Business
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283 mn used smartphones shipped last year globally
New Delhi: The global shipments of used smartphones, including officially refurbished and used smartphones, were expected to reach 282.6 million units in 2022, according to a report. The unit growth represents an…
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Construction of US semiconductor plant on track: Samsung CEO
Seoul: The construction of a new semiconductor plant in Taylor, Texas was going smoothly and will be completed within this year as scheduled, Samsung Electronics Chief Executive Kyung Kye-hyun has said. “The…
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Software company CircleCi says hackers stole customers’ data
San Francisco: Software company CircleCi, whose products are popular with developers and software engineers, has confirmed that some customers’ data were stolen in a data breach last month. Although the employee’s access…
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Twitter offers new incentive for advertisers to return on platform
San Francisco: Fighting hard to stay afloat, Twitter has now offered a new incentive to skeptical advertisers where the micro-blogging platform will match advertisers’ ad spending up to $250,000. According to a…
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Apple may release HomeKit architecture in iOS 16.3 beta
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple will reportedly roll out its HomeKit architecture in the iOS 16.3 beta. Last month, the iPhone maker had removed the option to upgrade Homekit to the new…
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ChatGPT fools scientists by writing fake research paper abstracts
New Delhi: Artificial-Intelligence (AI) chatbot called ChatGPT has written convincing fake research-paper abstracts that scientists were unable to spot, a new research has revealed. A research team led by Catherine Gao at…
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Sacked Amazon employees in India break down, ‘crying in office’
New Delhi: As Amazon announced to lay off 18,000 employees globally including nearly 1,000 in India, reports have surfaced that some of the impacted employees broke down and were left “crying in…
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HDFC Bank Q3 net at Rs 12,259 crore
Chennai: The HDFC Bank closed the third quarter of FY23 with a net profit of about Rs 12,259 crore, the bank said in a regulatory filing. According to the HDFC Bank, it…
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Microsoft Edge gets text prediction feature in latest update
San Francisco: Microsoft has rolled out a new update to its Edge browser, which brings a small handful of updates and new features, including text prediction. The update is available for the…
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US could default on its debt as soon as June
Washington: The US Treasury Department said the country could default on its debt as soon as June. The US will reach the debt limit on January 19 on January 19 and then…
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YouTube tests hub of free, ad-supported channels
San Francisco: Video-sharing platform YouTube is testing a new hub of free, ad-supported streaming channels that will show content from certain media companies, the media reported. The video platform is in discussions…
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Vodafone plans hundreds of job cuts, biggest in 5 years: Report
New Delhi: Telecommunication player Vodafone is reportedly planning to slash hundreds of jobs, mostly at its London-based headquarters, to cut costs in the global economic slowdown. The Financial Times reported that this…
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Tesla cuts EV prices in US, Europe amid poor sales, stalled growth
San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned Tesla has drastically lowered prices of EVs across its lineup in the US and Europe, in an effort to boost sales as its stock plummeted more than 60…
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Crypto.com to reduce 20% of workforce amid ongoing economic headwinds
New Delhi: Crypto lending exchange Crypto.com on Friday announced that the company will reduce its global workforce by approximately 20 per cent amid ongoing economic headwinds and unforeseeable industry events. This is…
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Wipro posts Rs 30.5 billion as Q3 net profit
Chennai: Technology services and consulting company Wipro Ltd closed the third quarter of FY24 with a net profit of Rs 30.5 billion. The company board at their meeting on Friday declared an…
