An Indian court is said to have put on hold a federal enforcement agency’s decision to seize $725 million from local bank accounts of China’s Xiaomi for suspected violations of foreign exchange laws, according to sources.Read More
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Crypto firms BlockFi and Crypto.Com have decided to let a big chunk of their workforces go, in order to keep their businesses afloat in the ongoing rough market conditions. In order to optimise profitability, these companies are laying-off a total of around 500 people collectively.Read More
WhatsApp has begun rolling out granular privacy changes to users, allowing them greater control over their profile’s privacy. The new privacy controls allow users to specify who can see their last seen, about, and profile photo on the messaging app. Users will be able to select specific contacts from their address book to hide their…
India’s smartwatch market grew 173 percent YoY in Q1 2022, according to the most recent Counterpoint data. Noise led the market in the first quarter with a market share of 23 percent. Fire-Boltt came second for the first time with a 21 percent market share. Boat was placed in third spot with a 16 percent…
Crypto lender, Celsius, paused withdrawals, swaps and, transfers on monday triggering a slide across cryptocurrencies, with total crypto value dropping below $1 trillion (roughly Rs. 77,68,271 crore) for the first time since January 2021.Read More
Google has added picture-in-picture and multi-pin video feed options to Meet on Chrome. These options have started rolling out to users.Read More
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has alleged its top executives faced threats of “physical violence” and coercion during questioning by India’s financial crime fighting agency, according to a court filing seen by Reuters.Read More
Microsoft has made its Defender app available across all platforms on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. All Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers can now download the app and the features vary across platforms.Read More
Airtel has stepped into the metaverse by launching a 20-screen multiplex in the virtual world. The name of this multiplex is ‘Xstream’ and it has launched in the Partynite metaverse. Essence, Airtel’s integrated media agency of record, is responsible for creating the Xstream.Read More
The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday rejected as “baseless” the allegations that the statements of Xiaomi India officials, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese mobile manufacturing company Xiaomi, were recorded “under coercion”, saying the charges were an afterthought.Read More