Amazon tells court there is no reason to resume antitrust probe in India

The Reuters report showed the U.S. firm gave preferential treatment to a small group of sellers on its platform, sidestepping foreign investment rules meant to protect India's small retailers from being crushed by e-commerce giants. https://ift.tt/3sosN2g

Advocacy group urges Mark Zuckerberg to cancel plans to launch Instagram for kids

An advocacy group on Thursday called on Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to not create a version of photo-sharing app Instagram for children who are under 13, as it would put them at "great risk". https://ift.tt/3mRbQwi

US House committee approves blueprint for crackdown against Google, Facebook, Apple and other tech companies

The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has formally approved a report accusing Big Tech companies of buying or crushing smaller firms, Representative David Cicilline's office said in a statement Thursday. https://ift.tt/3gfjOyk

Realme C25 to go on its first sale in India today via Flipkart

Realme C25 is a budget category phone that comes with a price tag of Rs 9,999 for the base model with 64GB storage. The phone has a 6.5-inch HD+ display and is powered by MediaTek G70 octa-core chipset. https://ift.tt/3gfjOhO

Amazon app quiz April 16, 2021: Get answers to these five questions to win Emporio Armani Valente watch for free

Results of today’s quiz will be announced on April 17. https://ift.tt/3xaeaUa

Flipkart daily trivia quiz April 16, 2021: Get answers to these five questions to win gifts and discount vouchers

Only the first 50,000 participants will be eligible for the quiz prize. https://ift.tt/2Q5ZtAJ

Google Pledges to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to 'Countries in Need'

Google on Thursday went international with tools designed to help people find COVID-19 vaccination locations, as the US internet titan ramps up efforts to fight the pandemic. https://ift.tt/3dmz8Y1

Netstars, a payments aggregator and fintech company, raises $60.6M led by KKR; Netstars' StarPay is used by 280K+ merchants in Japan (Mars W. Mosqueda Jr/DealStreetAsia)

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Netstars, a payments aggregator and fintech company, raises $60.6M led by KKR; Netstars' StarPay is used by 280K+ merchants in Japan  —  Netstars Co Ltd, the operator of Japan's largest QR code payment gateway, has raised 6.6 billion yen ($60.6 million) in its latest funding round led …

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Jeff Bezos makes an addition to the company’s mantra in his last letter as CEO to employees and shareholders

Amazon.com Inc needs to do better at taking care of its employees, Jeff Bezos said on Thursday in his final letter to shareholders as chief executive officer of the online retail giant. https://ift.tt/3eaC5tV

Google Maps, Search now show Covid-19 vaccination locations in India

Those who use Google Search or Maps will now be able to find Covid-19 vaccination locations easily in India. https://ift.tt/3x2THka

Australian Federal Court rules Google misled Android users into thinking it would not collect their location data when they turned location history off (Naaman Zhou/The Guardian)

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Australian Federal Court rules Google misled Android users into thinking it would not collect their location data when they turned location history off  —  Google collected data on some Android and Pixel phones even when customers ticked ‘No’ or ‘Do not collect’

Cart.com, which provides end-to-end software and services to scale e-commerce businesses, raises $25M Series A led by Mercury Fund and Arsenal Growth (FinSMEs)

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Cart.com, which provides end-to-end software and services to scale e-commerce businesses, raises $25M Series A led by Mercury Fund and Arsenal Growth  —  Cart.com, a Houston, TX-based end-to-end e-commerce services provider delivering a fully integrated and owned suite of software …

Apple's App Store hosted a now-removed kids game called Jungle Run that became a secret crypto-based casino if launched from Turkey and other non-US locations (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

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Apple's App Store hosted a now-removed kids game called Jungle Run that became a secret crypto-based casino if launched from Turkey and other non-US locations  —  Kosta Eleftheriou has found another iOS scam  —  In popular culture, access to an illicit gambling den is as easy as stumbling …

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