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TikTok owner ByteDance to shut edtech biz in India: Report
After the ban on TikTok last year, ByteDance now runs education learning app Snapsolve and music streaming platform Resso in the country. According to a report in TechCrunch citing sources, "ByteDance is shutting down its edtech business in India". "Most of the employees, if not all, are being let go," one of the sources said, according to the report, adding that "the edtech division employed over three dozen people in India".
EV charging sessions to cross 1.5 bn by 2026 globally: Report
This remarkable growth rate of more than 665 per cent over the next five years will be driven by greater government incentives for electric vehicles, as well as more widespread charging service availability, according to the report by Juniper Research. The findings showed that home charging will decline slightly, accounting for over 70 per cent of all EV charging sessions in 2026, compared with just over 80 per cent in 2021.
Truecaller crosses 300mn active users globally
India continues to be the largest market with over 220 million active users, with a reach that is spread across the country. "We have a clear strategy to continue growing our company by developing the product to enhance the user experience and thereby welcome even more users in the future", says Alan Mamedi, CEO and co-founder of Truecaller said in a statement.
Xiaomi to update 9 of its smartphones to MIUI 13: Report
The list was found inside MIUI 13's source code and the stable version for the Mi Mix 4, Mi 11, Mi 11 Pro, Mi 11 Ultra, Mi 11 Lite, Mi 10S, Redmi K40, K40 Pro and K40 Pro+ will likely arrive pretty soon, reports GSMArena. The MIUI 13 will deliver performance and battery optimisations along with a revamped UI design. Jun also said that the MIUI 13 will bring lots of changes that will greatly improve the user experience.
Unregulated crypto fueling ransomware attacks globally: Report
Cryptocurrency will continue to fuel cybercrimes such as ransomware and malicious cryptomining, and the trend will continue until global cryptocurrencies are better regulated, according to researchers from global cyber security firm Sophos. Over the coming year, the ransomware landscape will become both more modular and uniform, with attack "specialists" offering different elements of an attack "as-a-service" and providing playbooks with tools and techniques that enable different adversary groups to implement very similar attacks.
Redmi India joins Jio on 5G trial for upcoming smartphone
Muralikrishnan B, COO, Xiaomi India, said in a statement., "We are delighted to partner with Reliance Jio for the Redmi Note 11T 5G in our endeavor of democratising technology by making it easier for customers to get access to 5G smartphones that are future ready. Our latest trial with Reliance Jio is an indication of the development of the 5G ecosystem in India and the encouraging outcome highlights the true potential of the device and brings a high-quality 5G experience closer to reality,".
Meta delays encrypted messages on FB, Insta to 2023
In a post in The Telegraph, Antigone Davis, Meta's head of safety, attributes the delay to concerns about user safety. "We are taking our time to get this right and we don't plan to finish the global rollout of end-to-end encryption by default across all our messaging services until sometime in 2023," Antigone Davis wrote in The Telegraph. "As a company that connects billions of people around the world and has built industry-leading technology, we're determined to protect people's private communications and keep people safe online," added.
WhatsApp working on message reaction notifications for Android users
According to GSMArena, WhatsApp has been developing the message reactions feature for a few months now, which, as evident from its name, lets users react to messages the same way they react to the posts and comments on the Facebook app. The source said that the message reaction notifications feature is "planned to be released in a future update", the report said.
Tesla app outage locked some owners out of their cars
For those who have been mostly dependent on their phones instead of their keycards, that means being locked out of their vehicles, reports Engadget. Electrek first reported the issue after receiving complaints from Tesla owners on Friday night, and for a while, it seemed like the problem only affected drivers in North America.
Galaxy Z Fold4 unlikely to feature S Pen slot: Report
According to GizmoChina, the phone will still support a stylus but users may need a back cover to hold the S Pen like the current Galaxy Z Fold3. The Galaxy Z Fold4 will come with an improved under-display camera (UDC) on both the internal and external screens, citing a tipster, the report said. The overall primary camera setup is also getting an upgrade to bring the Galaxy Z Fold4 on par with the camera quality offered by the current flagship in the market, it added.
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