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WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook nearly back after global outage; Meta doing last checks
1 week, 6 days ago

WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook nearly back after global outage; Meta doing last checks

India Today  

Social media platforms WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook were down for thousands of users globally, disrupting communication and social media activities on Wednesday. Meta said it was working to resolve the technical issue and said it was doing some last-minute checks as most users reported that they could use the social media applications again. According to the outage tracking website DownDetector, …

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Google down amid growing global IT disruptions, major services including search engine, YouTube hit
4 months, 1 week ago

Google down amid growing global IT disruptions, major services including search engine, YouTube hit

India TV News  

Google down: Google has become the latest victim of what many are calling a series of global IT outages, with users across the world reporting disruptions to key services including Gmail, Google Search, YouTube, and other essential platforms, as per media reports. Several users complain of disruptions A significant number of user complaints regarding the recent Google outage appears to …

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Sky News goes off air for hours due to global Microsoft outage
5 months ago

Sky News goes off air for hours due to global Microsoft outage

Hindustan Times  

The UK-based media outlet Sky News was forced to go off-air for around three hours on Friday morning following a global Microsoft outage. Sky News goes off air due to Microsoft Windows global outage “We apologise for the interruption to this broadcast. The US-based Frontier Airlines, a unit of Frontier Group Holdings Inc., grounded flights for over two hours and …

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WhatsApp services restored following global outage
8 months, 2 weeks ago

WhatsApp services restored following global outage

The Hindu  

WhatsApp and Instagram, both owned by Meta, have been restored after experiencing a worldwide outage. Both the platforms were down for thousands of users on April 3 around 11.45 p.m., according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There were about 12,000 incidents of U.S. users reporting issues with the messaging platform, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports …

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Instagram, Facebook down: Meta issues first response to global outage
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Instagram, Facebook down: Meta issues first response to global outage

Hindustan Times  

Meta acknowledged issues with its social media platforms, saying that the company is actively working to resolve the problem. We are working on this now," Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in a post on X social media on Tuesday. Instagram, Facebook down Meta is currently facing widespread outages, leading to disruptions on global platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and …

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India tops global mobile subscription growth, contributing over 7 million users
1 year, 3 months ago

India tops global mobile subscription growth, contributing over 7 million users

India TV News  

Global 5G mobile subscriptions have reached a milestone of 1.3 billion, with significant growth in the second quarter of the year. During the same period, the total number of mobile subscriptions worldwide reached 8.3 billion, with a net addition of 40 million subscriptions in Q2. In terms of mobile subscription penetration, the global rate stood at 105 per cent in …

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Europe's sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here's how they work
1 year, 4 months ago

Europe's sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here's how they work

The Hindu  

Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online. TikTok made similar changes, stopping users aged 13 to 17 from getting personalised ads “based on their activities on or off TikTok.” Zalando, a German online fashion retailer, has filed a legal challenge over …

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SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet provider offers global roaming
1 year, 9 months ago

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet provider offers global roaming

The Hindu  

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Thursday that the satellite internet provider Starlink would offer a global roaming option. Starlink now offers global roaming https://t.co/WlRNSDfwJ6 — Elon Musk March 15, 2023 “The Standard Starlink is designed for portable use at any destination where Starlink has active coverage. With an easy setup and break down, Starlink delivers high-speed, low-latency internet access …

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China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System in the New Era
2 years, 1 month ago

China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System in the New Era

China Daily  

Editor's note: The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China published a white paper titled "China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System in the New Era" on Friday. China is striving to make BDS one of the best navigation satellite systems in the world by achieving excellence in technology, construction, management and services. The stakeholders of innovative BDS applications …

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After facing global outage, WhatsApp services online again
2 years, 1 month ago

After facing global outage, WhatsApp services online again

Hindustan Times  

Down for couple of hours worldwide, WhatsApp has now started functioning normally. Global outage According to Reuters, users in Asia, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Europe reported issues while sending and receiving texts and videos on WhatsApp. At around 0750 GMT, outage reporting site Downdetector showed over 68,000 users had reported problems with the app in the United Kingdom. …

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Closing off-chain fund transfers with WazirX: Binance
2 years, 4 months ago

Closing off-chain fund transfers with WazirX: Binance

The Hindu  

Global crypto exchange Binance on Monday said it is closing off-chain fund transfers with WazirX which is facing probe for outward remittance of crypto assets worth ₹2,790 crore to unknown wallets. The ED on Friday said it has frozen ₹64.67 crore worth bank deposits of WazirX as part of an ongoing money laundering probe against some fraud smartphone-based loan dishing …

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Starting out from Jaipur, this SaaS-based marketing startup has made its way to work with the Silicon Valley giants
3 years ago

Starting out from Jaipur, this SaaS-based marketing startup has made its way to work with the Silicon Valley giants

The Hindu  

Taggbox, incorporated in 2018, is the only Indian platform providing UGC marketing solutions to global brands, helping them engage with their customers through transparency, relatability, and an omnipresent presence. The platform has been helping leading global brands authentically introduce their business to a wider set of audiences by leveraging user-generated content across marketing channels. The ‘Curious Case’ Of a Domestic …

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Mia Khalifa part of anti-Israel 'toolkit'? Here is what happened
3 years, 7 months ago

Mia Khalifa part of anti-Israel 'toolkit'? Here is what happened

Op India  

On Friday, Former porn-star Mia Khalifa accidentally revealed that she could possibly be a part of an anti-Israel Twitter storm after she tweeted an unedited post to target Israel amidst the ongoing clashes in the Middle east. However, later social media users pointed out that Mia Khalifa’s latest tweet condemning Israel could be part of a well-planned tweetstorm and Khalifa …

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Govt issues notice to Twitter after recent hacking targeting global high-profile users
4 years, 5 months ago

Govt issues notice to Twitter after recent hacking targeting global high-profile users

Firstpost  

Cyber attackers had hacked into the Twitter accounts of high profile users, including Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Jeff Bezos, in a purported Bitcoin scam. New Delhi: India’s cybersecurity nodal agency CERT-In has issued a notice to Twitter asking the micro-blogging platform for full details of a recent global hacking incident targeting high-profile users, as it sought information on the …

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