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Apple MacBook 13 Gets Magic Keyboard, Faster Performance, More Storage & it is Goodbye, Butterfly

It is interesting to note how Apple has swiftly phased out the butterfly keyboards from its MacBook lineup.




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Why So Sneaky Xiaomi: Preloaded Apps, Ads, Browser Breaches and More

Xiaomi's MIUI interface is flawed with a variety of issues that the company needs to get serious about.




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Intel to Acquire Urban Transit Startup App Moovit for $1 Billion

Following the acquisition, Moovit could become part of Intel's Israeli automotive hub, which is anchored by the autonomous driving company Mobileye.




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Microsoft is Changing Track With Windows 10X, And It May be Available For Your Laptop Soon

That being said, Microsoft doesn’t give an exact timeline on when Windows 10X arrives on laptops, existing and new ones shipped by OEMs.




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Apple & Google Confirm Location Tracking to be Banned in COVID Contact Tracing Apps

Apple and Google said privacy and preventing governments from using the system to compile data on citizens was the primary goal




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Google Once Considered Acquiring Zoom Owing to Its Popularity

Discussions, however, never got more serious, and instead, Google banned Zoom for its employees across offices to promote its own app - Meet.




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Facebook Rolls Out New Features Under COVID-19 Community Help Hub: All The Details Here

Facebook users will now be able to help local businesses, raise funds, and find local opportunities through the Covid-19 community hub.




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Covid-19 Impact: Indian IT Industry Growth Slows Down, But Not Drastically

The IT services market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.6 per cent between 2019-2024, to be valued at $14.6 billion by the end of 2024.




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Aarogya Setu Developers Allay Concerns as Ethical Hacker Points Out Flaws in Contact Tracing App

They say that the Aarogya Setu app is designed to collect a user’s location at certain points in the process.




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About 14% of Active Internet Users in India Are Aged 5-11 Years Old

With better connectivity, quality of service, and affordability of mobile Internet, there could be an increase in rural consumers spending more time on the internet in the future.




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Google Nest Users to Get Added Security Layer, Two-Factor Authentication Coming Soon

This six-digit verification code is to verify that it is actually the user who is trying to access their account, and without this code, one won't be able to log in.




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Facebook Deletes Hundreds of Fake Accounts, Pages Allegedly Linked to Iranian Govt

In its monthly report, Facebook said that it shut down the fake accounts and pages that were used to promote Iranian state propaganda in more than 15 countries.




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Call of Duty New Game to Launch by End-2020, Confirms Activision

Speculations suggest that the new Call of Duty title may be a follow-up to the franchise's Black Ops series.




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This Black Hole is Just 1000 Light Years Away From Earth, The Closest One Known as Yet

The ESO says that the hidden black hole in HR 6819 is one of the very first stellar-mass black holes found that do not interact violently with their immediate environment and, therefore, appear truly black.




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Is Facebook Free Basics Back? No, Improved Discover Starts by Killing Net Neutrality Arguments

But how is it different from the controversial Free Basics, which faced opposition particularly in India? The single biggest change is that it allows access to every website available.




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Coronavirus Impact Pushes E-Learning More Than Ever: Is This The New Normal For Students?

Experts fear that while there will be a proliferation of information technology tools and gadgets, post-COVID-19, but internet and broadband will remain an issue in India.




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Microsoft to Shell Out $100,000 Reward If You Can Hack This Linux Operating System

The bug bounty programme is part of a three-month research challenge that runs from June 1 until August 31




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Aarogya Setu Flaw Can Allow Any User to be Tracked Down, Claims Hacker

According to French ethical hacker Robert Baptiste, Aarogya Setu's code structure could have allowed info of over 90mn users to be exposed to public.




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Microsoft Launched New Surface Go 2, Surface Book 3, Surface Headphones 2 and Surface Earbuds

Microsoft has announced four new products under its Surface lineup although there is no confirmation on the India pricing or availability.




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Google is Offering Journalists Free Courses in AI, Machine Learning

The course is available in 17 different languages on the Google News Initiative Training Centre.




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Facebook's Independent Board Gets its First 20 Members: Here's How They Would Work

The oversight board will focus on a small slice of challenging content issues including hate speech and harassment and people’s safety.




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Fitbit Aims to Study How Devices Can Track Atrial Fibrillation Faster

Atrial fibrillation, the most common form of heart rhythm irregularity, increases the risk of stroke and is usually prevalent among people above 65 years.




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Facebook, Silver Lake And Now Vista: Jio is an Attractive Platform For Global Investors

These investments will push Jio’s Digital India vision for 1.3 billion people and businesses across the country, including small businesses, micro-businesses and farmers.




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Facebook to Reportedly Allow Employees to Work From Home Until the End of 2020

According to the report, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg may announce the company's office reopening plan in an official statement soon.




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Zoom Acquires Keybase to Address Privacy and Security Loopholes on its Platform

Zoom has been one of the big beneficiaries of coronavirus lockdowns, with millions of workers and students using its video platform as they work and study from home.




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Facebook, Youtube Remove 'Plandemic', A Viral Video Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation

The 26-minute video went viral this week across social media platforms.




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Sudhir Krishnaswamy: Key Things About the Only Indian on Facebook Oversight Board

The youngest ever vice-chancellor of NLSIU was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, and looks to establish a precedent-setting moderation model at Facebook.




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Samsung Resumes Operations in Noida Factory With 30% Of Its Employees

In an official statement, Samsung said that it has received requisite permissions to restart production at our Noida factory.




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Facebook Oversight Board Will Balance Free Speech, Says Sudhir Krishnaswamy

Sudhir Krishnaswamy also clarifies that he won't be representing cases related to India, but willl look at content moderation questions from around the world.




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Facebook Employees Can Work From Home Till The End 2020

Facebook Employees Can Work From Home Till The End 2020




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Dineout’s Contacless Service Extends to Groceries, Airports, Alcohol Shops and More

Dineout believes the contactless suite can expand to airports, hospitals, liquor shops and others to reduce waiting times and enforce social distancing.




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Microsoft, Amazon Continue Trading Fresh Barbs Over $10 Billion JEDI Contract Appeal

The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract is the US Department of Defense' cloud computing contract which has been reported as being worth $10 billion.




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Twitter Opposes US Govt's Claims That Accounts from China, Russia Spreading COVID-19 Hoax

The US state department accused China of colluding with Russia to manipulate social media platforms to spread fake news around coronavirus.




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Internet Traffic in India Sees 40% Spike in March Due to COVID-19 Lockdown: ACT Fibernet

The data is based on overall traffic data measured from February-April 2020 from 19 cities across the country.




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Hackers Are Targetting Online Educational Portals More Than Ever

Hackers are taking advantage of the current situation when people are locked down in their homes and are heavily reliant on digital resources.




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Top Indian Umpires Honing Third Umpiring Skills Through Simulation Activities Amid Lockdown

The advent of technology, in recent years, has helped the game of cricket but has increased the challenge as well.




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Sport in Empty Stadiums will be Disappointing, Feels Sachin Tendulkar

But does he think that winning and losing will have the same kind of impact in an athlete''s mind once the mayhem of this pandemic is over?




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Won't Accept Change of Asia Cup Schedule to Accommodate IPL: PCB CEO

Khan said the BCCI representative did not raise the IPL window issue at Thursday's ICC Chief Executives virtual meeting where he took part as PCB's representative.




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Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar - 47 Interesting Facts About The Master Blaster

Tendulkar scored 2278 runs in just 44 World Cup innings at an average of 56.95 and strike rate of 88.98.




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Ball Shining with Spit, Celebrations During Games Set to Change Post Coronavirus: Sachin Tendulkar

But with increased focus on social distancing and personal hygiene to contain the spread of the virus, the sport stares at a changing landscape.




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When Pakistan's Saqlain Mushtaq Learnt to Not Sledge Sachin Tendulkar Ever Again

Saqlain was expected to play a lot more than the 49 Tests and 169 ODIs he eventually did.




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Battles Against You on the Ground are a Treasure: Shoaib Akhtar to Sachin Tendulkar

Asked if he was finding it frustrating to stay at home, the genius answered in the negative and said that he is looking to spend quality time with his family.




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Was Clueless on Test Debut, Thought Had Played my Last Game: Sachin Tendulkar

When he walked out for the last time 24 years later, Tendulkar would do so as a batting great with a record 200 Test appearances to his name.




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Legalising Ball Tampering: Saliva is Must and Vaseline is no Replacement, Feel Nehra, Harbhajan

Nehra then gave the example of Englishman Lever who created a furore during his team's 1976 tour of India by applying vaseline during a Test match.




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Cricket Goes Live in Vanuatu in South Pacific After Cyclone and Coronavirus Lockdown

The rain meant a scheduled morning women's semifinal wasn't played due to wet grounds.




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BCCI Has No Back-up Plans for 2020-21 Domestic Season Yet: Saba Karim

The IPL has been postponed indefinitely and there is a possibility that it might be held in September when the domestic season is also underway. So far, no other cricketing activity has happened in India at the time of IPL.




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Replacing MS Dhoni is Immense & Involves People Accepting It's Another Person: KL Rahul

Rahul kept the wickets in the limited overs series against Australia in January this year and also during the team's tour to New Zealand.




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Pakistan's Umar Akmal Banned for Three Years After Failing to Report Spot-fixing Approaches

Umar, who turns 30 next month, pleaded guilty to not reporting the fixing offers which led to his provisional suspension on February 20 this year.




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Ashwin, Maharaj & Pooran Mutually Cancel Yorkshire Contracts

The Yorkshire County Cricket Club in a statement on their official website said on Monday that the contracts of R. Ashwin, Keshav Maharaj and Nicholas Pooran have been cancelled by mutual consent.




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Saeed Ajmal 'Even Today' Thinks Sachin Tendulkar Got Lucky in 2011 World Cup Semi-final

Ajmal said Gould was upset after his decision was overturned by the third umpire.