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Microsoft to train, certify over 1 lakh Indian software developers in a month
New Delhi: IT company Microsoft will train and certify over 1 lakh software developers in India in a month under its pan-India “Future Ready Champions of Code” program, the company said on…
- Business
Now travel across 184 nations with 1 Airtel ‘World Pass’ data roaming pack
New Delhi: Airtel on Tuesday launched a ‘World Pass’ traveller data roaming pack that works seamlessly across 184 countries. The ‘Airtel World Pass’ data pack starts from Rs 649 for one day…
- Technology
Microsoft offers 10-year deal on new ‘CoD’ games to Sony
San Francisco: Microsoft has offered a 10-year contract to Sony to make future ‘Call of Duty’ (CoD) games available on PlayStation, if its proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition goes ahead. Microsoft president Brad…
- Technology
UPI transactions see 650% rise at semi-urban, rural stores: Report
New Delhi: The unified payments interface (UPI) transactions witnessed a meteoric 650 per cent rise at the semi-urban and rural stores in India this year, a report showed on Tuesday. There was…
- Technology
Starlink delays daytime data caps
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Starlink has delayed its daytime data caps which were scheduled to go live this month. According to the company’s updated website, the upcoming daytime data limitations will now…
- Technology
Musk converts several rooms at Twitter HQ into bedrooms for employees
San Francisco: After his call to either be “extremely hardcore” at work or quit, Elon Musk has converted rooms at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco into small bedrooms, featuring unmade mattresses, drab…
- Technology
NASA’s Orion spacecraft on course to return to Earth on Dec 11
Washington: After a historic flyby just 128 km from the surface of the Moon, NASA’s Orion spacecraft is on course for its return to Earth on December 11. The spacecraft made its…
- Technology
Uber Eats to pay millions for listing US restaurants without consent
San Francisco: Ride-hailing major Uber will pay millions of dollars as settlement with the City of Chicago in the US for listing local restaurants in food delivery apps Uber Eats and Postmates…
- Technology
After iPhones, Apple now plans to shift some iPad production to India
San Francisco: As Apple plans to shift more iPhone production away from China to India, it is now reportedly looking to also move the production of some iPads to India to keep…
- Technology
Meta expands AI face-scanning to Facebook dating in US
San Francisco: Meta announced that it has expanded its Artificial Intelligence (AI) face-scanning tool and ID Upload tool to Facebook Dating in the US, to verify users’ age. The tools will make…
- Technology
Microsoft to raise Xbox first-party game prices in 2023
San Francisco: Microsoft will reportedly raise its first-party Xbox game prices from $59.99 to $69.99 next year. The new full-priced Xbox Game Studios games, including Redfall, Starfield and Forza Motorsport, will be…
- Technology
Apple’s AR/VR headset may arrive in late 2023
San Francisco: Apple’s in-development mixed-reality headset could see its launch extended from early 2023 to later in the year due to software issues. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted that the company’s AR…
- Technology
Musk condemns Trump, says ‘constitution is greater than any president’
Washington: For a change, Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Monday sided with the White House in condemning former US president Donald Trump for his call to terminate parts of the US Constitution…
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Women, unemployed, rural poor lag due to digital divide, says Oxfam India Report
New Delhi: The reach of digital technologies remains limited to largely male, urban, upper-caste, and upper-class households and individuals, said Oxfam India’s latest ‘India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide’. The percentage of…
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Microsoft India hikes prices of products, services by up to 11%
San Francisco: Microsoft has announced a huge price hike of up to 11 per cent for its software and services in India due to currency fluctuations. The company said the “Indian rupee…
