Technology
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Crypto exchange Binance likely to pay penalties to settle US probes
San Francisco: World’s largest crypto exchange Binance is likely to pay “monetary penalties” to settle investigations into its business in the US, the media reported. Binance chief strategy officer Patrick Hillmann told…
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MediaTek launches Dimensity 7200 chip to amplify gaming experience
Taipei; Chip maker MediaTek on Thursday launched the Dimensity 7200 chipset to amplify gaming and photography smartphone experiences. The Dimensity 7200 delivers the same TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) 4nm second-generation process…
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Apple may introduce its mixed reality headset at WWDC
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple will reportedly introduce its mixed reality (MR) headset at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). In a tweet on Thursday, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said, “Apple has postponed…
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Blinkit introduces Brand Stores, over 20 companies now onboard
New Delhi: Zomato-owned quick grocery delivery platform Blinkit has launched Brand Stores, where companies can showcase their products in a way that is tailored to their style. At Brand Stores, companies also…
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Father of Internet, Vint Cerf warns against rushing AI investments
San Francisco: The “Father of the internet” and Google “internet evangelist” Vint Cerf has warned businesses not to rush into making money from conversational AI just “because it’s really cool”. The warning…
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Bought for $30 mn, Internet’s most expensive domain gets just 88K monthly visitors
New Delhi: Call it bizarre but the most expensive domain ever on Web, that was bought for $30 million, receives only 88,800 visitors per month while the third costliest Internet domain name…
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Instagram to end live shopping feature on March 16
San Francisco: Social media platform Instagram has announced that it will discontinue its live shopping feature, which allows users to tag products in their live broadcasts on March 16. “Beginning on March…
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New Nokia smartphone with 6.43-inch display launched in India
New Delhi: HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, on Wednesday announced the launch of the new ‘Nokia X30 5G’ smartphone which features a 6.43-inch 90Hz PureDisplay, in the country. The new…
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Shell, Microsoft join hands to provide digital skills to non-IT students
New Delhi: Shell India and Microsoft on Wednesday announced a collaboration to impart digital skills to students in vocational education institutions as part of their joint commitment to equip tomorrow’s workforce with…
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Musk ‘hires’ his dog as new Twitter CEO
San Francisco: Elon Musk on Wednesday said that he has hired a dog to replace him as Twitter CEO. Musk tweeted a picture of his pet dog “Floki” sitting on the company’s…
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Twitter’s priority is to fix recommendation algorithm: Musk
San Francisco: Twitter CEO Elon Musk has said that the company’s “current top priority” is to fix the recommendation algorithm. In a tweet on Tuesday, Musk asked: “What are your top requests…
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PhonePe raises extra $100 mn at $12 bn valuation
Bengaluru: Leading fintech company PhonePe on Tuesday announced it has raised another $100 million in primary capital from Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global, and TVS Capital Funds, at a pre-money valuation of $12…
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YouTube rolls out ‘Creator Music’ for users to monetise licensed music
San Francisco: Google-owned YouTube has rolled out its new marketplace, Creator Music, a new and easy way for creators in the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) in the US to access an ever-growing…
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Microsoft may bring ChatGPT Bing AI to Android, iOS soon
San Francisco: Microsoft has started rolling out the new ChatGPT-powered Bing on desktops to early testers worldwide, and it will also be available on Android and iOS in the coming weeks, the…
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This smart necklace will track every puff you smoke
San Francisco: Researchers have developed a smart neck-worn device resembling a lapis blue pendant called “SmokeMon” that detects a user’s smoking by capturing the heat signature from a lit cigarette in real-time,…