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Google Maps rolls out estimated toll charges for your journey in India
Google Maps rolls out estimated toll charges for your journey in India

With this new update, users can now find the estimated toll price to their destination even before the trip starts with toll pricing information from local tolling authorities.

Telegram
Subscription-based 'Telegram Premium' coming this month, confirms CEO

Telegram Premium will not affect the experience for existing users of the platform. It will remain free, and free users will even benefit from those paying for Premium.

Google Map
Google Maps to show air quality around you

Maps also shows air quality information from PurpleAir, a low-cost sensor network that can give you a hyperlocal view of conditions.

Instagram users can now control sensitive content they see
Instagram users can now control sensitive content they see

The platform said that Sensitive Content Control will cover all surfaces where we make recommendations.

Elon Musk plans 10% staff cut at Tesla, freezes hiring
Musk aims to build Starships akin to Noah's Ark to transport life to Mars

"Humanity is life's steward, as no other species can transport life to Mars. We can't let them down," he added.

WhatsApp likely to add another verification code to prevent fraud
WhatsApp likely to add another verification code to prevent fraud

According to WABetaInfo, this feature is under development so it is not ready to be released to the public.

Snapchat Users Can Now Share Videos Directly From YouTube App
Snapchat to display local restaurants nearby in Snap Map

Last year, the photo-sharing platform introduced Layers as a new way for Snapchatters to find things to do with their friends on Snap Map.

Repairing of Digital Electronics
US passes world's first 'right to repair' law for digital electronics

For independent repair shops, this news is huge as they will finally be able to compete with manufacturers, resisting the repair market consolidation manufacturers have created by restricting access to parts and tools.

WhatsApp
You may soon edit your sent messages on WhatsApp

In addition, details about the time window to let people edit their messages are unknown at the moment.

Flubot malware
Flubot malware: All you need to know and what to do if your device is infected

Known as FluBot, this Android malware was spreading aggressively through SMSes, stealing passwords, online banking details and other sensitive information from infected smart phones across the world.

  • Thursday, 02 June 2022
Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg departs after 14 years as Meta COO

Prior to joining Facebook, Sandberg spent six years at Google building up its online sales channels, for AdWords and AdSense tools.

India sees 40% surge in hardcore mobile gamers post-Covid
India sees 40% surge in hardcore mobile gamers post-Covid

Nearly 86 per cent gamers are satisfied with their current smartphone as a gaming device.

Instagram
Instagram partners with over 200 Indian artists for a new music property

Instagram is now releasing the '1 Minute Music' property to fuel this further and inspire others to unleash their talent as well.

Webb Telescope
Webb telescope to explore two rocky, Earths-like planets

The huge telescope plans to start its in-depth science investigation by exploring strange, new rocky worlds in unprecedented detail.

Google, nurture.farm to develop cheap methods to measure soil health
Journalists under pressure amid erosion of press freedom: Google

An experienced political, investigative and data journalist, she was a 2017 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in national reporting as part of the Reuters team that documented widespread cheating in US college admissions.

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