Whats New On The Net

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Almost Half The Internet Went Down For A Few Minutes

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 04:48:17 GMT

In this week's podcast (June 20 - 26, 2022): Half the world’s Internet went down early Tuesday following an outage of Cloudflare’s servers. Also, listen in to the interview of Evan Davidson, Vice President, Asia Pacific Japan, at SentinelOne. Evan speaks on various aspects of cyber-security, and the challenges before it. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: It's Curtains For Internet Explorer

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 04:50:02 GMT

In this week's podcast (June 13 - 19, 2022): It was a year ago that Microsoft had announced it would be retiring Internet Explorer, & beginning this week, it stopped support for the 27-year-old browser. In more news: Singapore has the highest Internet speed in the world, shows survey. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Jack Dorsey Announces Web5

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 04:47:30 GMT

In this week's podcast (June 6- 12, 2022): Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has announced that he was launching Web5. In more news: Apple wants to kill passwords. Here's how. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Instagram Is A Big Platform For NFTs

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 05:09:52 GMT

In this week's podcast (May 30 - June 5, 2022): Influencers and digital artists non-fungible tokens are taking Instagram by storm. In more news: ExpressVPN decides to move servers out of India because of new law. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: DuckDuckGo Search Engine Is Not So Private, After All

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 29 May 2022 05:04:07 GMT

In this week's podcast (May 23 - 29, 2022): After security researcher Zach Edwards 1st realized & tweeted about it, privacy-oriented search engine DuckDuckGo is trying to douse the fire. In more news: Microsoft to offer more collaborative features in Teams. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: WhatsApp Cloud API Now Available To All

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 22 May 2022 05:17:27 GMT

In this week's podcast (May 16 - 22, 2022): Meta has now made available worldwide the WhatsApp Cloud API which was being beta tested since last November. In more news: YouTube rolls out activity graph to all. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Elon Musk Puts Twitter Acquisition On Temp Hold

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 15 May 2022 06:32:23 GMT

In this week's podcast (May 9 - 15, 2022): Elon Musk announced that his US $44 billion Twitter deal was ‘temporarily on hold’. In more news: Ex Facebook Messenger boss & Paypal executive David Marcus has set up his next company, Lightspark, which will be building on Bitcoin’s Lightning network. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Apple may remove apps not updated in 3 years

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 08 May 2022 06:38:03 GMT

In this week's podcast (May 2 - 8, 2022): Apps over 3 years old not updated may be removed from App Store: Apple. In more news: Google ups “Bug Bounty” offer for Android 13 beta. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Elon Musk Buys Twitter

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 01 May 2022 06:21:31 GMT

In this week's podcast (April 25 - May 1, 2022): Elon Musk buying Twitter this week set the social networks on fire. In more news: TikTok was most downloaded app globally in 1st quarter of 2022, says report. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: For 1st time, China overtakes US as No: 1 app developer

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 07:23:03 GMT

In this week's podcast (April -18-24, 2022): This week came the news that China surpassed the United States in a new ranking of the Top 52 app publishers in the world. In more news: Brave and DuckDuckGo browsers bypass Google AMP in search results. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: DuckDuckGo Launches Web Browser

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 05:50:12 GMT

In this week's podcast (April -11-17, 2022): DuckDuckGo launches first web browser, for now, only on Macs. In more news: Opera launches iOS version of its crypto browser. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Elon Musk Buys Stake In Twitter

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 10 Apr 2022 05:11:38 GMT

In This Week's Podcast by Whats New On The Net (Apr. 4 - 10, 2022): As of Feb. 10, 2022, Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk holds a 9.2% passive stake in micro-blogging site Twitter Inc. In more news: European Parliament in favor of 'Right to Repair" of gadgets. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Apple Business Essentials Now Available To US SMEs

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 03 Apr 2022 05:21:01 GMT

In This Week's Podcast by Whats New On The Net (March 28 - Apr. 3, 2022): Apple this week announced that Apple Business Essentials was available to all small businesses in the US. In other news: Samsung launches self-repair program. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Headlines: European Union To Adopt New Anti-trust Law

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 05:18:20 GMT

In This Week's Podcast (March 21 - 27, 2022): The European Union this week reached an agreement on a major competition reform law. In other news: Lapsus$ Group claims to have stolen Microsoft source codes. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Bill To Secure Online Privacy Presented in British Parliament

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 05:52:57 GMT

In this week's podcast (March 14-20, 2022): Online safety bill introduced in British Parliament. In other news: Google alerts Chrome users to vulnerabilities. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Brave Browser Launches Privacy Protecting Feature

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 07:50:35 GMT

In this week's podcast (Mar. 7-13, 2022): Brave browser is shipping a new, powerful privacy-protecting feature called “Unlinkable Bouncing”. In other news: Stripe launches crypto-services. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Listen to this bizarre demand by hackers to Nvidia

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:14:58 GMT

In this week's podcast (Feb. 28 - Mar. 6, 2022): A cyber-extortionist group that stole up to one terabyte of data from Nvidia has delivered what is possibly the most unusual ultimatum in the history of cybercrime. Also in the headlines: VPN installs in Russia go up about 2000% in a week. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Mark Zuckerberg unveils AI-based metaverse with no language barriers

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 05:58:17 GMT

In this week's podcast (Feb. 21-27, 2022): Facebook showcases prototype of an artificial intelligence system that enables people to generate or import virtual objects with voice commands. Also, in the headlines: Amazon-owned Twitch announces incentive program. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Google introduces privacy sandbox on Android. Also, Windows 10 gets an update

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 05:21:12 GMT

In this podcast (Feb. 14-20, 2022): Google has announced a multi-year initiative to build the Privacy Sandbox on Android, with “the goal of introducing new, more private advertising solutions.” Also, in the headlines: Windows 10 is now available as an optional update. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Apple Announces 'Tap To Pay' Feature For Contactless Payment On iPhone

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 05:22:02 GMT

In this week's episode (Feb 7-13, 2022): Apple's new 'Tap To Pay' feature is likely to “empower" millions of merchants across the US, from small business to big merchants. Also: Launched: A Crypto Market Integrity Coalition focused on cultivating a fair digital asset marketplace. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Facebook starts to lose daily users

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 05:23:27 GMT

In this week's podcast by Whats New On The Net (Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2022): For the first-time ever, social network Facebook reported that it's daily user count was down. Also, India's central bank to launch digital currency. Plus, don't miss our new, "2-Minute Mic" offer! Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: New report says taxi and ride hailing apps collect most user data

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 04:59:36 GMT

In this week's podcast (Jan 24-30, 2022): Cybersecurity company Surfshark says popular ride-hailing & taxi apps collect the most extensive information about their users. In other news: iOS 15.4 (beta) Face ID works even when a person is wearing a mask. Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Amazon Alexa falls silent in Europe

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 05:19:55 GMT

In this week's podcast (Jan 17-23, 2022): Amazon’s Alexa was back online after facing a major outage in Europe. In other news: “Spendesk” is one more French startup to become a unicorn this month. Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Zynga to be acquired for over US $11 billion by Take-Two

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 16 Jan 2022 05:14:03 GMT

In this week's episode of the Whats New On The Net podcast (Jan 10-16, 2022): Headlines: Take-Two to acquire entertainment company Zynga for over $11 bln. Also, don't miss the very first CEOSpeak segment where we interview Brian McMahon, CEO and founder of “Pickle”, a New York-based social shopping startup. Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: LinkedIn To Launch "Events" Platform

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 05:24:30 GMT

In this week's episode (Jan 3-9, 2022): LinkedIn is launching an “events” platform where it will list, host, & market interactive, virtual “live” events. In other headlines: Google has issued the 1st serious new upgrade warning of 2022 for Chrome to all the browser’s two billion users. It has also issued an update, the 1st in 2022. Plus, don't miss the announcement for the Snowflake startups competition. Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: TikTok beats Instagram as the most downloaded app of 2021: Report

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 05:45:06 GMT

In this week's podcast (Dec 27, 2021 - Jan 2, 2022): TikTok, Instagram & Facebook top the list of the Top-10 downloaded apps of 2021, according to "apptopia". In other news: Telegram app to add emoji reactions. Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Chinese Internet company Baidu's efforts to be in Metaverse race

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 05:29:48 GMT

In this week's podcast (Dec 20-26, 2021): Chinese tech giant Baidu doesn’t expect to fully launch its XiRang metaverse app any time soon despite the app’s initial debut. Also, with so many companies begging off in-person appearances, will CES 2022 eventually become a virtual event? Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: The Log4j software exploit was all over the news

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 05:32:53 GMT

In this week's podcast (Dec 13-19, 2021): Millions of servers, if not billions, across the globe that use the Log4j library, have been affected by a vulnerability. Also: Meta expands bug bounty & data bounty programs. Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Major outage in Amazon Web Services hits US companies

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 05:08:43 GMT

This is the 150th episode of this podcast! In this week's podcast (Dec 6-Dec 12, 2021): A major outage in Amazon’s cloud computing network severely disrupted services at many US companies for hours. In other news: Google Play games will be available on Windows PC from 2022. Also, don't miss our startups section. Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Apple App Store announces best apps & games of 2021

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 05:23:02 GMT

In this week's podcast (Nov 29-Dec 5, 2021): Apple has announced the “iPhone App of the Year” award to “Toca Life World”, from Toca Boca, & the “iPad App of the Year” to “LumaFusion”, from LumaTouch. In other headlines: Reddit announces interactive features. Also, don't miss our startups section. Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: GoDaddy user data exposed in breach

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 05:27:10 GMT

In this week's episode (Nov 22-28, 2021): Hosting company GoDaddy has said a data breach occurred in which the user data of 1.2 million of its customers may have been exposed. In other headlines: Twitter unveils plans to enter e-commerce space. Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: DuckDuckGo's new feature will stop Android apps from snooping on users

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 05:34:34 GMT

In this week's podcast (Nov 15-21, 2021): DuckDuckGo is launching “App Tracking Protection for Android” into beta, a new feature in its existing app that will block 3rd-party trackers like Google & Facebook lurking in other apps. In other news: Google sets up $15 million assistance program with SIDBI in India.

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Amazon viewers can share 30-sec clips from Amazon original content

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 05:37:40 GMT

In this week's podcast (Nov 8-14, 2021): Amazon has announced that viewers can send scenes from their favorite Amazon Original series — straight from their phones. In India, multi-million dollar food delivery service Zomato has started investing in startups. Also, our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Boeing, other companies are getting into the satellite broadband Internet business

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 05:01:14 GMT

In this week's podcast (Nov 1-7, 2021): The FAA has granted permission to Boeing to deploy satellites that could beam broadband Internet from space. Also, have you heard of this metaverse, Decentraland? What's more, our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Facebook turns into Meta in major re-branding exercise

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 03:47:52 GMT

In this week's podcast (end-Oct 31, 2021): Facebook is now Meta as it embarks on developing a new immersive version of the Web. Also, our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Facebook to re-brand, get new name

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 04:32:35 GMT

In this week's podcast: Facebook is reportedly re-branding and getting a new name. Also, don't miss our new segment - CEO Speak where we invite founders, co-founders, CEOs, CTOs and C-suite guys of tech unicorns, businesses & startups to share their business story on our weekly podcast. Get Your Invite. Also, our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Microsoft shutters LinkedIn China, replaces it with new job site

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 04:53:07 GMT

In this week's podcast (end-Oct 17, 2021): Microsoft has decided to sunset the current localized version of social network LinkedIn. Also, in our startup of the week, we bring you Lemon.io, a platform that connects startups or projects with the right developers.

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Russia cyberattacks worrisome: Microsoft

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 04:28:32 GMT

In this week's podcast (end Oct 10, 2021): Microsoft has said in the past year, 58% of all cyberattacks observed by it from nation-states had come from Russia. In other news: Apple to use own recruits to report scam apps.

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: US company Lynk successfully connects mobile phones to low-orbit satellite

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 04:35:35 GMT

In today's podcast (Oct. 3, 2021): A Virginia, US-based mobile tech company, Lynk Global, Inc. announced this week it had registered hundreds of unmodified mobile phones to its low-orbit satellite. In other news, German startup autoRetouch brings artificial intelligence to image editing.

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: China bans cryptocurrency

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 14:44:37 GMT

In This Week's Podcast (Sept. 26, 2021): A terse post on the People’s Bank of China’s blog on Friday morning made it clear that crypto-related transactions are 100% illegal. In other news: The 3rd annual edition of the Digital Quality of Life Index has put Denmark 1st in the Index for the 2nd year in a row, closely followed by South Korea. Don't forget to visit our website www.whatsnewonthenet.com for more tech news.

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: More privacy-centric features added to Mozilla VPN

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 07:09:44 GMT

In this week's podcast (Sept 19, 2021): Privacy features added to Mozilla VPN: Custom DNS servers & Multi-hop. In other news: Auto-reset Android feature coming to older devices even.

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Apple Inc. prohibited from stopping outside payment in Epic Games court ruling

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 04:10:49 GMT

In This Week's Podcast (Sept 12, 2021): In-app purchases can now be made by Apple customers via their own websites following an order by a US federal judge. In other news: Ray-Ban & FB launch 1st-gen smart glasses.

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Microsoft Windows 11 coming on Oct 5, 2021.

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 04:49:46 GMT

In this week's podcast (Sept 5, 2021): Microsoft will start rolling out Windows 11 from October 5, 2021. An announcement: This podcast is now on Amazon. Follow <Whats New On The Net> on Amazon Music.

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Apple agrees to let iPhone apps email users about payment options

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 03:59:00 GMT

In this week's podcast (Aug. 29, 2021): Developers will be able to tell iPhone & iPad customers how to pay outside the iTunes App Store, Apple announced.In other news, Twitter has announced that hosts who use Spaces, its “live” audio feature, will now be able to sell access to Ticketed Spaces. An announcement: This podcast is now on Amazon. Follow <Whats New On The Net> on Amazon Music. You can now leave a voice message here: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Microsoft 365 Price To Go Up

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 06:11:34 GMT

In this week's tech news (end-Aug 22, 2021): Microsoft has decided to hike the Microsoft 365 fees from March 1, 2022. And: Facebook has launched in open beta Horizon Workrooms, a virtual meeting place. Also, don't miss the startup profiles in our Startups segment.

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This Week,Those Tech Headlines: Facebook Messenger updates end-to-end encrypted chats with new features

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 06:37:53 GMT

In this week's tech news (Aug 15, 2021): Facebook Messenger updates end-to-end encrypted chats with new features. Also, you now need to fulfil new requirements to be part of Google Podcast Recommendations. Alert: We are launching a section called, "What's Your Story". If you are the CEO, CMO, CTO, or the co-founder of a startup, join us in telling your story to the world. Write in to us at whatsnewonthenet.com (at) gmail.com. Or leave a voice message here: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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We've converted our daily podcast into a weekly one

Sorab Ghaswalla — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 04:57:31 GMT

Starting today, Aug 8, 2021, the Whats New On The Net daily global tech news podcast has been converted into a weekly round-up one. Every Sunday, you can look forward to this weekly podcast of global tech news, and startup profiles.

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Google Updates “About This Result” Panel In Search

Sorab Ghaswalla — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:29:35 GMT

In today's (July 23, 2021) podcast: Starting today, when you visit the Google About This Result panel — the three dots next to most results — you’ll get even more information about your results to help you make sense of the information.

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5 New Privacy-centric Online Search Engines That You Could Use

Sorab Ghaswalla — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:24:58 GMT

In today's (July 22, 2021) podcast: With more and more Internet surfers complaining about their online activities being tracked by search engines, here are 5 new search engines that do not track you. Also, audio-only app Clubhouse is now available to all.

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Instagram Sensitive Content Control: What's That All About?

Sorab Ghaswalla — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:42:41 GMT

Listen to: Facebook-owned Instagram has launched the Instagram Sensitive Content Control. This will allow users to decide how much sensitive Content shows up in “Explore”. And: Google “Adaptive Protection” helps enterprises fight DDoS attacks.

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Apple iOS 14.7 Is A Mega Update

Sorab Ghaswalla — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 10:40:37 GMT

In today's (July 20, 2021 podcast): Apple has released Apple iOS 14.7, iPadOS 14.7, Apple Watch 7.6 & TVOS 14.7. Also, in the news: YouTube decides to acquire shopping video platform from India, "simsim". Announcement: Listeners can send us voice messages using this link: Send a voice message to Whats New On The Net (memo.fm)

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You Can Now Delete Last 15 Minutes Of Search History In Google

Sorab Ghaswalla — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:36:16 GMT

In today's (July 19, 2021) podcast: There’s a new "delete" option in Google. It erases the last 15 minutes of search history. In other news, Microsoft has released CBL-Mariner, a free & open source Cloud infrastructure operating system based on Linux. Announcement: Our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

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Japanese Engineers Record Faster Internet Speed

Sorab Ghaswalla — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:43:05 GMT

In today's (July 16, 2021) podcast: Japanese engineers have shattered the world record for the fastest Internet speed. Also, Facebook announces "Soundmojis” in Messenger on Emoji Day.

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Microsoft Wants To Move Your Desktop To The Cloud

Sorab Ghaswalla — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:39:13 GMT

In today's (July 15, 2021) podcast: Microsoft has launched Windows 365, a cloud service that introduces a new way to experience Windows 10 or Windows 11 (when it’s generally available). In other news, TikTok goes past the 3 billion download mark.

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YouTube Hits 34.6 bln Monthly Visits, More Than Facebook & Twitter Combined: Report

Sorab Ghaswalla — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:23:06 GMT

In today's (July 14, 2021) podcast: Although Facebook still dominates the social media space with over 2.1 billion million active users, YouTube hit far more monthly visits than the world’s leading social media app. In other news, Ring’s encryption feature now available globally.

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Android 12 Will Allow You To Play Games Even As You Are Downloading Them

Sorab Ghaswalla — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 10:27:18 GMT

In today's (July 13 2021) podcast: The next version of Google Android will allow you to play a game even as you are downloading it. Also, 2 Ph.D. students launch a different kind of online search engine called, "Search Atlas."

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Facebook's Answer To Substack Is Here: Facebook Bulletin

Sorab Ghaswalla — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:54:47 GMT

In today's (June 30, 2021) podcast: Facebook has launched Bulletin, a set of publishing & subscription tools to support creators in the US. In other news, you will never guess who the biggest rival of TikTok is.

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This is our 100th episode

Sorab Ghaswalla — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:43:24 GMT

Dear listeners: The Whats New On The Net podcast completes its 100th episode today (June 10, 2021). In the headlines: Apple Podcast In-App subscriptions to launch on June 15, 2021. Plus, more tech news from around the globe.

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Apple Music subscribers will be able to listen in "Lossless Audio" for free.Also, Pinterest launches "Idea Pins"

Sorab Ghaswalla — Tue, 18 May 2021 11:37:34 GMT

In today's podcast (May 18, 2021):Apple has announced Apple Music was bringing “industry-leading” sound quality to subscribers with the addition of Spatial Audio with support for Dolby Atmos. In other news: Pinterest has launched a TikTok clone called "Idea Pins".

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Canadian company Telesat in race with SpaceX in Internet space race. EFF partners with DuckDuckGo to increase secure browsing & protect privacy

Sorab Ghaswalla — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:44:04 GMT

In today's (April 16, 2021) podcast: Canada’s Telesat is in the race to launch a low-earth-orbit satellite constellation to provide high-speed global broadband from space. The Electronic Frontier Foundation today announced it had enhanced its HTTPS Everywhere browser extension by incorporating rulesets from DuckDuckGo Smarter Encryption.

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You can now download Telegram app from Website instead of Play Store. Also, TrillerNet to acquire customer engagement platform Amplify.ai

Sorab Ghaswalla — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:38:21 GMT

In tech news: Messaging platform Telegram is now offering a version of its Android smartphone app that can be directly downloaded from its Website. Headline 2: TrillerNet, owner of the global AI-powered short-video app Triller, will acquire customer engagement platform Amplify.ai, a global leader in Conversational AI and brand amplification.

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After Brave browser, search engine DuckDuckGo blocks FLoC tracking on Chrome. Also, Cloudflare ties up with NVIDIA to bring AI to its Edge network

Sorab Ghaswalla — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:45:20 GMT

In today's (April 14, 2021) podcast: DuckDuckGo has come out with an extension for Chrome that can block FLoC tracking. And Cloudflare has partnered with NVIDIA which is great news for app developers. Alert: from next week, only subscribers will get access to this entire podcast. It's free, so please subscribe. Now!

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Brave browser says it has disabled Google's new FloC tracking

Sorab Ghaswalla — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:47:04 GMT

In today’s (April 13, 2021) tech news: The privacy-centric Brave browser has cited three aspects of Google's new FLoC tracking system that were particularly harmful and concerning. Also, don't miss the profile of startup BAZO for B2B sites; it may just be what the doctor ordered for marketing and sales teams.

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Google starts rolling out new tracking system - FloC. Also, Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android gets more features

Sorab Ghaswalla — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:28:24 GMT

Hey, all. Welcome back to this podcast by Whats New On The Net. In today’s tech headlines: Google has said it had started to implement the alternate to cookie tracking called, “Federated Learning of Cohorts” (FLoC). In other news, Microsoft has announced a host of improvements for its Teams Rooms on Android, including an updated calendar.

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LinkedIn users data scraped and put up for sale. In other news, Android malware takes over your WhatsApp sessions

Sorab Ghaswalla — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:36:00 GMT

Hey, everyone. Welcome to this podcast (April 9, 2021) by Whats New On The Net. In today's tech news: Personal data of 500 million LinkedIn users has been scraped & is reportedly for sale on a hacking forum. LinkedIn said it was investigating the issue. Check Point Research has found mobile malware in an app on the Google Play Store. The malicious software, dubbed "FlixOnline," disguises itself as a legitimate Netflix app.

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Facebook releases Clubhouse like app "Hotline" in public beta

Sorab Ghaswalla — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:43:36 GMT

Hey, welcome to this (April 8, 2021) podcast of Whats New On The Net. In today’s tech news: Facebook’s internal R&D group, NPE Team has released its latest experiment “Hotline” into public beta testing. Many say this Web app is a mix of Instagram Live & Clubhouse. In other news: Indian social media firm ShareChat has raised more than half a billion dollars to grow its popular short-video app Moj, from Tiger Global, Twitter, Snap & more.

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Facebook explains user data was not hacked but scraped. Also, TikTok introduces auto captioning for videos

Sorab Ghaswalla — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 10:14:51 GMT

In today’s podcast: Commenting on the latest episode of user data leak prior to 2019, Facebook has said it was because of nefarious players deploying scraping tools, not hacking its data base. TikTok has introduced “auto captions”, a feature to help people who are hearing challenged.

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Clubhouse is testing payment feature. Also, "Deep Nostalgia" is becoming immensely popular, claims developer. Here's why

Sorab Ghaswalla — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:45:14 GMT

In today’s podcast: Audio chat app Clubhouse has started to roll out “Payments”, a feature wherein all users will be able to send payments. Also, since its launch 5 weeks ago, 72 million animations have been created by Deep Nostalgia, a tool which brings old photographs come alive.

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At least half a billion Facebook users’ data from 106 countries posted on hacking Site. Also, LG to shutter mobile business

Sorab Ghaswalla — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:18:38 GMT

Hello, everyone. Welcome to this podcast by Whats New On The Net. In today's podcast: Personal data of over 500 million Facebook users has been posted online in a low-level hacking forum. Although 2 years old, the data includes phone numbers, names, email addresses, etc of FB members from 106 countries. In other news, LG Electronics has decided to close its mobile business unit.

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Many Microsoft Cloud services were down Thursday. Also, guess how much did the top influencer on TikTok earn last year?

Sorab Ghaswalla — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:22:21 GMT

Hey, welcome to this podcast by Whats New On The Net. In today’s headlines: From midway Thursday, many of Microsoft services kept going down but were restored early Friday. In other news, a new study by RAVE Reviews now tells us who is making the most money on TikTok. Rave Reviews has, in fact, “identified” 62 users who are estimated to have made a six-figure-plus income from the app in 2020. TikTok’s highest earner is dance & choreographer star Michael Le, who is estimated to have made, hold your breath, US $20,378,000 from 92 ads in 2020.

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Today's headlines: Apple users now get to choose the voice of Siri

Sorab Ghaswalla — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:53:20 GMT

Hello, ye all, and welcome to this 50th episode of the Whats New On The Net podcast. In today’s bulletin: iOS users can now get to choose their Siri. Apple has decided to add 2 new voices to Siri’s English offerings. Also, in other news, the Periscope App that popularized live streaming from smartphones breathes its last.

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LinkedIn introduces more features including Creator mode. Also, Apple will hold Worldwide Developers Conference on June 7

Sorab Ghaswalla — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:55:46 GMT

In today's episode: Apple today announced it will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 7 through 11. LinkedIn has introduced more features, including “Creator Mode”.

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In today's podcast, AI generated text takes one more step ahead

Sorab Ghaswalla — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:48:40 GMT

Hello, welcome to this podcast by Whats New On The Net. In today’s tech news: Looks like OpenAI’s AI-led language algorithm GPT-3 may soon have competition. A new project called “Eleuther”, which is an open-source one, aims to match GPT-3 in writing coherent articles in English when given a text prompt without any human intervention. Also, Xiaomi has introduced a new addition to its Mi 11 family – Mi 11 Lite 5G & Mi 11 Lite.

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Vulnerabilities in "Facebook for WordPress Plugin" fixed. Also, Apple releases updated software to tackle WebKit vulnerability

Sorab Ghaswalla — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:04:08 GMT

Hello, everyone. Welcome to today’s (March 29, 2021) podcast by Whats New On The Net. In news developments reported in today's episode, Apple strongly recommends users to update their iPhones, iPads, so also Apple Watch, with the latest iOS version: 14.4.2, watchOS 7.3.3, & iPadOS 14.4.2 to close up a vulnerability that poses an “active” security threat. In other news, a vulnerability in the Facebook for WordPress plugin was being used to capture user actions when they visited a Webpage, & was installed on over 500,000 websites.

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PUBG Mobile has earned $5.1 billion in lifetime sales, says report. And, just what the heck are shimejis?

Sorab Ghaswalla — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:34:43 GMT

In today’s podcast: PUBG has already crossed the 1 billion downloads mark, according to a new report by Sensor Tower. Which means that PUBG Mobile is earning about $5 for every download. Also, in our startups section, read about this Chrome extension that allows you to insert shimejis in any website.

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In today's podcast: Slack adds “Connect” turning it into DM app. New app promises to increase podcast audience

Sorab Ghaswalla — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:29:35 GMT

Slack Connect, a new feature, allows team members to work with people outside of their company in channels & direct messages. In our startups segment, new Android & iOS app Goodpods helps you can directly recommend podcasts to friends and influencers.

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Facebook brings back F8 as virtual event

Sorab Ghaswalla — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:04:36 GMT

In today’s podcast: In a significant move, Google, Microsoft & a few other major players have joined forces to improve compatibility across different Web browsers. In other news, Firefox 87 with more privacy focused features is out today.

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Why did some Android apps keep crashing on Monday?

Sorab Ghaswalla — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 11:01:57 GMT

In today’s podcast: Android apps, including Gmail were crashing on Monday because of a tech glitch, but Google says it has resolved the issue. Also, a new type of social network, “BitClout” which is more of a crypto-exchange, comes out of private beta. Users here can buy & sell tokens based on people’s reputations. For more on these stories, plus other tech news, listen to this podcast by Whats New On The Net.

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Twitter opens local office in Turkey in compliance with new social media law

Sorab Ghaswalla — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:57:19 GMT

Welcome to this, March, 22, 2021 podcast of Whats New On The Net. In the news: As per a new law passed by Turkey in Oct 2020, Twitter has finally appointed a local representative to deal with the local flare-ups. In our startups segment: know about "Hostman”, which is a Cloud hosting platform that promises to help developers deploy applications hosted on repositories such as GitHub, Bitbucket & GitLab at the click of a button.

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YouTube Shorts comes to the US. In other news, Spotify launches Website to show how much artists make on the platform

Sorab Ghaswalla — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:07:48 GMT

Welcome to this podcast by Whats New On The Net. Spotify has launched a Website called “Loud & Clear” which will show how much Spotify pays artists & how the funds are distributed. TikTok’s rival, YouTube Shortsis finally in the US, but some users are complaining of missing features.

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YouTube to introduce feature to check for copyright violations. Chrome 89 version will allow 'live' transcribing of videos

Sorab Ghaswalla — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:11:08 GMT

Hey, welcome to this (March 18, 2021) podcast. We lead with this story: YouTube has rolled out a feature that will stop videos with potential copyright issues to be uploaded. It announced today from its official blog that the process on Studio desktop called "Checks" would automatically screen uploads for potential copyright claims. Listen to this & other important tech developments from around the world.

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Tech news alert: Wikipedia will have an Enterprise edition; Google cuts Android app developer fee

Sorab Ghaswalla — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:56:09 GMT

In today’s (March 17, 2021) power-packed podcast: The Wikimedia Foundation has decided to launch Wikipedia Enterprise wherein it will charge companies that utilize Wikipedia content a fee. In other news, Google said it will cut its service fee for Play Store, which it charges Android app developers, to 15% for the first one million of revenue. Which means slightly cheaper apps now.

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Microsoft services including Teams hit by outage. Also, global shipments of wearable devices increased by 27.2% in 4th quarter of 2020

Sorab Ghaswalla — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:04:54 GMT

Microsoft users around the world were unable to log into Teams and other multiple services on Monday because of a software update glitch. Things returned to normal after the update was rolled back by Microsoft. In other news, wearables did well in the 2020 4th quarter, says IDC, with Apple and Xiaomi leading this market. Subscribe, if you haven’t so far to this free podcast. Make it a daily habit.

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Clubhouse announces its first accelerator program

Sorab Ghaswalla — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:44:21 GMT

Welcome, welcome, welcome to Monday, March 15th, 2021 episode of Whats New On The Net. In today’s news: Audio chat network Clubhouse CEO Paul Davison has announced the 1st creators’ program. Also, in our "startups" segment, we've profiled French Web app Capté that uses AI to automatically transcribe the audio in a video & adds subtitles to the footage. An appeal: Keep reading, do subscribe, & do share this podcast with friends and colleagues.

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Facebook announces more ways for content creators to make money on the social network

Sorab Ghaswalla — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 10:34:38 GMT

Video creators can now earn money from videos as short as one minute long, with a minimally interruptive ad running at 30 seconds, said Facebook. In other news, Elon Musk's SpaceX launches 60 more satellites for Starlink project. Don’t miss this power-packed 5 minute technology news capsule by Whats New On The Net.

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Instagram has launched a lite version in 170 countries. TikTok's new comment features to tackle bullying

Sorab Ghaswalla — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:39:56 GMT

In today (March 11, 2021) episode of the Whats New On The Net podcast: TikTok has rolled out more features aimed at reducing bullying & “encouraging users to treat others on the platform with kindness.” In other news, Instagram's new Lite app for Android is designed to provide people living in rural & remote communities with a high-quality experience using minimal data.

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In today's episode: Google has introduced 6 more features to Chromebook. Also, Apple will soon start manufacturing iPhone 12 in India.

Sorab Ghaswalla — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:50:35 GMT

Welcome to the March 10th, 2021 episode of the Whats New On The Net podcast. In today’s tech news: Google has announced more features to Chromebook based on user feedback, & to mark the 10th birthday of Chrome OS. Plus, more news.

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McAfee sells its enterprise business to private equity group. In other news, the new Google Pay comes out of beta

Sorab Ghaswalla — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:00:51 GMT

Hey, welcome to this episode of the Whats New On The Net podcast. We bring you the most important & useful tech news from around the world. In today’s episode, security firm McAfee has announced it was selling its enterprise security business to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group in a deal worth $4 billion, all cash. Also, did we tell you this? Just over a month after we launched this podcast, it has debuted at No: 14 on the list of “Top 35 Tech Podcasts To Follow in 2021” by Feedspot. Thanks to you listeners & subscribers, & thank you, Feedspot.

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Here comes “Pinterest Premiere”, a set of marketing solutions & tools

Sorab Ghaswalla — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 10:29:34 GMT

Hey, welcome to the March 8, 2021 episode of the Whats New On The Net podcast. In our 1st story: at the recent 1st-ever ‘Pinterest Presents’ marketing & advertising summit, Pinterest announced many ad tools to provide more insight into campaign performance. Also, do not miss the startups segment.

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Microsoft will soon release Edge stable version with changes under the hood. In other news, Facebook’s AI model SEER can recognize objects on its own

Sorab Ghaswalla — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:09:15 GMT

Welcome to the March 5th, 2021 episode of the Whats New On The Net global tech news podcast. Here are the headlines: Facebook has announced a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. FB AI has brought a self-supervised learning paradigm shift to computer vision. It had developed SEER, a self-supervised computer vision model that can learn from any random group of images on the Internet — without the need for careful curation & labeling that goes into most computer vision training today. In other news, Microsoft will soon release Edge stable version with changes under the hood.

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After phase out of 3rd party cookies, no other tech to track browsing habits, says Google

Sorab Ghaswalla — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:12:20 GMT

Three very important announcements today from the world of technology: Google has reiterated its stand on Online privacy, & said it would not be developing any other technology to track individuals as they browse the Web. A new study shows that US, Russia & Germany in top-3 countries sending out spam emails. Meanwhile, Apple launches service allowing users to transfer iCloud photos, videos to other services like Google Photos. Listen to these & other important tech news on this episode of the Whats New On The Net podcast.

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Microsoft reveals mixed reality tool Mesh, and brings webinars to Teams

Sorab Ghaswalla — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:26:33 GMT

Hey, welcome to the March 3rd, 2021 episode of the Whats New On The Net podcast. Microsoft made some big announcements on Tuesday at its Ignite 2021 virtual event. One of them was Microsoft Mesh – a mixed-reality platform that will allow people's hologram avatar to be in the same room as others. Also, Microsoft may soon add a “Teams Pro” plan to Microsoft 365 & Office 365 business accounts which will bring webinar capabilities to Microsoft Teams. So listen to this podcast if you don’t want to miss out on all these important developments.

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Instagram launches 'live' Rooms, and Facebook lifts Australian news ban

Sorab Ghaswalla — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:38:38 GMT

In today’s podcast: Instagram's latest offering, "Live Rooms" gives creators even more ways to build a business & earn money, says Instagram. In Europe, a new law makes it compulsory for companies to repair electronic appliances for 10 years, so no more use & throw.

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Microsoft's new free website builder service for small businesses. In other news, Online gaming community Roblox touches new heights of popularity

Sorab Ghaswalla — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 11:14:36 GMT

Hello, and welcome to the March 1, 2021 podcast of Whats New On The Net. As part of a new marketing service by Microsoft, small businesses can save time by importing their information from a Facebook page or an existing advertising campaign. Microsoft then takes care of the formatting the layout of the page. In other news, California-based gaming community Roblox users grew by 85% to 32.6 million in 2020, while the number of hours spent on Roblox’s app & website grew by 124%. Also, don’t miss the new introduced fun facts sections at the end of the podcast. Stay safe, stay healthy.

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Twitter announces "Super Followers" plan. Also, 4 Canadian startups are selected for Google’s Voice AI program

Sorab Ghaswalla — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:29:35 GMT

Twitter’s working on 2 plans, including a pay-to-follow model where users could get exclusive Content from some of the platform’s most influential accounts for a fee. So a new way of monetizing your tweets is coming soon. Also, we've added a new section from today to our podcast called, "fun facts". In it, we will give you one piece of very interesting information either about the Internet, the World Wide Web, some startup r big tech company. Happy Friday, folks.

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Australian Govt passes media bargaining code. In India, new guidelines issued to regulate content on social media, OTT

Sorab Ghaswalla — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:55:27 GMT

Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Whats New On The Net podcast. Australia has passed the much-debated 'News Media Bargaining Code' law. In other news, the Indian Government has unveiled new policies for social media and over the top (OTT) platforms to keep an eye on the content.

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Google Android gets more features, while Mozilla introduces privacy feature called “Total Cookie Protection” in Firefox browser

Sorab Ghaswalla — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:38:53 GMT

In today’s podcast, Android will now have a feature related to saved passwords. “Password Checkup” will let you know if your password is on a list of hacked passwords. In other news, Mozilla has made cookie tracking across websites a little more difficult by adding a feature in the latest version of its Firefox browser. Happy listening. And, don’t forget to send in your comments, and press the ‘like’ button.

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In today's episode, Facebook to restore news links in Australia; Spotify to expand in over 80 markets

Sorab Ghaswalla — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:16:31 GMT

Hello, and welcome to this episode of the Whats New On The Net podcast. Well, guess what. After almost a week's talks with the Australian Government on the upcoming news media bargaining code (law), Facebook today announced it was withdrawing its decision of pulling out news links from Australian subscribers. Also, audio streaming subscription service Spotify has made several announcements including a plan to expand. Do not forget to like and subscribe.

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Mystery malware hits some Apple Mac machines. In our "startups" segment, we've profiled "Glide apps"

Sorab Ghaswalla — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:06:20 GMT

Welcome to the start of a new week. This Monday morning, Feb 22, 2021, over the next 5 minutes, we will look at all the important developments from the World Wide Web that happened over the weekend.

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Audio app Clubhouse has been downloaded over 8 million times, WhatsApp takes a crack at its new privacy policy again, and Canada now talks tough on Facebook

Sorab Ghaswalla — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:31:14 GMT

In today’s Whats New On The Net podcast: by-invite audio app Clubhouse has now topped 8 million global downloads, says an App Annie report. Also, Canada now promises to go after Facebook to pay for news.

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Facebook announces Australia news ban. Also, in our startups section: a service called "Warmup Your Email"

Sorab Ghaswalla — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:57:16 GMT

Welcome, welcome, welcome to this episode of the Whats New On The Net podcast. So why did Facebook suddenly announce it would no longer allow Australian publishers to share news on Facebook or allow Australians to view or share international news sources? In other news, YouTube is bringing YouTube Shorts, a TikTok rival, to the US. Then, in our startups profile, learn how you can stop your emails from ever landing in someone's SPAM folder by using Warmup Your Email. Happy listening.

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Productivity app Trello gets a new look and new features. And, new emojis including a woman with beard come to iOS 14.5

Sorab Ghaswalla — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:53:19 GMT

In today’s podcast, productivity & project management platform Trello has re-branded itself & also launched newly designed boards, lists, & cards model. Also, iOS 14.5 becomes the first OS from Apple to include support for Emoji 13.1, which includes options to specify a woman with a beard, or a man with a beard. Weird, beard.

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Apple to offer free repairs to rectify charging problems on Series 5 Apple watches. Facebook, Insta shops now integrated with Shopify

Sorab Ghaswalla — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 10:46:54 GMT

Hey, welcome to the Whats New On The Net podcast. We’ve got our 1st sponsor, and naturally are very excited. In today’s episode, Apple has released a watchOS update that aims to avoid an issue that causes some of the Watch Series 5 & SE to stop charging. Despite the fix if there are users who continue to face the problem, they are eligible for a free repair.

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Google has decided to pay French news publishers for using news snippets. In other headlines, Africa has a new startup accelerator by Telecel

Sorab Ghaswalla — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:59:20 GMT

Welcome back this Monday to the 17th episode of this daily podcast of Whats New On The Net. Google has agreed to pay US $76 million over three years to a group of 121 French news publishers. In other news, the Africa Startup Initiative Programme Accelerator aims to recognize & assist early-stage African startups in the telecom & technology fields.

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A startup that wants you to get paid if your personal data is used

Sorab Ghaswalla — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:07:43 GMT

In today’s episode of Whats New On The Net: Google has brought Pixel-exclusive editing features to Google Photos for all Android users. In other news, there's a soon-to-be-launched platform called "Tiki" that wants to monetize user data. Which means you retain the choice to decide whether you want to sell your personal data, and if so, also get paid for it.

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Google News Showcase launched in the UK. In other news if you are a Slack user on Android, maybe you need to change your password

Sorab Ghaswalla — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 10:44:04 GMT

Welcome to this, Feb. 11, 2021 podcast of Whats New On The Net. Some of today’s headlines: In the UK, Google has signed partnerships with over 120 publishers for Google News Showcase. Elsewhere, a researcher claims to have managed to breach the internal IT systems of at least 35 companies, including Microsoft, Apple, PayPal, Shopify, Netflix, Yelp, Tesla, & Uber by exploiting a vulnerability in open-source programming languages.

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A tale of two Internet satellite companies: Elon Musk's SpaceX starts taking pre-orders for Internet services, while Swarm talks of its sandwich-sized satellites for IoT services

Sorab Ghaswalla — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 10:57:47 GMT

Hey, everyone. In today’s episode, I talk of SpaceX starting to accept pre-orders for its Starlink satellite internet service. In other news, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey spells out his vision for Twitter and social media in general in an investor conference. Listen to his dream for the future.

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In today's episode: a WordPress plugin that automatically creates acceptable images for social media. And, give your opinion on whether Facebook is today an old social media network or not?

Sorab Ghaswalla — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:56:32 GMT

'Social Image Generator' is a WordPress plugin that automatically takes the title & image from your post & creates a shareable image for social media to advertise your blog for WordPress or product, for Woocommerce. Plus, in other news, audio-chat app Clubhouse is banned in China.

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US audio-chat app ClubHouse becomes popular in China + more news

Sorab Ghaswalla — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:05:24 GMT

We bring you some exciting news stories from the World Wide Web on Feb 8, 2021, the first day of the new week. Recently launched invite-only audio-chat app ClubHouse, it seems, has become very popular with Chinese residents. Find out why by listening to this episode. Also, malware found in the extremely popular Android app Barcode Scanner app, claims Malwarebytes.

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The smartphone as a tool for health diagnosis is now a reality

Sorab Ghaswalla — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:08:36 GMT

Hey, welcome back to our podcast. In today’s news from the World Wide Web, you can use your phone to measure your heartbeats and respiratory rate. In other news, Google has offered payment to Australian publishers under its “News Showcase” program but some of the big publishers have rejected it. Also, a Chrome browser extension called, ‘The Great Suspender’ has been removed from the Web Store for being malware. Listen to these stories, plus to other news you can use. Brought to you by Whats New On The Net.

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Artificial intelligence driven content gets even more sophisticated

Sorab Ghaswalla — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:59:55 GMT

The co-founder of Snazzy.ai talks to Whats New On The Net about his startup where you can get content for landing pages, ads, and emails written by artificial intelligence. In other news, TikTok will now warn users against unverified videos that contain questionable information that can't be verified by fact-checkers. It will warn users when they go to re-share those videos that the information hasn’t been confirmed. Listen to these and other stories from the World Wide Web in today’s episode.

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Heard of the San Francisco-based Clubhouse app yet?

Sorab Ghaswalla — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:29:14 GMT

Hey, welcome to today’s podcast by Whats New On The Net. Those of you who have still not heard of the success that the Clubhouse audio chat is enjoying, you must listen to today’s episode. A host of celebrities like Ashton Kutcher are on the new app. What’s more, a recent chat by Elon Musk with the Robinhood CEO almost caused a virtual stampede. This and other stories in today’s episode. Enjoy.

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Google Android is coming to Ford vehicles

Sorab Ghaswalla — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:56:25 GMT

Hey, everyone. Welcome to Tuesday’s podcast of Whats New On The Net. Listen to the news from the worlds of the Internet and the World Wide Web over the last 24 hours. Auto maker Ford & Google have decided to team up. By 2023, Ford cars will have the Android OS driving its infotainment. Also, the latest version of Apple iOS has a feature that will allow iPhone users wearing masks to unlock their phones without removing the mask. All they need is an Apple Watch.

Listen to these and other stories. Plus, in our ‘Startup’ section today, we’ve got something for meme lovers.

Do let us know what you think of our podcast. Cheers.

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Microsoft may step in if Google leaves Australia over proposed new law

Sorab Ghaswalla — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 11:24:35 GMT

Welcome back to the Whats New On The Net podcast. Here are the headlines this Monday, Feb 1, 2021. A proposed new law by the Australian Government calling for Google to pay royalty to news publishers over news stories that surface in search results has upset Google, who has threatened to pull out its search engine. But Aussie lawmakers are undeterred. They say the void could be filled by players like Microsoft. Also, in our startups section, read about this new app called 'Twinybots' that uses artificial intelligence to post your content on your social networks.

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YouTube sets up award in India called YouTube Works

Sorab Ghaswalla — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:13:48 GMT

Hi, everyone. In today’s Whats New On The Net.com podcast… YouTube has announced YouTube Works award for India in six categories. Submissions are now open. In another major move, the Telegram app now allows users to import their chats from WhatsApp and other such apps. Listen to these and other stories in this episode. Don’t miss our ‘Startups’ section.

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WhatsApp introduces optional biometric safety features + other news

Sorab Ghaswalla — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:32:00 GMT

Here’s the Jan. 28, 2021 podcast of the website, Whats New On The Net. Hear about WhatsApp latest security feature, plus other news stories. Also, don’t miss the web app featured in our ‘Startups’ section.

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