Technology
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Snapchat to now let users add links to public profiles
San Francisco: Snap announced that it is rolling out Linktree integration with the link-in-bio tool to allow public accounts to show off their other profiles on Snapchat. Until now, the platform only…
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Microsoft lays off 276 employees in new job cut round
San Francisco: Microsoft has laid off 276 employees, mostly in customer service, support and sales teams, in a new job cut round. The fresh job cuts “go beyond the 10,000 global layoffs…
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Google’s AR software leader quits over company’s ‘unstable commitment’
San Francisco: Mark Lucovsky, Google’s Senior Director of Engineering responsible for the operating system (OS) and software platform’for augmented reality (AR) and extended reality (XR) devices, has resigned over the company’s “unstable…
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Twitter may hit all-time record for user-screentime this week: Musk
San Francisco: Twitter-owner Elon Musk on Tuesday said that “cumulative user-seconds per day of phone screentime” might “hit an all-time record” this week. Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino tweeted, “Don’t want to leave…
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Why the Foxconn-Vedanta deal fell through
New Delhi: Why did the storied Foxconn-Vedanta deal come a cropper? Why has the $19.5 billion investment fallen through in a strange sort of anti-climax? Vedanta and Foxconn had got on board…
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Backed by Deepika Padukone & Raftaar, FrontRow winds up operations
New Delhi: Non-academic learning and community platform FrontRow, backed by celebrities like Deepika Padukone and rapper Raftaar, has shut down, media reports said on Monday. Ishaan Preet Singh, Co-founder of FrontRow, confirmed…
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Foxconn’s decision has no impact on India’s chip dream: Centre
New Delhi: The government on Monday said that the decision of Taiwanese giant Foxconn to withdraw from its semiconductor joint venture (JV) with Vedanta has no impact on India’s semiconductor goals. Both…
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India has immense potential for expansion in space industry: ISRO chairman
New Delhi: India is among nations with immense potential for expansion in the space industry, said S Somanath, Secretary, the Department of Space and Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here on…
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Foxconn withdraws from chip manufacturing deal worth Rs USD 19.5B
Bengaluru: In a major setback to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plans of making India a chip-manufacturing hub, Taiwanese chip-making giant Foxconn on Monday announced that it has withdrawn from a joint venture…
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HP set to launch new Envy laptop in India under Rs 1 lakh
New Delhi: PC and printer major HP is set to launch its new Envy 15 laptop for GenZ content creators in India this week at a price of less than Rs 1,00,000.…
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Google Messages may soon get ‘animated emoji’ feature
San Francisco: Google is reportedly testing an ‘animated emoji’ feature in the instant messaging application ‘Google Messages’. It seems like animations only work when sending one emoji, reports Android Police. So sending…
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India Inc faces steep decline in deal volumes, values amid economic challenges
New Delhi: Not just startups but India Inc overall saw only 676 deals, amounting to $23 billion in the first half of this year (January-June period), a substantial 78 per cent decline…
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Quick commerce platform Dunzo delays 50% salary of workers
New Delhi: Homegrown quick-grocery delivery provider Dunzo has delayed 50 per cent salary of some employees, media reports said. According to Business Today, citing sources, salary cuts have been made for employees…
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Google Docs for Android to now open into edit mode
San Francisco: Google has announced that it is revamping the “first open experience” in Docs on Android devices. Last month, the company had announced a more creation-focused experience when first opening the…
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Dell Technologies joins Intel to launch AI skills lab in India
New Delhi: Dell Technologies and chip maker Intel on Monday announced their partnership to launch artificial intelligence (AI) lab in India. Dell and Intel’s Digital Readiness team have partnered to enable Lords…
