Oppo Invites Testers for ColorOS 13 Public Beta; Applications Close on August 4: All Details

Oppo Invites Testers for ColorOS 13 Public Beta; Applications Close on August 4: All Details

ColorOS 13 public beta recruitment has been announced by Oppo for three smartphone models in select markets. The new ColorOS version will be based on Android 13. Oppo Find X5, Find X5 Pro, and Find N owners can enrol themselves as beta testers starting today until August 4. The application…

NortonLifeLock Gets UK Regulator’s Nod for .6 Billion Avast Takeover Deal: All Details

NortonLifeLock Gets UK Regulator’s Nod for $8.6 Billion Avast Takeover Deal: All Details

UK regulators on Wednesday gave the provisional nod to US cyber security giant NortonLifeLock’s $8-billion (roughly Rs. 63,320 crore) purchase of Czech rival Avast, whose London shares surged more than 40 percent in reaction. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) watchdog had opened an in-depth probe after warning in March that the…

Michael Saylor Steps Down as MicroStrategy CEO to Focus on Bitcoin Acquisition Strategy

Michael Saylor Steps Down as MicroStrategy CEO to Focus on Bitcoin Acquisition Strategy

Cloud software company MicroStrategy has announced that Michael Saylor, a Bitcoin maximalist who has served as the company’s chief executive officer since 1989, will step down as CEO and transition to a new role of executive chairman to focus even more significantly on the firm’s Bitcoin holdings. Phong Le, the…

Bitcoin, Most Cryptocurrencies Bounce to Recovery, Stablecoins See Small Dips

Bitcoin, Most Cryptocurrencies Bounce to Recovery, Stablecoins See Small Dips

Bitcoin on Wednesday, August 3, opened with small losses. As per Indian exchange CoinSwitch Kuber, Bitcoin values hovered around $24,290 (roughly Rs. 19 lakh) after incurring a loss of 1.36 percent. On international exchanges, BTC recorded price fluctuations of about 0.13 percent to trade around the mark of $22,885 (roughly…

OnePlus 10T 5G Global Launch Today: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Specifications

OnePlus 10T 5G Global Launch Today: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Specifications

OnePlus 10T 5G is set to launch globally today. The handset will be unveiled at OnePlus’ New York City launch event that will be live streamed via its official YouTube channel and the company’s website at 7:30pm IST. OnePlus has already confirmed that the handset will be powered by the…

NASA’s James Webb Telescope Captures Colourful Cartwheel Galaxy: Details

NASA’s James Webb Telescope Captures Colourful Cartwheel Galaxy: Details

The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through time and huge amounts of dust to capture a new image of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing the spinning ring of colour in unprecedented clarity, NASA and the European Space Agency said Tuesday. Located around 500 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Sculptor,…

Robinhood’s Crypto Arm Fined  Million by New York State Department of Financial Services

Robinhood’s Crypto Arm Fined $30 Million by New York State Department of Financial Services

New York State’s financial regulator has fined the crypto arm of Robinhood $30 million (roughly Rs. 230 crore) for alleged violations of anti-money-laundering, cybersecurity and consumer protection rules. The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) said on Tuesday that Robinhood Crypto did not devote sufficient resources to address…

ED Probing WazirX in 2 Cases, Transactions With Binance ‘Cloaked in Mystery’, Says MoS Finance

ED Probing WazirX in 2 Cases, Transactions With Binance ‘Cloaked in Mystery’, Says MoS Finance

Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary on Tuesday said the Enforcement Directorate is probing alleged money laundering of Rs 2,790 crore through crypto exchange WazirX. The ED is investigating two cases related to cryptocurrency against WazirX under the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), he said in a…

Taiwan Website Attacks Likely Caused by Chinese ‘Hacktivists’, Researchers Say

Taiwan Website Attacks Likely Caused by Chinese ‘Hacktivists’, Researchers Say

Digital attacks against Taiwanese government websites ahead of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s arrival in Taipei on Tuesday were likely launched by Chinese activist hackers, or “hacktivists,” a cybersecurity research organisation said. The website of Taiwan’s presidential office was targeted by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Tuesday…