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1st-gen iPhone sold for Rs 45 lakh at auction
San Francisco: A first-generation seal-packed iPhone was sold for $54,904 (around Rs 45 lakh) at auction. The device originally cost $599 when it was first introduced in 2007, so this is a…
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Airbnb to ban people linked with prohibited guests
San Francisco: As a safety precaution, online hospitality major Airbnb is banning people who are linked with prohibited users. When a user is banned because they are linked with another problematic user,…
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Microsoft may soon roll out built-in VPN support in Edge
San Francisco: Microsoft Edge’s built-in VPN support is expected to become available to all stable channel users soon, with some already using the feature. Edge’s VPN “Edge Secure Network” uses Cloudflare to…
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Microsoft introduces next-gen hybrid cloud platform
San Francisco: Microsoft announced that it is launching its next-generation hybrid cloud platform “Azure Operator Nexus” for communication service providers. The tech giant believes that modern network infrastructure will assist its telecommunications…
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McKinsey to slash 2,000 jobs in one of biggest layoffs
San Francisco: Global consulting firm McKinsey & Co is reportedly planning to slash about 2,000 jobs in one of the largest layoffs, the media reported. The job cut is likely to focus…
- Technology
Microsoft increases chat limits on Bing AI
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has announced that it has increased conversation limits on Bing AI to 60 total chats per day. Last week, the tech giant had implemented limits of 5…
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Insta restores Pornhub account ‘in error’ for few hours, shuts down again
San Francisco: Meta-owned Instagram reinstated adult website Pornhub account on the platform in “error” on Sunday for a few hours but then shut it down again. The company said that Pornhub’s Instagram…
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Starlink offers global roaming satellite internet for $200 a month
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Starlink is testing a new global roaming satellite internet service for $200 a month, in addition to the base $599 Starlink Kit. The globalising roaming internet service will…
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San Francisco gets emptier and emptier, Musk finds it ‘tragic’
San Francisco: Tech leaders and internet stars are lamenting that downtown San Francisco’s real estate market has deteriorated and the city is getting “emptier and emptier”, with Elon Musk calling this “tragic”.…
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Technology sector cuts most jobs in January in US: Report
San Francisco: Led by the technology sector, US-based employers announced 102,943 cuts in January, a massive 136 percent increase from the 43,651 cuts announced in December, a new report has said. It…
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YouTube Music contract employees on strike over unfair labour practices
San Francisco: Dozens of third-party employees at YouTube Music, hired by Alphabet sub-contractor tech company Cognizant, have gone on strike over alleged unfair labour practices. According to a report in The Verge,…
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Instagram expands ‘Notes’ feature to Europe, Japan
San Francisco: Social media platform Instagram has expanded its ‘Notes’ feature, a way for users to share their thoughts, to Europe and Japan. The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, made the announcement…