The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Wednesday decided to partially roll back the hike in hostel fees following protests by students for 16 days. The decision was taken in varsity’s Executive Council (EC) meeting which had to be shifted outside the campus at the last moment fearing agitation by students. “JNU Executive Committee announces major …

A court ruled Tuesday that the suspicionless search of travelers’ electronic devices without a warrant is unconstitutional. Seizing phones, laptops and tablets at border points without reasonable suspicion violates the Fourth Amendment, according to the judgment. The Electronic Frontier Foundation called the ruling “an enormous victory for privacy.” US border agents have had free rein to search through your digital …

Let’s get crafting! Minecraft Earth, Microsoft’s new augmented-reality app for iOS and Android phones, is now available in the US. The mobile game, which has been slowly rolling out to countries this fall, lets you explore, gather items, find monsters and go on adventures in an AR world on your phone. Over 10 years, we’ve played the blocky game on …

Facebook already lets you send money to your friends and family through Messenger but the company is planning to make it easier to keep track of payments across all of its apps, including photo app Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp.  The company on Tuesday unveiled a new service called Facebook Pay, which will roll out on Facebook and Messenger first — …

Instagram’s testing a new short-form video feature called Reels that seems an awful lot like rival social app TikTok. Reels will let people make short videos set to music and share them on their Instagram Stories or more directly with friends. The Facebook-owned photo app will also feature some Reels in the Explore tab during its test.  Instagram Reels lets …

Twitter is creating a plan to get ahead of deepfake technology that could spread on the social media platform. It plans to enact new rules to help protect users against deliberate attempts to mislead people through manipulated media, Del Harvey, Twitter’s vice president of trust and safety, wrote in a Monday blog post. It’s put together a draft proposal on …

Huawei is reportedly dishing out 2 billion yuan ($286 million) in staff bonuses to workers who helped it through the US ban. The Chinese tech giant also told its 190,000 employees that most will be paid double this month, Reuters reported Tuesday. The bonuses are most likely going to Huawei’s R&D arm and to the teams working on finding alternate …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now that MacOS Catalina has released (here’s how to install it), you can officially use your iPad as a second screen to your Mac. Before Apple Sidecar was an iPad feature, it was best known as a delicious cocktail. But we’ll gladly raise a glass to …

You probably haven’t heard, but Disney Plus launched Tuesday. (Never mind that things didn’t exactly go smoothly. It’ll get there.) The much-ballyhooed new streaming service costs $6.99 a month, or $70 if you prepay for a year. Already feeling subscription fatigue? You may have heard that Verizon is offering a free year of Disney Plus with select Unlimited plans and Fios …

When you’re scrolling through Facebook’s app, the social network could be using your camera, concerned users have found. Multiple people have found and reported that their iPhone cameras were turned on in the background while they were looking at their feed.  The issue came to light through several posts on Twitter. Users noted that their cameras were activated behind Facebook’s …

Update, Nov. 13, 2019: Apple has introduced a new 16-inch MacBook Pro with a larger screen and improved keyboard. It completely replaces the previous 15-inch model.  Rumors have been swirling around Apple’s upcoming 16-inch MacBook Pro for months now, and Wednesday could finally see the announcement of the laptop. The new computer will come with a bigger, brighter screen and new keyboard, Bloomberg reported …

If you often find yourself pausing mid-social media scroll to watch one of BuzzFeed’s Tasty videos, thinking wistfully “I’m going to make that,” knowing full well that you are not motivated enough to do so (just me?), a new partnership with Alexa might help you move from video to actual kitchen. Thousands of Tasty recipes and cooking videos are now …

 Disney Plus may be the biggest direct challenge Netflix has faced since the DVD-mailer company reinvented itself as the internet’s answer to TV. But Reed Hastings, Netflix’s CEO, says he isn’t sweating the competition — he can’t wait to get his hands on it.  “I’m not saying we worry about them, we admire them,” he said at the Dealbook conference in New …

PayPal is working to make it easier for people without bank accounts to get access to money transfers. The payment company said Tuesday that its Xoom business, which focuses on money transfers from the US to other countries, will now provide domestic transfers, too. Using Xoom’s mobile app or website, people can send friends and family cash that can be …

Verizon customers are getting a holiday gift a little early. Those with the carrier’s Unlimited plans, or with new Fios Home or 5G Home internet service accounts, will receive 12 months of Disney Plus for free starting Tuesday, the launch date for the streaming service. After the promotional period, the subscription for the new streaming service will jump up to $6.99 per …