Technology
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Musk-inspired Reddit CEO refuses to budge amid widespread protests
New Delhi: Inspired by Elon Musk’s massive layoffs, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has refused to budge against widespread protests over the application programming interface (API) changes on its platform, saying plans to…
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Neuralink likely to begin first human trial later this year: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said that his brain-computer interface company Neuralink is likely to begin the first human trial this year. Addressing the VivaTech trade fair in…
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US govt confirms MOVEit cyber attack hit several federal agencies
Washington: President Joe Biden’s administration has confirmed that several US federal agencies have been hit by a cyber attack, apparently executed by Russia-linked ransomware group Clop, which exploited a critical security vulnerability…
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Facebook, Instagram suffer global outage again
New Delhi: Facebook and Instagram suffered an outage in the early hours on Saturday as the platforms failed to load and Instagram stories showed an error message while being loaded. Several users…
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Two key Twitter alternatives now launched on iOS
San Francisco: Post – a publisher-focused Twitter alternative – has launched its iOS application, and the new social platform Spill – created by a team of former Twitter employees – has launched…
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Google Maps rolls out ‘Immersive View’ in 4 new cities, 500+ landmarks
San Francisco: Google Maps has rolled out Immersive View in four new cities — Amsterdam, Dublin, Florence, and Venice — and also expanded the feature to over 500 iconic landmarks around the…
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China-backed hackers exploited Barracuda zero-day to target govt: Report
San Francisco: Security researchers have said that China-backed hackers are likely behind the mass-exploitation of a recently discovered security flaw in Barracuda Networks’ email security gear, allowing attackers to remotely gain access…
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Google Domains to shut down, Squarespace to take over
San Francisco: Google Domains business is “winding down following a transition period,” with Squarespace, a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online, taking over the business and assets. Squarespace announced…
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Google launches ‘Indian Languages Programme’ to support local news publishers
New Delhi: Google on Friday launched the ‘Indian Languages Programme’ under its News Initiative to support local news publishers in India. According to the company, the Indian Languages Programme is a comprehensive…
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Microsoft to remove some old File Explorer features on Windows 11
San Francisco: Microsoft has stated that some of the old settings under Folder Options in File Explorer will be removed as part of an effort to reduce the number of File Explorer…
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Future iPhones may be scratch resistant
San Francisco: Apple will reportedly bring scratch resistance feature to future iPhones. A patent for “Spatial Composites”, which refers to integrating metal or ceramic with a chassis for scratch resistance, has recently…
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Rolls-Royce unveils its 1st all electric car at $486K
Seoul: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars on Friday unveiled the brand’s first all-electric model, named Spectre, in South Korea as it sees further room to grow in Asia’s fourth-biggest economy. South Korea is the…
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Mercedes-Benz adds ChatGPT to voice control of its vehicles
San Francisco: Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz has expanded the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and added OpenAI’s ChatGPT into the voice control of its vehicles as the next step. “By adding ChatGPT,…
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Adobe Acrobat turns 30 as people opened over 400 bn PDFs in Acrobat in 2022
New Delhi: It was 30 years ago that Adobe co-founder Dr John Warnock and his team invented the Portable Document Format (PDF) and Adobe Acrobat that allowed sharing of text and images…
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WhatsApp working on multi-account feature on Android
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a multi-account feature on Android that will allow users to access multiple accounts from the same device. According to WABetaInfo, the company is working…