Business
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Apple quietly launches new audiobook catalogue narrated by AI
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple has quietly launched a catalogue of books narrated by artificial intelligence in a move with potentially huge implications for the multi-billion dollar audiobook industry. The feature represents…
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We want to push India’s $1 trillion digital economy dream: Satya Nadella
Bengaluru: As India embarks on its digital journey with full steam, Microsoft wishes to move in and provide every part of its tech stack to the country and its innovators, to help…
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HP launches earbuds with touchscreen on charging case
San Francisco: Joining the list of companies making wireless earbuds, HP has launched “Voyager Free 60 Plus” earbuds with a touchscreen on the charging case. While the regular Voyager Free 60s come…
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Nvidia’s new graphic cards to power laptops in Feb
San Francisco: Chip-maker Nvidia has announced that its GeForce RTX 40 series graphic processing units (GPUs) will come to laptops with the launch of GeForce RTX 4090 and 4080 laptops next month.…
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ISRO, Microsoft join hands to empower spacetech startups in India
Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Microsoft on Thursday announced a collaboration to fuel the growth of space technology startups in the country. Through this tie-up, the space tech startups…
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Sony, Honda unveil their joint EV brand at CES
Las Vegas: Tech giant Sony and automaker Honda’s joint mobility venture unveiled a new electric vehicle (EV) prototype ‘Afeela’ at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 in Las Vegas. The new car…
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Qualcomm unveils new SoC for vehicles
Las Vegas: Qualcomm Technologies has unveiled a new System-on-Chip (SoC) to support digital cockpit and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023. The ‘Snapdragon Ride Flex SoC’ supports…
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Vimeo to lay off 11% of its workforce
San Francisco: Video sharing platform Vimeo has announced that it will be laying off 11 per cent of its workforce amid a decline in economic conditions. The announcement was made by Anjali…
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Yogi mulls power subsidy to weavers in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government is working on a scheme to provide power subsidy to over 2.5 lakh power loom weavers in the state. According to the government spokesman, Chief Minister Yogi…
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy confirms to lay off 18,000 employees
San Francisco: Amazon on Thursday confirmed it is laying off around 18,000 employees and several teams will be impacted, especially Amazon Stores along with People, Experience and Technology (PXT) organisations. The Amazon…
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TikTok owner ByteDance slashes thousands of jobs
Beijing: TikTok’s China-based owner ByteDance has laid off hundreds of workers across multiple departments, the media reported. The layoffs affected employees at Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok with 600 million daily…
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boAt to showcase next-gen hearable products at CES 2023
New Delhi: Homegrown audio brand boAt on Wednesday announced that it will be showcasing next-generation hearables developed through its ‘boAt Labs’ at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023. ‘boAt Labs’ has co-engineered…
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Google developing free anti-terrorism moderation tool for smaller websites
San Francisco: Google is reportedly developing a free moderation tool that smaller websites can use to identify and remove terrorist material. According to the Financial Times, the software is being developed in…
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Amazon secures $8 bn loan to safeguard against economic headwinds
San Francisco: E-commerce giant Amazon has secured $8 billion in Term Loan from DBS Bank, Mizuho Bank and others, that will be used for “general corporate purposes”. In a filing with the…
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Intel unveils 13th-gen mobile processors at CES 2023
San Francisco: Semiconductor chip manufacturer Intel has unveiled new 13th-generation mobile processors with features and capabilities for all laptop segments at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023. “The 13th Gen Intel Core…
