Tech Roundup: Google One VPN, India Digital Rupee & More

[A recurring feature on the latest in Science & Technology.]

• Mozilla adds support for Multi-Account Containers to its mobile and desktop VPN offering to add "an extra layer of privacy by protecting your browsing activity and enabling you to set a different exit server in a different location for each of your containers"; also adds multi-hop feature, enabling Mozilla VPN users to use two VPN servers instead of one VPN server, on Android and iOS.
• Google debuts its Google VPN service for iOS and iPad users (the service has been available on Android since October 2020) for users paying for the 2TB US$ 9.99/month plan or higher; to launch its long-awaited "new, integrated view for Gmail, making it easy to move between critical applications like Gmail, Chat and Meet in one unified location."
• Google pilots iMessage reactions for Messages in beta; YouTube starts rolling out a new interface for its Android and iOS app's full-screen player, making it easier to like or dislike a video, view comments, and share.

• Google's parent Alphabet reports Q4 revenues of US$ 75.33 billion, up 32% YoY and a net income of US$ 20.6 billion (Google Ads revenue: US$ 61.24 billion, YouTube ad revenue: US$ 8.63 billion, and Google Cloud revenue: US$ 5.5 billion), as Pixel sales hits an all-time quarterly high.
• Apple tests support for push notifications from web-based apps in latest iOS and iPad 15.4 beta; adds option to hide iCloud Keychain security recommendations.
• India proposes a 30% tax on income from the transfer of crypto, NFTs, and other digital assets; follows China's footsteps with plans to launch a digital rupee in the next financial year.
• Yahoo Japan to cease most of its online services with the exception of its email, credit card and ebook platforms in the European Economic Area and the UK as of April 6, citing cost of complying with European GDPR data protection regulations.