasted only about 20 to 30 minutes for most users. Airtel confirmed that services were disrupted in a post…

Replying to a question about the Tek Fog app, which is an app that manipulates fake news by alleged infiltration of social media algorithms on their respective platforms, the minister informed the house that the government has established a fact check unit and had already addressed 30,000 queries. He added that the unit was also tasked with verifying viral fake news. He also said that the government was serious about freedom of speech and freedom of expression. The Tek Fog app came under controversy recently for being used to disseminate beneficial viewpoints through misinformation and managed a massive database of…