Shruti Shekar is Android Central's Editor-in-Chief. She was born in India, brought up in Singapore, but now lives in Toronto. She started her journalism career as a political reporter in Ottawa, Canada's capital, and then made her foray into tech journalism at MobileSyrup and most recently at Yahoo Finance Canada. When work isn't on her mind, she loves working out, reading, watching the Raptors, and planning what she's going to eat the next day.
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Facebook wants the new FTC chair Lina Khan to recuse herself from the ongoing anti-competitive case against the social media giant. Facebook says she can't be impartial.

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Google announced YouTube Shorts as a response to competing with TikTok, and experts think that the platform actually has a chance in doing so.

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Former President Donald Trump is planning to sue Facebook and Twitter after both platforms banned him.

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Facebook is launching a subscription-based newsletter for creators to find new ways to earn money and create content.

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Facebook is going to update how it treats satirical content in its community standards.

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The FCC has approved a proposed plan that would ban approvals for equipment in U.S. telecom networks from Chinese companies that are considered a national threat.

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Facebook has introduced a bunch of new tools that will help community group admins have better moderation within groups to foster better conversations.

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Google introduced new ad tracking privacy tools, and while it is welcomed by most experts, they criticize the company for not making it more transparent for users.

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Facebook's rumored smartwatch that is likely to come out next summer is rumored to have two cameras. The front camera will be used for video calling, while the back will be detachable.

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The Senate passed a major bill that will help fund research and development in the tech sector. The bill commits to $52 billion that will specifically help the semiconductor industry.

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Facebook's Oversight Board agrees with Facebook for suspending the platform, but urges the social media giant to re-evaluate its decision to do it "indefinitely."

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Apple may be seeing a lot of users switching to Android phones, but it doesn't care, and experts say it's because the company is in the business of creating a lifestyle.

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Clubhouse first rolled out to iOS users last year and hit it off well. But it took the app creators over a year to roll out to Android phones and now risks losing its momentum.

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The new partnership could make Google an e-commerce giant better able to directly compete with Amazon.

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Facebook is launching a three-month program called Live Shopping Fridays where the company partners with big named brands to offer a live shopping experience through its Shops tab.

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A new streaming service will be created with the combined forces of AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery. The new company will compete globally.

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Samsung will now let users manage crypto wallets, but the HTC Exodus 1 tried to do that and it's considered "ahead of its time."
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