Technology
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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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SAP unveils new AI capabilities to skill developer community with genAI
Bengaluru: As generative AI begins to disrupt businesses of all sizes globally and in India, Cloud solutions major SAP on Thursday launched new AI capabilities and advancements for developers to build generative…
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Cybersecurity firm Splunk to cut 7% of staff ahead of Cisco acquisition
San Francisco: US-based cybersecurity company Splunk has announced to lay off about 7 per cent of its global workforce, just months ahead of its acquisition by global networking giant Cisco. According to…
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India-made iPhone shipments may grow 20% globally by 2024: Analyst
New Delhi: The India-made iPhone shipments will grow to 20 to 25 per cent globally by 2024, depending on market conditions, a leading analyst has said. According to Ming-Chi Kuo of TF…
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Unacademy appoints new Chief People Officer amid top-level exits
Bengaluru: Edtech platform Unacademy on Wednesday announced the appointment of Sandhydeep Purri as the Chief People Officer, as high-profile exits at Gaurav Munjal-run edtech company Unacademy continued. With over 25 years of…
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Apple logs highest-ever smartphone shipments in India in Q3
New Delhi: Apple recorded its highest ever quarterly shipments in India, crossing 2.5 million units, in the third quarter (July-September period) this year, a new report showed on Wednesday. Experiencing a high-growth…
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Elon Musk thinks some people will prioritise planet over human
New Delhi: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has raised concerns that artificial intelligence (AI), if programmed by people in the “environmental movement”, could pose an existential threat to humanity. Ahead of the first-ever…
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What hackers can do with Aadhaar number: Lessons from old tweets
In 2018, Dr RS Sharma, the first Director General of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), challenged French hacker Baptiste Robert with the username @fs0c131y to demonstrate how he could be…
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Nokia sues Amazon and HP over patent infringement, seeks compensation
San Francisco: Nokia has sued Amazon and HP for patent infringement, saying the two companies illegally used Nokia’s video-related technologies in their services and devices, and has sought compensation. Arvin Patel, Chief…
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Ubisoft to shut online services for 10 old games next year
San Francisco: French video game company Ubisoft has announced that it will shut down the online services for 10 of its older games on January 25, 2024. Among the games affected include…
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YouTube launches global effort to crack down on users with ad blockers
New Delhi: Google-owned YouTube has doubled down on its effort to crack down on users with ad blockers on its platform globally. An increasing number of YouTube users are now seeing a…
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Find your perfect match on X Dating, hire desirable candidates soon: Musk
New Delhi: Elon Musk has expressed his desire to soon make X into a top dating and job hiring platform, as he emphasises on more video live-streaming of sports and political events.…
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Unacademy CFO quits in another top-level exit at Gaurav Munjal-run edtech firm
New Delhi: High-profile exits at Gaurav Munjal-run edtech company Unacademy continue and now, its chief financial officer (CFO) Subramanian Ramachandran has quit, according to reports. It’s the second senior exit at the…
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Google launches new ‘.ing’ domain that lets you build website in single word
New Delhi: Google Registry has launched a new domain extension type “.ing” that will let brands and businesses build their website in a single word. Users can now register .ing domains as…
