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Microsoft’s new plan to prevent users from downloading chrome and Firefox

Trying to download Google Chrome on Edge will trigger prompts. These prompts are appearing in both Windows 10 and Windows 11. If you’ve used Windows 10, you’re probably aware of Microsoft’s methods for preventing you from changing your default browser to Google Chrome. That’s because Microsoft dislikes anyone who use the Chrome browser on its operating system, especially now that the Edge browser is based on Chrome’s technology. Microsoft has found a new way with Windows 11, and it may already be irritating many people. When you try to download…

Google experienced a setback after losing court challenge against EU

Alphabet unit Google suffered a loss on Wednesday when Europe’s second-highest court dismissed its challenge to an EU antitrust ruling and a 2.42 billion euro ($2.8 billion) penalty, a huge victory for EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager. In 2017, Vestager sanctioned the world’s most popular internet search engine for favoring its own price-comparison shopping service, giving it an unfair edge over smaller European rivals. The shopping case was the first of three decisions that have resulted in a total of 8.25 billion euros in EU antitrust fines for Google over…

Motorola to release Moto G power 2022 soon

Motorola may soon release the Moto G Power 2022. Evan Blass, a tipster described the phone as “Tonga.” The Geekbench listing did not reveal much about the Moto G Power 2022’s smartphone specifications, but it did reveal that the smartphone will run Android 11 and have 4GB RAM. The Moto G Power (2022) will be powered by an octa-core Helio G35 processor, according to Geekbench (MT6765H). The processor will be paired with 4GB of RAM and will send with Android 11 pre-installed. In terms of Geekbench scores, the smartphone achieved…

UPI Crosses 4 billion transactions in October

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has surpassed 4 billion transactions for the first time in a month, with the digital payments network recording 4.21 billion or 421 crore transactions totaling Rs 7, 71, 444 crores, according to statistics released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Since its launch in 2016, UPI has reached a 4 billion transaction milestone for the first time. This is a 15% increase in the number of transactions and a 17.8 percent increase in the value of transactions over September, when it handled 3.65…

Apple released iOS 15 with Shareplay feature on Monday

Apple released iOS 15.1 on Monday, the first major software update since September’s release of iOS 15. The latest iOS update comes with the release of macOS Monterey, Apple’s updated operating system for the Mac series. The iOS 15.1 update includes a variety of new features, including SharePlay support and a ProRes recording option for the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Apple is finally releasing FaceTime’s brand new SharePlay feature with iOS 15.1. The new SharePlay feature is similar to co-watching TV shows or listening to music…

India’s new drone regulations distilled

The central government has issued the Drone Rules 2021, which establish a far more permissive framework for unmanned aircraft systems than existed previously. Several procedures and permissions have been eliminated under the revised guidelines, a version of which was issued in July, and this is intended to simplify drone operations for civilian drone operators. “The new Drone Rules usher in a landmark moment for this sector in India. The rules are based on the premise of trust and self-certification. Approvals, compliance requirements and entry barriers have been significantly reduced,” Prime…

Indian Drone Market to become a billion-dollar industry

According to a report by The Print, India’s Drone Market could become a multi-billion dollar industry in the next decade as found in research conducted by an advisory firm Business Research Institute (BIS). This fact also received confirmation from the All India Council For Robotics & Automation (AICRA). According to Global Market Intelligence combined with BIS Research, the global drone market is currently dominated by the US, China, and Israel. It is expected to touch $28.47 billion in the year 2021. As forecasted, it is estimated that the drone market…

Facebook Rolls-Out Covid Announcement Tool to Help Health Depts in India

Social media giant Facebook on Wednesday said it is expanding its ‘COVID-19 Announcement’ in India that will help health departments of states and union territories share essential COVID-19 related updates with their communities. India is the second country after the US to launch this feature. Facebook said it has partnered with 33 states and union territories to roll out this tool in their respective jurisdictions. “The COVID-19 Announcement feature will give health departments the ability to push out timely, credible COVID-19 and vaccine information to people in their local communities/ state jurisdictions. States…

Hacker Breaks Down Hacking Scenes From Movies & TV

Once again, hacker and security researcher Samy Kamkar takes a look at a variety of hacking scenes from popular media and examines their authenticity. Is the 3D file system from Jurassic Park real? Can you actually hack a smart fridge like in Silicon Valley? Is there a difference between a virus and a worm?

Cryptocurrency Investors Should be Prepared to Lose All Their Money: BoE Governor

LONDON — Cryptocurrencies “have no intrinsic value” and people who invest in them should be prepared to lose all their money, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said. Digital currencies like bitcoin, ether and even dogecoin have been on a tear this year, reminding some investors of the 2017 crypto bubble in which bitcoin blasted toward $20,000, only to sink as low as $3,122 a year later. Asked at a press conference Thursday about the rising value of cryptocurrencies, Bailey said: “They have no intrinsic value. That doesn’t mean to…