Technology
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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…
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BYJU’S challenges lenders’ unrealistic terms amid contract renegotiations
New Delhi: In a determined pursuit of a fair resolution, education technology giant BYJU’S finds itself pushing back against “unrealistic and unacceptable terms” made by its US lenders of Term Loan B…
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Meta working on new AI chip, next-gen GPUs for video workloads
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) is building its first-generation custom silicon chip for running artificial intelligence (AI) models, saying its AI compute needs will grow dramatically over the next decade as we…
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We did not concoct a plan to slash 55,000 jobs in last 36 hours: BT CEO
London: The UK telecommunication giant BT Group, which has announced to slash a massive 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade, did not suddenly concoct a plan in the last 36…
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US-based firm TuSimple to reduce 30% of workforce
San Francisco: US-based autonomous trucking company Tu Simple has announced to lay off about 30 percent of its workforce globally as it works to preserve cash and stay in business. According to…
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Google to kill 3rd-party cookies for 1% of Chrome users early next year
New Delhi: Google has announced it will migrate one percent of Chrome users to Privacy Sandbox and deprecate third-party cookies for them in Q1 2024. The move will support developers in conducting…
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India’s e-tailing market reached $60 bn in GMV in FY23
New Delhi: The e-tailing market in India reached $60 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) in FY23, a 22 percent steady growth, a report showed on Friday. With 210 million annual shoppers,…
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Hyundai, Kia agree to $200 mn settlement over TikTok car theft challenge
San Francisco: Hyundai and Kia have agreed to a $200 million settlement to resolve class-action litigation with owners of certain Hyundai and Kia vehicles without push-button ignitions and immobilising anti-theft devices, or…
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Twitter takes on YouTube, allows paid users to upload 2-hr long videos
New Delhi; Elon Musk-run Twitter is gearing up to take on YouTube as it has now allowed paid users to upload videos up to two hours in length on the platform. The…
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Musk sends letter to Nadella, accuses Microsoft of violating Twitter data
New York: Elon Musk’s personal lawyer has sent a letter to Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, accusing the tech giant of violating Twitter’s developer agreement for an extended period of time.…
