Google-owned YouTube Music has added “Replay Mix” for several users that include their most commonly played songs from the past few weeks.
The playlist, which currently appears ahead of My Supermix in the “Mixed for you” section of the app, features the standard record-inspired cover art in cool tones of blue, green and orange.
Like My Supermix, it can be up to 100 songs long and of course allows for endless autoplay after you reach the end, 9To5Google reported.
Opening the playlist will show a description that says, “A mix of songs you’ve been listening to most in the last few weeks”.
YouTube Music’s new Replay Mix is directly comparable to Spotify’s “On Repeat” playlist that similarly highlights tracks users might have been listening to recently.
It has been spotted by several users on Reddit over the past 24 hours, suggesting a wide rollout to Music users in multiple countries.
Amazon.com Inc could be fined more than $425 million under the European Union’s privacy law, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Luxembourg’s data-protection commission, CNPD, has circulated a draft decision and proposed a fine highlighting Amazon’s privacy practices among the bloc’s 26 national data-protection authorities, the report said.
The case relates to Amazon’s collection and use of individuals’ personal data and violations under EU’s landmark data privacy rules known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a source told the Journal.
GDPR requires companies to seek people’s consent before using their personal data or face steep fines.
An EU court ruling last month annulled an order that required Amazon, which has its EU headquarters in Luxembourg City, to pay back taxes to the country.
Amazon was not immediately available for a comment.
OnePlus on Thursday launched in India the OnePlus Nord CE (Core Edition) smartphone and the OnePlus U1S LED TV series. The Nord CE is a trimmed down version of the OnePlus Nord (review), topped with some upgrades, for a familiar Nord experience at a price point even more accessible. The OnePlus U1S LED TV series, on the other hand, boasts Dynaudio-tuned audio system, far-field microphones for hands-free operations powered by Google Assistant, and support for external camera for video conferencing. Both the OnePlus Nord CE and OnePlus TV U1S will be available on Amazon India and OnePlus official website. The OnePlus TV U1S will also be available on Flipkart and select retail stores. Check out the sale details, pricing, and specifications of the OnePlus Nord CE and OnePlus TV U1S:OnePlus Nord CE 5G: India pricing, sale details, specifications
The OnePlus Nord CE 5G will be available in 6GB RAM and 8GB RAM variants, both with 128GB on-board storage, priced at Rs 22,999 and Rs 24,999. There is also a 12GB variant with 256GB on-board storage priced at Rs 27,999. The 6GB variant will be available only in charcoal ink colour, whereas the 8GB RAM variant will be available in blue void colour too. The 12GB variant will be available in silver ray colour, aside to charcoal ink and blue void.
The OnePlus Nord CE 5G will be available on Amazon India and OnePlus India official website from June 16 at 12 noon. Pre-orders begins at 12 pm on June 11 for Red Cable Club members.
HANGZHOU, China/BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to develop self-driving trucks with logistics subsidiary Cainiao, Chief Technology Officer Cheng Li said on Thursday.
Cheng also said Cainiao aims to introduce 1,000 autonomous delivery robots in China over the next year.
The announcement comes as dozens of startups, automakers and large technology firms, such as internet search leader Baidu Inc, accelerate work on self-driving vehicle systems, which are widely expected to bring a sea change to the transportation industry.
Other self-driving truck makers include U.S. firm TuSimple Holdings Inc, which listed shares in April.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is likely to consider the taxation of Covid-19 relief essentials in its next meeting scheduled for June 12.
The meeting is expected to deliberate the exemption and concession on Covid-related items, following the recommendation submitted by the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Tuesday.
The GoM recommendation is yet to be made public, but it is learnt that the issue of taxing the vaccine has been sent back to the Council. However, it suggested temporarily reducing the GST rate to 5 per cent on commercial imports and domestic supply of Coronavirus (Covid-19) medicines and material, including medical oxygen, oxygen concentrators, pulse oximeters and testing kits.
The GoM headed by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has not made any concrete recommendations on vaccine rates, but the demand of some states to lower it may be practically met after the change in vaccination policy.
The Centre will now procure 75 per cent of all the vaccines produced in the country and provide them to states for free. However, the private procurement of 25 per cent of vaccines would require a payment of 5 per cent GST. The issue of GST rate on vaccines will now be discussed in the upcoming meeting.
The GoM includes Gujarat Deputy CM Nitinbhai Patel, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, Goa Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho, Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal, Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari, Telangana Finance Mminister T Harish Rao and UP Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna.
Tata Digital Limited, a 100% subsidiary of Tata Sons, will acquire a majority stake in digital health company 1MG Technologies.
The investment in 1MG is in line with Tata Group’s vision of creating a digital ecosystem which addresses the consumer needs across categories in a unified manner, said a company statement. e-pharmacy, e-diagnostics and tele-consultation are critical segments in this ecosystem and have been among the fastest growing segments in this space, as this sector enabled access to healthcare through the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
The financial details of the deal were not available. Tata Digital had invested Rs 100 crore in 1MG via debt a few months back.
Pratik Pal, CEO of Tata Digital, said, “The investment in 1MG strengthens Tata’s ability to provide superior customer experience and high quality healthcare products & services in e-pharmacy and e-diagnostics space through a technology led platform.”
The overall market is around $1bn and is expected to grow at ~50% CAGR driven by increased health awareness among consumers and greater convenience. This category will form a key element of the Tata Digital ecosystem offering.
Prashant Tandon, co-Founder & CEO, 1MG, said, “We are delighted to join hands with one of India’s most iconic & respected conglomerates. This marks a significant milestone in 1MG’s journey to make high quality healthcare products & services accessible to customers across India.”
Incorporated in 2015, 1MG is a leading player in the eHealth space and enables easy & affordable access to a wide range of products like medicines, health & wellness products, diagnostics & tele-consultation to customers. The company operates three state of the art diagnostics labs, has a supply chain covering over 20,000 pin codes across the country and through its subsidiaries is also engaged in the business of B2B distribution of medicines & other healthcare products.
As a step towards reaching more people in emerging markets, KaiOS Technologies and WhatsApp have released an update that enables WhatsApp VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) for KaiOS-enabled devices worldwide.
KaiOS is a mobile operating system, based on Linux, for keypad feature phones. It is developed by KaiOS Technologies Limited, a company based in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The new feature is available to smart feature phone users with the latest version of the app on KaiOS devices worldwide equipped with 512MB RAM.
“People are relying on WhatsApp now more than ever to communicate and stay in touch with their loved ones. We want to support communities who are on lighter operating systems in many places around the world.
Bringing WhatsApp voice calls to KaiOS-enabled devices helps us connect the world privately through a service that is simple, reliable and accessible to everyone – no matter what kind of mobile device they’re using,” said Matt Idema, chief operating officer of WhatsApp.
Committed to closing the digital divide, WhatsApp and KaiOS have worked closely together to ensure that even underserved populations have access to the technology needed to communicate in a simple and cost-effective way.
Since its launch on KaiOS mid-2019, WhatsApp has been made available to millions of people in emerging markets for the first time. KaiOS users have been using WhatsApp for text messaging, voice messaging and sharing media, all secured with end-to-end encryption by default to keep private conversations private. WhatsApp is now the top KaiOS non-system app with the highest monthly active users (MAU) worldwide.
With the voice calling feature update, the app now allows voice calls over the Internet using Wi-Fi or mobile data, rather than pulling voice minutes from cellular plans.
The new feature further enhances the overall KaiOS user experience, especially now, when strong mobility restrictions make platforms like WhatsApp and features like voice calls over the Internet crucial for people to stay connected and handle basic life needs. As the only OS worldwide to provide native support for WhatsApp on affordable feature phones, KaiOS becomes an even more sustainable solution for carriers with WhatsApp VoIP, while tapping into the more than two billion 2G users to guide them toward more advanced, efficient technology.
Facebook and its photo-sharing platform Instagram are working on new tools to help its creators earn more money from the platform.
The company has announced new features that will help influencers to earn an extra payout for meeting specific goals.
Starting this week, creators on Instagram are eligible to earn an extra payout when they meet certain milestones while using badges in Live, such as going Live with another account, the company said in a statement.
According to the company, Badges on Instagram Live and Stars on Facebook give creators ways to earn from their supporters.
“As we see more and more creators use these tools to engage directly with their fans, we want to reward them for the impact they’re bringing to our communities,” the company said.
“That’s why we are launching ways for creators to make extra money for hitting certain milestones with Badges and Stars,” it added.
Facebook is also launching Stars Challenges, where Creators can earn payouts from the social media giant in the form of free Stars if they meet certain milestones, such as broadcasting a certain number of hours or earning a set number of Stars within a designated time period.
For creators who want to sell their merchandise, the company is making it easier to add an existing shop or open a new shop on their Instagram profile.
They can now link their shop to their profile in addition to their business profile. This allows them to display and sell their products directly to fans.
The ability to link a shop to a personal profile is available globally.
Google has said that every day, Gmail blocks more than 100 million phishing attempts and Google Play Protect scans over 100 billion apps for malware and other issues, as cyber attacks by nation-states and criminals are increasingly becoming brazen and effective.
The past six months have seen some of the most widespread and alarming cyber attacks against the digital infrastructure in history — against public utilities, private sector companies, government entities and people living in democracies around the world.
“We are deeply concerned by these trends. Security is the cornerstone of our product strategy. We have dedicated teams like Project Zero who focus on finding and fixing vulnerabilities across the web to make the internet safer for all of us,” said Kent Walker, SVP of Global Affairs at Google.
Google said that in the US, the company is committed to supporting the most recent White House Cybersecurity Executive Order, which makes critical strides to improve America’s cyber defenses in key areas.
Google said that it strongly supports modernising computing systems, making security simple and scalable by default, and adopting best practices like zero trust frameworks.
“As we saw with SolarWinds and the Microsoft Exchange attacks, proprietary systems and restrictions on interoperability and data portability can amplify a network’s vulnerability, helping attackers scale up their efforts,” Walker emphasised.
“At Google, we’ve emphasised securing the software supply chain and we’ve long built technologies and advocated for standards that enhance the integrity and security of software,” he added.
Poco on Tuesday launched in India its first 5G smartphone, the Poco M3 Pro 5G. Powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 system-on-chip, the smartphone comes in 4GB RAM + 64GB on-board storage and 6GB RAM + 128GB on-board storage variants. Priced Rs 13,999 onwards, the Poco M3 Pro 5G will be available in yellow, cool blue, and power black colour from June 14, exclusively on home-grown e-commerce platform Flipkart.
In terms of specifications, the Poco M3 Pro 5G boasts a 6.5-inch IPS LCD screen of fullHD+ resolution and 90Hz refresh rate. The screen supports dynamic refresh rate, which automatically adjusts the screen refresh rate based on on-screen content requirement.
The smartphone is powered by octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC, paired with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB UFS 2.2 internal storage. The smartphone boots on Android 11-based MIUI 12 user interface. It is a dual-SIM smartphone with 5G support.
Imaging is covered by a triple rear camera module, featuring a 48-megapixel primary sensor, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro sensor. On the front, there is an 8-megapixel sensor for selfies and videos. Both front and rear cameras support fullHD resolution recording at 30fps.
Besides, the Poco M3 Pro 5G features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm headphone jack, NFC, and Hi-Res audio.
The smartphone is powered by a 5,000mAh battery supported by 18W fast-charging support. Poco claims the battery can last for up to two days on a single charge.
Poco M3 Pro 5G: Price
The Poco M3 Pro 5G is priced at Rs 13,999 for the base 4GB RAM + 64GB variant and Rs 15,999 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB variant. The smartphone comes in Yellow, Cool Blue, and Power Black colour options.
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