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Roblox to let users make avatar-based voice calls with facial motion tracking
San Francisco: Gaming platform Roblox has announced ‘Roblox Connect’ at its annual developer’s conference — a new feature for friends to call each other as their avatars — together in a shared…
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Google adds AI-powered ‘Proofread’ feature in Gboard
San Francisco: Google has started to roll out an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “Proofread” feature in Gborad for beta users. The “Proofread” option appears in the keyboard’s toolbar with Gboard version 13.4, which…
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Musk’s ex-partner Grimes demands to see her son, in now deleted X post
San Francisco: Elon Musk’s ex-partner Canadian singer Grimes (Claire Boucher) has demanded to see her son in a since-deleted X (formerly Twitter) post. She demanded to see her son in response to…
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Industry stakeholders hail inclusion of startups as part of G20 Delhi Declaration
New Delhi: The Indian startup ecosystem stakeholders on Sunday hailed the inclusion of startups as part of the Delhi Declaration for the first time in the history of G20. India has taken…
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Microsoft rolls out ‘background removal’ tool in Paint
San Francisco: Microsoft has started to roll out a new “background removal” tool in its Paint app on Windows 11 Insider builds. With this tool, users will be able to remove the…
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WhatsApp working on new ‘filter group chats’ feature on Android
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature — “filter groups chat” on Android, to provide users with better control over their conversations, making it easier to manage and…
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PowerPoint software co-creator Dennis Austin dies at 76
San Francisco: Dennis Austin, who co-created the PowerPoint software almost 36 years ago which is still being used by millions, has passed away in the US. Austin, 76, died from lung cancer…
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SK hynix opens probe into use of its chips in Huawei’s new phone
Seoul: SK hynix has kicked off an internal investigation into how its memory chips ended up in a new smartphone made by Huawei Technologies. Bloomberg News previously reported that the South Korean…
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Time magazine’s 1st-ever top 100 AI list honours Indian talent
New York: Several Indians and Indian-origin techies have made it to Time magazine’s inaugural ‘TIME100 AI List’, highlighting the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence (AI). The youngest individual recognised in…
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Samsung launches Galaxy A54 in ‘Awesome White’ colour in India
New Delhi: Samsung on Thursday launched the Galaxy A54 5G in a new ‘Awesome White’ colour in 8GB+256GB variant, which will go on sale in India from September 8. Galaxy A54 5G…
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Intel aims to put a trillion transistors in a chip package by 2030
San Francisco: As chip packaging gets more advanced, Intel has said it aspires to put a trillion transistors in a package by 2030 with his next-generation chip packaging technology. Intel has led…
- Business
Online food, grocery delivery platforms buckle up for heavy rush amid G20 Summit
New Delhi: Online food and grocery delivery platforms on Thursday said that are prepared for minimal to no disruption in their services amid the expected heavy demand as a majority of their…
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Huawei’s shift to Kirin processors to hurt Qualcomm the most: Top analyst
New Delhi: Chinese smartphone brand Huawei’s new smartphones will fully adopt the new self-developed Kirin processors starting in 2024, a move that will hurt chip-maker Qualcomm the most, according to leading analyst…
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Netflix techie who went missing after taking Uber ride in San Francisco found dead
San Francisco: A Netflix software engineer, who mysteriously disappeared after taking an Uber ride in the US, has died by suicide at the San Francisco Bay last week, media reports said. According…
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Snapchat unveils new measures to protect teens from online harm
New Delhi: Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, on Thursday announcing new features to further protect 13-17 year olds from potential online risks. These features, to roll out in the coming weeks,…
