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  Instagram Tipped to Be Working on an X-Styled Community Notes Feature

  Instagram is tipped to be working on implementing Community Notes on its platform. As per the tipster, the Meta-owned platform is adding a new option to write a community note to the published posts. The leaked information comes weeks after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced shutting down of the existing fact-checking programme, citing censorship m...

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  Revolver Rita OTT Release Reportedly Revealed Online: Everything You Need to Know

  Keerthy Suresh’s latest action thriller, Revolver Rita, is creating major buzz in the Tamil film industry. Directed by JK Chandru, the film features Keerthy in a bold, action-packed role. Following its theatrical premiere, Revolver Rita will be available for streaming on Netflix. The teaser has already intrigued audiences with its high-octane act...

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  Marco OTT Release Reportedly Revealed: Everything You Need to Know

  Marco, the Malayalam action-drama starring Unni Mukundan, has become a cultural phenomenon, earning widespread acclaim for its intense storytelling and bold action sequences. Directed by Haneef Adeni, the film broke box office records, grossing over Rs. 115 crores, making it the first A-rated Malayalam film to surpass the Rs. 100 crore mark. Follow...

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  Xbox Chief Phil Spencer Suggests Starfield Could Release on Rival Consoles

  In a recent interview, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer suggested Starfield could break Xbox console exclusivity at some point. The Xbox chief refused to rule out the possibility of Starfield releasing on rival platforms like the PS5.

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  Apple Enlists Veteran Software Executive Kim Vorrath to Help Fix AI and Siri

  Apple has moved Kim Vorrath artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) division this week, according to people with knowledge of the matter. She’ll be a top deputy to AI chief John Giannandrea

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  Meta to Begin Testing Ads on Threads in the US and Japan

  Meta announced on Friday that it will start testing ads on its Threads platform with select brands in the US and Japan, as the app surpasses 300 million monthly active users. The company will closely monitor the tests before a wider rollout, allowing businesses to extend their existing Meta ad campaigns to Threads.

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  NDTV Reports 34% Revenue Growth In Q3 Over Last Year, Expands Global Footprint With New Platforms

  NDTV, one of India's most prominent media networks, today announced its results for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024-2025.

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  Meta, TikTok, X To Join European Union Stress Test For German Election

  The European Commission will hold a stress test with large social media platforms next week to see whether they have done enough to counter disinformation in the run-up to next month's German election, an EU spokesperson said on Friday.

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  Threads Rolling Out Post Insights, New Markup Tool, and a Scheduling Feature

  Threads announced the release of three new features on Thursday. The Meta-owned social media platform is now letting users schedule posts, view insights from individual posts, as well as add a creative touch when reposting and quote-sharing on the platform. While the first two features are rolling out widely, the company stated that the Markup tool...

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  Netflix Is Snapping At The Heels Of The BBC. How Legacy Media Is Losing Out

  During the last quarter of 2024, Netflix pulled a larger audience in the UK than BBC One, becoming the countrys most popular TV service.

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  Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 GPU Benchmarks Reveal Up to 46 Percent Performance Improvement: Report

  Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 Series Blackwell GPUs were announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 earlier this month but are yet to hit the market. The RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 models will be available for purchase on January 30. Ahead of their arrival, reviewers have reportedly revealed the synthetic benchmarks for the top-of-the-line GeForce RT...

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  BE 6 Crash: Mahindra Dismisses Claims Of Vehicle Stoppage Due To Sensor Failure

  The Mahindra BE 6 is the first born electric SUV of the brand and is based on the INGLO electric platform which also forms the base for the XEV 9e.

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  Nothing Teases Upcoming Smartphone With Dual Rear Cameras, Transparent Design

  Nothing is rumoured to launch multiple new smartphones including a flagship device in the coming months as a follow up to the Nothing Phone 2. As part of its plans, the UK-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) has yet again teased an upcoming product via its social media handle which may very well be its next smartphone. It appears to have a ...

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  US Court Reverses OFAC’s Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash

  On January 21, the US District Court for the Western District of Texas reversed OFAC’s sanctions against Tornado Cash. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) levied sanctions against the platform in 2022 for allegedly becoming a solution for money launderers to move illegal funds around.

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  Adobe Begins Testing New AI Features in Premiere Pro, After Effects and Frame.io

  Adobe introduced several new features for its video editing software and cloud-sharing platform on Wednesday. These features are being rolled out to the latest beta build of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects as well as to Frame.io. Premiere Pro is getting two new artificial intelligence (AI) features that will make it easier for users to search ...