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Monday, June 1, 2020

Private players may soon end Isro monopoly

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YouTube and YouTube TV have more than 100M people in the US watching on TV screens each month, rising 80% YoY in March, according to the company (Sahil Patel/Wall Street Journal)

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YouTube and YouTube TV have more than 100M people in the US watching on TV screens each month, rising 80% YoY in March, according to the company — Usage of YouTube on TV screens is growing, but it remains primarily a mobile channel for advertisers — YouTube wants advertisers to spend …

6 Android devices to convert your old TV into a smart TV

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PS5 June 4 reveal event has been postponed

PlayStation gamers, there is some bad news for you. The PS5 event scheduled for June 4 has been postponed. On the official PlayStation Blog, Sony has said, “We have decided to postpone the PlayStation 5 event scheduled for June 4. While we understand gamers worldwide are excited to see PS5 games, we do not feel that right now is a time for celebration and for now, we want to stand back and allow more important voices to be heard.” PlayStation Twitter handle has also tweeted the same update. The PS5 reveal is a big deal for Sony but considering the current unrest in the US, Sony has decided to let go of the spotlight till things settle down.

The June 4 event was meant to showcase games launching for the PS4. It was speculated that we could get a glimpse of the new console but it was unlikely as Sony has said that this was the first in a series of events planned to showcase the PS5.

The beginning of June is usually when E3 (Electronics Entertainment Expo) kicks off. Due to the COVID-9 pandemic, however, the event has been cancelled. The surprising thing is that Sony announced early on that it wouldn’t participate in E3 this year and yet they were the first set to showcase games for the console at the time when E3 usually takes place.

While we haven’t seen the PS5 console, we have seen the new DualSense controller that players will get with the console. You can check out details of the controller here. Microsoft, on the other hand, has shown off the design and interior of the Xbox Series X and also had a gameplay reveal event to showcase games for the upcoming console. While Microsoft has said that all first-party games releasing for the first 2 years on the Series X will be playable on the Xbox One family of devices Sony has said that they will be looking forward to the PS5 and games launching for that system will take advantage of its capabilities.

In other Sony news, the Last of Us Part 2, one of the PlayStation's highly anticipated games is around the corner and you can read more about the game here.

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Abu Dhabi Investment Authority in talks to invest in Jio platforms

ADIA follows Mubadala, the sister firm of the UAE’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which has already been in negotiations with Reliance Industries, the parent of Jio Platforms. https://ift.tt/3gMXZnl https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Twitter suspended the account of a white nationalist group claiming to be an Antifa organization that pushed violent rhetoric related to ongoing protests (NBC News)

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Twitter suspended the account of a white nationalist group claiming to be an Antifa organization that pushed violent rhetoric related to ongoing protests — Two hashtags that trended worldwide on Twitter falsely claimed that there was a “cover-up” or a “blackout” of protests in Washington, D.C., overnight.

Digital payment volumes jumps 24% in May

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Facebook workers criticize Mark Zuckerberg's inaction over Donald Trump

It's rare for Facebook employees to speak publicly about internal activity unless they have permission from the communications team. https://ift.tt/36SnGyz https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Flipkart to re-apply for food retail license in India

If successful, Flipkart would compete with Amazon's India unit, Alibaba-backed BigBasket, SoftBank-backed Grofers, and Reliance Industries's recently launched JioMart. https://ift.tt/2MjEaGl https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Realme Smart TV to Go on Sale Today at 12 Noon via Flipkart, Realme Site

Realme TV models for the first time will go on sale in India starting today at 12pm noon. The Realme Smart TV is available in two screen sizes of 32-inch and 43-inch, and customers can purchase the... https://ift.tt/3clR01j

Apple fixes bug that could have given hackers full access to user accounts

Photograph of multiple Apple devices lined up together.

Sign in with Apple—a privacy-enhancing tool that lets users log into third-party apps without revealing their email addresses—just fixed a bug that made it possible for attackers to gain unauthorized access to those same accounts.

“In the month of April, I found a zero-day in Sign in with Apple that affected third-party applications which were using it and didn’t implement their own additional security measures,” app developer Bhavuk Jain wrote on Sunday. “This bug could have resulted in a full account takeover of user accounts on that third party application irrespective of a victim having a valid Apple ID or not.”

Jain privately reported the flaw to Apple under the company’s bug bounty program and received a hefty $100,000 payout. The developer shared details after Apple updated the sign-in service to patch the vulnerability.

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