Technology
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Facebook takes on YouTube, set to launch licensed music videos
San Francisco: In an ambitious bid to take on Google-owned YouTube, Facebook is readying itself to launch officially-licensed music videos for artists on its platform in the US next month.…
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1 in 2 Indian students seeks online classes: Survey
New Delhi: With the coronavirus pandemic striking hard and spreading rapidly in India, nearly 44.6 per cent students in the country said they would prefer a ‘School from Home’ concept if…
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DRDO develops software tool for tracking COVID patients in quarantine
Hyderabad: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a software tool for enforcement of quarantine, which will be implemented in partnership with the Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA), an…
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Samsung bets big on 6G expects to roll out as early as 2028
New Delhi: South Korean tech giant Samsung has started working on the sixth next-generation cellular technology and it expects completion of the 6G standard and its earliest commercialisation date could be…
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Realme launches budget smartphone under 8000 in India
New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker Realme on Tuesday launched its budget phone Realme C11 with 5000mAh battery and MediaTek Helio G35 processor for Rs 7,499 in the Indian market. Key Specs…
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NASA astronauts to conduct a pair of spacewalks this month
Washington: Two NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks on July 16 and July 21, to finish a 3.5-year effort to upgrade the International Space Stations power system, said…
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This Facebook robot walks on power lines to install fibre-optic cable
San Francisco: Facebook has developed an aerial fibre deployment solution that uses a robot to safely deploy a specialised fibre-optic cable on medium-voltage (MV) power lines that can dramatically lower the…
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Telangana announces initiative to help 100 startups
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC) along with some leading incubators and enablers here have announced a programme to support over 100 startups scale up. Rejig.HydStartups is a large-scale…
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Google to fund 1 lakh scholarships, launches career certificates
San Francisco: Google on Monday announced a new Google Career Certificates that will help Americans get qualifications in high-paying high-growth job fields — no college degree required. The company said it…
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UiPath raises Rs 1,692 crore, to expand robotic automation platform
Bengaluru: Robotic Process Automation (RPA) firm UiPath on Monday announced it has raised $225 million (nearly Rs 1,692 crore) in its Series E investment round, at a valuation of $10.2 billion.…
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Fujifilm’s launches sleek smartphone printer in India
New Delhi: Japanese photography and imaging major Fujifilm on Monday launched its latest smartphone printer Instax Mini Link in the Indian market for Rs 9,999. The instant printer is available for…
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TECNO launches SPARK 5 Pro with the dot-in display, five cameras
New Delhi: TECNO, the global premium smartphone brand of Transsion Holdings, on Monday launched SPARK 5 Pro smartphone with a 6.6-inch display and a total of five cameras at Rs 10,499.…
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India worst hit by public Cloud security incidents: Survey.
Mumbai: Public Cloud security incidents hit India the hardest in the last year with 93 per cent of the country’s organisations experiencing such an issue, said a survey of 26 nations…
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Realme X3: Reliable buddy for gamers, camera lovers
New Delhi: Handset maker Realme has created a decent space in the Indian smartphone market. Now, the company has launched its ‘Make in India’ mid-premium ‘X3’ smartphone which is power-packed with…
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Samsung Galaxy Note 20 may cost cheaper than Note 10
Seoul: South Korean tech giant Samsung is all set to host a virtual event on August 5 to launch the new Galaxy Note 20 series, and a news report suggests it…
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Anti-China sentiment to benefit Samsung mobile biz in India: Analysts
Seoul/New Delhi: As anti-China sentiments grow in India after the ban on 59 apps and a public boycott of Chinese-made goods, Samsung Electronics is expected to increase its presence in…
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Google to boost fake news, illegal content monitoring on YouTube
Seoul: Google’s video-sharing platform YouTube will cooperate with South Korea to closely monitor and prevent the spread of fake news and illegal content. Google’s Senior Vice President Neal Mohan made the…
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Anti-Facebook crypto social network ‘Minds’ bets big on India
New Delhi: As millions of Indian users scout for new social media platforms in the wake of the ban on 59 Chinese apps and growing privacy and security concerns on…
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Elon Musk hints again at Tesla Model 3 arrival in India
San Francisco: After several attempts in the past to launch Tesla cars for the Indian roads, Elon Musk is yet to inaugurate a Tesla showroom in India. However, he has once…
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NASA partners SETI Institute on planetary protection
Washington: NASA has awarded the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, a $4.7 million contract to support current and future planetary protection missions to ensure compliance with planetary protection standards. The…
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WhatsApp may lose its flavour as Zuckerberg integrates apps
New Delhi: WhatsApp has so far been a great experience for billions of users globally where there are no ads in-between chats, no distractions like promoted posts and in-app pop…
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Zomato expects July net loss under $1mn as COVID-19 hits business
New Delhi: Foodtech unicorn Zomato expects its net loss in July to be under $1 million even as Covid-19 has set it back by about a year in terms of the…
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Instagram launches Reels in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Instagram today announced the extension of the testing of Reels, a new video format, to India. Jahnavi Dasetty (Mahathalli) and Samantha Akkineni have become two of the first people in India, from…
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Microsoft introduces new security technology to prevent data corruption
San Francisco: Microsoft has introduced a new platform security technology to prevent data corruption techniques being adopted by cybercriminals to target system security policy and tamper with data structures on Windows…
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Huawei patents AR glasses with a rotating pop-up camera
Beijing: Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has filed a new patent for AR glasses with a motorized pop-up selfie camera similar to the one found in smartphones. The patent for the…
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Now tell Google Assistant, Siri to open Alexa app on a smartphone
New Delhi: You can access Amazon Echo smart speakers with voice command at home. Now tell Google Assistant or Siri on your phone to open the Alexa app for you on…
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T-Hub partners IT Ministry to mentor hardware startups in India
New Delhi: Hyderabad-based global start-up catalyst T-Hub on Friday announced a partnership with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to lead Digital India’s Scale Up programme for hardware and…
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Apple releases a public Beta version of iOS 14, iPadOS 14
San Francisco: Apple has released the public Beta version of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 updates that would be available in the fall. The new iOS version is compatible with…
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7 Indian institutes introduce ‘AWS Educate’ Cloud computing curricula
New Delhi: To help develop the next generation of Cloud professionals, seven higher education institutions in India will adopt Cloud computing curricula from the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Educate global initiative…
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Sony invests $250 million in Fortnite maker Epic Games
San Francisco: Sony on Friday announced it has made a strategic investment of $250 million to acquire a minority interest in Epic Games, creator of the popular video game Fortnite. The…
