SoftBank Group Corp plans to cut at least 20% of staff at its Vision Fund investment arm, Bloomberg reported on Friday, after CEO Masayoshi Son pledged to reduce costs on a record $50 billion loss at the unit in the six months to June 30. The conglomerate will cut at least 100 positions and could … Read more
Due to an unfortunate typo, cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com mistakenly issued a customer A$10.5 million ($7.2 million) rather than the expected A$100 ($68), media reports say. Seven months later, when the exchange finally discovered the error, but till then some of the money had already gone, The Verge reported citing the Australian news outlet 7News as … Read more
Apple brought some significant changes to iPhones with the rollout of iOS 15. One of the changes was Safari background customisation–which allows iPhone users to change the background of the Safari web browser. Prerequisites: Do note: You do not need an internet connection to change the background image in the Safari web browser. Here’s how … Read more
Spelling mistakes or typos, and grammatical errors are pretty common in the digital world. However, courtesy of smart tools, they can be easily rectified. Thanks to the ‘edit’ feature– as it allows users to make real-time changes to their posts. 1. Launch www.facebook.com website and log in to your account. 2. Select the post you … Read more
National Sports day is celebrated on August 29 annually honouring the memory of Major Dhyan Chand– who is arguably one of the greatest sports persons India has produced.WhatsApp users can also use National Sports day stickers and share them with their friends and family. 1. Launch the Google Play Store app on your Android smartphone. … Read more
A consortium led by Telecom Italia (TIM) has signed an agreement with the Italian government to set up and manage cloud services for the country’s public administration. In a joint statement, TIM and its partners—cybersecurity expert Leonardo, Italian state lender CDP, and state-owned IT firm Sogei—said Italy’s Innovation Ministry had granted them a 13-year concession … Read more
A court filing showed that Facebook has in-principle agreed to settle a lawsuit in the San Francisco federal court seeking damages for letting third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, access the private data of users. The financial terms were not disclosed in the filing that asked the judge to put the class action on hold for … Read more
DoorDash Inc said personal details of some customers and drivers had been accessed by an “unauthorised party” in a phishing attack on a third-party vendor. The US food delivery firm said details accessed included order and partial payment card information, email, delivery address and phone number of some customers. The unauthorised party, which used stolen … Read more
Apple Inc. said that it would offer customers tools and know-how to repair and service their MacBook laptops at home, months after launching the service for iPhones. Apple said genuine parts and service tools will be available starting Aug. 23. Customers can buy the repair kits or rent it for one-time use for $49. Self-repairs … Read more
Gone are the days when people used to tune in to radio stations on their smartphones. These days with music streaming platforms, radio isn’t something that people use on phones. However, if you want to listen to radio on an iPhone, then there’s a way out. Thanks to Broadcast Radio (Available in Apple iTunes) and … Read more