Technology

Over 60% of world now on social media: Study

New Delhi: More than 60 per cent of the world’s population, or nearly five billion people, are active on social media, a new study has shown. According to digital advisory firm Kepios,…
Musk rebranding Twitter to ‘X’, killing blue bird logo

San Francisco: Twitter-owner Elon Musk has announced that “X.com” now directs to “twitter.com” and “interim X logo” will go “live later today.” “Not sure what subtle clues gave it way, but I…

Apple may not launch iPhone SE 4 in 2024: Report

San Francisco: Apple is reportedly no longer planning to launch a fourth-generation iPhone SE in 2024. In a research note, Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis and Tom O’Malley said the device was expected…
WhatsApp is widely rolling out landscape mode support for video calls on iOS

San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is widely rolling out landscape mode support for video calls, silence unknown callers option and more, on iOS. “Video calls now support landscape mode,” the company…
YouTube testing viewer-created Shorts featuring comments

San Francisco: Google-owned YouTube has announced that it is testing a feature that enables mobile viewers to create Shorts featuring comments posted on videos they’re watching. “While creators are already able to…
Microsoft tests new feature in Windows 11 Enhanced Phishing Protection

San Francisco: Microsoft is testing a new feature in Windows 11 Enhanced Phishing Protection that protects users from copying and pasting their Windows password into websites and documents. When Microsoft first introduced…
Google Assistant may soon summarise webpages

San Francisco: Google is reportedly working on a feature that will allow users to use Google Assistant to summarise webpages. Spotted as a work-in-progress within the latest Google app beta (version 14.29),…

Government cautions Internet users against ransomware ‘Akira’

New Delhi: The government has cautioned against an Internet ransomware called “Akira” which steals important information and encrypts data which can lead to extortion. CERT-In, the government’s technology arm which guards against…
NFT of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet loses 99 per cent of value

New Delhi: The very first tweet of Jack Dorsey, whose non-fungible token (NFT) was sold for a whopping $2.9 million in 2021, now has a paltry price of less than $2,000. Iranian-born…
Spotify to hike price of premium plan by USD 1 in US: Report

San Francisco: Music streaming giant Spotify is reportedly planning to increase its monthly subscription price by $1 in the US, as part of its effort to become consistently profitable. The price hike…
Musk to soon replace Twitter’s blue bird with ‘X’ logo

San Francisco: Twitter-owner Elon Musk on Sunday announced that he will soon replace the micro-blogging platform’s blue bird logo with the ‘X’ logo. Musk tweeted, “Frankly, I love the negative feedback on…
WhatsApp rolling out feature to initiate group calls with up to 15 people

San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature on iOS beta, which will allow users to initiate group calls with up to 15 people. Group calls already support…
Twitter aspires to be best source of truth on Internet: Musk

San Francisco: Twitter-owner Elon Musk has said that the micro-blogging platform aspires to be the best source of truth on the Internet. Musk tweeted on Saturday, “This platform aspires to be the…
Govt rejects Chinese BYD Motors’ plan to build $1 bn EV plant: Report

New Delhi: As the government gears up to welcome Elon Musk’s Tesla to set up a supply chain ecosystem in the country in the foreseeable future, the Centre has reportedly rejected Chinese…
7 top tech companies sign deal with US govt on AI guardrails

Washington: Seven leading artificial intelligence (AI) tech companies like Google, OpenAI and Meta have reached a deal with the Joe Biden administration to roll out fresh guardrails to manage risks associated with…