iPhone maker Apple and Alphabet, which runs Internet search engine Google, have warned Amazon over the availability of obscene photographs accessible to children on the popular Kindle app for book reading. These companies have asked Amazon to strengthen its content moderation. Reuters sent questions to spokespersons for these three companies regarding users’ ability to access…
Microblogging site Twitter’s Indian rival Koo has laid off about 30 percent of its workers in the last few months. This startup is incurring losses and is also struggling with lack of funding. Koo’s investors include American investment firm Tiger Global. A Koo spokesperson told Bloomberg News that the firm has laid off about 260…
Flipkart launched Flipkart Minutes last month. This is a quick e-commerce service, which is going to compete with platforms like Blinkit, Zepto, BigBasket and Instamart. Flipkart Minutes is different from other platforms because apart from groceries, smartphones and other gadgets are also being delivered instantly. The company is claiming that people can order phones of…
The grocery delivery app formerly known as Grofers, now Blinkit, is in the headlines these days. According to a report, around one thousand delivery executives of Blinkit have left the company. All of them join rival companies like Swiggy Instamart, Zepto and BB Now. Blinkit’s delivery executives have taken this decision in protest against the…
Internet search engine Google has faced a string of controversies in India for the past few months. Shark Tank India judge and businessman Anupam Mittal has termed Google’s billing system as “illegal” and described Alphabet, which runs it, as ‘Digital East India Company’. He said that Google has violated the laws of the country. Along…
JioCinema may reportedly soon become JioVoot and after this merger the service is likely to be subscription based. Currently, streaming content on JioCinema is absolutely free, but a Reddit user has leaked information about the subscription price of the alleged upcoming JioVoot service. JioCinema had recently confirmed that it will be adding new content to…
Difficulties may increase for Internet search engine Google. Delhi High Court has directed the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to hear the complaints filed by startups against Google’s new billing system by April 26. It has been said in these complaints that Google’s new user choice billing system is violating the previous order of CCI….
Uber recently introduced a new ‘Reserve’ feature, which was initially launched in limited cities and now, the company has rolled out this feature in six more cities in India. Through the Uber ‘Reserve’ feature, riders can pre-book their rides from 30 minutes to 90 days before their trip. Additionally, Uber Reserve will now also be…
Many loan apps in the name of giving loans have troubled thousands of people over the years. The stories of people who fall into the clutches of loan apps often come to the fore in news reports. Google has taken strict action against such apps. Google has said that in the year 2022, it took…
Google on Wednesday announced the opening of its App Growth Lab for the first time in Pakistan. According to Google, the Apps Growth Lab is a curated hybrid learning program designed to accelerate the development of early-stage gaming and tools and utilities studios. The program will give app developers the opportunity to learn from Google…