Google Has a New Tool For Your Mental Health Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic (Tech)

People who search about anxiety will see clinically-validated questionnaire called the GAD-7.

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Our Very Existence is Rooted in Empowering Everyone, Says Satya Nadella on George Floyd's Death (Tech)

In a note to Microsoft employees, Nadella said that every-day racism, bias and hatred in the news today is not new.

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Android Users Beware! Setting This Gorgeous Image as The Wallpaper Will Render Your Phone Useless (Tech)

A simple, innocuous-looking image is crashing Android mobiles once it is set up as a wallpaper. Read to know more.

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Tata Sky Has a New Binge+ Android TV STB With 6 Months of Free Disney+ Hotstar And More (Tech)

Tata Sky Binge+ Android STB runs the full Android TV smart TV software and you will get access to a wide library of compatible video streaming apps from the Google Play Store, as well as built-in Google Assistant and Google Chromecast.

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Russian Space Agency Calls Donald Trump's Reaction to SpaceX Launch 'Hysteria' (Tech)

SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, on Saturday launched two Americans into orbit from Florida en route to the International Space Station (ISS), a landmark mission that ended Russia's monopoly on flights there.

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Anonymous is Back: Are The World's Most Famous Hacktivists Still Equally Feared? (Tech)

Once a feared collective of hacktivists, Anonymous has largely remained silent in recent years. Since earlier today, they claim to have suddenly become more expressive.

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Trai Not Recommending 11-digit Mobile Numbering Plan, Says 10-digit Numbers to Continue (Tech)

The recommendation on prefixing '0' for calls from fixed line to mobile numbers will generate 2,544 million additional numbering resources for mobile services to cater to the future requirements, it said.

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Apple iPhone SE Review: It is Small, Fast, Charming And Does Not Empty Your Bank Account (Tech)

The Apple iPhone SE prices start at Rs 42,500 and that is before you take advantage of an HDFC Bank cashback offer which brings the effective price down to Rs 38,900.

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Be Warned! Windows 10 May 2020 Update Can Potentially Render Your PC Useless (Tech)

Microsoft has confirmed this update may potentially cause some issues with your PC after the update. That risk, in the critical times of work from home, is perhaps not the best idea.

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SpaceX Sends 2 NASA Astronauts to ISS in Historic Mission; See Pics (Tech)

Scripting a historic chapter for the US space programme, Elon Musk-run SpaceX on Saturday sent two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard the reusable Falcon 9 rocket. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley was on its way to the orbiting laboratory in the space and had safely reached orbit, NASA said in a statement. It is the first time that astronauts have been sent into space from the US soil since 2011.

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Zoom May Offer Strong Encryption Only to Paid and Enterprise Users (Tech)

According to Zoom’s security chief Alex Stamos, adding end-to-end encryption to the full platform would prevent his team from monitoring abuse in real time.

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Revamped PLI Scheme Aims to Boost Local Smartphone Manufacturing in India (Tech)

The new production-linked incentive scheme has removed an existing clause that evaluated production machinery brought to India at 40 percent of its value.

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SpaceX Launch: Nasa Astronauts Launch into Orbit in Historic Mission on Private Spaceship (Tech)

High above the Earth, the Crew Dragon jettisoned moments later from the second-stage rocket, sending the capsule on its way to the space station.

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SpaceX Crew Dragon Launches for ISS, #LaunchAmerica En Route Historic Success (Tech)

After its initial launch got postponed on May 27, SpaceX managed to create history by being the first private company to launch humans to space, onboard the swanky Crew Dragon.

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SpaceX Launch LIVE: Watch Here as Crew Dragon Attempts to Make History Again (Tech)

After the Florida weather spoiled SpaceX's party, the Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission will attempt a second launch later today, at 3:22PM EDT (12:52AM IST on May 31).

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Android 11 Beta Launch Postponed from June 3 Due to Protests in USA (Tech)

The event was originally scheduled to take place virtually on Wednesday, according to the website.

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Microsoft Replacing Journalists with AI is Our Nightmare Coming True (Tech)

These news production contractors work with Microsoft News, the company's news content arm that operates MSN.com and other properties

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Google Maps Will Now Allow Android Users To Share Their Location Using 'Plus Codes' (Tech)

A Plus Code is essentially a digital address and it's derived from latitude and longitude coordinates. It can be generated for any location.

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Google Postpones Next Week's Android 11 Beta Launch Event Amid Protests in US (Tech)

The event was originally scheduled to take place virtually on Wednesday, according to the website.

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Three Indian Firms Get Approval to Manufacture NASA's COVID-19 Ventilators (Tech)

This high-pressure ventilator offers a simple, affordable option for treating critical patients while freeing up traditional ventilators.

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iQoo 3 Receives Second Price Cut in Two Months, Now Available for Rs 31,990 (Tech)

This is the second time iQoo has announced a price cut for the handset which raises the question- is the handset selling at all?

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TikTok Demonstrates Degrading Culture, Needs to be Regulated: Orissa HC (Tech)

The court said the appropriate government has the social responsibility to put some fair regulatory burden on those companies which are proliferating such applications.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Likely To Feature 5nm-Based Exynos 992 Chipset (Tech)

The standard Galaxy Note 20 will sport a 6.42-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 1084*2345 resolution.

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Microsoft Reportedly Lays Off Dozens of Editorial Workers and Replace Them With AI (Tech)

These news production contractors work with Microsoft News, the company's news content arm that operates MSN.com and other properties

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Sony PlayStation 5 to be Unveiled on June 4 at an Online Event: Here's What To Expect (Tech)

Sony has so far unveiled a logo for the console, the PS5 gamepad, and a tech demo showing the console's graphics capability.

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Microsoft, Google Team Up to Launch New Built-In Spellchecker For Edge & Chrome Users (Tech)

The new spell-checker will bring out a series of benefits like better support for URLs, acronyms, an improved shared custom dictionary, email addresses and more.

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Exclusive | Mitron: Not Indian TikTok, But Rebadged Pakistani App Bought for Rs 2,500 (Tech)

Mitron app, which has been attempting to tap into both the vocal for local and the anti-TikTok narratives, appears to have not been made by an IIT student, after all.

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TikTok Rating Jumps to 4.4 Stars on Play Store as Google Removes Negative Feedback (Tech)

According to a Google spokesperson, the company can take corrective actions to remove inappropriate ratings and comments when it considers incidents of spam abuse.

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Twitter Will Now Allow Users to Schedule Tweets Directly From Its Web App (Tech)

Earlier, users had to rely on Tweetdeck or other third-party apps that supported the feature if they wanted to schedule tweets.

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After Fact Check, Twitter Attaches Disclaimer to Trump's Minneapolis Tweet for 'Glorifying Violence' (Tech)

On Tuesday, Twitter labelled tweets from Trump as "potentially misleading" — a move that led to the president accusing the social media platform of election meddling.

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Facebook 'Collab' is a TikTok-Inspired App That Lets You Make Short Music Videos (Tech)

Collab is developed by Facebook's NPE team and the app is currently available on iOS devices.

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OnePlus 7T, 7T Pro Get New Update: 960fps Video Recording, Smudge Detection and More (Tech)

The new update brings the latest Android security patch for May as well as some new camera features.

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After Trump Fact-Check, Twitter Flags China Spokesperson's Tweet on COVID-19 Crisis (Tech)

Twitter added the warning more than two months after the tweets were posted.

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Apple iPhone 12 Series Likely to See Delayed Launch in November 2020: Report (Tech)

Apple's second-quarter production is expected to be 35 million units, down 5 per cent from the first quarter.

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How to Make Alexa Voice Control For Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar And More Work on Your Fire TV Stick (Tech)

The Alexa voice control functionality now works with Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Zee5, Voot, JioCinema, Apple TV+, Sun NXT, MX Player TV, Eros, TVF Play and Viu.

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Moto G8 Power Lite to go on Sale Today at 12PM: Price, Offers and More (Tech)

Motorola announced the new budget offering earlier this month in India which could go ahead and compete with brand like Xiaomi and Realme.

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OnePlus 8 Special Limited Sale Today at 12PM: Price, Specifications, and More (Tech)

The OnePlus 8 will be up for grabs via a special sale however it seems that there could be limited units.

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Stung By Twitter, Trump Signs Executive Order Targetting Social Media's Content Policies (Tech)

Trump's actions seek to blunt Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act which generally protects internet companies from legal liability for user comments.

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Is THIS The New Earth That We Have Been Searching For All Along? Is Proxima b Our Big Hope? (Tech)

Researchers say that while the Proxima b is about 20 times closer to its star than Earth is to the Sun, the amount of energy that it receives is comparable.

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MobiKwik Disappeared From The Google Play Store Because of Aarogya Setu Ads, But is Now Back (Tech)

The MobiKwik app for Android phones does not have the Aarogya Setu app advert now.

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Mitron App, the 'Indian TikTok' That's Gone Viral, May Not be Trustworthy: Here's Why (Tech)

So far, attempts to trace Mitron’s maker by News18 have failed to materialise, and the reviews on Google Play Store are frequently ridiculous.

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TikTok Owner ByteDance Strives to Move Power Out of China Amidst Shifting Consumer Sentiments (Tech)

ByteDance has expanded TikTok's engineering and research and development operations in Mountain View, California, according to three sources.

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Is Google Ready to Invest in Vodafone Idea? Reports Indicate Google’s Latest India Push (Tech)

This comes at a time when Reliance Jio has secured more than $10 billion in investment from Facebook as well as private equity groups KKR, General Atlantic, Vista Equity Partners and Silver Lake.

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Majority of Indian Firms Believe Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Productivity: IDC (Tech)

Healthcare institutions and hospitals are also deploying AI for clinical imaging and point-of-care applications.

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SonyLIV 2.0 Rolled Out With New Logo, Refreshed Interface to Enhance User Experience (Tech)

Sony said that the phased rollout of SonyLIV 2.0 will be done in an estimated duration of three weeks while the original content catalogues will be launched in June.

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Gmail's Latest Update Now Lets You Personalise Your Inbox: Here's How to Do It (Tech)

The new 'Quick Settings' feature, once rolled out, will be available by clicking the 'See all settings' button at the top of the new quick settings menu.

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IIT Mandi Researchers Develop Low-Cost, Portable Ventilators For Covid-19 Patients (Tech)

The ventilator can be directly operated with an AC supply or from an external battery and is priced at around Rs 4,000.

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OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro Open Sale Delayed, Special Limited Sale Announced For May 29 (Tech)

OnePlus is facing production issues in India and has delayed the open sale of its new OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro smartphones.

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Instagram Will Now Let Influencers Earn More Money Through IGTV (Tech)

Instagram will share at least 55 per cent of the revenue from these ads with creators, which would motivate more influencers to create material for IGTV.

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Xiaomi Plans to Make Work From Home Easier, Teases the Arrival of Mi Branded Laptops (Tech)

Get ready as Xiaomi is going to bring a new product category to India very soon.

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