Nothing Phone 2 Purportedly Bags BIS Certification, Hinting at Imminent Launch in India

Nothing Phone 2 could be launched in India soon, as the upcoming smartphone has purportedly bagged a certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website. The handset is listed with model number AIN065, and could make its debut in the country in the coming months.

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Elon Musk Puts $20 Billion Value on Twitter in Internal Memo to Staff: Report

Elon Musk has reportedly put a value of $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,64,600 crore) on Twitter, months after he acquired the microblogging platform. The company's owner and CEO offered employees stock grants at the new valuation that is less than half of the $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,62,100 crore) that he paid to acquire Twitter.

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Twitter Source Code Partially Leaked Online via GitHub, Court Filing Shows

Twitter's source code was partially leaked online, according to a filing with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The company has asked the court to order Github to produce "All identifying information" associated with the 'FreeSpeechEnthusiast' user name it has accused of leaking a portion of the company's source code on the platform.

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Redmi Note 12 4G With Snapdragon 685 SoC, 50-Megapixel Triple Camera Setup Launched: Price, Specifications

Redmi has launched its Note 12 series phones globally. Redmi Note 12 4G, Redmi Note 12 5G, Note 12 Pro 5G, and Note 12 Pro+ 5G are the four models in the Redmi Note 12 series. All models, with the exception of the Redmi Note 12 4G, have already been released in India, which will debut in the country on March 30.

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US Justice Department's Antitrust Case Against Google's Advertising Practices Gets Fast-Paced Schedule

The US Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit challenging Google's digital advertising technology practices has been fast-tracked, after a federal judge on Friday said the firm and the DoJ must disclose factual evidence by January 18, 2024. Google and the US Justice Department had sought at least five additional months to prepare for the upcoming trial.

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Microsoft Said to Threaten to Restrict Rival Search Engines' Data Access Over AI Chat Products

Microsoft is said to have threatened rival search engines that it would cut off access to the company's search engine data if they do not stop using it to power their own AI chatbots and other products that rely on artificial intelligence. The company's rivals, including Google, You.com, Neeva, and DuckDuckGo, have quickly moved to roll out their own AI chatbots to co...

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Internet Archive Violated Copyrights With Digital Book Lending, US Judge Rules

The Internet Archive, a non-profit organization that operates an online library, violated the copyrights of four major US publishers, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday. While many of the books scanned and lent to readers were in the public domain, 3.6 million are protected by valid copyrights, and the publishers sued the non-profit in 2020 over 127 books.

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Xiaomi Reports Record Drop in Q4 Revenue, Loses Indian Smartphone Market in Higher-End Devices to Samsung

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Friday reported a record drop in fourth-quarter revenue as the company weathered a slowdown in consumption and disruptions due to China's COVID-19 curbs. Early signs suggest China's economy will only rebound slowly, as consumers remain cautious about spending money despite an easing of restrictions on domestic and international trave...

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Xiaomi Reports Record Drop in Q4 Revenue, Loses Indian Smartphone Market in Higher-End Devices to Samsung

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Friday reported a record drop in fourth-quarter revenue as the company weathered a slowdown in consumption and disruptions due to China's COVID-19 curbs. Early signs suggest China's economy will only rebound slowly, as consumers remain cautious about spending money despite an easing of restrictions on domestic and international trave...

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TikTok to Get Banned in France for Use on Smartphones of Civil Servants

France will ban the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of civil servants, Civil Service Minister Stanislas Guerini said on his Twitter account. "In order to guarantee the cybersecurity of our administrations and civil servants, the government has decided to ban recreational applications such as TikTok on the professional phones of civil s...

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Bitcoin, Ethereum and Most Cryptocurrencies Rebound Despite Regulatory Crackdown

The overall crypto market valuation rose by over three percent in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin and Ether, along with maximum other cryptocurrencies recorded gains on Friday, March 24. These even include Dogecoin and Shiba Inu among Solana, Polkadot, and Polygon.

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