Disney Is Considering Selling Its Indian Streaming and TV Business, Reliance Is Among Potential Buyers

Disney has held preliminary talks with potential buyers for its India streaming and television business including billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. The company has discussed a range of options with would-be suitors, from selling Disney Star entirely to a piecemeal transaction that may include some combination of its assets including…

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Takeshi’s Castle Reboot Casts Bhuvan Bam as Hindi Commentator, Releasing Late September on Amazon Prime Video

Takeshi’s Castle reboot has cast Bhuvan Bam as the Hindi-language commentator, where he’ll be playing one of his YouTube characters, Titu Mama. The eight-episode series is out September 26 on Amazon Prime Video and brings back the original Castle Lord Takeshi Kitano. The game show has 100 contestants participate in…

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Meta Starts Rolling Out Web Version of Threads to Gain an Edge Over Rival X

Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it was launching the web version of its new text-first social media platform Threads, in a bid to retain professional users and gain an edge over rival X, formerly Twitter. Threads’ users will be able to access the microblogging platform by logging-in to its website from…

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X to Now Let Users Stream Live Videos, Elon Musk Announces New Feature

Elon Musk, who recently rebranded Twitter as X, has teased people with a new feature on the microblogging site. On Friday, the billionaire posted a live video, also featuring some employees from X, raking 4.9 million users. In another tweet, he shared about the live video feature being live. …

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Ahead of Meg 2: The Trench, Here Are Our Favourite Animal Attack Movies

Jason Statham-led Meg 2: The Trench’s tickets are now up for sale, ahead of its August 3 theatrical release. Ahead of that, we figured it’d be best to list our favourite animal attach movies, ranging from the ruthlessness in The Revenant and Jaws, to something far more campy as seen…

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Facebook Gets New Video Tab; Brings Improvements to Video Editing, Uploads, More

Meta announced a host of upgrades for its video features on Facebook, including refined editing tools, the ability to upload videos in HDR, and a replaced the older Watch tab with a Video tab. The new features will be available on the Facebook app on both Android and iOS devices….

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Meta’s Twitter-Rival Threads App Said to Skip Launch in EU

Facebook owner Meta’s new Threads app, meant to rival Twitter, will not be available in the European Union when it launches Thursday because of regulatory concerns, a source close to the company said. The app is seen as the biggest challenge yet to Twitter since the takeover by Elon Musk…

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Indian Cybercrime Team Warns WhatsApp Users Against Potential Scam Calls With International Numbers

WhatsApp users have been advised to report and block calls from some international numbers as they could be potential scam calls. The alert is being circulated by Home Ministry’s Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) so that innocent people do not become victims of cybercrime. As per experts, these calls and…

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Sanya Malhotra’s Kathal – a Jackfruit Mystery Sets May 19 Release Date on Netflix

Sanya Malhotra-led Kathal finally gets a release date on Netflix — May 19. Inspired by true events, the satirical film follows a sincere police officer on a mission to find a politician’s stolen jackfruits. Kathal marks Yashowardhan Mishra’s directorial debut, which also stars Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz, and Anant Joshi….

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WhatsApp ‘Audio Chat’ Feature Spotted in Development on Latest Android Beta: Report

WhatsApp has reportedly been spotted working on a dedicated Audio Chat feature on WhatsApp for Android Beta 2.23.7.12. According to a report by WABetaInfo, who also shared a screenshot of the feature, there is a new waveform icon that is placed left of the three-dot menu on top of a…

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Facebook Parent Meta Plans Another Round of Job Cuts, May Lay Off Over 1,000 Employees: Report

Facebook-parent Meta Platforms is planning a fresh round of job cuts in a reorganisation and downsizing effort that could affect thousands of workers, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Last year, the social media company let go 13 percent of its workforce — more than 11,000 employees — as it grappled with…

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Google, Twitter, Meta Publish Monthly Active Users in EU, Will Face Stricter Content Rules

The European Commission had given online platforms and search engines until February 17 to publish their monthly active users. Very large online platforms have four months to comply with the rules or risk fines. As a result, Google, Meta, and Twitter have published numbers for their monthly active users in…

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Facial Recognition Technology, Smart Glasses Outlawed in Italy, Except for Fighting Crime

Italy on Monday prohibited the use of facial recognition and ‘smart glasses’. The country’s privacy watchdog has stated that facial recognition systems using biometric data will not be allowed in Italy until a specific law is adopted or at least until the end of next year, and exceptions will only…

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Donald Trump Feels Twitter With Elon Musk Is in ‘Sane Hands’, Says He Prefers Being on Truth Social

Donald Trump on Friday said he was happy Twitter was in “sane hands” after Elon Musk formally took over, but did not say whether he would return to his account on the platform that banned him. Trump also said he thought his own Truth Social media platform “looks and works better.”…

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ONDC to Get Many More Apps Onboard in Coming Weeks as Beta Testing Begins in Bengaluru

The commerce and industry ministry on Friday said many more applications will join the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) in the coming weeks to expand both buyers and sellers who can participate in this platform. ONDC — the ministry’s initiative to help small retailers and reduce the dominance of…

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