Rs. 75 Movie Tickets: India’s National Cinema Day Set for September 16

Rs. 75 Movie Tickets: India’s National Cinema Day Set for September 16

National Cinema Day is here in India, offering a big price drop. On Friday, September 16, movie tickets across the country will cost just Rs. 75, in celebration of the successful reopening of theatres in the country. The one-day-only discount will be available at more than 4,000 participating theatres, encouraging…

Google Launches User Choice Billing Pilot In India, Four Other Markets

Google Launches User Choice Billing Pilot In India, Four Other Markets

Google is extending its third-party in-app billing pilot programme to new markets including India, Australia, Indonesia, Japan and European Economic Area (EEA). With the latest update, non-gaming developers of mobile or tablet apps can use an additional billing system along with that of Google Play. Service fees will be levied…

OpenSea NFT Marketplace to Solely Support Ethereum’s Upgraded ‘Merge’ Version

OpenSea NFT Marketplace to Solely Support Ethereum’s Upgraded ‘Merge’ Version

OpenSea NFT marketplace has announced its allegiance to Ethereum’s upcoming energy-efficient upgrade called the Merge. The platform has stated that no Ethereum forks will be supported on OpenSea in order to ensure all transactions are as smooth as possible. ‘Forks’ is a technical term which is used when a blockchain…

Ticketmaster Partners With Dapper Labs’ Flow Blockchain for NFT Ticketing Project

Ticketmaster Partners With Dapper Labs’ Flow Blockchain for NFT Ticketing Project

Ticketing giant Ticketmaster has announced that it will adopt the Flow blockchain from Dapper Labs for minting tickets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for select events. Using the Flow blockchain, Ticketmaster will be able to mint NFTs for ticket holders before, during or after events that will provide “proof of attendance”…

US Export Ban on Advanced AI Chips to Hit China’s Access to Technology

US Export Ban on Advanced AI Chips to Hit China’s Access to Technology

The US government’s efforts to restrict the shipment of high-performance chips by Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to China added to mounting tension between the countries over technology and security. The chips are designed to run artificial intelligence applications and power data centres and the restrictions would affect Chinese firms’…

US Law Enforcement Agencies Using ‘Fog Reveal’ Tool to Track Users With Data From Popular Apps: Report

US Law Enforcement Agencies Using ‘Fog Reveal’ Tool to Track Users With Data From Popular Apps: Report

US law enforcement agencies have reportedly been accessing the location of 250 million smartphones in order to access “hundreds of billions of records”, using a tool provided by a private company that purchases information on users collected by data brokers sourced from popular apps. The company’s device tracking tool relies…

India’s Power Grid to Gain Greater Protection From Cyberattacks, Power Minister Says: Report

India’s Power Grid to Gain Greater Protection From Cyberattacks, Power Minister Says: Report

The country’s power grid is set to gain improved protection from cyberattacks, Union Power Minister RK Singh reportedly stated on Thursday. As per a report, while the threat of cyberattacks aimed at the electricity network has remained an issue, the minister said that the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022, will include a…