Tuesday, March 10, 2026

SCI-TECH

Paytm UPI SDK brings India’s fastest UPI payments for merchant apps

One97 Communications Limited (OCL) that owns leading payments and financial services company Paytm, on Thursday brought Paytm UPI software development kit (SDK) for...

Twitter sued for $250 mn over ‘wilful’ music copyright infringement

The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) in the US has sued Twitter for $250 million over a massive copyright infringement. The lawsuit, filed in...

Judge orders cops to evict Twitter from US office over unpaid rent

A court in the US has ordered Elon Musk-run Twitter to leave its office building over unpaid rent. According to a report in Denver...

Sony testing cloud streaming for some PS5 games

Tech giant Sony has announced that it is testing cloud streaming for "supported" PlayStation 5 (PS5) games. The company is planning to add this...

Meta introduces text-based ‘world chat’ feature for Horizon Worlds

Meta has introduced a new text-based 'world chat' feature, a way to communicate with other people in the same world session, for the...

UN chief calls for stemming online hate, bolstering social cohesion

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for efforts to curb online hate and invest in social cohesion. "Hate is a danger to everyone --...

Will close down Facebook in India, Karnataka HC warns social media giant

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday warned Facebook that it would consider issuing an order to close down the social media giant's activities...

Apple’s racial equity & justice initiative surpasses $200 mn in investments

Apple on Wednesday said that its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative has surpassed $200 million in investments, supporting education, economic empowerment, and criminal...

Peak XV to further empower Indian startups: Sequoia’s Roelof Botha

Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia (SEA), now known as Peak XV Partners, will now operate as an independent firm that will provide...

Edtech firm Chegg to cut 4% of staff as AI risks business

US-based online learning platform Chegg has revealed its plans to cut about 4 per cent of its workforce, just weeks after its CEO...