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- India
Public Cloud spending in India to touch $7.5 bn this year
Mumbai: The end-user spending on public cloud in India is likely to reach $7.5 billion in 2022 — growing 29.3 per cent from 2021, a Gartner report said on Tuesday. Cloud system…
- Technology
Hackers steal $180 mn in cryptocurrency from Beanstalk Farms
San Francisco: Hackers have stolen nearly $180 million in cryptocurrency from Beanstalk Farms, a decentralised finance (De-Fi) project. Beanstalk operates a system where participants earn rewards by contributing funds to a central…
- Technology
Apple may skip iPhone 14 mini as new series surfaces on social media
San Francisco: As people look forward to new Apple iPhones this year, aluminum models of the iPhone 14 series have appeared on social media, without an iPhone 14 mini, the media reported…
- Technology
Instagram expands product tagging tool to all US users
San Francisco: Meta-owned Instagram on Monday expanded the ability to add product tags in Feed posts to everyone in the US. Earlier available only to creators and brands, product tagging is now…
- Business
BYJU’s faces litmus test as edtech bubble bursts in India
New Delhi: For Vipluv, 24, a job offer from the leading edtech company BYJU’s was like a dream come true. He, along with four-five of his friends, joined the company as Business…
- Technology
Microsoft’s new Edge Canary feature to autosave your passwords
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft is reportedly rolling out a new “save passwords automatically” feature for Edge Canary for a some users. It is optional and can be enabled within the password…
- Technology
Musk demands long form tweets as 280 characters not enough for him
New Delhi: Elon Musk, locked in a boardroom battle to acquire Twitter for $43 billion in a hostile bid, said on Saturday that the micro-blogging platform needs long-form tweets which is “way…
- Technology
Reddit adds ‘search comments’ tool to boost results for users
New Delhi: Online discussion forum Reddit has added the ability to search comments for the first time to help improve search results for its more that 50 million daily users. With this…
- Technology
YouTube Shorts allows creators to use clips from YouTube videos
San Francisco: TikTok competitor YouTube Shorts has allowed creators to use video clips from billions of videos from YouTube platform, albeit with some rules. The new feature is an extension of existing…
- Automobile
US judge reduces $137 mn penalty linked to racial abuse against Tesla
San Francisco: Electric vehicle company Tesla has managed to convince a judge to slash the historic $137 million award it was supposed to pay a former employee as part of a racial…
- Technology
Webb telescope’s instrument reaches coldest operating temperature
Washington: An instrument onboard the James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final operating temperature – minus 266 degrees Celsius, NASA officials have said. Along with three other instruments onboard Webb, Mid-Infrared…
- Technology
iPhone 14 may come with satellite connectivity for emergencies
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple is planning to launch iPhone 14 with satellite connectivity options for emergency scenarios. According to GizmoChina, through satellite connectivity, users would be able to send text messages…
- Technology
Musk spars with major Saudi investor over Twitter takeover offer
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday took a jab at Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a major Twitter investor who rejected Musk’s hostile offer to acquire 100 per…
- Technology
Tata’s super app Neu to create a ‘compelling’ platform for consumers
New Delhi: Tata’s super app Neu will not restrict itself to the group’s offerings but also cater to newer segments after taking feedback from its customers, its top executive said on Thursday. N…
- Technology
Twitter board to evaluate Musk’s ‘unsolicited, non-binding’ $43 bn offer
San Francisco: Twitter on Thursday said it will carefully review the “unsolicited, non-binding” proposal from Tesla CEO Elon Musk to acquire the micro-blogging platform for more than $43 billion. “The Twitter Board…
