Technology
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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…
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‘Hey Disney!’ voice assistant now available for Echo devices in US
San Francisco: Amazon and Disney have announced that the new voice assistant ‘Hey Disney!’ is now officially available for Echo devices in the US. The new voice assistant is built on Alexa…
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Virgin Galactic to roll out commercial service from June 27
San Francisco: Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is aiming to launch its first-ever commercial spaceflight service beginning June 27, the company has announced. The company has set a launch window of June 27…
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AI technologies will take away 8 lakh jobs in Hong Kong by 2028
Hong Kong: Artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies will take away nearly 8 lakh jobs, or 25 per cent of the total workforce in Hong Kong by 2028, a study has forecast. Data entry…
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Twitter suspends PlainSite and its founder’s accounts under new CEO
San Francisco: Twitter under new CEO has suspended the account of online database provider PlainSite and its founder Aaron Greenspan, who is a known Tesla and Elon Musk critic. According to a…
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Russian ransomware group reveals more victims of MOVEit mass hack
San Francisco: The Russia-linked ransomware group Clop, which exploited a critical security vulnerability in a popular corporate file transfer tool, has listed several other victims of its mass hack, that also include…
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Singapore to deploy more police robots in the absence of manpower
Singapore: After over five years of small-scale trials, Singapore will now “progressively deploy” more police robots across the city-state. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Thursday that the robots were placed…
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Instagram broadcast channels now rolling out globally
San Francisco: Meta has announced that it is rolling out the broadcast channels on Instagram globally, along with a new ‘Collaborators’ feature which allows creators to invite other creators (or fans) to…
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Reddit was never designed to support 3rd-party apps: CEO
San Francisco: Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has said that the social discussion platform was never designed to support third-party applications. In protest to the application programming interface (API) changes, thousands of Reddit…
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US federal govt agencies targeted in major global cyberattack
Washington: “Several” US federal government agencies were targeted on Thursday in a major global cyberattack, which takes advantage of a weakness in a widely-used software, media reports said. The US Cybersecurity and…
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Google Lens to help you find skin conditions
San Francisco: Google has introduced a new feature in its Lens app (a computer vision-powered app), which will allow users to search for skin conditions just by uploading a picture on the…
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Microsoft testing updated Windows Ink
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft is rolling out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23481 to the Dev Channel, which includes modernised Window Ink. “Windows Ink is being modernised to allow users to…
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Indian firms spent avg of Rs 370 cr on public cloud in last 12 months: Report
New Delhi: Senior cloud decision-makers at Indian enterprises adopting public cloud reported spending an average of Rs 370 crore on public cloud in the last 12 months, a new report said on…
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Videotex aims to reach Rs 500 cr in revenue by March 2024
New Delhi: Consumer electronics contract manufacturer Videotex on Thursday said it aims to achieve Rs 500 crore in revenue by the end of the ongoing fiscal year. Videotex, which currently manufactures over…