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- Technology
Musk’s Twitter friend Pranay Pathole says he is ‘down-to-earth’
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter buddy from Pune Pranay Pathole, who recently met him, referred to the tech billionaire as “super genuine” and “down-to-earth,” media reports say. “He…
- India
Ex-Twitter worker claims India forced firm to hire ‘govt agents’
New Delhi: Peiter Zatko former head of security in Twitter has alleged that the Indian government forced social media giant Twitter to employ a person, who according to Zatko, was a ‘government…
- Technology
Over 3 in 10 people wish to delete their Internet footprint amid privacy thefts
New Delhi: Amid growing privacy thefts and hacking concerns, more than a third of people (33 per cent) would delete their profiles from the Internet if they could, a report revealed on…
- Technology
Big Tech to testify on anti-competitive practices before govt panel
New Delhi: Representatives of Big Tech like Amazon, Google, Netflix and Microsoft, among others, have been summoned by the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Finance on Tuesday to depose on the subject of…
- Technology
Facebook losing its grip as Top 10 app in US: Report
San Francisco: Meta-owned Facebook has been struggling to maintain its position among the Top 10 apps on the US App Store this year, says a new report. According to an analysis of…
- Technology
ASUS recalls 10,000 ROG motherboards over fire, burn risks
San Francisco: Taiwanese tech company ASUS has recalled nearly 10,000 ROG motherboards owing to fire and burn hazards. ASUS Computer International received 10 reports of the ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboards (manufactured…
- Technology
This website reveals how TikTok, Instagram may track your data
New Delhi: As the debate grows about tech companies and apps tracking your data, here comes a website that can reveal how platforms like TikTok and Instagram may potentially see your sensitive…
- Business
Apple CFO Luca Maestri sells stock worth $16.9 mn
San Francisco: Apple’s Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri has sold shares worth $16.9 million as part of an arranged trading plan. According to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission…
- Technology
Mark Zuckerberg releases his new digital avatar after facing memes
New Delhi: After facing memes on his poorly-designed metaverse avatar, Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has posted new screenshots on Facebook and Instagram, showing off a more life-like version of himself.…
- Technology
Govt develops face recognition system to spot anti-social elements with mask on
New Delhi: The Indian government has developed a facial recognition system that can identify anti-social elements with or without disguise, with face masks or monkey caps on, even in low-resolution images at…
- Technology
Civilisation will be mostly solar-powered in future: Musk
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said that civilisation will be mostly solar-powered in the future. In a tweet, Musk said that almost all of Earth’s energy comes from…
- Technology
Reddit’s upcoming developer platform to help create programmes, apps
San Francisco: Social discussion forum Reddit has announced that it is opening up a waitlist for its developer platform, a suite of developer tools and resources, that will empower developers whose contributions…
- Technology
Spotify to allow users to post audio reactions to music playlists
New Delhi: Swedish music streaming platform Spotify is working on a new feature to let users post audio comments or reactions to music playlists. A Reddit user in Vietnam first spotted this…
- Technology
India’s semiconductor component market to reach $300 bn by 2026
New Delhi: India’s semiconductor component market is likel to reach $300 billion in cumulative revenues by 2026, as ‘Make in India’ and production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes will boost local sourcing of semi-components…
- Technology
Sony PlayStation4 pipped Xbox One sales, admits Microsoft
San Francisco: Microsoft has finally admitted that Sony PlayStation4 piped its Xbox One gaming console in terms of ales and installed base. Documents submitted to Brazil’s national competition regulator have revealed these…
