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Gurgaon-based online-to-offline (O2O) commerce and fintech platform DotPe launched Digital Showroom to help retailers set up an online store on WhatsApp within 15 seconds and start selling online. In the three months since launch, DotPe has recorded 22 lakh downloads of Digital Showroom on Google Play Store. Digital Showroom is an initiative by DotPe to help offline enterprises take their businesses online to digitally manage and engage with their customers.The platform claims to empower businesses like McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Haldiram’s, among others.Also read: McDonald’s India (North & East) partners DotPe for contactless orderingDigital Showroom is for anyone who wants to sell any kind of products or services online through WhatsApp, said DotPe. To avail the service, users would need to enter their store name, number, and address to create their online store. Once the e-commerce store is registered, Digital Showroom will give the users access to a complete solution that provides free catalogue listing, marketing, and online payment solutions in an integrated format. They can share their online store over WhatsApp or any other messaging platform to start accepting orders online. Furthermore, customers can make payments online using multiple channels, with the money getting credited directly to the merchant’s bank…

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NEW DELHI: The US Federal Trade Commission took a major step toward the possible breakup of Facebook Inc by formally filing an antitrust lawsuit against the technology giant, accusing it of abusing its monopoly powers in social networking to stifle competition. The FTC and a coalition of states also suing the company zeroed in on Facebook’s acquisition of photo-sharing app Instagram for $715 million in 2012, and the $22 billion deal for messaging service WhatsApp two years later. The deals, which sailed past regulators when they were proposed, were meant to “squelch” competitive threats, the commission wrote in its complaint Wednesday. Now, the FTC wants Facebook to divest the two businesses -- an idea that poses an existential threat to the empire built by chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg. Because much of the company’s revenue growth is already coming from Instagram, and WhatsApp is central to Facebook’s bet on digital commerce, losing the two platforms would threaten to erase much of Facebook’s long-term value. The company’s shares, which have soared more than 35% in 2020, fell as much as 4% Wednesday, ending the trading day down about 2%. “Breakups are scary for investors because in some ways they could disrupt…

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Automattic, Mozilla, Twitter and Vimeo have penned an open letter to EU lawmakers urging them to ensure that a major reboot of the bloc’s digital regulations doesn’t end up bludgeoning freedom of expression online. The draft Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act are due to be unveiled by the Commission next week, though the EU lawmaking process means it’ll likely be years before either becomes law. The Commission has said the legislative proposals will set clear responsibilities for how platforms must handle illegal and harmful content, as well as applying a set of additional responsibilities on the most powerful players which are intended to foster competition in digital markets. It also plans to legislate around political ads transparency — under a Democracy Action Plan — but not til Q3 next year. In their joint letter, entitled ‘Crossroads for the open Internet’, the four tech firms argue that: “The Digital Services Act and the Democracy Action Plan will either renew the promise of the Open Internet or compound a problematic status quo – by limiting our online environment to a few dominant gatekeepers, while failing to meaningfully address the challenges preventing the Internet from realising its potential.” On the challenge…

John Wilson will be filming in the streets again for a second season of his left-field non-fiction series after HBO renewed How To With John Wilson. The series, which launched on October 23, follows Wilson as he documents the lives of his fellow New Yorkers, giving everyday advice on relatable topics. Episodes in the first season included How To Make Small Talk, How To Put Up Scaffolding, How To Cover Your Furniture and How To Make The Perfect Risotto. The show, which started out as vignettes on Vimeo, is exec produced by Wilson, Nathan For You’s Nathan Fielder, Michael Koman and Clark Reinking “John’s lens is so deliberate and dear,” says Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming. “Seeing the audience connect with How To has been an absolute joy. We’re eager to see what 2021 has to offer with him behind the camera.”

Latest update allows users to put up "beautiful new wallpapers" on their WhatsApp chats. Photo: FilePopular messaging application WhatsApp on Wednesday rolled out new wallpapers for its users. The latest update allows users to put up "beautiful new wallpapers" and can also use custom chat wallpapers as well as the classic doodle in more colors.  Here's how users can change their wallpapers on Android:Step 1 — Go on more options -> select "settings" -> go to "Chats" and open the "wallpaper" optionsUsers can alternatively open a chat -> select "more options" and opt for the  "wallpaper" option.If you’re using dark mode, you can use the slider to dim your current wallpaper.Step 2 — After selecting the wallpaper section tap the change option.Select a wallpaper category, then select the image you want to set as your wallpaper.You can also tap Default Wallpaper to restore WhatsApp’s default wallpaper.Step 3 — Tap set wallpaper and see your background change.Here's how iPhone users can change their wallpapers:Step 1 — Go on "settings", then "chats" and then select "chat wallpaper".Step 2 — Tap "choose light mode wallpaper or choose dark mode wallpaper".Step 3 — Select a wallpaper category, then select the image you want to set…

12:46PM Carole Baskin, KFC recipes and WAP among most searched terms in 2020 Google has today released its '2020 UK Year in Search' results, showing the top trending topics on the site over the past 12 months. In a year in which many people's lives have been taken over by Covid-19, it is unsurprising that many of the most popular searches centre around the pandemic. Coronavirus featured in three of the top ten trends on the site, with users searching for "coronavirus", "coronavirus symptoms" and "coronavirus update". But the virus wasn't the only popular topic this year. With millions across the UK staying inside, Britons flocked to Google to search for how to recreate their favourite recipes - KFC, Wagamama katsu curry and Ikea meatballs among the most popular. Netflix shows such as Tiger King also dominated the trending lists this year, with Google users searching for Carol Baskin and Joe Exotic.  And whilst some people used the site to find out how they would be affected during the pandemic, asking Google what "furlough" meant and what "tier" they would be in, others took to the search engine to find out what WAP meant, following the popularity of the Cardi B song. 

WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app in the world. It has over two billion users with over 1.6 billion active every month. The app usually works great, allowing you to enjoy features like messaging, voice notes, video calls and status. However, there are situations when you may run into problems like lost messages, blurry media among others. Not everyone, but many users face problems when installing, updating, sending messages, and downloading media on WhatsApp. The reasons for these problems range from bad connections to phone settings or corrupted update, etc. Due to these reasons, uninstalling and restoring the app won’t always work despite how very time-consuming they can be. Here I am going to address most of the common errors you may encounter on the app as well as quick and easy fixes for them. 1. Lost Messages Lost messages is one of the most common issues reported by WhatsApp users. However, this issue isn’t caused by the app as oftentimes, the overload of the Andriod system which causes apps like WhatsApp to Shutdown wrongly is to blame. The easiest way to avoid this issue is to be proactive. By backing your chats and media either on your device…

Finn the Holland Lop is one busy rabbit. In addition to being a campus mini-celebrity and the face of the @bigredbun Instagram account, he is the certified emotional support animal to owner Erin Scannell ’21.  The duo has been together since February 2019, Scannell’s sophomore year, when she created the Big Red Bun account. After nearly 400 photos of Finn, the almost two-year-old account has reached more than 5,000 followers.  According to Scannell, Finn flipped around her Cornell experience, boosting her mental health and helping her find a community.  “He’s greatly improved my life at Cornell. After I made the Big Red Bun account, I was like, ‘This is what I was here to do,’” Scannell said. “He’s given me a little community and I get to feel like he’s my emotional support animal, but he can also be so many other peoples’.”  As a sophomore transfer, Scannell said she struggled with depression and anxiety. Placed in a single on West Campus, she felt extremely lonely, and to feel less isolated, often slept on the couch at the co-ed fraternity she joined.  Scannell said she contacted the housing department in November 2018 asking to move out of her single —…