Whats New On The Net

The World Wide Web riding on the back of the Internet is a world pulsating with a life of its own. Things are happening in this (virtual) domain every hour. The Web has become an indispensable part of people’s lives. You need someone to track the day-to-day events for you as you go about your busy life. Whats New On The Net keeps readers updated on the major developments from the World Wide Web. Not only news, we also profile startups, new phone apps; report on new bots, and emerging tech. The sole touchstone against which all our stories are tested — how does it affect, you, the end-user.

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Chinese Internet company Baidu's efforts to be in Metaverse race

In this week's podcast (Dec 20-26, 2021): Chinese tech giant Baidu doesn’t expect to fully launch its XiRang metaverse app any time soon despite the app’s initial debut. Also, with so many companies begging off in-person appearances, will CES 2022 eventually become a virtual event? Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

12-26
07:58

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: The Log4j software exploit was all over the news

In this week's podcast (Dec 13-19, 2021): Millions of servers, if not billions, across the globe that use the Log4j library, have been affected by a vulnerability. Also: Meta expands bug bounty & data bounty programs. Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

12-19
09:59

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Major outage in Amazon Web Services hits US companies

This is the 150th episode of this podcast! In this week's podcast (Dec 6-Dec 12, 2021): A major outage in Amazon’s cloud computing network severely disrupted services at many US companies for hours. In other news: Google Play games will be available on Windows PC from 2022. Also, don't miss our startups section. Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

12-12
08:23

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: GoDaddy user data exposed in breach

In this week's episode (Nov 22-28, 2021): Hosting company GoDaddy has said a data breach occurred in which the user data of 1.2 million of its customers may have been exposed. In other headlines: Twitter unveils plans to enter e-commerce space. Please note: our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

11-28
08:59

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: DuckDuckGo's new feature will stop Android apps from snooping on users

In this week's podcast (Nov 15-21, 2021): DuckDuckGo is launching “App Tracking Protection for Android” into beta, a new feature in its existing app that will block 3rd-party trackers like Google & Facebook lurking in other apps. In other news: Google sets up $15 million assistance program with SIDBI in India.

11-21
07:46

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Amazon viewers can share 30-sec clips from Amazon original content

In this week's podcast (Nov 8-14, 2021): Amazon has announced that viewers can send scenes from their favorite Amazon Original series — straight from their phones. In India, multi-million dollar food delivery service Zomato has started investing in startups. Also, our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

11-14
07:48

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Boeing, other companies are getting into the satellite broadband Internet business

In this week's podcast (Nov 1-7, 2021): The FAA has granted permission to Boeing to deploy satellites that could beam broadband Internet from space. Also, have you heard of this metaverse, Decentraland? What's more, our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

11-07
09:37

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Facebook turns into Meta in major re-branding exercise

In this week's podcast (end-Oct 31, 2021): Facebook is now Meta as it embarks on developing a new immersive version of the Web. Also, our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

10-31
06:30

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Facebook to re-brand, get new name

In this week's podcast (end Oct 24, 2021): Facebook is reportedly re-branding and getting a new name. Also, don't miss our new segment - CEO Speak where we invite founders, co-founders, CEOs, CTOs and C-suite guys of tech unicorns, businesses & startups to share their business story on our weekly podcast. Get Your Invite. Also, our podcast listeners can now leave audio messages for us at this link: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

10-24
08:24

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Microsoft shutters LinkedIn China, replaces it with new job site

In this week's podcast: Microsoft has decided to sunset the current localized version of social network LinkedIn. Also, in our startup of the week, we bring you Lemon.io, a platform that connects startups or projects with the right developers.

10-17
08:52

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Russia cyberattacks worrisome: Microsoft

In this week's podcast: Microsoft has said in the past year, 58% of all cyberattacks observed by it from nation-states had come from Russia. In other news: Apple to use own recruits to report scam apps.

10-10
06:54

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: US company Lynk successfully connects mobile phones to low-orbit satellite

In today's podcast: A Virginia, US-based mobile tech company, Lynk Global, Inc. announced this week it had registered hundreds of unmodified mobile phones to its low-orbit satellite. In other news, German startup autoRetouch brings artificial intelligence to image editing.

10-03
08:47

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: China bans cryptocurrency

In This Week's Podcast: A terse post on the People’s Bank of China’s blog on Friday morning made it clear that crypto-related transactions are 100% illegal. In other news: The 3rd annual edition of the Digital Quality of Life Index has put Denmark 1st in the Index for the 2nd year in a row, closely followed by South Korea. Don't forget to visit our website www.whatsnewonthenet.com for more tech news. 

09-26
08:53

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: More privacy-centric features added to Mozilla VPN

In this week's podcast: Privacy features added to Mozilla VPN: Custom DNS servers & Multi-hop. In other news: Auto-reset Android feature coming to older devices even.

09-19
08:06

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Apple Inc. prohibited from stopping outside payment in Epic Games court ruling

In This Week's Podcast: In-app purchases can now be made by Apple customers via their own websites following an order by a US federal judge. In other news: Ray-Ban & FB launch 1st-gen smart glasses.

09-12
09:04

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Microsoft Windows 11 coming on Oct 5, 2021.

In this week's podcast: Microsoft will start rolling out Windows 11 from October 5, 2021.  An announcement: This podcast is now on Amazon. Follow <Whats New On The Net> on Amazon Music. You can now leave a voice message here: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet

09-05
06:58

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Apple agrees to let iPhone apps email users about payment options

In this week's podcast: Developers will be able to tell iPhone & iPad customers how to pay outside the iTunes App Store, Apple announced.In other news, Twitter has announced that hosts who use Spaces, its “live” audio feature, will now be able to sell access to Ticketed Spaces.  An announcement: This podcast is now on Amazon. Follow <Whats New On The Net> on Amazon Music. You can now leave a voice message here: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

08-29
08:37

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Microsoft 365 Price To Go Up

In this week's tech news: Microsoft has decided to hike the Microsoft 365 fees from March 1, 2022. And: Facebook has launched in open beta Horizon Workrooms, a virtual meeting place. Also, don't miss the startup profiles in our Startups segment. If you are on Anchor, you may leave us feedback on this link https://anchor.fm/whatsnewonthenet/message Or: leave a voice message here: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

08-22
09:08

This Week, Those Tech Headlines: Facebook Messenger updates end-to-end encrypted chats with new features

In this week's tech news: Facebook Messenger updates end-to-end encrypted chats with new features. Also, you now need to fulfil new requirements to be part of Google Podcast Recommendations. Alert: We are launching a section called, "What's Your Story". If you are the CEO, CMO, CTO, or the co-founder of a startup, join us in telling your story to the world. Write in to us at whatsnewonthenet.com (at) gmail.com. Or leave a voice message here: https://memo.fm/whatsnewonthenet/

08-15
08:47

We've converted our daily podcast into a weekly one

Starting today, Aug 8, 2021, the Whats New On The Net daily tech news podcast into a weekly round-up one. Every Sunday, you can look forward to this weekly podcast of global tech news, and startup profiles. 

08-08
06:35

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