Technology
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Over $320 mn raised by 24 Indian startups this week
New Delhi: More than $320 million has been raised by 24 Indian startups in funding this week, which includes 7 growth-stage deals and 13 early-stage deals. Four early-stage startups did not disclose…
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Social commerce platform Meesho raises $275 million
New Delhi: Social commerce platform Meesho has raised $275 million, a regulatory filing by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US has revealed. The fundraising, part of…
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UPI payments see surge in India, leading people to overspending too: Experts
New Delhi: As India’s digital and less-cash journey gains steam, more and more people are not only purchasing their daily essentials via unified payments interface (UPI) mode of digital transactions but also…
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CERT-In finds vulnerabilities in Apple iTunes, Google Chrome
New Delhi: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which comes under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has warned users of vulnerabilities in Apple iTunes and Google Chrome for desktop…
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This WhatsApp feature will restrict users from taking screenshots of profile pictures
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a feature that will restrict users from taking screenshots of profile pictures on iOS. As shown in the screenshot shared by WABetaInfo, a message…
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Musk’s X banned over 1.8 L accounts for policy violations in India in April
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X Corp banned 184,241 accounts in India between March 26 and April 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The micro-blogging platform, going through a…
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Post full-length movies on X, ‘AI Audiences’ coming soon: Musk
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, on Friday, said that subscribed users can post movies, TV series or podcasts on the platform and earn money via monetisation. Replying to his…
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UAE issues high-risk security alert for Google Chrome users
Abu Dhabi: The Cyber Security Council of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday, May 9, issued a high-risk vulnerabilities for users of Google Chrome, urging them to update browsers. In a…
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India smartphone market poised for fierce competition in affordable 5G segment
New Delhi: With the smartphone market registering 10 per cent (year-on-year) growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 in India and 5G devices capturing 70 per cent share, analysts on Thursday…
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How India is set to beat China in overall GDP growth sooner than expected
New Delhi: A robust gross domestic product (GDP) growth, continuous thrust on manufacturing with global giants (like Apple) strengthening their local supply chains, top American corporate honchos praising the overall development under…
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VC firm Venturi Partners invests $27 mn in K12 Techno Services
New Delhi: Venture capital firm Venturi Partners on Thursday announced a purchase of a $27 million stake in the education service provider K12 Techno Services from Navneet Learning LLP, a subsidiary of…
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Novel AI tool to instantly help assess self-harm risk
New Delhi: A team of US researchers on Thursday announced the development of a novel artificial intelligence-(AI) based tool that can instantly predict whether a person exhibits suicidal thoughts and behaviours. The…
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EU asks for more details on X’s content moderation activities, resources
London: The European Commission on Wednesday sent Elon Musk-run X a request for information (RFI) under the Digital Services Act (DSA), seeking more details on the company’s content moderation activities and resources,…
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Microsoft, Google challenge Delhi HC single-judge bench’s order on removal of NCII
New Delhi: Tech giants Microsoft and Google have moved the Delhi High Court against its single-judge bench’s order directing search engines to proactively remove non-consensual intimate images (NCII) from the internet without…
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Will NPCI implement or extend the 30 pc cap on market share of UPI players?
New Delhi: As digital payment platforms, PhonePe and Google Pay, continue to have a duopoly in the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) market, the deadline by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)…