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- Technology
Instagram announces new features, expands Reels to 90 seconds
San Francisco: With an aim to help creators engage more with their audience, the photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that it is rolling out new features, including 90 seconds Reels. The Meta-owned…
- Technology
After Meta’s COO, another top executive to depart soon
San Francisco: Following the announcement that Sheryl Sandberg will step down as Meta’s COO later this year, the company is losing another executive as part of a reorganisation of its artificial intelligence…
- Technology
Microsoft Edge ‘Drop’ feature to bring file, note sharing across devices
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft is testing a new feature called “Drop” through Edge Canary that will allow users to save files and notes within the browser and have content synced across…
- Automobile
Volvo joins Epic Games to power its next-gen electric cars
New Delhi: European carmaker Volvo on Wednesday announced a collaboration with Fortnite game developer Epic Games to use its 3D creation platform ‘Unreal Engine’ to power its next generation of electric cars.…
- Technology
Come to office or get out, Elon Musk warns Tesla employees
New Delhi: Elon Musk on Wednesday gave an ultimatum to Tesla employees to either return to office or get out, saying they “should pretend to work somewhere else” if they disagree with…
- Technology
Amazon no longer offers in-app Kindle purchases on Android
San Francisco: Tech giant Amazon has informed its customers that they cannot buy books on Kindle App for Android anymore. According to an email sent to the customers, Kindle users cannot use…
- Technology
Webb telescope to explore two rocky, Earths-like planets
Washington: NASA’s much celebrated James Webb Space Telescope is just weeks away from full operation. The huge telescope plans to start it’s in-depth science investigation by exploring strange, new rocky worlds in…
- Technology
Machine learning helps predict new materials for nano alloys, semiconductors, rare earths
New Delhi: Scientists have used machine learning to develop a design map of alloys at the nano-scale which can help predict the match of pairs of metals that can form bimetallic nano-alloys,…
- Technology
I would be shocked if I am not being spied on: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday emphasised that he would be shocked if he comes to know that he is ‘not’ being spied on. On the micro-blogging site Twitter, Musk…
- Technology
Epic Games announces in-person Fortnite competition
San Francisco: In a bid to empower gamers, Epic Games has announced that it will host an in-person Fortnite competition in November in the US, with a prize pool set to be…
- Technology
Chips for chipmaking machines affected, say TSMC, Intel
San Francisco: Chips for chipmaking machines are one of the things in short supply amid chip shortage constraints, say executives from Intel and Apple chipmaker TSMC. According to 9To5Mac, buying new chipmaking…
- Technology
Google Assistant to soon recognise your voice
New Delhi: Google Assistant will soon recognise your voice as the company is working on a personalised speech recognition feature. According to 9to5Google, the tool will help Google Assistant get “better at…
- Technology
Epic Games challenges Apple again in App Store anti-trust case
San Francisco: Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite game, has challenged Apple for its stand that third-party app stores would compromise the iPhone’s security. In a fresh court filing, Epic said if…
- Technology
Samsung’s groundbreaking ceremony for $27 bn US chip plant next month
Seoul: Samsung Electronics is expected to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a $17 billion chip fabrication plant in Taylor, Texas, next month, industry sources said on Friday. Samsung’s Austin office has recently…
- Business
Shareholder sues Musk for manipulating Twitter stock for personal gains
San Francisco: A Twitter shareholder has sued Elon Musk, alleging that the Tesla CEO actively manipulated the company’s stock for personal gain. The lawsuit alleged that Musk proceeded to make statements, send…
