Fake news meme generator

If you are planning to buy AirPods for your iPhone — or any other smartphone for that matter — then this may be the best time to buy. As part of the festive sale, both Amazon and Flipkart are offering discounts and no-cost EMI options on the AirPods. Both Amazon and Flipkart are offering the latest AirPods with wireless charging case after a discount of Rs 3,901 at Rs 14,999. Originally, these new AirPods that come with wireless charging case were launched at Rs 18,900. As for the standard second-generation AirPods, they are also selling at a discount of Rs 3,901 and can be purchased at Rs 10,999 from both Amazon and Flipkart. Amazon is offering no cost EMI on the AirPods starting at Rs 518 per month, whereas Flipkart is offering no-cost EMI starting at Rs 917. Over that, Flipkart is also offering 10% instant discount with Axis Bank credit and debit cards and ICICI Bank credit cards. To recall, Apple updated its AirPods lineup with the launch of second-generation AirPods … [Read more...] about Amazon, Flipkart sale: Here’s your chance to buy Apple AirPods at best-ever discount yet

A defiant Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has stressed that his platform has now become a 'Fifth Estate' in the world alongside traditional news media and people no longer have to rely on traditional gatekeepers in politics or media to make their voices heard. Delivering a speech at Georgetown University in Washington, DC on Thursday, he said social media platforms have decentralised power by putting it directly into people's hands. "People having the power to express themselves at scale is a new kind of force in the world -- a Fifth Estate alongside the other power structures of society," said Zuckerberg, apparently challenging those who wish to break up the social networking giant. Senators and presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris are pitching hard to break up Facebook, amid regulators scrutinising the company over anti-competitive practices and privacy scandals. "People no longer have to rely on traditional gatekeepers in politics or media to make their voices … [Read more...] about Facebook now a ‘Fifth Estate’ alongside other power structures of society: Mark Zuckerberg

Inviting Huawei to showcase its prowess at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) is no indication that the government has given its nod to the Chinese equipment maker for either 5G trials or deployments in India, a senior telecom department official has said. "IMC and 5G trials or its vendorship are completely independent of each other. No one should get the indication that we have given our consent to Huawei," the official said on condition of anonymity. "The decision (on whether to allow Huawei for 5G trials or deployments) has not been taken yet." The official’s comments scuttles Huawei’s enthusiasm after having received the nod to showcase its wares at the three-day event, and prolongs its wait to know its fate in the world’s second largest telecom market. IMC is a three-day conclave starting Monday in New Delhi where telecom operators, and global equipment and handset makers will highlight their latest offerings and showcase products lined up for the future, including … [Read more...] about Don’t read too much into IMC invitation to Huawei: DoT

NEW DELHI:Corporate tax rate cuts will spur manufacturing as overseas companies such as Apple, Foxconn and Flextronics are drawing plans to massively expand production in India, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told ET’s Surabhi Agarwal, Anandita Singh Mankotia and Romit Guha in his first interview since taking charge of communications, electronics & information technology and law & justice in this term. He also spoke about the upcoming data privacy law and the government’s determination to ensure traceability of messages on social media platforms. Edited excerpts: What has been the response to the government’s move to cut taxes, especially on new manufacturing units? Practically, we have redone the entire architecture of taxation law as far as manufacturing is concerned. Post early ’90s, this is probably the biggest reform initiated by any government. We are already the second biggest manufacturer of mobile phones in the world. Now, even Apple is … [Read more...] about This is the iPhone Ravi Shankar Prasad ‘wants to see’

Technology firm Canon has announced a strategic partnership with cybersecurity company McAfee to provide businesses with embedded protection against malware execution and tampering of firmware and applications running on multi-function devices (MFDs). The partnership was announced today in New Delhi today. Under the new partnership, McAfee Embedded Control will offer an additional standard security feature on the third edition of Canon image Runner Advance Generation 3 MFDs. The new security feature will ensure that only Canon-approved, authorised updates can run on the image Runner Advance system. This will help businesses strengthen their endpoint security. For those unaware, McAfee Embedded Control defends devices against zero-day and advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks. The security system blocks execution of unauthorised applications through intelligent whitelisting. It helps reduce the risk posed by sophisticated malware, such as worms, viruses, and Trojans. K. Bhaskhar, … [Read more...] about Canon partners with McAfee to strengthen businesses endpoint security