Category: Technology
Twitter: Twitter says removed more content in first half of 2022 than in previous six months
[ad_1] Twitter on Tuesday said it required users to take down over 6.5 million pieces of content in the first half of 2022, before the social media platform was taken over by billionaire Elon Musk, a 29% increase from the second half of 2021. Twitter disclosed the number of content removals in a blog post ...
alphabet results: Alphabet Q1 results: Google-parent’s revenue rises to $69.8 billion
[ad_1] Alphabet Inc said on Tuesday it would buy back $70 billion in stock and posted first-quarter revenue above estimates as demand rose for cloud services and ad sales held up better than expected. Investors cheered the buyback plan, sending shares of the Google parent about 4% higher in extended trading. Advertisers, who contribute the ...
binance voyager deal: Binance calls off $1.3-billion deal to buy Voyager’s assets
[ad_1] Voyager Digital said on Tuesday cryptocurrency exchange Binance US had called off a $1.3 billion deal to buy the bankrupt crypto lender’s assets. Last month, a federal judge temporarily stopped bankrupt Voyager Digital from completing a proposed $1.3 billion sale, allowing the US government more time to pursue appeals that challenge the legality of ...
Google challenges Delhi HC order on ADIF plaints; Cognizant says CEO Brian Humphries was sacked
[ad_1] Google has moved the division bench of the Delhi High Court against the single bench order directing the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to decide on complaints challenging Google’s new Billing Payment policy by April 26. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5. Also in this letter■ Cognizant says CEO Brian Humphries was ...
Spotify: Spotify’s monthly active users rise above 500 million, beats estimate
[ad_1] Spotify Technology SA on Tuesday reported first-quarter monthly active users that crossed the half billion mark for the first time helped by the music streaming company’s expansion into more markets. The number of monthly active users rose to 515 million in the quarter, beating Spotify’s guidance and analysts’ forecasts of 500 million, according to ...
Zypp Electric e-scooters: Zypp Electric to deploy 1 lakh e-scooters for Zomato by 2024
[ad_1] Zypp Electric on Tuesday said it will deploy 1 lakh e-scooters for online food delivery platform Zomato by 2024. The company said that the association is part of a larger plan of Zomato to go completely electric by 2030. “This association will enable us to significantly reduce carbon emissions and bring more sustainable last-mile ...
Startups call for exempting more from angel tax; CCI ordered to look into ADIF’s plaints against Google
[ad_1] The startup industry wants the angel tax to be either scrapped or have its exemption threshold of Rs 25 crore raised. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch Also in this letter:■ ETtech interview with HCLTech’s Shiv Nadar■ Edtech, gaming firms concerned over Data Bill’s age gating■ Manohar Kamath, Myntra’s private label head, ...
european central bank: ECB says it can compensate banks if digital euro causes deposit flight
[ad_1] The European Central Bank could inject cash into the banking system if the introduction of a digital euro were to cause an outflow of deposits, ECB board member Fabio Panetta said on Monday. Ahead of the ECB’s decision about developing a digital euro in October, European banking lobbies have warned that a central bank-backed ...
adif: Delhi HC verdict on Google provides a ray of hope to startups: ADIF
[ad_1] The Delhi High Court‘s verdict provides ‘a ray of hope’ to Indian startups, against Google’s ‘unfair lagaan’, the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF), an industry body of Indian startups said on Monday. “Google’s ploy of CCI lacking quorum was dismissed by Delhi High Court,” the body said in a statement after the Delhi ...
android tv: YouTube mobile gets animated loading screen inspired by Android TV
[ad_1] Google-owned YouTube has started to get the animated loading screen on mobile which was first seen on Android TV in late 2022. Google stated that the new animation is part of an identity update aimed at creating a visually appealing and easily recognisable brand image, reports 9to5Google. The animation was said to have been ...