Thursday, February 28, 2019

Ola Electric Raises Rs 400 Crore For Its Mission: Electric Plan

Ola Electric is currently running several pilots to deploy electric vehicles and charging solutions, including battery swapping stations, electric 2-wheeler and 3-wheeler services amongst others.

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Realme 3 Pro Expected to Launch Alongside Realme 3 on March 4

Along with the Realme 3, we could expect the Realme 3 Pro launch on the same day.

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Social Media Platforms Need to Ensure There Are No Posts That Weaken Country's Morale, Says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Prasad said following a directive from the Home Ministry, the IT Ministry had sent a notice to Google-owned YouTube to remove 11 links of "humiliating videos" pertaining to Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.

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Nokia 9 PureView Goes on Sale on March 3, With a $100 Discount From The Start Itself

The Nokia 9 PureView will be available from retailers including Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H.

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Steve Wozniak Wants Apple to Make a Foldable iPhone

The success of the iPhone from 2007 onwards has made Apple complacent when it comes to innovation.

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Huawei units plead not guilty to trade secret theft charges, trail set for 2020

The Huawei units were charged in an indictment last month claiming they conspired to steal trade secrets.

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Redmi Note 7 Pro first impressions: Xiaomi's back to claim the budget smartphone throne

The Redmi Note 7 Pro is a powerhouse in the reckoning given its price and what it offers.

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Twitter is planning to introduce a new feature to hide replies on your tweet soon

The Twitter feature is being made to let the user who has tweeted keep the conversation healthy.

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Facebook's lead regulator in the EU to conclude first of investigation by summer

The other probes relate to complaints by users in relation to how Facebook processes personal data.

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Google, Facebook, Twitter fail to live up to their fake news pledge, says EC

Europe's Security Commissioner Julian King criticised the lack of progress on fake news crackdown.

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Steve Wozniak says Twitter's Dorsey better than Facebook's Zuckerberg at handling 'techlash'

The report states that Steve Wozniac has been critical of Zuckerberg in the past as well.

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YouTube blocks comments on videos with child-related content, few creators spared for now

YouTube is also working on a more effective classifier that will weed out the predatory comments.

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YouTube to take down some videos showing Indian pilot captured by Pakistan

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that the Indian pilot is being released on today.

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Indian Facebook content monitoring workers complain of low-pay, stress on job

Facebook works with at least five outsourcing vendors in at least eight countries on content review.

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Momo Challenge targeting kids to cause self-harm surfaces again in YouTube videos

In India, the Momo Challenge has reportedly claimed the life of two children.

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Jio Effect: BSNL Discontinues 5 Long-Validity, Data-Only Prepaid Recharge Plans

BSNL has discontinued Rs 549, Rs 561, Rs 2,798, Rs 3,998, and Rs 4,498 recharges across the country.

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Motorola is working on foldable phone, VP confirms, hints at clamshell dual-fold design

Motorola's VP suggests that the foldable phone might feature a clamshell, Razr-like foldable design

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Redmi Note 7 competitors in India: From Realme 2 Pro, Honor 10 Lite to Oppo K1

Redmi Note 7 boasts of several enhancements over its predecessor but will face stiff competition.

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Facebook Content Reviewers in India Complain of Low Pay, High Pressure

Seven content reviewers at Genpact said in interviews late last year and early in 2019 that their work was underpaid, stressful and sometimes traumatic. The reviewers, all in their 20s, declined to be identified for fear of losing their jobs or violating non-disclosure agreements.

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During The India- Pakistan Tensions Social Media Fanned The Sentiments With a Generous Dose of Fake News

The video of an injured pilot from a recent Indian air show and images from a 2005 earthquake have been taken out of context to attempt to mislead tens of millions on platforms like Twitter, Facebook and its messenger service, WhatsApp.

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PUBG is Getting Horizon Zero Dawn-Themed Skins on PS4: Watch Video

Guerilla Games and PUBG corps are joing hands. From March 5 to April 5, PUBG gamers will be capable of earn, and purchase Horizon Zero Dawn-themed cosmetics.

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Google, Facebook, Twitter Fail to Live up to Fake News Pledge

The tech companies and trade bodies representing the advertising industry signed up to a voluntary code of conduct in October to tackle the spread of fake news, aiming to stave off more heavy-handed legislation.

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Spotify India Review: This May Be The Best Music Streaming Service, But Should You Really Pay For it?

Spotify has finally made its way to India, and we take a look at what you can expect from the app.

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YouTube Removes 11 Video Links of IAF Pilot Abhinandan Upon IT Ministry's Request

The captured IAF pilot will be freed on Friday "as a peace gesture", Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Thursday.

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The Earth is Greener Than it Was Two Decades Ago, And it is Because of India And China

As much as 82 percent of green cover seen in India is because of intensive cultivation of food crops.

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TikTok Hit With $5.7 Million Fine For Illegally Collecting Information From Children

This is the largest fine ever issued by the FTC in a children's privacy case.

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YouTube Disables Comments on Videos With Children; Promises Smarter AI Filtering

There is a new Ai based comments classification system falling into place.

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USB 3.2 will be twice as fast, but also twice as confusing for consumers

The industry body that governs USB standards has retroactively rebranded USB 3.0 to USB 3.2 Gen 1.

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Asus reveals roadmap for Android 9.0 Pie update for Zenfone devices, ROG phone

Asus reveals the list of phones getting Android Pie this year, includes ROG phone, Zenfone Max Pro M2

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Spotify India Review: The Best Music Streaming Service, But Should You Really Pay For it?

Spotify has finally made its way to India, and we take a look at what you can expect from the app.

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Airtel Announces Special Data Benefits With The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Series

Airtel customers opting for the Redmi Note 7 or Redmi Note 7 Pro will be given up to 100 percent more data at existing prices on select prepaid recharge packs.

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Interview: Manohar Bhat - Head of Sales & Marketing, Kia Motors India

Kia Motors is all set to bring its products to India soon. The brand will start off with the SP2i midsized SUV which is to be launched this year itself. Furthermore, Kia Motors India has also started to open showrooms in the country; first one being in Noida. We got a chance to have a word with Manohar Bhat, Head of Sales & Marketing at Kia Motors India about the brand’s plans for the country and what we can expect going forward.

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Apple Leads Global Smartwatch Market With 51% Share in Q4 2018

Apple shipped 9.2 million smartwatches globally in Q4 2018 -- rising 18 percent from 7.8 million units in Q4 2017.

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Five Must-Have Smartphones From MWC 2019: Huawei Mate X, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G And More

Foldable phones are all the rage at MWC 2019, and the Huawei Mate X is one of the best.

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Xiaomi Mi TV 4A Pro and Mi Sports Bluetooth Earphones Basic launched at Rs 1,499 onwards

Xiaomi Mi TV 4A Pro, Mi Sports Bluetooth Earphones Basic launched at Rs 12,999 and Rs 1,499 resp.

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Redmi Note 7 Pro vs Realme 2 Pro vs Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2: A new budget king?

The Redmi Note 7 Pro comes with a 48 MP Sony IMX586 sensor and a Snapdragon 675 chipset.

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IRCTC Launches Payment Aggregator iPay: Here Are The Details

The exclusive digital payment gateway will provide better digital experience and improved online digital payment convenience to rail passengers availing online travel-related services through the website, IRCTC said in a statement.

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Jio Effect: Vodafone Launches Rs 129 With 1.5GB data For 28 Days

In terms of data benefit, this Vodafone plan ships with 1.5GB 3G / 4G data, and it has validity of 28 days. The Rs 129 prepaid recharge will be available in Gujarat, Chennai and other key circles of Vodafone.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro Vs Samsung Galaxy M30: Are These Redefining Affordable Android Smartphones?

Xiaomi has priced the Redmi Note 7 Pro starting Rs. 13,999 for the 4GB + 64GB variants, whereas the 6GB + 128GB version will be offered at Rs. 16,999 while the Samsung Galaxy M30 price in India starts Rs. 14,990 for the base variant with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of inbuilt storage.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, Redmi Note 7 Pro Launched: Price, Specifications, Availability And More

The Redmi Note 7 comes with minor changes compared to the one launched in China. Meanwhile, the Pro variant takes a step further with better specifications.

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Dyson Pure Hot + Cool Review: The Brilliant Air Purifier Adds a Cool Quotient With Heating

This is perhaps the most advanced air purifier that you can get your hands on right now, and also the smartest.

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Samsung Galaxy A50, Galaxy A30, Galaxy A10 Launched in India: Price, Specifications And More

The new devices -- Galaxy A50, A30 and A10 -- will be available from March 2.

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Redmi Note 7, Note 7 Pro launch highlights: Redmi Note 7, Note 7 Pro and more announced

Redmi Note 7 Pro with 48 MP camera, 6.3-inch 19.5:9 display debuts globally in India

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Redmi Note 7 Pro and Redmi Note 7 launched at Rs 13,999 and Rs 9,999 respectively

The Redmi Note 7 Pro is powered by the all-new Snapdragon 675 SoC, featuring Kryo 460 from Qualcomm.

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Samsung Galaxy A50, Galaxy A30, Galaxy A10 launched from Rs 8,490 onwards

Samsung's 2019 Galaxy A series price in India starts at Rs 8,490 for the Galaxy A10 2GB RAM model

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Draft E-Commerce Policy: A problematic revision of intermediary rules for trademark and copyright liability

The current set of rules, as seen, are problematic on many accounts - that they fail to take the actual nature of an e-commerce site into account

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Machine Learning Can Identify Kids Suffering From Developmental Disorder Due to Alcohol Exposure in Womb

It uses a camera and computer vision to record patterns in children's eye movements as they watch multiple one-minute videos, or look towards or away from a target.

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Soon, Your Ookla Speedtest App Will be Able to Test Broadband Speeds up to 10 Gbps

The feature is being developed with an eye on faster broadband in India.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Tesla CEO Changes Twitter Display Name to Elon Tusk

Tesla Chief Elon Musk changed his display name and added an elephant tag.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk changes his display name on Twitter to 'Elon Tusk'

Tesla had $3.7 billion in cash and cash equivalents at the end of December.

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Apple to lay off 190 employees working in its self-driving car division Project Titan

In terms of mileage logged also, Project Titan is far behind its competitors such as Waymo, Tesla and others

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Momo Challenge targeting kids to cause self-harm surfaces again in YouTube videos

In India, the Momo Challenge has reportedly claimed the life of two children.

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Facebook is bringing its promised 'Clear History' tool by later this year, says report

This will make it harder for Facebook to collect data from third-party apps and target users with ads.

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Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro to launch in India today: When and where to watch

Redmi Note 7 arguably offers some amazing features for its price including a 48 MP primary camera.

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TikTok threatens Facebook's hegemony, surpasses 1 billion installs on iOS and Android

TikTok's total new users for January reached 71.3 million worldwide, excluding Android users in China.

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Redmi Note 7 to launch in India on 28 February: Here's what we know so far

Redmi Note 7 has also been rumoured to launch alongside the Redmi Note 7 Pro and Redmi Go.

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Samsung Galaxy M30 with Infinity-U display, 5,000 mAh battery launched at Rs 14,990

Samsung Galaxy M30 with 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-U display to release in India on 5 March

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Samsung Galaxy A50, Galaxy A30, Galaxy A10 launch: Here's everything we know

Samsung Galaxy A-series with minimal bezel notch-style display to debut in India on 28 February,

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Samsung Galaxy M30 With 5,000mAh Battery, Triple Rear Cameras Launched For Rs 14,990

Samsung Galaxy M30 would be available on Amazon India and Samsung.com starting March 5. "Galaxy M30 is for the most discerning Indian millennials.

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Blackberry Sues Twitter Over Patent Infringement

BlackBerry has alleged Twitter infringed on six of its patents, like push notifications, silencing notifications for a message thread and mobile advertising techniques.

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PUBG Hackers Alert: The Battle Royale Game Using Machine Learning to Look For Cheaters

The PUBG team says that it uses a variety of anti-cheat protections like BattlEye and Uncheater to detect cheat attempts.

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Spotify And Warner Music Legal Battles Could Shape Indian Laws For Streaming Services

We know Spotify and Warner Music are nowhere close to a deal, but how did it come to this?

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Apple Fires 190 Employees From Self-Driving Car Project: Report

The Cupertino-based company has laid off mostly engineers, including 38 engineering programme managers, 33 hardware engineers, 31 product design engineers and 22 software engineers.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 to Launch in India today: We Could Also See The Launch of Note 7 Pro And Redmi Go

Other than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, Xiaomi is also expected to launch the Redmi Go (Android Go) entry-level smartphone while we could also see the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro at the launch event which comes with a better 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 sensor at the rear.

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Facebook Admits it Needs to do More For Content Reviewers

Facebook said its agreements with partners explicitly require good facilities, wellness breaks for employees and resiliency support.

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Huawei, Samsung agree to settle patent dispute in U.S. court

The two companies filed a joint motion to a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday to pause court proceedings over their intellectual property disputes because they have entered into a settlement agreement on February 25.

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OnePlus 7 Won't Support Wireless Charging: CEO Lau

OnePlus' next smartphone, the OnePlus 7, won't support wireless charging as the technology is "inferior", company's CEO Pete Lau has confirmed, according to the CNET.

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Two Loyola Doctors are Team Physicians at World University Games

Loyola Medicine sports medicine physicians Douglas Evans, MD, and Haemi Choi, MD, will serve as official team physicians for American hockey teams competing in the 2019 Winter World University Games in Krasnoyarsk, Russia March 2-12.

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Apple Music Isn’t Available on Google Home Devices, Rather It’s a Glitch

Both the companies don’t seem to have any confirmed plans for a partnership around Apple Music for Google Home devices.

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MWC 2019: An 18,000 mAh battery featuring smartphone that could turn into a weapon

With a thickness of 18 mm, the Energizer Power Max P18K Pop is more than 3 times the size of an iPhone.

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Samsung Galaxy S10+ Exynos 9820 Variant Slower Than Snapdragon 855 Claim Benchmarks

The Snapdragon 855-powered Galaxy S10+ unit performed better in both PCMark Work 2.0 and Speedometer 2.0 benchmarks.

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Spotify India Launch: Everything You Need to Know About the Music Streaming Service

Spotify has finally made its way to India, and we take a look at what you can expect from the app.

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Google Rolls Outs AI Grammar Checker For G Suite Users

Google has said its artificial intelligence (AI)-based grammar checker, corporate web tools and services are available for all users of G Suite, to help them improve writing.

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Vodafone Idea iPhone Forever programme launched: Here Are The Details

The company is giving the offer to only those users who recharge their number with Idea Nirvana or Vodafone RED postpaid plans with a minimum monthly bill of Rs 649.

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Spotify vs Apple Music vs JioSaavn vs Gaana vs Google Music: A comparison of services

Spotify bags the title of the most subscribed music streaming platform in the world at 207 million.

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Spotify wants to change the piracy-mindset in India with its freemium model

Considering Spotify has come late to the party, it has taken measures to ensure that its offering is localised to Indian tastes and pockets.

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OnePlus announces plan to work with chip-maker Qualcomm on 5G trials in India

OnePlus claims it will be among the first OEMs' to launch a Snapdragon 855 smartphone in India.

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Vivo X27 reportedly pops-up on TENAA with 48 MP camera, 8 GB RAM, Android 9 Pie

The phone is listed to feature a 6.39-inch AMOLED display and come in two storage options.

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YouTube Kids is not safe for kids, is host to violent, disturbing content: Report

A clip that looks like an innocent cartoon, shows a man giving advice on how to properly slit a wrist.

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OnePlus, Qualcomm to Start 5G Trials in India

The firm recently displayed its first 5G prototype smartphone powered by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 855 processor at MWC Barcelona (Mobile World Congress) in Spain.

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WhatsApp Group Invitation Control Coming Soon as Feature Hits Beta

The new feature will finally bring control to users where they can decide if someone can add them to a group on WhatsApp.

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Leaked Samsung Galaxy A10 renders show single rear camera, Infinity V-display

The renders do not show a fingerprint reader and suggest that the A10 might rely only on face unlock.

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India-Pak Tensions: Do Not Believe Everything You Read or See on WhatsApp And Twitter

Whenever necessary, always wait for an official source to confirm or deny any information that you are seeing on social media or as a WhatsApp forward.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

'Momo Challenge' Sliding Into Kid Shows on YouTube: Report

Videos of popular kid shows like Peppa Pig on YouTube have been showing the creepy "Momo Challenge" character girl popping up in the middle of the episodes asking children to hurt others and themselves, Manchester Evening News reported.

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Samsung Galaxy A50 Could Carry Sub-Rs 30,000 Price Tag in India

The new Samsung Galaxy A30 and Galaxy A50 will witness a global rollout in the month of March.

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PUBG Mobile: Here Are Our Top 5 Vehicles From The Battle Royale Game

PUBG Zombie: Survive till Dawn mode brings several new improvements including weapons, skins and vehicles.

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Samsung Galaxy 'S10' Series to Hit Stores on March 6: Here Are The Details

The new Galaxy 'S' line has cinematic infinity-O display, versatile pro-grade camera, wireless "PowerShare" and in-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner (only on Galaxy S10+/S10).

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