Technology
-
NASA showcases 1st images from pollution-monitoring instrument
Washington: US space agency NASA has released the first data maps from its new pollution-monitoring instrument, launched to space earlier this year. From its orbit 22,000 miles above the equator, NASA’s TEMPO,…
-
Meta shutting down Messenger Lite app for Android
San Francisco: Meta is shutting down the Messenger Lite app, the lightweight stripped-down version of Messenger, on Android. Currently, users of the app are receiving a message that advises them to “use…
-
Driverless cars worse at detecting kids, dark-skinned individuals on street: Study
London: Researchers have uncovered significant fairness issues related to age and skin color in the detection systems of autonomous vehicles, revealing that children and individuals with darker skin are at more risk…
-
Meta launches its own AI code-writing tool
San Francisco: Meta on Thursday launched its own AI tool called Code Llama to generate new code and debug human-written work. The large language model (LLM) can use text prompts to generate…
-
Microsoft investigating ‘unsupported processor’ error occurring in Windows 11
San Francisco: Microsoft has said that it’s investigating reports of a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) with a “UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR” error message that has appeared on some Windows 11 PCs following the installation…
-
Alternate financing can capitalise on $500 bn SME credit opportunity in India
New Delhi: Digitised businesses in India have a potential credit demand of $220 billion, out of which $165 billion is serviceable today after adjusting for sick and commercially unviable businesses, a report…
-
Users can now see speaker notes while co-presenting Google Slides in Meet
San Francisco: Google has announced that users can now see speaker notes while co-presenting Google Slides in Google Meet. Earlier this year, the company added a feature that allows multiple people to…
-
Indian gaming industry should develop games based on our culture: Ministry
New Delhi: As the 28 per cent GST on online gaming continues to hammer the sector, Vikram Sahay, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, said on Thursday that gaming…
-
Watch: Made-in-India electric scooter launched at Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: Indian motorcycle manufacturer TVS Motor has launched its much-awaited electric scooter called the TVS X at an event held at the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building in Dubai. …
-
Google doubles down on ads transparency, data access as new EU law kicks in
London: Google on Thursday said it will increase how much information it provides about ads targeted at users in the European Union (EU), as the new set of regulations known as the…
-
Uber appoints new Director of Business Development for India, S.Asia
New Delhi: Ride-hailing platform Uber on Thursday announced the appointment of Arnab Kumar as Director of Business Development for India and South Asia. Kumar brings over 17 years of experience in the…
-
Meta Horizon Worlds’ new update lets users easily block, report others while in Pause
San Francisco: Meta has released a new ‘v124’ update for the social virtual reality (VR) platform ‘Horizon Worlds’, which includes the ability for users to easily mute, block or report other people…
-
X announces changes to its API, retires legacy tiers & endpoints
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X (formerly Twitter) has announced changes to its API (Application Programming Interface) that would retire some of the legacy tiers and endpoints — a move that could again…
-
Google Chat to show view counts for messages in spaces
San Francisco: Google has introduced a new feature that will allow space members to see view counts for messages in all spaces. “A more detailed view of how many members are engaging…
-
Samsung Electronics to unveil food platform at IFA 2023
Seoul: Samsung Electronics said on Thursday it will unveil a new, integrated food platform, which provides consumers with personalised cooking experiences, at IFA 2023 next month. The platform, Samsung said, is designed…
