Swiggy Allows Permanent Work-From-Anywhere for Most Teams, to Report in Office Once Every Quarter

Swiggy has a workforce of around 5,000 working out of 487 cities across India. On-demand convenience platform Swiggy on Friday said it will allow permanent work-from-anywhere for a majority of its employees. Going forward, corporate, central business functions and technology teams will continue to work remotely, the company said in a statement. They will converge once in every quarter at...

Celsius Users Under Phishing Risks as Already Troubled Firm Now Faces Data Breach Scandal

An unnamed employee of Celsius’ social media handler Customer.io accessed a list of Celsius client email addresses and transferred those to a third-party. Celsius Network has disclosed to its community that it has suffered a data breach, warning users against threats of phishing attacks. An unnamed employee of Celsius’ third-party social media handler Customer.io accessed a list of Celsius client...

Sony Sees Profit Rise on Music, Films; Says People Playing Less Games as COVID-19 Restrictions Decrease

Sony, which makes PlayStation consoles, Bravia TVs and Columbia Pictures films, said sales from its music streaming service rose during the quarter. Sony’s profit edged up 3 percent in the last quarter, weathering production setbacks from COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and a trend away from video gaming as pandemic restrictions eased elsewhere. Tokyo-based Sony’s April-June profit totaled JPY 218 billion (roughly Rs....

Backbone One PlayStation Edition Controller for iPhone Launched, Sony Adds 1440p Support to PS5

Backbone One PlayStation Edition Controller for Android will be available from November this year. Backbone One PlayStation Edition controller for iPhone has been launched in select countries. iPhone users can now play PS5 and PS4 games directly on their handsets by connecting the controller to the phone and using the PS Remote Play app. (The app also facilitates PlayStation gaming...

OnePlus Ace Pro Teased to Feature 150W Fast Charging, Live Images Surface Online

OnePlus Ace Pro will be powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC OnePlus Ace Pro is all set to launch in China on August 3. Ahead of the launch, the fast charging specifications of the phone have been confirmed. Separately, live images of the OnePlus Ace Pro have surfaced online suggesting the design. The renders suggest a triple rear...

UK Law Commission Proposes Changes to Accommodate Crypto Into Property Laws

To qualify under the new category, a digital asset must be composed of electronic data. The Law Commission of England and Wales, a statutory independent body tasked with reviewing and updating the law, has been assessing existing legislation on digital assets in an effort to regulate a sector, which has grown so rapidly that it has been labelled as a...

Tomb Raider Film Rights Go Up for Auction Following MGM Exit: Report

Alicia Vikander will be recast in the upcoming Tomb Raider movies, a report suggests. Tomb Raider is in search of a new production studio. MGM has lost film rights to the Alicia Vikander-led movie franchise, erupting in a bidding war between multiple studios and streaming services. A report from The Wrap revealed that MGM had until May 2022 to approve...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4 Renders Offer Look at Complete Design, Colour Options

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, and Galaxy Z Flip 4 are expected to launch on August 10. Samsung is set to host the Galaxy Unpacked event on August 10 at 6:30pm IST. The South Korean tech giant will unveil its next-generation foldable smartphones — Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 — at this event. The company is...

Apex Legends Season 14 Launch Trailer Reveals New Hero Vantage

Respawn Entertainment will reveal an in-depth gameplay trailer on August 1. Apex Legends Season 14 is right around the corner, and as part of that, EA and Respawn have released a new trailer. Dubbed ‘Hunted,’ the upcoming Apex Legends season will introduce a sniper character Vantage, fitted with a jetpack and a tragic backstory. The battle royale title is currently...

Privacy Tracker Retracts Paytm Mall Leak Claim, Believes Leak Was ‘Fabricated’

HIBP’s Troy Hunt revealed that he believed the data was fabricated, after a conversation with the head of Paytm’s information security team. Privacy tracker Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) has retracted its claim that Paytm Mall was hacked in 2020, stating that it now believes the leak was ‘fabricated’. Earlier this week, the website that allows Internet users to check whether...