Elon Musk wants to operate Starlink satellites at a lower orbit, Jeff Bezos opposes Bezos says it would risk interference and collision with Amazon’s Kuiper. More
Chinese apps consider to seek legal remedy against their permanent ban in India After Donald Trump’s order to ban Chinese apps, TikTok sought legal action and got relief. More
YouTube Shorts app, that helps people watch short videos on YouTube generates 3.5 Bln views everyday The app surpasses its rival TikTok in watching short videos. More
TikTok owner ByteDance’s revenue rises to $35 Bln in 2020 TikTok and Douyin contributed to the growth. More
India’s active Covid-19 cases decrease to 1.6% in 237 days As on January 26, The no. of active coronavirus cases dropped to 1,77,266. More
Mozilla has released Firefox 85 ending support for Adobe Flash Player plugin to enhance user privacy It aims to block supercookies as they are store user identifiers. More
ByteDance to scale down the workforce in India after TikTok’s permanent ban ByteDance with over 2000 employees in India, says it “left with no choice”. More
PUBG alternative, FAU-G has crossed over 1 million downloads on Google Play Store in one day It was launched by nCore games on Republic Day. More
TikTok has no plans of shutting down but will reduce workforce in India following the permanent government ban The company is still hoping to relaunch the app in the future. More
Apple’s new iOS 14.4 fixes three bugs affecting iPhones and iPads The new iOS can now scan smaller QR codes from the device’s camera. More
Apple to shift production of iPads, MacBook to Vietnam, first 5G smartphones iPhone 12 series to India Apple will produce a significant number of devices outside China. More
Adult supervision no longer needed: Google chairman Eric Schmidt leaves Alphabet He will now help them as a technical advisor on science and technology issues. More