TikTok will ban advertisements that promote fasting apps and weight loss supplements, as part of its policy to restrict advertisements of products that amplify body shaming, the company said on Wednesday. The short-video sharing app said in a statement it will also place curbs on advertisements with exaggerated claims in diet and weight loss products. As…
TikTok Asks US Judge to Block Trump’s Ban as Deadline Looms
Chinese-owned TikTok asked a judge to block the Trump Administration’s attempt to ban its app, suggesting the video-sharing app’s forced deal with Oracle and Walmart remains unsettled. An app-store ban of TikTok, delayed once by the government, is set to go into effect Sunday. A more comprehensive ban is scheduled for November, about a week after…
Zoom, Twitter Hit by Allegations of Racial Bias in Algorithms, Twitter Says Work to Be Done
Twitter and Zoom were over the weekend spotted to have a racial bias in their visual algorithms. It all started when someone noted how Zoom appeared to be removing the head of people with a darker skin pigmentation when they use a virtual background, while it does not make this move on people having…
Redmi 9 to Go on Sale in India Today via Amazon, Mi.com at 12 Noon
Redmi 9 will go on sale in India once again today. The phone will be up for grabs via Amazon.in and Mi.com. The Redmi 9 is powered by the MediaTek Helio G35 SoC and packs a 5,000mAh battery inside. The phone is offered in 64GB and 128GB storage options. Redmi 9 houses a 5-megapixel selfie…
Tata Sky Binge+ Set-Top Box Price in India Cut by Rs. 1,500 for New and Existing Customers
Tata Sky has again reduced prices of its Tata Sky Binge+ set-top box in India. The price of the premium STB offering has been reduced by Rs. 1,000. It is currently available for new customers at Rs. 2,999. New customers get six months Tata Sky Binge subscription and three months Amazon Prime Video subscription free….
Honor Hunter V700 With 10th-Gen Intel Core CPUs, 144Hz Display, Up to GeForce RTX 2060 GPU Launched
Honor Hunter V700 has been launched in China as the Huawei sub-brand’s first gaming laptop, part of its new Hunter series. The Honor Hunter V700 will be offered in three configurations and a single colour option. The gaming laptop has some stylish design choices that make it stand out. The bottom panel opens up a…
JioFiber broadband plans: List of JioFiber plans, benefits, and validity
All of the plans up to the Diamond plan have a fair usage policy of 3,300GB (3TB) of data. (Express Photo) Reliance Jio on Monday introduced new JioFiber broadband plans and also revamped a few with the aim to offer consumers unlimited data at high speed and comparatively lower prices. The company’s truly unlimited broadband plans now…
Redmi Note 9 Pro, Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition (32-Inch) to Go on Sale Today at 12 Noon
Redmi Note 9 Pro and Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition (32-inch) will be going on sale today at 12pm (noon) via Amazon and Flipkart, respectively. Both devices will be available for purchase from the Mi India website as well. The Redmi Note 9 Pro was launched in India back in March whereas the Mi TV…
Apple Design Teams Develop Special COVID-19 Face Masks for Employees
HIGHLIGHTS Face Mask was developed by the same groups that work the iPhone and iPad Apple will start sending the face mask to staff over the next two weeks The other model, the ClearMask, is the first FDA-cleared surgical mask Apple has developed masks that the company is beginning to distribute to corporate and retail employees…
Facebook Blocks Terminally Ill Alain Cocq’s Planned End-of-Life Broadcasts
Facebook on Saturday blocked live broadcasts from a chronically ill bed-ridden man who appealed to French President Emmanuel Macron for a medically-assisted death and who wanted to show what he expects will be a painful end to his life after he announced that he was stopping all food and drink. Prostrate on his bed,…