TCS sued in US, Bengaluru airport in metaverse, Apple to allow third-party app stores

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Read [ideas from the book for free]( | [Buy the book]( Let's now catch up on the latest news 👇 --------------------------------------------------------------- Apple to allow third-party app stores on iOS 17 Apple has software engineers and services employees working on a project to "allow alternative app stores" on the iPhone and iPad in reaction to impending laws in the European Union. With these modifications, Apple will finally permit third-party App Stores on the iPhone. Apple will devote "a significant amount of resources to the companywide endeavour." --------------------------------------------------------------- India to become the first country to auction spectrum for satellite: TRAI Chairman PD Vaghela In order to improve the simplicity of conducting business in the sector, TRAI Chairman PD Vaghela stated that TRAI will soon offer suggestions to streamline approvals required for satellite communication from multiple ministries. TRAI has not yet released a consultation paper regarding the spectrum auction in accordance with the regular procedure intended for satellite communication. --------------------------------------------------------------- Download NBW app: The news app for busy professionals Get it on [Android](| [iOS]( --------------------------------------------------------------- DoNotPay introduces AI chatbot that negotiates your bills A new AI-powered chatbot from DoNotPay will let you negotiate payments and cancel subscriptions without having to contact customer support. Joshua Browder, the CEO of DoNotPay, posted a demonstration of the technology in which the chatbot successfully uses Xfinity's live chat to negotiate a discount on a Comcast internet bill. --------------------------------------------------------------- IMDb now allows artists to remove age and demographic details Any artist with an IMDb page can now claim their profile under the new rule and decide whether or not their age, birth year, given name, alternate names, and other demographic data appear on their profiles. The actors' organisation SAG-AFTRA feels that the regulation will prevent age-based discrimination even if the artists' ages will continue to be displayed on websites like Wikipedia. --------------------------------------------------------------- TCS sued in US for allegedly favouring Indian candidates Shawn Katz, a former employee, said that TCS had a history of discriminating against people who were not South Asian or Indian by favouring them in hiring and employment decisions. According to the complaint, TCS “knowingly and intentionally created and maintained an overwhelmingly disproportionate workforce in the United States that consists of approximately 70% South Asian employees." --------------------------------------------------------------- BLR Metaport: You can now visit Bengaluru airport's Terminal 2 in metaverse BLR Metaport, which was developed in association with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Polygon, provides a three-dimensional (3D) virtual experience that is immersive of the recently opened T2 at the airport in Bengaluru. On , interested travellers and the public can virtually tour and explore the new terminal using their phones or other smart devices. --------------------------------------------------------------- Paytm board approves share buyback worth Rs 850 crore at Rs 810 per share The indicative maximum number of equity shares that could be repurchased at the maximum buyback price and the maximum buyback size is 10,493,827. As of March 2022, this amounts to roughly 1.62% of the company’s paid-up share capital. Paytm said it would utilise “at least 50% of the amount earmarked as the maximum buyback size i.e. Rs. 425 crore” for the buyback. --------------------------------------------------------------- Binance withdrawals reach $1.9B in a single day The largest 24-hour daily outflow of tokens based on the Ethereum blockchain since June 13 totaled $1.9 billion, according to Nansen data. When asked if Binance has enough USDC to fulfil USDC withdrawal requests, a Binance spokesperson suggested it might be necessary to transfer money from offline wallets to online "hot" digital wallets. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bahamas court denies SBF bail, citing a "risk of flight" The attorney for Bankman-Fried had asked that bail be set at $250,000. He claimed that SBF suffered from "depression" and "insomnia," has no prior convictions, and did not leave the Bahamas despite having "ample opportunity" to do so. Additionally, the legal team for SBF asserted that their client hasn't been using any prescription drugs—including "Adderall" and "anti-depressants"—since his arrest. --------------------------------------------------------------- 79% of employees feel distracted at work: 1Password report One-third of employees (32%) report being the most stressed they have ever been at work, and four out of five (79%) feel distracted on an average day. A quarter of workers (26%) believe it's difficult to care about their work because of distractions from global events. The Covid-19 pandemic, recession/inflation, economic unpredictability, petrol prices, and personal relationships are among the top distractions, each ranking at 44%, 42%, 38%, 34%, and 29% respectively. --------------------------------------------------------------- nextbigwhat brings you curated news, product and tech trends across a range of industries - ensuring you save time and be the most well informed person in the room. Contact [nextbigwhat team](mailto:team@nextbigwhat.com?subject=from%20newsletter) | [unsubscribe]( Follow nextbigwhat on [LinkedIn]( | [Twitter]( | [Insta]( | [Facebook]( | [YouTube](