Technology
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Saudi Aramco overtakes Microsoft as world’s 2nd largest company by market value
Riyadh: Saudi oil giant Aramco has displaced American technology giant Microsoft to become the world’s second-largest company by market value at 7.92 trillion Saudi Riyals (2.11 trillion dollars) as the company’s stock prices…
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Google blocks malware that steals key data from Chrome users
San Francisco: In an effort to protect users from cyberattacks, Google has blocked the notorious CryptBot malware, which the company claims have stolen data from hundreds of thousands of Chrome browser users…
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Google rolls out 1080p video calls option for Meet users
San Francisco: In an effort to enhance the user experience, Google has rolled out a 1080p video calls option for users of its video communication service ‘Meet’. This enhanced video quality is…
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Razorpay launches payment reconciliation service for buyers, sellers on ONDC
New Delhi: Full-stack fintech platform Razorpay on Thursday joined the government’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) ecosystem by launching a payment reconciliation service for network participants (NPs) like buyers, sellers, and…
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Airtel 5G Plus now available in 3,000 cities, towns
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced that its ultra-fast 5G service is now available to customers in 3,000 cities and towns in the country. From Katra in Jammu to Kannur in…
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Amazon shuts down health-focused Halo division, lays off employees
New Delhi: Amazon has shuttered its health-focused Halo division and discontinued Halo Band, Halo View, and Halo Rise devices which are no longer available on its website. The company has also laid…
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Bosch acquires US chipmaker TSI Semiconductors for USD 1.5 billion
Stuttgart: German conglomerate Bosch on Wednesday said it is acquiring US chipmaker TSI Semiconductors for $1.5 billion and converting its manufacturing facilities to state-of-the-art processes. With the planned acquisition, Bosch will significantly…
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OpenAI to let users turn-off chat history in ChatGPT
San Francisco: Microsoft-owned OpenAI has announced a new update that allows users to turn-off their chat history in its AI chatbot ChatGPT. OpenAI said, it will not save users’ earlier conversations when…
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LinkedIn now has 100 mn members in India: Satya Nadella
New Delhi: Professional social networking platform LinkedIn now has 100 million members in India, up 19 per cent year-on-year, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella has informed. The Microsoft-owned LinkedIn saw record…
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Sundar Pichai bets big on infusing AI in Google Search engine
New Delhi: Facing a tough competition from AI-powered Microsoft Bing, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced to unlock the full potential of AI into its Search engine. Pichai said the…
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Vivo launches new smartphone series ‘X90’ in India
New Delhi: Smartphone maker vivo on Wednesday launched the “X90” series smartphone — X90 and X90 Pro with ZEISS 1-inch Main Camera in India. The X90 Pro with a 12GB+256GB variant will…
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Using one WhatsApp account on multiple phones now a reality
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has finally released a much-needed feature that allows users to use one WhatsApp account on multiple phones. This feature has been long-awaited by users who use multiple phones…
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Snapchat sees rise in negative reviews as users slam My AI feature
San Francisco: Snapchat’s AI chatbot — ‘My AI’, which is powered by OpenAI’s GPT technology, has received negative user reviews since its global launch last week. Initially available only to subscribers, the…
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Microsoft to stop bundling Teams with Office to avoid probe
San Francisco: To avoid an official antitrust probe by European Union (EU) regulators, Microsoft has announced that it will no longer require users of its popular Office software to also install its…
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Google Authenticator’s new update to safely backup your one-time codes
San Francisco: Google Authenticator has received a new update on both iOS and Android, which adds the ability to safely backup users’ one-time codes (or one-time passwords or OTPs) to their Google…
