Technology
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Apple iOS 17 offers new ‘Look up’ option in image cutout feature
San Francisco: Apple has announced its new operating software ‘iOS 17’ which includes a ‘Look up’ option in the image cutout feature that will allow users to find more information about the…
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Waymo self-driving car killed dog in accident: Report
San Francisco: A Waymo robotaxi travelling in autonomous mode hit and killed a little dog last month in San Francisco. According to an incident report filed with the California Department of Motor…
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Apple doubles down on health, accessibility with new software updates
Cupertino (California): The last three years of the Covid-19 pandemic made millions realise how important it is to remain fit and healthy and Apple has taken another stride towards this by announcing…
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Intel introduces 2 new GPUs with Dolby Vision support
San Francisco: Chip-maker Intel has introduced its two new A-series graphics processing units (GPUs)– Arc Pro A60 and Pro A60M– which come with Dolby Vision support. The Intel Arc Pro A60 GPU…
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Insta may soon roll out its own AI chatbot
San Francisco: Meta-owned Instagram is reportedly testing a feature that would let users chat with AI (artificial intelligence) within the app. Leaker Alessandro Paluzzi in a tweet shared the development, claiming that…
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Reddit lays off nearly 90 employees, reduces fresh hiring
San Francisco: Social discussion platform Reddit is laying off at least 90 employees and reducing fresh hiring as part of restructuring plans to cut costs, a media outlet reported. According to The…
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US SEC sues crypto exchange Coinbase
Washington: A day after suing crypto exchange Binance, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday charged Coinbase with operating its crypto asset trading platform as an unregistered national securities exchange,…
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Apple acquires augmented reality headset startup Mira
Cupertino (California): Apple has acquired augmented reality (AR) headset startup Mira for an undisclosed amount, as the company launched its $3,499 Vision Pro AR headset. According to The Verge, Apple has hired…
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Warning! Apple drops support for these popular models
Do you own an iPhone X, iPhone 8 or an iPhone 8 plus and are excited about the new iOS 17 update? Then this new announcement by Apple may disappoint you. Apple…
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Tech giant Apple drops ‘Hey’ from ‘Hey Siri’
Tech giant Apple revealed it will drop the trigger command ‘Hey’ from ‘Hey Siri’ in the upcoming iOS 17 feature. In the 2023 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, the giant tech…
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50 per cent chance that AI will wipe out humanity: American physicist
New York: There is a 50 per chance that artificial intelligence (AI) will wipe out humanity, according to Max Tegmark, a physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Tegmark said that…
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Social media trust or distrust buttons may help curb spread of fake news
London: The addition of ‘trust’ and ‘distrust’ buttons on social media, alongside standard ‘like’ buttons, could help to reduce the spread of misinformation, finds a new experimental study. Incentivising accuracy cut in…
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Instagram users react as story icon size unexpectedly enlarges
New Delhi: A number of Instagram users are reporting that the icon for their Stories feature has suddenly gotten much bigger. Several users have taken to social media to express their displeasure…
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Now a robot ‘chef’ to learn, recreate your food recipes
London: Researchers have trained a robotic ‘chef’ to watch and learn from cooking videos, and recreate the dish itself. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, programmed their robotic chef with a…
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Bing Image Creator now supported in all chat modes
San Francisco: Microsoft has announced that the Bing Image Creator integrated into AI-powered Bing Chat is now supported in all chat modes. In March, the company introduced Bing Image Creator to the…
