Technology
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WhatsApp bans more than 85L accounts in India in September
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp banned more than 85 lakh “bad” accounts in India in the month of September for violating its policies. Between September 1-September 30, the company banned 8,584,000 accounts and…
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Facebook India’s net profit up 43 pc to Rs 505 crore in FY24
New Delhi: Facebook India saw its profit surge by 43 per cent in the last fiscal (FY24), riding on digital advertising and support services offered to its parent company Meta in the…
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Indian scientists-led experiment to explore limits of quantum theory
New Delhi: An international team of scientists, led by those from Bose Institute, Kolkata, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have devised an experiment for testing the…
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Govt to launch 4,740 digital service centres to boost inclusive growth in rural areas
New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Friday launched the Digital India Common Service Center (DICSC) project to bridge the digital divide in rural India and ensure that…
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ISRO launches India’s first analog space mission
New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Friday announced the launch of its first analog space mission, to study the challenges of extraterrestrial conditions that will help in future space…
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Apple sets all-time revenue record in India, to open 4 new retail stores: Tim Cook
New Delhi: Apple, which clocked an all-time revenue record in India in the September quarter, is set to open four more own-branded retail stores in India, the tech giant’s CEO Tim Cook…
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Now filter chats with customised lists on WhatsApp
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Thursday made it easier to organise messages filling up users’ inbox, which will help them keep track of conversations with family members, work colleagues, college friends and…
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BSNL deploys over 50,000 4G sites in India’s most remote regions
New Delhi: In a significant move advancing India’s digital connectivity goals, the state-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has successfully deployed more than 50,000 indigenous 4G sites nationwide, the Ministry…
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US smartphone market’s sell-in down 4 pc in Q3
San Francisco: The US smartphone market’s sell-in decreased 4 per cent (on-year) in Q3, driven mainly by Apple and Samsung weakness, a report showed on Thursday. Apple’s shipments were down primarily due…
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Oil cos hike commission paid to petrol pump dealers; no change in fuel prices
New Delhi: State-owned fuel retailers on Tuesday hiked commission they pay to petrol pump dealers but there will be no change in retail petrol and diesel prices. Petrol and diesel prices will,…
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UK couple wins Rs 21K cr case against Google over shopping website’s decline
Google has been fined of 2.4-billion-pound fine (approximately Rs 21,790 crore) by the European Court of Justice for overshadowing smaller companies in online shopping services. The petition was filed by a UK-based…
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Apple to support English (India) language with April software update
New Delhi: Apple Intelligence is quickly adding support for more languages and in April next year, English (India) will be supported along with several others, the company has announced. The tech giant…
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Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei’s Hebrew X account suspended
Elon Musk’s X has suspended Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s Hebrew-language account. The account, which opened on Sunday, October 27, was suspended after Khamenei posted two messages. The first post…
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Microsoft fires employees for organising vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza
US technology giant Microsoft has fired two of its employees who organised a vigil at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington in solidarity with Palestinian victims in the Gaza Strip, who are…
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Delhi developer sells JioHotstar domain to Dubai siblings amid Reliance legal threat
Ahead of Jio and Hotstar proposed merger, a Delhi-based app developer purchased the JioHotstar domain. The developer has demanded Rs 1 crore in exchange for the domain, which is the fee for…
