i Reliance Jio And Vista Equity Partners Deal: Everything to Know About the Investment Firm By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:34:06 +0530 The US-headquartered investment firm invests in tech and software companies, including enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled organizations across private equity, credit, public equity, and permanent capital strategies. Full Article
i Reliance Jio And Vista Equity Partners in Rs 11,367 Crore Deal: What the Two Companies Said By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:32:29 +0530 This investment will give Jio Platforms a solid foundation to build on, towards what Reliance Jio says is a Digital India vision for 1.3 billion people and businesses across the country, including small businesses, micro-businesses and farmers. Full Article
i WeChat Monitors Messages Sent by Foreign Users Like You to Strengthen Censorship in China By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:08:33 +0530 China’s cyber laws are rather broadly defined. Incidentally, Tencent’s privacy policy documents for China and the rest of the world, does not indicate that non-China accounts will be under surveillance. Full Article
i Delhi E-Token Portal to Purchase Alcohol Crashes Under Heavy Demand By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:50:25 +0530 The Delhi government launched an online portal offering e-tokens for customers to avoid long queues. Full Article
i Xiaomi Mi 10 to Launch Today in India: How to Watch Live Stream By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:58:59 +0530 The all-new Mi 10 flagship will be launched today in India alongside two new product categories. Full Article
i Facebook to Reportedly Allow Employees to Work From Home Until the End of 2020 By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 12:12:58 +0530 According to the report, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg may announce the company's office reopening plan in an official statement soon. Full Article
i Zoom Acquires Keybase to Address Privacy and Security Loopholes on its Platform By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 12:14:41 +0530 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. Full Article
i Facebook, Youtube Remove 'Plandemic', A Viral Video Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 12:30:59 +0530 The 26-minute video went viral this week across social media platforms. Full Article
i Sudhir Krishnaswamy: Key Things About the Only Indian on Facebook Oversight Board By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 01:20:44 +0530 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. Full Article
i Mi 10 5G Launched in India at Rs 49,999: Specifications, Variants, Availability and More By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 02:34:52 +0530 The Mi 10 5G is now the most expensive smartphone offering from Xiaomi in India and goes on the compete with the new OnePlus 8 Series. Full Article
i Google Launches 'Read Along' App That Aims To Help Kids Improving Their Reading Skills By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 02:30:09 +0530 Read-Along uses Google's speech recognition technology to help develop literacy skills and is now available in 180 countries. Full Article
i Xiaomi Wants to Turn Every TV Smart With the Mi Box 4K By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 03:22:51 +0530 Xiaomi has introduced an Android TV-based 4K streaming box for consumers in India to turn their regular TV into a smart TV. Full Article
i Fortnite Sets All-time Total Players Record With 350 Million Registered Users Worldwide By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 04:15:13 +0530 In April, players spent over 3.2 billion hours in-game which is also a record. Full Article
i Samsung Resumes Operations in Noida Factory With 30% Of Its Employees By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 04:16:29 +0530 In an official statement, Samsung said that it has received requisite permissions to restart production at our Noida factory. Full Article
i 'Locker Rooms' are Common in Juvenile Internet Users, But What Should be Done About it? By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 04:36:46 +0530 The recently recurrent issues of juvenile ‘locker room’ chats have brought forth conversations around adolescent mental health and anti-cyber bullying acts. Full Article
i Jio Announces Rs 2,399 New Annual Plan With 25% More Data Than Competition By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 05:46:21 +0530 Beyond 2GB data per day for one year, Jio's new add-on data plans also offer no daily cap data top-ups for high data users at competitive prices. Full Article
i Jio 'Work From Home' Top-Up Plans Offer Up to 50GB Data for Just Rs 251 By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 05:57:45 +0530 The top-up plans will line up alongside a new Rs 2,399 annual plan that offers 2GB data per day for 365 days. Full Article
i Facebook Oversight Board Will Balance Free Speech, Says Sudhir Krishnaswamy By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:02:37 +0530 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. Full Article
i Facebook Employees Can Work From Home Till The End 2020 By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 07:58:39 +0530 Facebook Employees Can Work From Home Till The End 2020 Full Article
i Dineout’s Contacless Service Extends to Groceries, Airports, Alcohol Shops and More By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 09:30:03 +0530 Dineout believes the contactless suite can expand to airports, hospitals, liquor shops and others to reduce waiting times and enforce social distancing. Full Article
i Microsoft, Amazon Continue Trading Fresh Barbs Over $10 Billion JEDI Contract Appeal By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 10:57:18 +0530 The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract is the US Department of Defense' cloud computing contract which has been reported as being worth $10 billion. Full Article
i Spotify Reportedly Testing Video Podcasts: Could This Be the Next Big Thing By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:50:55 +0530 The video podcasts feature will likely to reach more Spotify listeners in the coming days, albeit Spotify has not mentioned any official date. Full Article
i Apple to Reopen Some Retail Stores in US Next Week While Enforcing Social Distancing Protocol By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:44:56 +0530 The company will be opening only six retail stores out of 271 that it operates in the US. Full Article
i You Can Now Buy Samsung Smartphones Right From Your Home: Here's How By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 11:47:46 +0530 More than 20,000 offline retailers have already signed up for the digital platform after Samsung India collaborated with Benow. Full Article
i Twitter Opposes US Govt's Claims That Accounts from China, Russia Spreading COVID-19 Hoax By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:01:54 +0530 The US state department accused China of colluding with Russia to manipulate social media platforms to spread fake news around coronavirus. Full Article
i Bitcoin Crosses $10,000 Threshold For First Time Since February Before Halving Again By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:23:47 +0530 Some analysts are predicting there are signs a major rally may be underway, with retail or individual investors involved. Full Article
i WHO Plans to Launch Coronavirus Symptom Checking App For Under-Resourced Countries By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:26:09 +0530 The app will ask people about their symptoms and offer guidance on whether they may have COVID-19, the potentially lethal illness caused by the coronavirus. Full Article
i Milan's Famed La Scala Opera House Reopens Digitally Via Google Virtual Tour By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 12:39:22 +0530 The project includes virtual tours of the theatre, backstage and museum, along with 240,000 archival photos, 16,000 documents, and more than 40 digital exhibits. Full Article
i Samsung Said to be Working on its Own Smart Debit Card to Compete Against the Apple Card By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 01:01:58 +0530 Samsung's physical and virtual smart debit card could become a part of the company's existing Samsung Pay platform. Full Article
i Xiaomi Mi 10 5G vs OnePlus 8: Chinese Mid-Range Flagship Brawl By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 01:52:46 +0530 OnePlus has yet another competitor in India, this time it is the Chinese tech giant Xiaomi with its new Mi 10. Full Article
i Internet Traffic in India Sees 40% Spike in March Due to COVID-19 Lockdown: ACT Fibernet By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 02:29:06 +0530 The data is based on overall traffic data measured from February-April 2020 from 19 cities across the country. Full Article
i Many US States Are Exploring House Arrest Technology to Keep COVID-19 Patients at Home By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 02:29:36 +0530 House arrest tech includes battery-powered ankle bracelets or location-tracking apps. Full Article
i The Next Apple AirPods Refresh Will Not Arrive before 2021 By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 02:54:07 +0530 Apple was all set to launch the new AirPods this year but has delayed its release owing to COVID-19 pandemic. Full Article
i PUBG Mobile Mad Miramar Sandstorm Mode to Arrive on May 12 By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:06:29 +0530 Gear up as Mad Miramar is going to even more exciting with the new sandstorm mode. Full Article
i Xbox Series X Gameplay Reveal: Trailers of All 13 Titles 'Optimised for Series X' By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 03:46:13 +0530 While the Xbox Series X gameplay reveal did have crowdpullers in the likes of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Madden NFL 21 and Scorn, many clearly expected more. Full Article
i Samsung Patent Reveals a Smartphone That Has a 'Status Indicator' On the Selfie Camera By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:52:43 +0530 According to reports, the status indicator around the camera is in various shapes like square, ovaloid, and even circular. Full Article
i Indian Consumers Don't Care About Megapixels As Much As Brands Do By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:57:17 +0530 The report added that 79 per cent of the consumers in the sub-Rs 30,000 price band believe that image quality is not dependent on the number of megapixels. Full Article
i Hackers Are Targetting Online Educational Portals More Than Ever By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:59:26 +0530 Hackers are taking advantage of the current situation when people are locked down in their homes and are heavily reliant on digital resources. Full Article
i WeChat Allegedly Surveilled Foreign Users To Refine Censorship At Home: Report By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 07:00:55 +0530 WeChat developer Tencent, however, downplayed the report saying all content shared among international users is private and not used surveillance purposes. Full Article
i Cricket Australia Looking for Temporary Jobs for Stood-down Staff at Supermarket By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:58:17 +0530 Cricket Australias staff, which has been stood down amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, could find new jobs stacking supermarket shelves in the coming days Full Article
i Came as a Surprise to Me: Karthik on Promotion in 2019 WC Semis By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 01:13:09 +0530 India cricketer Dinesh Karthik stated he was caught off-guard after he was asked to bat at No.5 in the 2019 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand. Full Article
i Brett Lee Was Quite a Terror on the Field Himself: Shoaib Akhtar By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 02:18:12 +0530 The Pakistani bowler was thus indicating that he was going to aim for Lee's head but instead the ball went to his toes. Full Article
i Josh Hazlewood Picks Adelaide Oval as Venue if Entire India Series is Held at One Stadium By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 02:24:48 +0530 A financially-weakened CA is desperate to host India to save the broadcast revenue from the contest. Full Article
i Shakib Al Hasan Auctions 'Favourite' Bat Used in World Cup 2019 to Help Fight against Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 02:29:00 +0530 The 33-year-old all-rounder had a hugely successful World Cup in England last year, scoring 606 runs in eight matches at an average of 86.57, which included two centuries and five fifties. Full Article
i Playing James Anderson in England Has Been 'Really Challenging': Ajinkya Rahane By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 02:31:18 +0530 Rahane, who has amassed over 4000 runs in Test cricket and has a century in England, the West Indies apart from India, emphasised on the need to be mentally fit during the coronavirus-forced lockdown period. Full Article
i Anil Kumble the Best Captain I Played Under: Gautam Gambhir By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 02:44:47 +0530 The cricketer-turned-politician believes if Kumble had led Team India for a longer period, he would have broken every captaincy records. Full Article
i Period Away from Cricket was Torture, Made me More Determined: Prithvi Shaw By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 04:23:23 +0530 The talented 20-year-old was suspended by the BCCI in July last year until November 15 for “inadvertently” ingesting a prohibited substance, commonly found in cough syrups. Full Article
i Pakistan's Tour to Netherlands Postponed Due to Covid-19 By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:34:33 +0530 The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday announced following advice from the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (KNCB), it has indefinitely postponed its July tour to the Netherlands after the Dutch government banned all events (sports and cultural) until September 1 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Full Article
i Chris Gayle Joins St Lucia Zouks for CPL 2020 By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:37:24 +0530 Swashbuckling West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has been signed by St Lucia Zouks as their marquee player for the 2020 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Full Article
i England Players Were Jealous of Pietersen's 'Massive' IPL Deal: Vaughan By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:43:31 +0530 Michael Vaughan has revealed that many former England players were jealous of Kevin Pietersen after the latter bagged a huge contract with the Indian Premier League (IPL). Full Article