TikTok is Looking for Fact Checking Partners by Awarding a Rs 35 Lakh Research Grant (Tech)

According to a Twitter blog post, the grant will help understand the "misinformation ecosystem" on the Indian social media space.

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EventBot Malware Can Steal Banking Data from Your Android Phone: How to Stay Safe (Tech)

The malware spreads through side-loaded apps and gains deep level access to Android phones to extract sensitive data about banking apps.

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Apple Will Soon Let You to Unlock Your iPhone While Wearing a Face Mask (Tech)

The new feature is expected to receive a warm welcome from iPhone users who are out and about in a facemask protecting themselves from COVID-19.

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Qualcomm Predicts 30% Drop in Global Phone Sales in Q2 2020 Due to Covid-19 Crisis (Tech)

Qualcomm also said that there was a decline of 21% in mobile phone sales between January and March this year.

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Not Just Your Gossip With Friends, WhatsApp Plays a Crucial Role For Businesses Amidst Lockdown (Tech)

WhatsApp Business has more than 1 million businesses active on the app, in India. They are relying on a bunch of tools that WhatsApp has made available to them, to stay in touch with current customers as well as potential customers.

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NASA Picks Three Contracts Including Elon Musk's SpaceX to Build New Lunar Landers (Tech)

The lunar landers will carry the astronauts from lunar orbit to the Moon’s surface and back again.

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COVID-19 Impact: Global Smartphone Sales Plummet 13% in Q1 2020, Samsung Worst Hit (Tech)

This is the first time since Q1 2014, that the smartphone market has fallen below 300 million units in a quarter.

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With Coronavirus Tests Made Free For All, Websites Crash in Los Angeles As Thousands Register (Tech)

One of the websites used to schedule appointments showed there were no slots available for people not showing any symptoms or those who are not "front-line workers".

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PUBG Mobile ‘Mad Miramar’: Golden Mirado, Canted Sight, Scoped Winchester 94 and More (Tech)

PUBG Mobile has officially confirmed some of the new changes that we can expect in the upcoming update that is arriving on May 7.

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PUBG Mobile ‘Mad Miramar’: Golden Mirado, Canted Sight, New Results Screen and More (Tech)

PUBG Mobile has officially confirmed some of the new changes that we can expect in the upcoming update that it arriving on May 7

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Xiaomi Users, Beware: Your Data is Being Read by Chinese Servers (Tech)

Cyber security researchers have found that a number of Xiaomi phones are regularly sending browsing history, app usage and music patterns to remote servers.

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