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- Technology
Vivid imaginations can help people feel more ‘present’ in VR, shows study
London: People with vivid imaginations are more likely than others to believe they truly inhabit the worlds they visit in virtual reality (VR), according to new research. This finding, published at this…
- Technology
YouTube to add support for RSS uploads for podcasters by year-end
San Francisco: YouTube product lead Steve McLendon has confirmed that the platform will add support for RSS (Really Simple Syndication) uploads for podcasters by the end of the year, among other updates.…
- News
18-yr-old hacked popular GTA game via Amazon Fire TV stick
London: Arion Kurtaj, an 18-year-old member of infamous hacking group Lapsus$, used just an Amazon Fire TV stick, smartphone, keyboard and mouse to hack into the Rockstar Games which created the Grand…
- Technology
Single Indian organisation facing 2,152 cyber attacks, 20% up year-on-year
New Delhi: The average number of attacks per organisation in India reached 2,152 attacks in the first half of 2023, reflecting a significant increase of 20 per cent (year-on-year), a report showed…
- Technology
New EU law lets social media users opt out of AI-driven personalised feeds
London: Social media users in the European Union (EU) can now opt out of AI-driven personalised content feeds on mainstream social networks. The change is the result of the EU’s Digital Services…
- Technology
After HD photos, WhatsApp now let you send videos in HD quality
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has now rolled out the option for users to send videos in HD quality. Users now will be able to send videos in 720p quality. There was no…
- Automobile
Driverless cars worse at detecting kids, dark-skinned individuals on street: Study
London: Researchers have uncovered significant fairness issues related to age and skin color in the detection systems of autonomous vehicles, revealing that children and individuals with darker skin are at more risk…
- Technology
Meta launches its own AI code-writing tool
San Francisco: Meta on Thursday launched its own AI tool called Code Llama to generate new code and debug human-written work. The large language model (LLM) can use text prompts to generate…
- Technology
Microsoft investigating ‘unsupported processor’ error occurring in Windows 11
San Francisco: Microsoft has said that it’s investigating reports of a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) with a “UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR” error message that has appeared on some Windows 11 PCs following the installation…
- Technology
Alternate financing can capitalise on $500 bn SME credit opportunity in India
New Delhi: Digitised businesses in India have a potential credit demand of $220 billion, out of which $165 billion is serviceable today after adjusting for sick and commercially unviable businesses, a report…
- Technology
Users can now see speaker notes while co-presenting Google Slides in Meet
San Francisco: Google has announced that users can now see speaker notes while co-presenting Google Slides in Google Meet. Earlier this year, the company added a feature that allows multiple people to…
- Technology
Indian gaming industry should develop games based on our culture: Ministry
New Delhi: As the 28 per cent GST on online gaming continues to hammer the sector, Vikram Sahay, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, said on Thursday that gaming…
- Technology
Crypto firms raise $2.3 bn in VC funding in Q2, lowest since Q4 2020
New Delhi: Amid the tightening regulatory landscape, crypto startups secured $2.3 billion from VC rounds in the second quarter (April-June period) this year, the least amount raised since Q4 2020, a new…
- Technology
Amazon India introduces farm-to-fridge quality assurance system
New Delhi: Amazon India on Wednesday introduced a shelf monitoring solution — a Machine Learning (ML) powered farm-to-fridge quality assurance system for fresh produce. With this launch, the tech giant aims to…
- Technology
Create groups on WhatsApp without needing a name for it
New Delhi: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday announced that users can now create a group on WhatsApp without needing a name for it. This feature is rolling out globally over the…
