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New Zealand To Bring Law That May Get Media Firms Revenue From Facebook, Google
New Zealand's conservative coalition government will proceed with a bill that would make it compulsory for digital technology platforms to pay media companies for news, it said on Tuesday.
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Warehouse Robot Collapses After 20-Hour Work. Old Video Goes Viral
The video, initially posted by Agility Robotics on its social media platform X, garnered significant attention, amassing over 3 million views.
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Investors Greenlight Trump's $6 Billion Social Media Deal
Former U.S. President Donald Trump came a step closer on Friday to reaping a major windfall from his social media firm after investors in a blank-check acquisition company approved a tie-up currently worth about $6 billion.
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Paytm Shares Jump After Reports On CEO's Met With RBI, Finance Minister
Paytm shares climbed as much as 10% on Wednesday after media reported that the embattled digital payments firm's CEO had met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the RBI to try to resolve a regulatory crackdown on its payments bank business.
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Days After CFO's Exit, BuzzFeed President Marcela Martin Announces To Resign
BuzzFeed's Marcela Martin has announced her intention to resign as president effective Jan. 12 to pursue other opportunities, the digital media firm said on Friday.
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Canada PM Trudeau Slams Meta for Threatening to Block News Access Over Online News Act
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday slammed Meta after executives said it would block news for Canadian Facebook and Instagram users in response to a proposed law that would require digital giants to pay for local journalism content.
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Indian Startups Demand Probe on Google for Bypassing Antitrust Directive, Charging High Service Fee
Top startups in India have called on the country's competition watchdog to launch an inquiry into Alphabet's Google for allegedly bypassing an antitrust directive by charging a high service fee for in-app payments, an ADIF filing shows. ADIF represents Indian startups including digital payments firm Paytm and social media app ShareChat.
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US Firm Removes CEO Over Push To Merge With Donald Trump's Truth Social
Digital World Acquisition Corporation confirmed Wednesday that it parted ways with its CEO as the company moved toward a merger with Donald Trump's social media company.
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Meta to Cut NFT Support on Its Platforms Less Than a Year After Rollout Amid Unstable Crypto Market
Meta said it is cutting off support for digital collectibles or non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on its platforms less than a year after rolling it out, as the crypto market continues to spiral. "We're winding down digital collectibles (NFTs) for now to focus on other ways to support creators, people, and businesses," the social media firm's fintech head...
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Facebook, Google, YouTube Should Be Made to Share Ad Revenue With Media Companies, Rajya Sabha MP Says
Big tech firms like Facebook, Google, and YouTube should be made to share advertising revenue with media companies in India, BJP Rajya Sabha member Sushil Kumar Modi said on Friday. The MP also added that newspapers and TV channels have been losing advertising revenue after the entry of big tech firms.
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WhatsApp Banned Around 37 Lakh User Accounts in India in December 2022, Slightly Lower Than November
WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned 36.77 lakh accounts in India in December, marginally lower than the number of accounts it barred in the preceding month. The banned WhatsApp accounts in India include 13.89 lakh accounts which were barred proactively before being flagged by users.
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Meta Slams Apple Over Latest Ad Policy, Says iPhone Maker 'Undercutting Others' in Digital Economy
Meta has criticised Apple for a change the company App Store policy that will allow the latter to collect 30 percent of advertising revenue spent by users to "boost" posts on the company's apps. The Facebook parent firm says that Apple was “undercutting others in the digital economy”, after the company changed its policy to require users and ad...
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Don't Carry Ads Of Online Betting Platforms: Centre To Digital Media Firms
The Centre on Monday issued advisories to news websites, OTT platforms and private satellite channels asking them to refrain from carrying advertisements of offshore betting sites.
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Russian Minister Discusses 5G, Telecom Technology, Security with MoS Communications at ITU Meet
Russian minister Bella Cherkesova on Monday expressed interest in deepening the collaboration with India in telecom technology, security, and developing 5G use cases. Cherkesova, Russia's Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, discussed India's success in spreading the digital infrastructure across the country, parti...
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Twitter, Railway Firm IRCTC Summoned By Parliament Panel Over Data Privacy
The Shashi Tharoor-led panel has been holding meetings with various stakeholders including tech companies, social media firms, ministries and other regulators on the issue of citizens' data security and privacy.
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New Zealand To Bring Law That May Get Media Firms Revenue From Facebook, Google
New Zealand's conservative coalition government will proceed with a bill that would make it compulsory for digital technology platforms to pay media companies for news, it said on Tuesday.
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Warehouse Robot Collapses After 20-Hour Work. Old Video Goes Viral
The video, initially posted by Agility Robotics on its social media platform X, garnered significant attention, amassing over 3 million views.
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Investors Greenlight Trump's $6 Billion Social Media Deal
Former U.S. President Donald Trump came a step closer on Friday to reaping a major windfall from his social media firm after investors in a blank-check acquisition company approved a tie-up currently worth about $6 billion.
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Paytm Shares Jump After Reports On CEO's Met With RBI, Finance Minister
Paytm shares climbed as much as 10% on Wednesday after media reported that the embattled digital payments firm's CEO had met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the RBI to try to resolve a regulatory crackdown on its payments bank business.
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Days After CFO's Exit, BuzzFeed President Marcela Martin Announces To Resign
BuzzFeed's Marcela Martin has announced her intention to resign as president effective Jan. 12 to pursue other opportunities, the digital media firm said on Friday.
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Canada PM Trudeau Slams Meta for Threatening to Block News Access Over Online News Act
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday slammed Meta after executives said it would block news for Canadian Facebook and Instagram users in response to a proposed law that would require digital giants to pay for local journalism content.
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Indian Startups Demand Probe on Google for Bypassing Antitrust Directive, Charging High Service Fee
Top startups in India have called on the country's competition watchdog to launch an inquiry into Alphabet's Google for allegedly bypassing an antitrust directive by charging a high service fee for in-app payments, an ADIF filing shows. ADIF represents Indian startups including digital payments firm Paytm and social media app ShareChat.
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US Firm Removes CEO Over Push To Merge With Donald Trump's Truth Social
Digital World Acquisition Corporation confirmed Wednesday that it parted ways with its CEO as the company moved toward a merger with Donald Trump's social media company.
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Meta to Cut NFT Support on Its Platforms Less Than a Year After Rollout Amid Unstable Crypto Market
Meta said it is cutting off support for digital collectibles or non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on its platforms less than a year after rolling it out, as the crypto market continues to spiral. "We're winding down digital collectibles (NFTs) for now to focus on other ways to support creators, people, and businesses," the social media firm's fintech head...
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Facebook, Google, YouTube Should Be Made to Share Ad Revenue With Media Companies, Rajya Sabha MP Says
Big tech firms like Facebook, Google, and YouTube should be made to share advertising revenue with media companies in India, BJP Rajya Sabha member Sushil Kumar Modi said on Friday. The MP also added that newspapers and TV channels have been losing advertising revenue after the entry of big tech firms.
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WhatsApp Banned Around 37 Lakh User Accounts in India in December 2022, Slightly Lower Than November
WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned 36.77 lakh accounts in India in December, marginally lower than the number of accounts it barred in the preceding month. The banned WhatsApp accounts in India include 13.89 lakh accounts which were barred proactively before being flagged by users.
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Meta Slams Apple Over Latest Ad Policy, Says iPhone Maker 'Undercutting Others' in Digital Economy
Meta has criticised Apple for a change the company App Store policy that will allow the latter to collect 30 percent of advertising revenue spent by users to "boost" posts on the company's apps. The Facebook parent firm says that Apple was “undercutting others in the digital economy”, after the company changed its policy to require users and ad...
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Don't Carry Ads Of Online Betting Platforms: Centre To Digital Media Firms
The Centre on Monday issued advisories to news websites, OTT platforms and private satellite channels asking them to refrain from carrying advertisements of offshore betting sites.
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Russian Minister Discusses 5G, Telecom Technology, Security with MoS Communications at ITU Meet
Russian minister Bella Cherkesova on Monday expressed interest in deepening the collaboration with India in telecom technology, security, and developing 5G use cases. Cherkesova, Russia's Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, discussed India's success in spreading the digital infrastructure across the country, parti...
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Twitter, Railway Firm IRCTC Summoned By Parliament Panel Over Data Privacy
The Shashi Tharoor-led panel has been holding meetings with various stakeholders including tech companies, social media firms, ministries and other regulators on the issue of citizens' data security and privacy.
