Business
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No Starlink terminal sold directly or indirectly to Russia: Musk
New Delhi: Tesla and SpeceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday said that no Starlink terminal has been sold directly or indirectly to Russia. He responded to reports that claimed that Russian forces…
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WhatsApp working on ‘favourite contacts filter’ feature for web
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new ‘favourite contacts filter’ feature, allowing users to prioritise their conversations and offer greater control and efficiency in the messaging experience. The new…
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Deepfakes, GenAI amplifying romance scams in India, warn researchers
New Delhi: As Valentine’s Day approaches, cyber-security researchers on Monday said that romance scams are on the rise in India and 66 per cent of people in the country fell prey to…
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VC firm Hyderabad Angels to invest Rs 150 cr across 20 disruptive startups
New Delhi: Hyderabad Angels (HAF) on Monday launched its maiden venture capital fund, featuring an investable corpus of Rs 100 crore and an additional green-shoe option of Rs 50 crore. The Category…
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Google announces $27 mn funding to boost AI training for people in Europe
London: Google on Monday announced the 25 million euros ($26.98 million) funding from Google.org to support artificial intelligence (AI) training and skills for people across Europe, with a particular focus on vulnerable…
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Small, mid cap indices under selling pressure as markets extend losses
New Delhi: BSE Sensex is now down more than 300 points as the markets extended losses on Monday. BSE Sensex is now at 71,218.82 points, down 376.67 points or 0.53 per cent.…
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Surgical AR/VR poised for widespread adoption with Apple’s Vision Pro launch: Report
New Delhi: Surgical augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is anticipated to be a highly impactful innovation in the near term with widespread adoption, according to a report on Friday. This is…
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Meta will no longer recommend political content to users on Insta, Threads
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) has said that it will not proactively suggest political content to users by default on Instagram and Threads. Instagram boss Adam Mosseri announced the change in a…
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US announces over $5 bn investment in chip-related R&D, skill development
Washington: The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration has announced to invest over $5 billion in semiconductor-related research, development and workforce needs. The investment will empower the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), to advance…
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IPO-bound Ola Electric gets certification for 2nd e-scooter under govt’s PLI scheme
New Delhi: Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola Electric has received certification for its S1 Pro (Gen-2) electric scooter under the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the automobile and auto component industry. Sources told…
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Cisco likely to slash thousands of jobs next week: Report
San Francisco: Global networking giant Cisco is reportedly geared up to lay off “thousands” of employees next week, as the company pivots to focus on “high-growth areas”. Cisco is expected to report…
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Fashiontech startup Blissclub lays off nearly 18% workforce to cut costs: Report
New Delhi: Direct-to-consumer (D2C) startup Blissclub has laid off nearly 21 employees, or 18 per cent of its workforce, to cut costs. However, the number of impacted employees at the fashion apparel…
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FPI equity selling in 2024 at Rs 28,818 crores
New Delhi: Chief Investment Strategist of Geojit Financial Services V K Vijayakumar on Saturday said that the FPI investment trend of selling in equity and buying in debt witnessed in January is…
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Apple rolls out redesigned iCloud app for Windows
New Delhi: Apple has rolled out a redesigned iCloud app for Windows to offer new features and improvements to enhance the user experience. Available for Windows 10 and 11, the new app…
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Global data traffic hit 59 exabytes in 2023, equivalent to over 46 cr smartphones
New Delhi: Global data traffic in 2023 reached 59 exabytes, a remarkable 23 per cent increase from the 48 exabytes recorded in 2022, a report said on Friday. In simpler terms, 59…
