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The US supreme court case that could bring the tech giants to their knees

The US supreme court case that could bring the tech giants to their knees (Image Source: Flickr) It's about time that the issue of whether social media companies should be held accountable for content that is suggested to users gets revisited. ‌Two weeks ago, the US supreme court decided that it would hear Gonzalez v Google, a landmark case that is giving certain social-media moguls sleepless nights for the very good reason that it could blow a large hole in their fabulously lucrative business models. ‌Since this might be good news for democracy, it's also a reason for the rest of us to sit up and pay attention. ‌First, some background. ‌In 1996, two US lawmakers, Representative Chris Cox from California and Senator Ron Wyden from Oregon, inserted a clause into the sprawling telecommunications bill that was then on its way through Congress. ‌The clause eventually became section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and read: "No provider or user of an interacti...

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra for the USA market smashes through online benchmark

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra for the USA market smashes through online benchmark Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra ‌The Galaxy S23 popped up in an online benchmark earlier this week, and now it's time for its bigger sibling, the Galaxy S23 Ultra, to do the same. ‌Unsurprisingly, the Galaxy S23 Ultra appears to be powered by the same chipset, and benchmark performance is on par with what was discovered a few days ago. ‌The Galaxy S23 Ultra for the USA (SM-S918U) in the recent benchmark has the same characteristics as the SM-S911U variant, including 8GB of RAM and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset featuring a high-performance CPU core clocked at 3.36GHz, three CPU cores operating at 2.02GHz, and four 2.8GHz cores for a total of eight CPU cores. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Operating System and Top Benchmarks  ‌The Galaxy S23 Ultra runs Android 13 . ‌There's no information on the version of One UI, but presumably, the Galaxy S23 series will ship with One UI 5.1. ‌Samsung mentioned the latter versio...

Elon Musk-Twitter Takeover: Banks forced to hold on to Twitter deal debt

Elon Musk-Twitter Takeover: Banks forced to hold on to Twitter deal debt (Image Source: EconomicTimes) The banks providing $13 billion(approx 13.182 billion euros) in financing for Tesla CEO Elon Musk 's acquisition of Twitter Inc have abandoned plans to sell the debt to investors because of uncertainty around the social media company's fortunes and losses, people familiar with the matter said. The banks are not planning to syndicate the debt as is typical with such acquisitions, and are instead planning to keep it on their balance sheets until there is more investor appetite, the sources said. The banks, which include Morgan Stanley and Barclays Plc , did not respond to requests for comment. Bank of America declined to comment. Representatives for Musk and Twitter did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Musk agreed to pay $44 billion for Twitter in April, before the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates in a bid to fight inflation. This ma...

iPad mini and iPad Air 2022 prices will increase by Apple in India

iPad mini and iPad Air 2022 prices will increase by Apple in India iPad Air 2022 The new iPad Pro and the 10th-generation iPad were just unveiled by Apple with few significant improvements. Due to the launch, the price of its current iPad mini and iPad Air tablets has increased by up to Rs 6,000. Check out the new prices below.Check out all Price Details iPad mini Check out all Price Details of iPad mini and iPad Air 2022 1. The iPad mini , which was launched in 2021, is now priced at Rs 49,900 for the 64GB+Wi-Fi model up by Rs 3,000. 2. The 6GB+LTE model now retails at Rs 64,900. 3. The 256GB+Wi-Fi variant is priced at Rs 64,900 while the 256GB+LTE version will cost you Rs 79,900.The iPad Air 2022 is now priced at Rs 59,900 for the 64GB+Wi-Fi model. 4. The 64GB+LTE model comes with a price tag of Rs 74,900. 5. But, if you go for any of these products now, you can get a discount of up to Rs 7,000 if you use an HDFC Bank or American Express card. 6. You can furt...

Xiaomi Redmi A1+ by Mi under ₹8500 in India check out all features and specifications

Xiaomi Redmi A1+ by Mi under ₹8500 in India check out all features and specifications source: Mi Global Xiaomi has unveiled the new Redmi A1+ entry-level smartphone in India on October 14th, 2022. The phone has quiet similar specifications to the recently released Redmi A1. Redmi A1+ features and specs Like the Redmi A1, the Redmi A1+ has a square-shaped camera bump and a slick leather textured appearance. The phone's standout feature is a fingerprint scanner on the rear panel. The colours are Black, Light Green, and Light Blue. A 6.52-inch HD+ display with a waterdrop notch and a 120Hz touch sampling rate is present up front. It is also 400 nits bright. It has a MediaTek Helio A22 CPU, 2GB and 3GB RAM variant, and up to 32GB of storage. source: 91mobiles There are dual 8MP rear cameras and a 5MP selfie camera on the device. Some features of  Xiaomi Redmi A1+ including time-lapse, the Kaleidoscope effect, short videos, and more. The Redmi A1+ has a 5,000mAh...

Now Google massages app will transcribe voice memos and full emoji reactions

Now Google massages app will transcribe voice memos and full emoji reactions Upcoming features of Google Messages will allow you to read and transcribe voice memos, as well as respond to messages with any emojis you'd like. APK insight: In the most recent "APK Insight" report from 9to5Google , a new update to the Google Messages application has arranged the application for a few new informing elements of existing features, but these incomplete features. Voice message transcripts:  Using Google Messages today, whether or not you're visiting through RCS or SMS/MMS, you can record a voice memo to send to other individuals, thanks to including a earphone button. To be more useful in those circumstances, Google Messages is setting up the choice to transcribe incoming voice memos. In one cycle of the element, new messages are automatically transcribed as they're received, while another style we've seen includes physically tapping a "Translate"...