Telegram Announces New Features Including Anonymous Group Admins, Search Filters, and More (Tech)

Telegram users will now be able to keep the identity of a group admin hidden.

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Google To Pay Publishers $1 Billion Over Three Years For Their Content (Tech)

Alphabet's Google plans to pay $1 billion to publishers globally for their content over the next three years, its CEO said on Thursday, a move that could help it win over a powerful group amid heightened regulatory scrutiny worldwide.

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Lava to Launch Five New Smartphones in November: Report (Tech)

Four of the five new Lava smartphones are reported to be priced under Rs. 10,000

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Amazon And Big Tech Cozy Up To Biden Camp With Cash And Connections (Tech)

With a framed Joe Biden poster in the background, Amazon.com Inc's Jay Carney made no secret of his long history with the presidential candidate while speaking at a virtual policy roundtable during August's Democratic party convention.

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Vivo V20 Series Will be the First Out-of-the-Box Android 11 Smartphone, Not Pixel 5, Pixel 4a 5G (Tech)

The Vivo V20 is reported to launch in India on October 12.

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PUBG Mobile India Ban is Permanent, Game 'Too Violent' to be Allowed Again: Reports (Tech)

According to a Reuters report citing government sources, despite PUBG Corp splitting its association with the China-based Tencent Gaming, authorities view the game as "too violent".

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With Warm Words And Fast Visas, Neighbours Woo IT Workers Fleeing Belarus (Tech)

After Max Korolevsky said he was detained and beaten by security forces during mass protests in Belarus, he asked his IT company to transfer him to neighbouring Ukraine.

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Apple Launches iOS 14.2 Public Beta With 100+ New Emojis (Tech)

Apple had rolled out iOS 14.0.1 publicly last week.

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Google Photos Editor Gets Revamped Layout, New AI-Enabled Editing Features (Tech)

Google Photos editor comes with a new "Suggestions" tab, which uses AI to suggest edits for photos. Google will enhance the feature in the coming months.

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Xiaomi Mi Smart Speaker Review: At Rs 3,499 This Completely Shames Smart Speakers That Cost 2X More (Tech)

The Xiaomi Mi Smart Speaker is priced at Rs 3,499 and that immediately pits it against the Amazon Echo Dot (3rd gen) and the Amazon Echo Dot (3rd gen) with Clock which is priced around Rs 4,499. Then there is the Google Nest Mini (2nd gen) which also costs around Rs 3,999.

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Singtel Shares Jump As Company Picks Insider As CEO To Tackle Sector Slump (Tech)

Shares in Singapore Telecommunications jumped by the most in four months after Southeast Asia's biggest telecoms firm appointed an insider as its new group CEO during a weak outlook for the industry.

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