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- Technology
Humanity to reach Mars in your lifetime: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk is optimistic and has expressed confidence that “humanity will reach Mars in your lifetime”. On Twitter, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO wrote that “without a common…
- Technology
Meta open sources early-stage AI translation tool
San Francisco: Tech giant Meta has created a single artificial intelligence (AI)-based model capable of translating across 200 different languages, including many not supported by current commercial tools. According to The Verge,…
- Technology
IBM acquires Databand.ai to boost data observability biz
New Delhi: Tech company IBM on Wednesday announced it has acquired Databand.ai, an Israel-based data observability software provider that helps organisations fix issues with their data, for an undisclosed sum. This is…
- Technology
UK opens probe into Microsoft’s $69 bn acquisition of ‘Call of Duty’ maker
London: The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Wednesday announced a formal investigation into Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of ‘Call of Duty’ maker Activision Blizzard. The UK watchdog has invited comments…
- Technology
AI, ML making equitable, high-quality healthcare a reality for millions: Qure.ai
New Delhi: The pandemic saw the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in providing timely and quality healthcare for millions. Healthtech startup Qure.ai created a niche for itself…
- Technology
Amazon forced to make it easier to cancel Prime subscriptions in Europe
London: The European Commission has forced Amazon to simplify the process of canceling Prime membership for customers in the region. The platform will enable European consumers to unsubscribe from Amazon Prime with…
- Technology
Instagram helps Italian fashion blogger identify monkeypox infection
New Delhi: Italian fashion blogger Maxim Sapozhnikov found out about his monkeypox infection via short videos posted on Instagram, the photo and video sharing social networking service. Along with a two-part video,…
- Technology
Chinese tech firms pledge to ban NFTs, cryptocurrency marketplaces
Beijing: Chinese internet and tech giants on Monday signed an initiative to ban cryptocurrency and digital collectibles (NFTs), along with a promise not to establish secondary marketplaces. According to the South China…
- Technology
WhatsApp to soon let users hide online status from everyone
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is working on a feature that will give iOS users the ability to hide their online status from everyone. According to WABetaInfo, this feature will come in a…
- Automobile
Tesla delivers over 250K EVs globally in Q2
San Francisco: Despite several supply chain challenges and factory shutdowns, Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla has delivered 2,54,695 EVs globally in the second quarter of 2022. The company also said that…
- Technology
Spotify launches new programme for emerging podcasters in India
New Delhi: Swedish music streaming platform Spotify has launched a new programme that will elevate emerging podcasters around the world, including in India, and provide them with support to grow their audiences.…
- Technology
Mozilla Firefox can now automatically remove tracking from URLs
San Francisco: Mozilla’s latest Firefox browser update has a new feature that prevents sites like Facebook from tracking users across websites. According to Bleeping Computer, Mozilla Firefox 102 was released with a…
- Technology
Top NFT marketplace OpenSea admits email data breach
New Delhi: Leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has admitted a major email security breah, warning users that they may have been impacted. In a blog post, OpenSea said it learned that…
- Technology
Binance joins TikTok sensation Khaby Lame to boost Web3.0 awareness
London: To increase awareness around Web3.0, leading cryptocurrency firm Binance on Thursday said it has partnered with Khaby Lame, a TikTok sensation with record 142.8 million followers. Lame, how joins Binance as…
- Technology
Consumer groups file complaint against Google’s deceptive signup process
London: Ten European consumer groups on Thursday filed new privacy complaints against Google, alleging that Google is using deceptive design, unclear language and misleading choices when consumers sign up to a Google…
