Technology
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Indian gaming platform WinZO enters Brazil amid 400% GST hike
New Delhi: Homegrown vernacular social gaming platform WinZO on Thursday announced the launch of its app in Brazil, as gaming companies in the country feel threatened by a massive 400 per cent…
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UK regulator places Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud dominance under intense scrutiny
London: UK media regulator Ofcom on Thursday referred the public cloud infrastructure services market to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for an independent investigation to further examine US tech giants Amazon…
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Google Pixel 8 phones, Watch 2 now available for pre-orders in India
New Delhi: Google on Wednesday announced that the all-new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones with next-gen AI capabilities, and Pixel Watch 2 are now available for pre-orders in India. The…
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AI-powered Google Pixel 8 phones bring new camera tools, 7 yrs of key updates
San Francisco: Google on Wednesday launched a new line-up of AI-powered Pixel 8 smartphones with new Tensor G3 chip, along with Pixel Watch 2. The new Pixel phones will be supported with…
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Just 9 per cent of Indian orgs obtain clear data consent from users: Report
New Delhi: As the government works with industry stakeholders to formulate detailed rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, a new report showed on Wednesday that only 9 per…
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Noise releases its 1st smart ring ‘Luna Ring’
New Delhi: Homegrown technology company Noise on Wednesday released its first smart ring — “Luna Ring”, designed to augment the smart wearable experience and users’ lifestyle patterns effectively. The smart ring is…
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Meta to lay off employees in metaverse-driven Reality Labs: Report
San Francisco: Meta is reportedly planning to lay off an unknown number of employees from its metaverse-driven Reality Labs division. Employees have been informed about the impending layoffs on Wednesday (US time)…
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2023 Nobel for Chemistry goes for discovery of quantum dots
New Delhi: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots” to Moungi G. Bawendi from the Massachusetts…
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Netflix plans to again raise prices of its services
San Francisco: Streaming giant Netflix is reportedly planning to increase the price of its streaming service again — starting with the US and Canada first — to make up for the revenue…
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US issues 1st-ever fine to Dish Network for leaving debris in space
Washington: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has for the first time issued a fine to Dish Network for leaving junk in space. The penalty of $150,000 announced by FCC’s Enforcement Bureau…
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman invests in Indian-origin teenagers’ AI startup
San Francisco: ChatGPT developer OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has invested in an artificial intelligence (AI) startup, founded by two Indian-origin teenagers Aryan Sharma and Ayush Pathak in the Silicon valley in the…
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Now reply with emoji reactions in Gmail on Android devices
New Delhi: Google has finally introduced the ability to react to an email with an emoji on Android devices. The feature will roll out gradually, starting with Android users and coming to…
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Electronic retailing to touch $300 bn in India by 2030: Report
New Delhi: Electronic retailing or e-tailing in India is on track to witness a five fold increase from $59 billion in 2022 to a projected $300 billion by 2030, a new report…
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Apple testing iOS 17.0.3 to fix overheating bug in iPhone 15 Pro
New Delhi: Apple is internally testing the next iOS 17 update to fix overheating issues in iPhone 15 Pro phones which is likely to be available either later this week or next…
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Amazon used a secret algorithm to raise prices: Report
San Francisco: E-commerce giant Amazon reportedly deployed a secret algorithm to gauge how much it could raise prices on its platform which allegedly helped the company increase its profits. The Wall Street…
