US Private Equity Firm KKR Invests $1.5 billion in Reliance Jio

US Private Equity Firm KKR Invests $1.5 billion in Reliance Jio Reliance Industries on Friday announced a 2.32 percent stake sale in its telecom arm, Jio, to US-based private equity giant, KKR.Worth Rs. 11,367 crores ($1.5 billion), the deal values Reliance Jio’s digital business at Rs. 4.91 lakh crores (around $65 billion). It is the fifth major deal in Jio over the past four weeks, helping Reliance Industries mop-up a combined Rs....

May 22, 2020 · 2 min · 324 words · Sarah Heath

Vodafone Idea Launches Rs 29 Combo Plan With 14-Day Validity

Vodafone Idea Launches Rs 29 Combo Plan With 14-Day Validity Vodafone Ideahas launched a new prepaid recharge voucher that costs Rs. 29 and has a validity of 14 days.It offers 100MB of high-speed data alongside a talktime of Rs. 20, with voice calls being charged at 2.5p/second. It is available for Vodafone users as an ‘All Rounder’ plan, while Idea users are being offered it as a ‘Rate-cutter’ pack. The new pack isonly available in the Delhi circlewith no word on whether it will be extended nationally....

May 22, 2020 · 2 min · 301 words · John Gordon

Amazon Starts Food Delivery Service in India to Rival Growing Presence of Zomato, Swiggy

Amazon Starts Food Delivery Service in India to Rival Growing Presence of Zomato, Swiggy As netizens continue to stay at home due to the lockdown restrictions, American e-commerce giant Amazon has today launched a food delivery service in India. Called Amazon Food, the service is accessible directly from the regular Amazon app. It has been launched in a bid to rival the growing presence of food delivery giants, Zomato and Swiggy, in the country....

May 21, 2020 · 2 min · 422 words · Nicole Sawyer

Google Play Movies Adding Support for Dolby Vision HDR: Report

Google Play Movies Adding Support for Dolby Vision HDR: Report Having added support for 4K HDR back in 2017,Google Play Moviesis now offering content in Dolby Vision HDR. Believed to have been first spotted byFlatPanels HD, Google Play Movies is now offering ‘Joker’ and ‘A Simple Favor’ in Dolby Vision HDR. According to the report, both movies are listed with Dolby Vision HDR support on the platform. Do note that the feature is only available on compatible Android TV devices....

May 21, 2020 · 2 min · 295 words · Jonathan Heath

Instagram Now Makes It Easier to See When You’re Using Copyrighted Music

Instagram Now Makes It Easier to See When You’re Using Copyrighted Music Instagram has today releasedguidelines for using copyrighted music in live streams, stories, and posts. The platform is also making some changes to how pop-up notifications appear when someone uses copyrighted music or art in their stream. If you don’t stream live on Instagram often, you probably don’t know how this works. Up until now, Instagram used to sometimesinterrupt streams, or mute parts of them if they contained copyrighted music....

May 21, 2020 · 2 min · 388 words · Brandon Lester

iOS 13.5 Released with Exposure Notification API, Face ID Changes and More

iOS 13.5 Released with Exposure Notification API, Face ID Changes and More After quite a bit of testing and beta rollouts, Apple has today released iOS 13.5 in stable channel to all compatible iPhones. The update brings some Coronavirus specific improvements to iOS. Here is what’s new. Exposure Notification API First up, the update brings theExposure Notification APIthat the company was working on for quite some time. This new API is going to help with contact tracing Coronavirus patients....

May 21, 2020 · 2 min · 401 words · Sydney Douglas

Jailbreak for iOS 13.5 Already in The Works; Will Launch Very Soon

Jailbreak for iOS 13.5 Already in The Works; Will Launch Very Soon Apple rolled out the iOS 13.5 update to users earlier last night. It brings theBluetooth contact tracing API(Apple and Google working together), Face ID enhancements, and more. Just moments later, the unc0ver team tweeted out that it is working on an iOS jailbreak tool for up-to-date devices. The tweet further mentioned that unc0ver tool 5 will be able to patch“ever signed iOS version on every device....

May 21, 2020 · 2 min · 393 words · Shannon Williams
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