Month: November 2020

US President Donald Trump will be subject to the same Twitter rules as any other user when President-elect Joe Biden takes office on January 20, the social media company confirmed this week. Twitter places “public interest” notices on some rule-breaking tweets from “world leaders” that would otherwise be removed. Such tweets from political candidates and elected
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ByteDance, the Chinese parent of viral video platform TikTok, is in talks to raise $2 billion (roughly Rs. 14,800 crores) from investors before a possible listing of some of its businesses in Hong Kong, according to a report. The plan could eventually value ByteDance at a massive $180 billion (roughly Rs. 13,31,300 crores), Bloomberg News reported
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Nov. 4 — Former Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer joins host Emily Chang on “Bloomberg Studio 1.0” to discuss his relationship with Bill Gates. Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg Technology on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/BloombergTech?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe to Bloomberg for the latest business news: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 And subscribe to Bloomberg Politics for the latest political news: http://www.youtube.com/BloombergPolitics?sub_confirmation=1
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Huawei has appealed against Sweden’s decision to exclude the Chinese telecoms equipment maker from 5G networks, the Swedish telecoms regulator PTS said on Friday. “What happens now is we will send the appeal to the administrative court of Stockholm. After that, they will handle this case,” a PTS spokesman said. Sweden last month banned Huawei
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Hike, the Indian company that once gained popularity in the country’s instant messaging market by bringing a local alternative to WhatsApp, is aiming to expand its presence by introducing a mobile-first virtual space called HikeLand to the masses. First launched in June for initial testing, HikeLand has now been brought out of early preview. Hike
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Maintain your employer brand in a pandemic Read the VentureBeat Jobs guide to employer branding Download eBook After achieving a narrower than expected mandate of 56% on November 3, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) has now passed. This new act overhauls the preexisting California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and is a landmark moment for
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Global tech giant Google on Friday criticised India’s move to cap the share of transactions some companies within the country’s digital payments space can account for, saying it would hinder the nation’s burgeoning digital payments economy. Google’s criticism came after India’s flagship payments processor the National Payments Corp of India (NPCI) on Thursday said third-party
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WhatsApp has finally launched its payments feature in India. WhatsApp Pay is slowly being rolled out to people across the country, so if the feature hasn’t shown up for you yet, do not worry as it should show up soon. WhatsApp Payments has been designed in partnership with the National Payments Corporation of India or
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India’s PSLV-C49 carrying its latest earth observation satellite EOS-01 and nine customer satellites lifted off from the spaceport here on Saturday. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C49/EOS-01) blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 3:12pm at the end of a 26-hour countdown. The lift off was originally scheduled for 3:02pm but
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