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New Apple macOS update comes with a liquid detection feature
San Francisco: The latest version of macOS comes with a liquid detection feature which will alert Apple if any liquid has been detected in the USB-C ports. macOS Sonoma 14.1 update includes…
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Musk takes on OpenAI with his own chatbot which is ‘better informed’
New Delhi: Taking on Sam Altman-run OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Elon Musk on Sunday said that xAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok has current information in comparison to traditional GPT models. The xAI ‘Grok’…
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YouTube’s crack down on ad blockers leads to record number of uninstalls
San Francisco: Google-owned YouTube’s effort to crack down on users with ad blockers on its platform globally has resulted in a record number of uninstalls, with multiple ad blocking companies reporting that…
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NFT marketplace OpenSea lays off 50 per cent of its workforce
San Francisco: Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace startup OpenSea, valued at $13.3 billion last year, has laid off about half of its workforce as part of “significant organisational and operating changes”. A company…
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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all 7 counts
New York: Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and former CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has been found guilty on all seven counts related to fraud and money laundering. The US Attorney’s office at…
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Uber, Lyft to pay USD 328 million to drivers in wage-theft settlement
New York: In a significant development, Uber and Lyft on Thursday agreed to pay a combined $328 million to settle charges that the ride-hailing platforms “unlawfully withheld wages from drivers”, and failed…
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Instagram may be developing customisable ‘AI friend’ feature
San Francisco: Meta-owned Instagram might be developing an ‘AI friend’ feature that will let users create a friend as per their liking. According to screenshots shared by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi on…
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X’s value sinks below half of Musk’s USD 19 billion acquisition
San Francisco: X Corp has seen its valuation drop to $19 billion — less than half of which Elon Musk bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year. Employees at…
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IoT malware attacks up by 400 per cent this year: Report
New Delhi: Malware attacks against Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT) devices have increased by 400 per cent this year when compared to the previous year, a new report showed…
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X’s rival Threads has almost 100 million monthly users: Zuckerberg
San Francisco: Instagram’s Threads has reached almost 100 million monthly users, Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced. During the company’s quarterly earnings call late on Wednesday, Zuckerberg said: “We’re three…
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Google will continue to make meaningful investments in AI: Sundar Pichai
New Delhi: As Google expands access to its new artificial intelligence (AI) services, the company will continue to make meaningful investments in support of its AI efforts, re-engineering our cost base in…
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‘Youngsters should work 70 hours a week’: Narayana Murthy
New Delhi: Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy, in a conversation with Padma Shri Awardee and Chairman of Aarin Capital, T.V. Mohandas Pai on the first episode of 3one4 Capital’s podcast ‘The Record’,…
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Lenovo, Nvidia unveil hybrid AI solutions to help firms adopt generative AI
San Francisco: Consumer electronics major Lenovo and graphics chip giant Nvidia on Tuesday announced new hybrid AI solutions and engineering collaboration to bring the power of generative AI to every enterprise. In…
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Instagram testing feed only for paid verified users
New Delhi: Taking a cue from Elon Musk-owned X which charges users and give them more controls, Meta-owned Instagram is testing a feed that will only allow posts from paid verified users.…
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Amazon unveils passwordless passkeys for iOS and web users
Amazon is introducing passkey support for browsers and its iOS mobile shopping app, offering customers a passwordless sign-in option. Users can establish passkeys in their Amazon settings, enabling them to utilize facial…
