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How 9/11 changed air travel: more security, less privacy

Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a gauzy recollection of what flying was like. There was security screening, but it wasn’t anywhere near as intrusive. There were no long checkpoint lines. Passengers and their families could walk right to the gate together, postponing goodbye hugs […]

Airtel directs India’s first 5G cloud gaming session

India’s homegrown telecom titan Bharti Airtel fulfilled its centralized goal and conducted India’s first cloud-gaming session in a 5G environment, successfully demonstrating its capabilities in delivering high-speed 5G internet. It is not a secret that cloud gaming will become one of the largest use cases of 5G networks as it provides a mixture of high […]

Twitter is aiming to restore privacy to users

Twitter is about to become a safe haven for social media users, as the tech giant is planning on releasing a number of features aimed at giving people more privacy options. According to Bloomberg, the micro-blogging site will allow users to archive old tweets that’ll become invisible to others after a period of time passes. […]

EXPLAINER: What is Apple doing with its App Store?

Over the past week or so, Apple has eased some longstanding restrictions that helped make its App Store into a big moneymaker for the company. The company has long required app developers to pay high commissions to Apple on the sales of paid apps as well as purchases of subscriptions or digital items inside their […]

China orders ride-hailing firms to correct unfair tactics

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators have ordered ride-hailing platforms to correct unfair market tactics amid a broad crackdown on the internet sector that has spooked investors and shaved billions off the valuations of some of China’s biggest technology companies. The transport ministry, internet watchdog and other regulators on Wednesday ordered 11 such platforms by year’s […]

Texas is one step closer from passing a law against tech giants

Texas is one step further from passing a law cracking down on tech giants trying to moderate political content online. The bill outlaw’s social media companies that have over 50 million users, which include Facebook and Twitter, to censor users and content that is geared towards a political side. Hence, any Texas resident unable to […]

Are Apple employees getting paid equally?

Apple is receiving major backlash after prohibiting its staff from creating a Slack channel dedicated to discussing pay equity. The tech giant’s HR team justified the ban by explaining that even though discussing it is “aligned with Apple’s commitment to pay equity,” it does not stand with Slack’s own terms and regulations. “Slack channels are […]

Billionaire John Paulson bets against cryptocurrency’s climb

Billionaire investor, John Paulson, is setting his bets against cryptocurrency, predicting the crypto market’s vacant financial fantasy is bound to collapse as it will “go to zero,” as he gives gold the knighthood of a “safe haven.”  Since digital coins are the desired novelty of this era, from the looks of it, cryptocurrency will stand its ground as […]

Bharti Airtel to raise $2.9 billion via rights issue

Indian telecoms provider Bharti Airtel revealed on Sunday that its board of directors has approved raising up to $2.86 billion by adopting a rights issue for shareholders, allowing for the sale of its shares at a discount price. “The Board of Directors of the company, at its meeting held today, comprehensively reviewed the industry scenario, […]

Airbnb bans Halloween parties, here’s why

Residents in Canada and the U.S. are being forced to take their Halloween parties somewhere else, as Airbnb will continue to ban one-night reservations for their entire home listings. According to the rental company, the ban which was introduced last year, will continue to take place in an effort to curb partying and large social […]