Technology
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EU launches centre to support Kenya’s transition toward digital economy
Nairobi: The EU, Germany, and Estonia have launched a four-billion-shilling (about $29 million) digital transformation centre (DTC) to support Kenya’s transition toward a human-centred digital economy. EU Ambassador to Kenya, Henriette Geiger,…
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Paradromics inches closer to FDA approval for brain implant
New York: US-based brain-computer interface developer Paradromics may be a step closer to getting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its brain implant that can help severely motor-impaired people, the…
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Apple ‘restricts’ internal use of ChatGPT, GitHub’s Copilot over data leak risk
San Francisco: Apple has reportedly restricted the internal use of AI chatbot ChatGPT and GitHub’s Copilot over concerns that its confidential data may end up with developers who trained the AI models…
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US to probe Twitter for breaking laws following lawsuit from ex-employees
San Francisco: The city officials here are opening an investigation into Twitter following a lawsuit from former employees who claimed that Elon Musk’s transition team deliberately planned to breach contracts and not…
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Samsung, LG, other S.Korean firms to invest $49 bn in display business
Seoul: Samsung Display, LG Display, and other South Korean display companies will make a combined investment of over 65 trillion won ($48.77 billion) by 2027 to secure innovative technologies and reclaim the…
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Zomato elevates Rakesh Ranjan as food delivery CEO
New Delhi: Online food livery platform Zomato has rejigged the senior leadership team after reporting its better-than-expected quarterly results (Q4 FY23). Zomato informed the Bombay Stock Exchange in a filing that it…
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Delhivery makes key investment in omnichannel retail software provider Vinculum
New Delhi: Fully-integrated logistics services provider Delhivery on Saturday announced to make a strategic investment in Vinculum, a global software leader enabling omnichannel retailing, for an undisclosed sum to boost its direct-to-consumer…
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Apple removed 1,474 apps on govt takedown requests in 2022, 14 from India
New Delhi: Apple removed 1,474 apps from its App Store as per requests from various governments to take down such apps in 2022, including a massive 1,435 from mainland China and just…
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New York City sinking at faster rate, 8 mn at coastal flooding risk: Study
New York: New York City is sinking about 1-2 mm per year, from the weight of its skyscrapers, finds a study showing that the increasing sea level rise could put its over…
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YouTube to bring 30-second non-skip ads to TVs
San Francisco: Google-owned YouTube has announced that it will introduce 30-second non-skip ads on connected TVs (CTVs), replacing the two 15-second consecutive ads. “We’re bringing 30-second non-skips to YouTube Select on CTV,”…
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NASA’s CAPSTONE images Moon, successfully tests GPS-like technology
Washington: NASA’s CAPSTONE mission — a microwave oven-sized CubeSat — captured its first images of the Moon, showing the lunar surface near the Moon’s North Pole. The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology…
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Google won’t delete inactive YouTube accounts with videos at this time
New Delhi: Google has clarified that it will not delete accounts with YouTube videos, after announcing that it will delete personal accounts and their content that haven’t been used or signed in…
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Apple releases iOS 16.5 with new sports tab in its News app
New Delhi: Apple has released iOS 16.5 software update to all users with a new feature — ‘sports tab’ in its News app. The new iOS 16.5 is available for iPhone 8…
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BGMI game on 3-month trial, closely watching user harm, addiction: MoS IT
New Delhi: Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday clarified that the final decision to allow video game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) to return to the country will…
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Krafton to soon relaunch BGMI mobile game in India after year-long ban
New Delhi: South Korean giant Krafton on Friday announced that it has secured the approval from the Indian authorities to resume operations of the video game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI). The company…
