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Facebook-owner Meta Platforms is preparing cutbacks in its Reality Labs division, a unit at the center of the company's strategy to refocus on hardware products and the "metaverse," a spokesperson confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday.Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth told Reality Labs staffers during a weekly Q&A session on Tuesday to expect the changes to be announced within a week, according to a summary of his comments viewed by Reuters.The Meta spokesperson confirmed that Bosworth told staffers the division…

RRR is releasing on May 20 on Zee5 and BookMyShow Stream, but will enjoy a 13-day exclusivity window over the other on languages. Sort of. S.S. Rajamouli's epic period drama — the third-highest grossing Indian movie ever, after Rajamouli's own period drama Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, and the Aamir Khan-led sports drama Dangal — will be available in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada in 4K. But not all versions will launch on both platforms. RRR's Hindi-language dub launches May 20 on BookMyShow Stream, while…

Russia's government has put forward a law to force ride-hailing apps to give the FSB domestic intelligence agency real-time access to their data."The document prescribes the obligation of the taxi ordering service to provide the FSB with automated remote access to the information systems and databases used to receive, store, process and transmit taxi orders," a statement published Wednesday by the lower house State Duma said.Lawmaker Adalbi Shkhagoshev, a member of the parliament's security committee, told news agency…

YouTube Shorts, the short-form video sharing platform of YouTube, is getting a new Green Screen tool that lets creators remix their Shorts by adding clips from other Videos. With this update, creators can use up to a 60-second video segment from any eligible YouTube video or YouTube Shorts as the background for their new original Shorts video. The company confirmed that the new feature is currently being rolled out on iOS. Last month, the company added the Cut feature for remixing videos with short duration clips.Google…

Shares of Tesla and Twitter have tumbled this week as investors deal with the fallout and potential legal issues surrounding Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,40,100 crore) bid to buy the social media platform.Of the two, Musk's electric vehicle company has fared worse, with its stock down almost 16 percent so far this week to $728 (roughly Rs. 56,300). Twitter shares fell 9.5 percent for the week, closing Thursday at $45.08 (roughly Rs. 3,500). Both stocks have taken a bigger hit than the S&P…

Twitter confirmed Thursday that two senior executives are heading for the exit and it has paused most hiring, as Elon Musk stands poised to become the global messaging platform's new owner.Kayvon Beykpour, a general manager who leads research, design and engineering at Twitter, is leaving along with head of products Bruce Falck, a Twitter spokesperson told AFP.Beykpour however said he was ousted from the San Francisco-based tech company."The truth is that this isn't how and when I imagined leaving Twitter, and this wasn't…

WhatsApp is reportedly testing chat filters for all users. The feature, which provides an easy way to find certain chats, is currently exclusive to business accounts. The feature is currently in the beta testing stage and it is not clear when the feature will roll out for all users. WhatsApp has also started identifying "legal" names of users who have enabled the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) based payments feature on its app.According to WABetaInfo, the chat filters feature will roll out in a future update for…

In a regressive decision, Beijing's education authorities banned new education applications for pre-school children and nodded removing the existing ones as it continues the crackdown on private tutoring in the country.Mobile apps that target pre-school children have been specifically banned as per the latest decree issued by the Chinese authorities to reduce the screen time of children and addiction to smartphones which are becoming a social problem in China, local media reported.In addition, tutoring apps targeting all…

Swiggy has acquired Dineout, a dining out and restaurant tech platform. The food delivery app announced that post acquisition, Dineout will continue to operate as an independent app. This move will allow Swiggy to offer dining out table reservations and events as well as strengthen its business. It will enable restaurant partners to reach more customers in order to grow their business. As per Swiggy, the acquisition will allow it “to explore synergies and offer new experiences in a high-use category.”As per the…

Elon Musk said on Friday he was putting a temporary halt on his much-anticipated deal to buy Twitter, sending shares in the social media giant plunging.Musk, the world's richest man and founder of automaker Tesla, had made the eradication of spam accounts and bots one of the centerpieces of his proposed $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,41,100 crore) takeover of Twitter.Update: Musk in another post on Twitter claimed that he is still committed to the acquisition of the platform. Still committed to acquisition— Elon Musk…