Muted 5G bids expected as pvt. firms allowed to own spectrum

Govt. approves 5G spectrum auction; allows tech cos’ entry

The Indian government on Wednesday approved a proposal to conduct 5G spectrum auction by July-end, while stating that part of the bandwidth would be reserved for private captive networks to spur a new wave of innovations. Until now, according to Reuters, India's telecoms services have been run by specialist companies in a market dominated by ...


Instagram to nudge teens away from harmful content

Instagram to nudge teens away from harmful content

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram said that teenage users on the platform will start to see nudges that will encourage them to switch to a different topic if they are repeatedly looking at the same type of content on Explore. This nudge is designed to encourage teens to discover something new and excludes certain topics that may be ...


Elon Musk to address Twitter employees on Thursday

Elon Musk to address Twitter employees on Thursday

Elon Musk will speak to Twitter Inc. employees this week for the first time at a company-wide meeting since launching his $44 billion bid in April, a source said, citing an email from Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal to staff.

The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, and Musk will...


Apple to raise App Store prices in some markets; spares India

Apple revenue from gaming, music projected to up 36% by ’25

Apple Inc.'s revenue from gaming and music offerings is expected to jump 36 percent to $8.2 billion by 2025, J.P.Morgan has said as the iPhone maker taps its huge user base to drive its subscription services.

The two services are likely to have a combined subscriber base of about 180...


Telegram confirms Premium tier with additional features

Telegram confirms Premium tier with more features

Telegram was planning to establish a premium layer, the company’s founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, has said, revealing this was indeed the case as rumours began to circulate on the Internet last month. According to ANI, Telegram Premium, as it will be called, will be available by the end of the month. Before you g...


Google launches ads on YouTube Shorts

Google launches ads on YouTube Shorts

American tech giant Google has rolled out a suite of product innovations across ads and commerce. At the India edition of Google Marketing Live, the tech giant highlighted how with the surge of video watch time, the increased reliance on Search, and the growth in online shopping, brands, and businesses...