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The government on Wednesday withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill, a controversial data protection and privacy bill which was first proposed in 2019 and had alarmed big technology companies such as Facebook and Google, announcing it was working on a new comprehensive law. The 2019 bill had proposed stringent regulations on cross-border data flows and proposed giving the government powers to seek user data from companies, seen as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stricter regulation of tech giants.A government…

In a major shake-up, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess is stepping down as head of the world’s second-largest automaker and will be replaced by Porsche chief Oliver Blume, the company announced Friday. Blume will replace Diess in his role as chairman of the board of management on September 1st, the company announced. In a statement, Hans Dieter Pötsch, who chairs the company’s governing supervisory board, thanked Diess for his service and for his “key role in advancing the transformation of the company.” It was a…

Starfield launches in November 2022. Forza Horizon 5 in November 2021. The Outer Worlds 2 announced with no date or year. New games from the developers of Just Cause and Prey. A big multiplayer reveal for Halo Infinite. And Sea of Thieves is teaming up with its most natural partner, Pirates of the Caribbean. We also got release dates and/ or trailers for a bunch of titles, including Age of Empires IV, Psychonauts 2, STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl, and Microsoft Flight Simulator on Series S/X, alongside some new names. All…

Many big stars in Hollywood got their start on Broadway, and many Hollywood stars will now and then give the stage a try. Hugh Jackman is currently back on Broadway in The Music Man after making his name in Hollywood and his reviews have been pretty solid. The same can't be said for up and coming Hollywood star Beanie Feldstein, who has been playing the lead role of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl to mixed reviews. Now the actress has decided to leave the show earlier than anticipated, but Funny Girl has found a big name to…

Ben Silbermann, cofounder and longtime CEO of Pinterest, announced Tuesday he is stepping down as the leader of the social media site.Starting Wednesday, Bill Ready, who formerly ran Google’s e-commerce business, will assume the CEO role, as Silbermann transitions into the newly created position of executive chairman.Silbermann was responsible for much of Pinterest’s growth, helping to expand the site to 400 million monthly active users. During the pandemic, it saw a tremendous surge in interest. and its stock soared…

Ben Silbermann is stepping down as Pinterest’s CEO, the company announced on Tuesday. He’ll be replaced by Bill Ready, who has spent the last couple of years as head of Commerce, Payments & Next Billion Users at Google. Silbermann isn’t leaving the company, though: he’ll be Pinterest’s executive chairman, following in the path of a number of tech CEOs who have recently gone from the daily trenches of running their company to a relatively more relaxed seat in the boardroom. “Bill’s actually going to be a better CEO…

Google has started taking away the Android Auto screen from phones after about seven years, according to a report. Back in August last year, Google had confirmed that it be shutting down the standalone Android Auto for Phone Screens application from Android 12 onwards. Early this month, a popup message had reportedly appeared for some users saying that the Android Auto for phone screens will stop working soon. At that time, Google had not specified the date of closure but now reports of it disappearing have started…

Grant Reid, president and chief executive officer of Mars Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Businessweek Debrief event in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019.Alex Flynn | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMars CEO Grant Reid is retiring after more than eight years in the role and will be replaced by the head of the company's pet care business.Poul Weihrauch, the global president of Mars Petcare, will succeed him at the end of September, the company said Wednesday. Mars said that Reid informed the board of his decision 18…

Bloomberg: SoftBank Group International CEO Michel Combes is leaving his post after five months and will be replaced by SBGI Managing Partner Alex Clavel on June 30 — SoftBank Group Corp.'s Michel Combes is leaving his post as head of overseas arm SoftBank Group International (SBGI) … Bloomberg: SoftBank Group International CEO Michel Combes is leaving his post after five months and will be replaced by SBGI Managing Partner Alex Clavel on June 30 — SoftBank Group Corp.'s…

Since Pixar’s Lightyear was first announced nearly two years ago, not only was it surprising to hear that Andy’s favorite toy had an origin story beyond being, well, a toy, but that the spinoff would star Captain America actor Chris Evans rather than Tim Allen. As the upcoming movie gets ready to reach theaters this coming weekend, that conversation continues, as fellow sitcom actor to Allen, Patricia Heaton, has some choice words for the Pixar movie. Patricia Heaton of Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle fame took to…