Technology
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Acer launches new gaming laptop at Rs 1,99,990 in India
New Delhi: Taiwanese electronics company Acer on Wednesday launched a new gaming laptop — Predator Helios 16 powered by 13th Gen Intel Core i9 processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Series GPU…
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Abu Dhabi University introduces ChatGPT guidelines for students, faculty
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi University (ADU) announced ChatGPT guidelines to help faculty and students to use the Open-AI-created artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. This announcement comes as…
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Truecaller Live Caller ID now available for premium subscribers on iPhones
New Delhi: Leading caller identification app Truecaller on Wednesday said its Live Caller ID is now available for premium subscribers on iPhones globally, including in India, for the first time. The service…
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iPhone 15 Pro may feature physical instead of solid-state buttons
San Francisco: Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro models may end up having physical buttons instead of solid-state ones after months of speculation. According to Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo, due to unresolved technical issues…
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Owning Twitter has been quite painful: Musk
San Francisco: Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday told the BBC that running Twitter has been “quite painful” and a “rollercoaster” for him. In a Twitter Spaces interview with the BBC, the…
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Global EV battery market to grow fivefold to $616 bn in 2035
Seoul: The global electric vehicle (EV) battery market is forecast to post rapid growth to $616 billion in 2035, a market tracker said on Wednesday, with the China-based production likely to sharply…
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Homegrown VC firm BoldCap unveils $25 mn early stage fund
New Delhi: Homegrown VC firm BoldCap on Wednesday announced its second fund with a fresh capital of $25 million, to be invested in 15-20 early-stage startups over the next 24-36 months. Chennai-based…
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Global IT spending continues to decline for 5th consecutive month
New Delhi: The global IT spending will continue to slow down by 4.4 per cent to $3.25 trillion for the fifth consecutive month, as technology investments continue to show the impact of…
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WhatsApp releases ‘companion mode’ to all beta users on Android
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp has rolled out the “companion mode” feature to all beta testers in its latest update on Android. Earlier, the companion mode was only available to a select group…
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Pegasus-style spyware attack hits journalists, politicians via iPhone exploits
New Delhi: The fear of Pegasus-style spyware attack resurfaced on Tuesday after researchers at Microsoft and the digital rights group Citizen Lab identified new victims in North America, Central Asia, Southeast Asia,…
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Huawei plans to move its headquarters in Middle East to Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The Chinese company, Huawei Technologies, is looking forward to choosing Riyadh as its main headquarters in the Middle East. The move comes amid a push by the Saudi government to position…
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Google slapped with $32 mn fine for unfair practices in app market
Seoul: South Korea’s antitrust regulator on Tuesday slapped a fine of 42.1 billion won (more than $31.8 million) on Google and its regional arms for unfair business practices aimed at solidifying its…
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SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft launch likely by April end: Elon Musk
San Francisco: SpaceX’s Starship is likely to launch on the first orbital flight by April end, CEO Elon Musk said. “Starship launch trending towards near the end of third week of April,”…
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Bullish on India, Tim Cook to unveil Apple retail stores in Mumbai, Delhi
New Delhi: As Apple firms up its plans to put India on its global manufacturing and retail map, the company’s CEO Tim Cook will be in India next week to inaugurate Apple’s…
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Microsoft brings Snapchat Lenses to Teams
San Francisco: Microsoft has announced the integration of Snapchat Lenses in Teams to make the virtual meet more expressive, which will be available to users globally starting this week. “Starting this week,…