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  Questt has been chosen as the Best App of the year in India by Google Play editors. CEO Carl Pei had previewed the Android 13 update for the Nothing Phone 1 earlier this month. He shared a screenshot of the Nothing Phone 1's About Phone section running Nothing OS 1.5.0, which some speculated was based on Android 13. The latest Android 13-based Nothing OS update should enhance performance as well as add some fresh features and upgrades to the Nothing Phone 1, which currently runs a nearly stock version of Android. Users of the Phone 1 had lately begun receiving the Nothing OS 1.1.7 upgrade. The Android security patch for November 2022 was included in this release, along with bug fixes and other minor adjustments. Prior to that, Imint had previously disclosed a collaboration with Nothing to increase stabilisation in video. The London-based manufacturer was also one of the first ones to enable Jio True 5G support via an OTA update to users in India. The London-based company's fi...

  Built on blockchain, the digital rupee is a virtual representation of India’s fiat currency. The digital rupee CBDC's use cases are being expanded by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The testing of the Indian CBDC for retail purposes will begin on December 1 in a few different parts of the nation. The digital rupee is a virtual representation of India's fiat currency that is built on blockchain with the goal of accelerating digital transactions and enhancing their security. The CBDC will be used in its retail testing by both customers and retailers who have been hand-selected under the RBI's supervision. The CBDC will be provided to the testers as part of the trials in a digital wallet backed by partner national banks. Tablets, PCs, and cellphones can all use the wallet. Both person-to-person (P2P) and person-to-merchant transactions are possible (P2M). QR codes that are displayed at retail places can be used to make payments to retailers. The e-R would provide characteri...

  WhatsApp for Windows users will soon be able to share contact cards. The Windows desktop version of WhatsApp, the instant messaging service owned by Meta, is apparently testing a new feature that will let users share contact cards in a discussion. The instant messaging programme is apparently working on this new feature, as seen on the Windows beta 2.2247.2.0 update, after introducing the option to make polls within chat sharing sheets. Users that qualify may download the most recent beta version of the software from the Microsoft Store. It appears that the messaging app is eager to update its Windows desktop client with new capabilities. In a chat, WhatsApp users using the Windows desktop version will be able to exchange a contact card so that the recipient can quickly add it to their address book, according to a report by WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo. The report has also shared a screengrab of the feature, which shows the new “Contacts" option in the Share list. According ...

  In August, Hodlnaut had to freeze withdrawals from its platform to save its business from shutting down. Singapore has opened an investigation into the Hodlnaut cryptocurrency lender to look at how it operates. Singapore's Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) is currently looking into whether Hodlnaut has engaged in dishonest and deceptive practises. Several reports between August and November allegedly stated that Hodlnaut and its directors had given "false representations" regarding the lender's exposure to a certain digital coin. Singapore's unit for investigating white-collar crime is called the CAD. The name of the token in question is unknown. According to reports, it alludes to Terra's creation, the USTC cryptocurrency token, which fell pretty abruptly in May of this year. Holdnaut had lost about $190 million (approximately Rs. 1,550 crore) after Terra's demise, leaving its coffers in the red. In order to prevent the closure of its firm in August, ...

Huawei was put on a trade blacklist that barred US suppliers from doing business with it in 2019. The import and sale of communications equipment from China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE was prohibited, according to US authorities, who made the announcement on Friday. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has designated both businesses as potential threats, and the new regulations forbid the use of their equipment in the future. The decision, which comes during a protracted dispute between the two largest economies in the world, is the most recent in a series of steps taken to restrict Chinese telecom companies' access to American networks. In recent years, Chinese telecom firms and technologies have drawn increased suspicion from US officials. By ensuring that unreliable communications equipment is not used, the FCC is dedicated to safeguarding our national security authorized for use within our borders," said the commission's chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel in a...

  A governance proposal is now live on Aave that will prevent another price manipulation on the platform. Avraham Eisenberg, a Mango Market exploiter, attempted to reproduce his "very lucrative trading method" on the decentralised finance (DeFi) system Aave, but his attempt failed, costing him millions of dollars. According to on-chain analytics company Lookonchain, an address connected to Eisenberg deposited $40 million (approximately Rs. 325 crore) worth of USD Coin (USDC) into Aave with the goal of borrowing Curve (CRV) token. As a result, the price of CRV fell by around 26%, from $0.625 (approximately Rs. 51.14) over the previous week to $0.464 (about Rs. 37.34). However, the strategy didn't exactly work out as anticipated because the community supported CRV, purchasing the DeFi token, which caused its value to increase by 46 percent in the previous day to as much as $0.71. (roughly Rs. 57.63). Eisenberg may be misleading people into thinking that he is shorting CRV t...

  Shiba Inu was created by an anonymous developer called Ryoshi in August 2020 The World Economic Forum (WEF) intends to develop metaverse-related regulations that would be applicable on a global scale. The WEF has contacted the Shiba Inu creators to help them accomplish this. The development was announced on Twitter along with a poll by the volunteer project manager and Shiba Inu developer, who goes by the alias "Shytoshi Kusama." The Shiba Inu cryptocurrency, which was developed in August 2020 by an unnamed developer named Ryoshi, has a market cap of $5 billion as of Wednesday, November 23. (roughly Rs. 40,430 crore). Kusama polled the cryptocurrency community on Twitter to determine whether Shiba Inu should take the WEF offer. A total of 20,000 individuals have voted in the past few hours, and 62 percent of those voters approved of Shiba Inu working with the WEF. The blockchain and cryptocurrency industries have frequently been discussed at WEF events. But this is the firs...

  On its Anchor app, the music and podcast streaming firm Spotify is introducing a special "Enhance" button for voice isolation. The function, named "Audio Enhancement," is geared toward podcasters. It is made to improve audio quality and enable podcasters to capture crystal-clear audio even when there is background noise. According to Spotify, this will do away with the requirement for pricey audio equipment to capture a clear audio or podcast. It also adds that the function puts the user's voice front and centre by removing background noise. Users may activate the new feature by touching a button in the Anchor app, the firm stated in a blog post announcing the launch of the feature. When recording in a noisy area, you can improve the audio by can press the ‘Enhance' button to improve audio quality. According to Spotify, you may toggle the feature on and off while the song is playing in the Anchor app. When you record it on the same track with the feature t...

  iPhone 14 models feature curved corners with flat edges. The rumoured iPhone 15—the device that will replace the iPhone 14—might include a new border style. According to a recent leak, Apple will take a big design risk with the next-generation iPhone model. The iPhone 15 is rumoured to have a side bezel that curves backwards rather than flat like the iPhone 14 range. With the iPhone 15, the Cupertino company may also substitute titanium for stainless steel. While the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus may have stainless steel frames, the Pro models in the future series may have titanium frames. ApplePro said on Twitter that the iPhone 15 might use a new border style. He claims that the future phone will have curved rear borders rather than the straight edges of the iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and iPhone 14 models. Additionally, it is speculated that Apple would employ titanium for the iPhone 15, as opposed to earlier models, including the iPhone 14 Pro range, which have a stainless steel cha...

Workers at Google and other big tech companies in recent years have clashed and protested over politics and racial and gender equity. After cancelling a session by an Indian historian who had disparaged marginalised communities and their concerns, Alphabet's Google this week introduced guidelines for inviting guests to its headquarters, according to corporate emails obtained by Reuters. The policy that Google unveiled on Thursday represents its most recent attempt to uphold an open culture while addressing differences that have grown as its workforce has expanded. Over politics and issues of racial and gender fairness, employees at Google and other major tech businesses have recently battled and protested. Additionally, union organising campaigns are urging employees at Alphabet, Apple, and Amazon to demand that the corporations implement progressive policies. The Google speaker policies, reviewed by Reuters, encourage employees to "examine whether there is a risk to the brand...

FTX is expected to publish a list of its “Top 50” creditors by the end of this week. Chainalysis, a crypto analytics company, has revealed that FTX owes them money in connection with the troubled cryptocurrency exchange's bankruptcy proceedings. In documents presented to the Delaware bankruptcy court on Wednesday, Chainalysis was designated as a creditor and asked that all relevant documents be sent to its lawyers. The collaboration between the blockchain analysis company and FTX goes back at least to 2019, when they worked together to modernise the exchange's know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) policies. Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX and former CEO of the organisation before it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, disclosed a cooperation with Chainalysis in September 2019. Although it's unknown how much money FTX owes Chainalysis, the day before FTX filed for bankruptcy, Chainalysis shared on-chain data in a series of tweets to make sense...

  Keeping gatherings dependable and viable can be trying in an office setting. In a remote setting, there are a few extra difficulties, like problematic conferencing stages and hazy "camera on or off?" behavior. At Openness Ninja, we have been running from a distance starting around 2012 and developed to a group of 100 Ninjas. Throughout this time, we have refined our remote gathering set-ups to convey useful gatherings that remain on track. Here are our best seven ways to hold far off gatherings that don't sit around idly. 1. Set Assumptions Very much like face to face gatherings, tenderfoots and interruptions can disturb the progression of a gathering. The initial step to extraordinary gatherings that don't sit around is to guarantee your group's assumptions are fixed all along. The speediest method for beginning this is by booking the gathering into their schedules with a predetermined time, area (like Skype) and invitee list. At Openness Ninja, we use Google S...

  Qatar is the first Middle Eastern country to host the FIFA World Cup. Qatar will serve as the first Middle Eastern nation to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022, making it a historic tournament. In order to avoid the oppressive heat of the Arabian summer, the 22nd edition of the football championship was moved from June to the beginning of the year, making it the first-ever winter World Cup. While the Argentinian legend Lionel Messi attempts to win the World Cup one last time before leaving the competition, France will be seeking to retain its 2018 crown. When will the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup begin? The FIFA World Cup 2022 gets underway on Sunday, November 20, at 9:30 IST. A 60,000-person crowd will see Qatar's match versus Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor. On December 20, the tournament is supposed to end. FIFA World Cup schedule for 2022 Over the course of 64 matches spread across 29 days, 32 teams will compete. Eight groups of four nations are formed, and only the top t...

Elon Musk's first two weeks as Twitter's owner has been marked by rapid change and chaos. Elon Musk stated on Wednesday that he planned to finish an organisational restructuring this week and that he anticipated reducing his time at Twitter in order to eventually recruit a new CEO to manage the social media firm. Musk made the comments while defending himself in court in Delaware against allegations that his $56 billion (about Rs. 4,56,100 crore) Tesla compensation plan was based on attainable performance goals and had the support of a compliant board of directors. In his testimony, Musk indicated that after the acquisition, the company will need an initial burst of activity to be reorganised. But after that, I anticipate spending less time on Twitter. The first two weeks of the billionaire's ownership of Twitter have been characterised by quick change and mayhem. He quickly fired Twitter's previous chief executive and other senior leaders and then laid off half of Twit...

According to Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the new data protection bill will end the exploitation of customer data and provide for sanctions against offenders. In response to Google's settlement of a US inquiry, the minister expressed his opinion. The investigation found that the Internet giant deceived customers and continued tracking their locations even after they opted out of the location tracking system. The Oregon Department of Justice said that Google has agreed to resolve the complaint and would pay about $392 million (approximately Rs. 3,178 crore). "India's #DigitalDataProtection bill will put a stop to this - & ensure that any Platform/Intermediary that does this would suffer penal & financial consequences," Chandrasekhar tweeted. "This type of "misuse" of customer data breaches #Privacy and #DataProtection standards." The administration withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill from Lok Sabha in...

  Apple lawyer Mark Perry defended the firm's "walled garden", arguing that it kept out fraudsters, "pornsters" and hackers. A high-stakes dispute over whether Apple's sole control of its iPhone app store constituted an unconstitutional monopoly saw Apple and the maker of the well-known video game Fortnite face off in front of three federal appellate judges on Monday. The judges' verdict will be the next in the case. These monopolies frequently suppress competition and raise consumer prices. Following a lower court decision from September 2021 that essentially upheld Apple's control over the apps it permits on more than 1 billion iPhones globally, Apple and Fortnite creator Epic Games presented oral arguments before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The 75-minute meeting served as an introduction to the appeals court's anticipated decision, which is scheduled to be made sometime in 2019. The iPhone app store is protected by a so-called "wa...

YouTube recently rolled out a new feature called 'Live Q&A' that simplifies answering questions during live streams and premieres. Here's how to use it. The YouTube Android and iOS applications had a significant revamp last month, adding several new features like pinch to zoom, video navigation, and specific tabs for quick videos and live streaming. The Google-owned video streaming service has now launched a new function dubbed "Live Q&A" that enables producers to communicate with viewers on a larger scale. Both premieres and live streaming can make use of it. This is a useful feature because it will allow producers to control inquiries directly from the Live Control Room.  Creators must be live streaming a video or  launching a new one in order to start a Live Q&A on YouTube. Click on the "+" button that displays at the bottom of the screen when the premiere or live stream begins. Upon completion, you will be presented with the choice to ...

  Tesla Said to Be Considering Exporting Made-in-China Electric Cars to US Tesla has been examining whether parts made in China are acceptable in the US. According to insiders, this might also create a pathway for shipments to Canada. The Model 3 car and the Model Y crossover are produced by Tesla in Shanghai. According to two people with knowledge of the plans, Tesla is thinking about exporting made-in-China electric cars to the United States. This would be a turnabout that would reflect the automaker's growing cost advantage at its Shanghai plant and a slowing demand from Chinese consumers. According to the people, who requested anonymity because the topic is private, Tesla has been looking at whether parts built by its Chinese suppliers are compliant with local requirements in North America, and if they are, might export China-made Model Y and Model 3 cars there as early as next yearis private. According to one of the participants, that might also offer a route for exports to Ca...