Thursday, April 15, 2021

Google Earth adds time lapse video to show climate change

The Google Earth app is adding a new video feature that draws upon nearly four decades of satellite imagery to vividly illustrate how climate change has affected glaciers, beaches, forests and other places around the world. https://ift.tt/3tsMt6E

Walmart-owned Flipkart says it will acquire India-based online travel and hotel ticketing company Cleartrip; source says the deal values Cleartrip at about $40M (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

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Walmart-owned Flipkart says it will acquire India-based online travel and hotel ticketing company Cleartrip; source says the deal values Cleartrip at about $40M  —  Flipkart said on Thursday it has agreed to acquire online travel and hotel ticketing firm Cleartrip as the Walmart-owned e-commerce firm looks …



Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Instagram Dabbles With Letting Users Hide 'Like' Counts on Their Posts

Instagram said it is dabbling with letting users hide "like" counts in an effort to ease the pressure of seeking approval from others. https://ift.tt/3dlRfNQ

Judge in Texas lawsuit against Google issues protective order

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Japan state-backed funds consider offer for Toshiba: Report

Private equity fund CVC Capital Partners, which has already made a preliminary offer for Toshiba, may join the bid to take the conglomerate private, but the Japanese funds would lead the offer, the newspaper said. https://ift.tt/3shKj8E

Amazon Smbhav to Be Countered by Protest Event by Angry Indian Traders

Thousands of Indian small businesses will organise an event this week in protest at the business practices of foreign e-tailers like Amazon, taking a dig at the US group's summit with their own event. https://ift.tt/3uOGPvW

Watch the Trailer for Falcon & Winter Soldier Episode 5, Out Friday

Marvel has released a 15-second trailer for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 5, out Friday, April 16 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar. https://ift.tt/32fDAkX

NFT Works by Artist Pak Sold at Sotheby's for $16.8 Million

Sotheby's hosted its first sale of art supported by NFTs by artist Pak, with the works bringing in $16.8 million (roughly Rs. 130 crores), the auction house said. https://ift.tt/2PVe0iJ

Dell spins off VMware stake, generating up to $9.7 billion to pay down debt

Dell Technologies Inc said it would spin off its 81% stake in cloud computing software maker VMware, in a move that will help the PC maker reduce its debt. https://ift.tt/3skxgTU

Indian traders counter Amazon summit with own event

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Instagram launches test where users can choose to hide likes

Instagram is launching a small global test where users can choose whether to hide like counts on their own posts or other people's posts. Facebook is also exploring a similar experience which will roll out in the coming weeks. https://ift.tt/3e5H1jK

Turkey fines Google for abusing dominant position

In a statement, it said Google had favored its own price comparison for accommodations and its local search services over those of competitors. https://ift.tt/3wZbUPe

Ireland launches inquiry into Facebook after reports of data leak

Facebook said in a blog post last week that "malicious actors" had obtained the data prior to September 2019 by "scraping" profiles using a vulnerability in the platform's tool for synching contacts. https://ift.tt/3tl0Wl4

OnePlus 9R to go on sale for all customers today at 12pm via Amazon

OnePlus 9R is a 5G-enabled phone. It comes powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 octa-core processor and runs on OxygenOS 11 based on Android 10 operating system. https://ift.tt/2QlDe9I

Amazon app quiz April 15, 2021: Get answers to these five questions and win Rs 10,000 in Amazon Pay balance

Results of today’s quiz will be announced on April 16. https://ift.tt/3ackhgM

Disney, Fox, and WBD say they have agreed to discontinue their Venu Sports streaming joint venture and will focus on existing products and distribution channels (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter : Disney, Fox, and WBD say they have agreed to discontinue their Venu Sports streaming joint venture...