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Google vs Hindware: Delhi HC Ruling, "Google Tax" on Brands and the Future of Trademark Bidding Explained
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (642+ words) For years, Indian companies have spent crores building brands. They hired celebrities. They bought television spots. They sponsored cricket tournaments. They filled billboards, newspapers and social media feeds with promises of trust, quality and aspiration. Then they paid Google to…...
Swiping Right on Misery: Why Dating Apps Might Be Making You Lonelier Than Being Single Ever Did
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (410+ words) The apps were supposed to make finding love easier. For millions of users, they have done the opposite. Dating app burnout is now a documented psychological phenomenon, mirroring the stress patterns of a gruelling job, complete with exhaustion, cynicism, and…...
POCO X8 Pro Max Review: Rs 44, 999 Gaming Powerhouse With 9000m Ah Battery, Rugged Design and 1. 5 K AMOLED Display
1+ week, 3+ day ago (862+ words) Starting at Rs 44, 999, the POCO X8 Pro Max marks a significant shift for POCO's X-series lineup. The smartphone does not attempt to be an all-round flagship competitor. Instead, it prioritizes a few core strengths and pushes them aggressively, particularly for users…...
India Smartphone Sales May Fall 7% in FY27 Despite Revenue Growth: ICEA
1+ week, 3+ day ago (715+ words) India's smartphone industry could witness a slowdown in unit sales in the current financial year as inflationary pressures and global uncertainty weigh on consumer spending. However, industry leaders believe rising device prices will still push overall market value higher. According…...
Instagram's Instants Is Sending Your Photos to Everyone Without Warning - Here's How to Stop It
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (197+ words) The backlash has been loud. According to Live Mint, one Reddit user reportedly wrote that Instagram "forced me to go through a tutorial where I really didn't know what was happening" and ended up accidentally sending a foot emoji to…...
Is Your Instagram Feed Quietly Ranking You by Class? Know The Low-Income Instagram Trend
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (291+ words) Despite how it sounds, the term is not a financial category. It describes accounts that do not follow Instagram's dominant curated aesthetic: think mirror selfies on phone cameras, cluttered rooms, repeated outfits, and unedited daily life. The label has nothing…...
Scroll, 'Beta', Scroll: Retirement Plan, Unlimited Data & The Last Seen Generation
2+ week, 1+ day ago (999+ words) Pushplata scrolls past a political rant, pauses at a bhajan, double-taps a family reel, and keeps going. Another video loads. Then another. Time blurs. Night spills into morning. Her Instagram knows her well. It serves her devotion, outrage, nostalgia " one…...
Whats App's Incognito AI Chat Is Here: Can You Finally Talk to Meta AI Without Being Watched?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (389+ words) For the first time in mainstream AI, a major platform is promising users that conversations with an AI chatbot will leave no trace. Whats App's incognito chat mode, launched on May 13, powered by Meta's Private Processing technology, allows users to…...
Instagram "Instants" Feature Sparks Mixed Reactions Over Privacy and Control
2+ week, 3+ day ago (365+ words) This makes Instants similar to disappearing-message formats seen on other platforms, but with stricter controls around editing and capturing content. Additionally, the feature is being rolled out globally within the app and is also being tested as a standalone app…...
Your Instagram DMs Are No Longer a Safe Space. Here's What Changed
3+ week, 1+ day ago (420+ words) Instagram officially disabled end-to-end encryption on direct messages on 8 May 2026, following a low-profile terms-and-conditions update in March. The decision, which went unannounced publicly, reverses a commitment Meta made in 2019 and signals a meaningful shift in how one of the world's…...