India’s Paytm secures third-party app license ahead of bank unit curb
The National Payments Corporation of India, the firm that built the eponymous UPI rail in the country, approved Paytm’s application to participate in the payments ecosystem as a third-party application provider, delivering much-needed relief to the financial services firm that serves more than 300 million users and over 10 million merchants in the South Asian […]
The TikTok bill, if it becomes law, is headed to the courts
The House’s approval of a bill calling for the forced sale or ban of the video app TikTok in the United States could end up launching a legal battle over the long-running and politically polarizing question: Is such a government effort constitutional? On Thursday, the only conclusion that seemed certain: The resolution will come in […]
Spotify Music Videos Are Launching — With One Big Catch
Music streaming service Spotify is adding full music videos to its platform, the company said Wednesday, but not everyone will be able to access the new feature just yet. For now, it’s available in beta in about a dozen countries for Premium subscribers across mobile, desktop and TV devices. The company is starting out with a […]
Why a Sale of TikTok Would Not Be Easy
Legislation that could eventually mandate a sale of TikTok is moving forward. But any kind of divestiture by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, is likely to prove challenging. The House on Wednesday approved the bill to ban TikTok unless ByteDance sells the app to a buyer the government signs off on. The bill would still […]
FCC Denies Starlink Low-Orbit Bid for Lower Latency
The FCC has once again rejected a Starlink plan to deploy thousands of internet satellites in very low earth orbits (VLEO) ranging from 340 to 360 kilometers. In an order published last week, the FCC wrote: “SpaceX may not deploy any satellites designed for operational altitudes below the International Space Station,” whose orbit can range […]
34 Best Sleep Week Deals: Mattresses, Sheets, and Sleep Accessories
How you’re sleeping affects how you feel the rest of the day. If your sleep is suffering, and you’ve already tried putting your smartphone in another room to keep the distractions at bay, well you’re in luck. National Sleep Awareness Week runs from March 10 to March 16, and that means some of our favorite […]
The death of Nex Benedict: We still don’t know what happened
Editor’s note, March 13, 5:30 pm: On March 13, the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s office released part of a report saying Nex Benedict’s death was a suicide, an overdose caused by a combination of diphenhydramine (commonly known as Benadryl) and fluoxetine (commonly, Prozac). For more on the details of the case and the circumstances that preceded […]