Samsung Electronics announced that it has won a $6.6bn network deal with US carrier Verizon. Samsung Electronics said that is a major win for the company in the next-generation 5G network equipment market. South Korean conglomerate revealed that it has…
Spotify wants to turn more of its original podcasts into TV shows and movies. The company announced a partnership today with Chernin Entertainment, the production company behind Ford v Ferrari, Hidden Figures, and New Girl, to develop TV and movie…
Wikipedia has been an integral part of the web world for about two decades now, allowing users to browse its text-heavy, crowd-sourced encyclopedia entries from their desktop or mobile device. Now Wikipedia on the desktop is getting an overall makeover…
Twitter is now all set to test voice direct messages. This will let users record and send voice messages through DMs. The Product Manager for direct messages at Twitter, Alex Ackerman-Greenberg said that that the company will be testing voice…
The September 20 deadline for the TikTok sale has already passed, but the companies involved in it have yet to settle terms on the deal. TikTok’s bidders Oracle and Walmart presented conflicting messages on the future ownership of the app,…
Facebook plans to restrict content to its users on November 3 under certain circumstances, according to a media report. Facebook remarked that it may aggressively restrict content if the US presidential poll sparks any intense or violent unrest. Nick Clegg,…
Beijing is most unlikely to approve ByteDance’s deal with Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc. with the video-streaming app TikTok, a state-backed Chinese newspaper said in an editorial. ByteDance has announced that it will create a US subsidiary, TikTok Global, which…
Facebook announced that it is hosting a new tool called Rights Manager for Images that will allow users who are rights holders to protect and manage their photos across Facebook and Instagram. The newly launched Rights Manager will allow creators…
A judge in California, US blocked the government’s ban on downloads of China-based messaging app WeChat, hours before it was due to take effect in an ongoing technology and espionage battle between Washington and Beijing. US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler…
President Donald Trump said he has given his approval for Oracle and Walmart to take over TikTok’s US operations of the popular social media app, TikTok. This means that the app loved by US teens won’t be banned after all….
