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Centre aims to make Big Tech pay for using content from news publishers
According to Minister of State for IT and Electronics, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the government is mulling revision in IT laws to effect this change. "The market power on digital advertising that is currently being exercised by the Big Tech majors, which places Indian media companies at a position of disadvantage, is an issue that is seriously being examined in the context of new legalisations and rules," the minister told The Times of India.
Microsoft may unveil much-awaited 'Windows 12' in 2024
Microsoft is shifting back to a three-year release cycle for Windows, which means the next major version of Windows is now due in 2024. It is another big change to how Microsoft develops Windows, reports The Verge. The company initially moved away from its three-year cycle with the release of Windows 10 in 2015, prioritising the idea of Windows as a service.
Sony completes $3.6 billion acquisition of game maker Bungie
The Sony-Bungie acquisition evaded the antitrust scrutiny while Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of �Call of Duty' maker Activision Blizzard is facing formal investigations in the US, the UK and South Korea. Bungie will "continue to independently publish and creatively develop our games," its CEO Pete Parsons had said in a statement earlier this year.
Twitter urges shareholders to approve sale to Musk in revised proxy filing
Twitter said in a proxy filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday that it is inviting shareholders to attend a special meeting at an unspecified date to vote on a proposal to adopt the original acquisition plan made in late April, reports CNBC. "We are committed to closing the merger on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. Musk," the company was quoted as saying in the filing.
Musk seeks Twitter trial in early 2023, Agrawal wants 4 days to prove him wrong
While terminating his $44 billion Twitter takeover deal, Musk argued that the Parag Agrawal-headed micro-blogging platform is hiding the true number of fake/spam accounts on its platform. In a new court filing first reported by Bloomberg, Musk's lawyers have said that Twitter officials are unfairly pushing for a "warp speed" trial.
LinkedIn co-founder defends Elon Musk against Trump
Hoffman shared his thoughts about the Musk versus Trump issue in a Twitter thread and said he wasn't surprised that Musk was being attacked by the former President and compared the two men's reputations, reports Teslarati. He added that he supports people working to build a better future for the US and the world. "Not surprised to see Trump's attacks on Elon Musk. Elon's a classic immigrant story - an entrepreneur with a real record of success.
Potential iPhone 14 demand continues to grow in China: Report
In a tweet, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that his continued conversations with distributors, retailers, and scalpers in China has led him to believe that "potential demand for the iPhone 14 series is continuing to increase," reports AppleInsider. According to Kuo, this is likely because Apple "almost dominates" the high-end smartphone market in China after Huawei exited the 5G market in the wake of a US ban that left the company unable to source many of its core components and technologies.
WhatsApp may soon let you post voice notes on status updates
"WhatsApp is planning to extend the functionality of status updates by adding the support for voice notes," as per the report. A voice note shared as a status update may be called "voice status". The feature will only be shared with the people you choose within your status privacy settings, and the voice note will be end-to-end encrypted as other images and videos shared to your status.
Airtel deploys India's 1st private 5G network amid heated industry debate
The on-premise 5G Captive Private Network was built over the trial 5G spectrum allocated by the Department of Telecom (DoT). Airtel said it has implemented two industrial grade use cases for quality improvement and operational efficiency at Bosch's manufacturing facility, utilising the trial spectrum.
New Instagram tools to better connect creators with subscribers
The company said it began testing subscriptions earlier this year as a way for creators to establish a closer connection with their community while earning predictable, monthly income. "We have expanded access to subscriptions across the US and heard the feedback that more ways to share content and foster community would provide even more value to your subscribers while increasing your earning potential.''
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