Technology
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Microsoft to bring new look to Teams Rooms on Windows
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has announced that it will bring a new look to its Teams Rooms on Windows consoles and front-of-room displays, by the end of this quarter. “To make…
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Centre to clarify taxation on online gaming, proposes removal of minimum TDS
New Delhi: In good news for online gamers, the government on Wednesday proposed to remove the minimum threshold for TDS and clarify taxability relating to online gaming. Currently, 18 per cent tax…
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AirTag helps passenger track lost wallet after airline couldn’t find it
San Francisco: Apple’s AirTag has helped a passenger to track his lost wallet, even after American Airlines could not find it. Taking to the micro-blogging platform Twitter, the passenger shared the incident…
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iPhone 14 Crash Detection alerts police minutes after accident in Australia
Sydney: After an early morning accident that took place in the Australian state — Tasmania, the Crash Detection feature in the iPhone 14 alerted police instantly, allowing the victims to receive help…
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Tesla reveals loss of $204 mn from Bitcoin investments in 2022
San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned Tesla has revealed that the company recorded a $204 million impairment loss in 2022 on its Bitcoin investments. In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission…
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Department of Space to get Rs 12,543.91 crore for FY24
New Delhi: The government has proposed an allocation of Rs 12,543.91 crore to the Department of Space for year 2023-24. The allocation is for the Department of Space and other organizations under…
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Amazon job cuts hit staffers in grocery, robotics, payments, AWS divisions
San Francisco: Amazon announced job cuts of around 18,000 employees last month, and those who lost their jobs were from various divisions of the company, including AWS, healthcare, payments, real estate, and…
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Budget 2023: 2 AI centres of excellence, 100 5G labs for developing apps
New Delhi: Three centers of excellence for artificial intelligence in top educational institutions and 100 labs in engineering institutions for developing applications using 5G services will be set up, Union Finance Minister…
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US to train Indian astronauts, cooperate on planetary defence
New York: The US will provide advanced training for an Indian astronaut and the two countries will cooperate on planetary defence against dangerous asteroids and comets, according to the White House. Strengthening…
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US NSF signs $50 mn pact with Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Samsung for chip design
San Francisco: The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that it has signed a $50 million pact with Ericsson, IBM, Intel and Samsung to support the design of the next-generation semiconductors.…
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Why Apple’s Tim Cook has not cut workforce amid mass layoffs
San Francisco: As every Big Tech company has announced job cuts running into thousands, Apple is yet to do so and may not plan to terminate employees as it never hired at…