An Indian antitrust investigation has found US e-commerce giant Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart violated local competition laws by giving preference to select sellers on their shopping websites, according to reports seen by Reuters. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in 2020 ordered an investigation into Amazon and Flipkart for allegedly promoting certain sellers with which…
The entire staff of Annapurna Interactive, the video-game publishing division of Megan Ellison’s Annapurna studio, resigned this month following a dispute with its owner. Annapurna Interactive President Nathan Gary and his team had been negotiating with Ellison, the daughter of billionaire Larry Ellison, to spin off the video-game division as an independent entity. When Ellison…
Bitcoin, on Friday, September 13, posted minor losses of about 0.77 percent across both national and international exchanges. According to CoinMarketCap, BTC’s value dropped to $57,854 (roughly Rs. 48.5 lakh) on global exchanges. However, on Indian platforms like CoinSwitch and CoinDCX, the leading cryptocurrency traded at $60,708 (roughly Rs. 50.9 lakh). In the US, the…
Google Pixel 9 series was launched last month and came with several exclusive features powered by artificial intelligence (AI). However, a report now suggests that the Mountain View-based tech giant may be planning to roll out some of the AI features to its older Pixel handsets too. Features like Reimagine and Auto Frame are said to…
Realme P2 Pro 5G was launched in India on Friday alongside the Realme Pad 2 Lite. The smartphone comes with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoC and a 5,200mAh battery with support for 80W wired SuperVOOC charging. It is equipped with a 6.7-inch full-HD+ 3D curved AMOLED screen, a 50-megapixel triple rear camera unit and…
Google Chrome is getting new features that aim to improve the protection against online threats and have better control over their privacy via the September 2024 update. The revamped Safety Check feature will now notify users of potential security issues and take actions such as revoking permissions and flagging unwanted notifications on their behalf. It…
Microsoft on Thursday announced plans to make Windows more resilient to incidents caused by security firms, such as the global outage caused by CrowdStrike earlier this year that took millions of Windows computers offline for more than a day. At a security summit hosted by the company, the Windows maker said it would assist these…
AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) users will soon be able to utilise the company’s truly wireless stereo (TWS) headset as a hearing aid. Apple has just been granted approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), clearing the path for the feature to be rolled out to customers in the future. The wireless headset will…
Microsoft said it is cutting 650 jobs in its Xbox unit, the third such layoff this year as the company tries to rein in costs and integrate its $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,79,115 crore) acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The gaming industry saw mass layoffs, studio shutdowns and project cancellations in…
Tecno Phantom V Fold 2 has lately been doing rounds of the rumour mill. In the last couple of weeks, several details of the purported book-style foldable including its price range and specifications have leaked. Some of the leaks have also given us a look at the design of the handset. Now, another set of leaked…