WhatsApp says will exit India if forced to break messaging encryption
Is WhatsApp looking at a possible exit from India? The ubiquitous messaging platform, boasting over 400 million users in India, certainly seems to think so,...
US Prez Biden signs new bill that would ban TikTok if Bytedance doesn’t sell it in a year
[Update]: Joe Biden, US President, has signed the bill, making it a law, ensuring that the Chinese-owned TikTok will be banned unless it is sold...
UK competition watchdog investigates Microsoft, Amazon’s AI deals with Mistral, Anthropic, others
The red-hot race for dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) is facing a new hurdle. This time, the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has...
Tesla Q1’24 profits less than half of Q1’23, company to fast-track affordable EV roll-out
Tesla, the Elon Musk headed EV maker, reported a notable 9% drop in revenue for the first quarter of 2024 compared to same period in...
Amazon ends drone deliveries in California, expands to other US geos
Amazon’s Prime Air program has long been a source of debate. Unveiled in 2013 with the goal of delivering packages via autonomous drones within 30...
Garena ‘Free Fire’ re-launch in India will see game data stored in local servers: Report
Singaporean gaming giant Garena is making a calculated move to reclaim its position in the lucrative Indian mobile gaming market. This time, the company aims...
Tesla slashes car, self-driving software prices globally amides sales struggles
Tesla, the Elon Musk headed electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, has once again initiated sweeping price reductions across its product lineup in response to sluggish sales...
Netflix surpasses Q1’24 estimates, but will stop reporting subscriber numbers
Streaming giant Netflix has announced its decision to discontinue the disclosure of key membership metrics, including quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per user (ARM),...
Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from App Store in China
Amid continued Chinese Government crackdown on US tech, Apple has now removed popular messaging apps WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China to...
Flipkart’s attempt to acquire majority stake in Zepto hits a roadblock: Report
Flipkart, which has been attempting a quick commerce venture for a while, might well not be able to do it via acquisition. According to a...