Technology
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Microsoft releasing Minecraft on Chromebooks
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft is releasing an early access version of the “Minecraft: Bedrock Edition” game on Chromebooks. The game features cross-device play with friends, access to Minecraft Marketplace and the…
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WhatsApp update: iOS users can now extract text from images
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is widely rolling out the ‘Text detection’ feature on iOS which allows users to extract text right out of an image. The company is rolling out…
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Goa introduces AI signals to tackle traffic woes, issue e-challans
Panaji: The Goa government on Wednesday launched the first Artificial Intelligence signal at Merces Junction in North Goa, which is one of the busiest junctions in the coastal state. Goa Chief Minister…
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‘I’m not giving up’: Sacked Indian-origin Meta worker
New Delhi: Among the 11,000 employees which Meta laid off last year in November is an Indian-origin worker who also lost her job, has shared her ordeal on LinkedIn, saying “I am…
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Samsung unveils 2 new Galaxy A series smartphones with ‘Nightography’ feature
Seoul: Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its two new smartphones in the Galaxy A series — the Galaxy A54 5G and Galaxy A34 5G — with Nightography and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.…
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Google to launch Pixel Fold in June: Report
San Francisco: Tech giant Google will reportedly launch its upcoming ‘Pixel Fold’ and ‘Pixel 7a’ smartphones in June this year. According to the leaked retail listings viewed by 9to5Google, the Pixel Fold…
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Over 1 mn XR headsets shipped in China in 2022, Pico leads: Report
New Delhi: Extended Reality (XR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Virtual Reality (VR) headsets) shipments crossed 1.1 million units in China in 2022, with Pico gaining the number 1 spot, a new report…
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Anthropic introduces ChatGPT’s rival ‘Claude’
San Francisco: Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company founded by former members of OpenAI, has introduced its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ‘Claude’ which will compete against ChatGPT. “Claude is a next-generation AI assistant…
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Google announces AI features in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, more
New Delhi: Google has announced new generative AI features for its Workspace apps, including Google Docs, Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Meet, and Chat. With the new AI features, users will be able to…
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WhatsApp’s new beta feature let businesses boost status updates
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new “Boost Status” shortcut for businesses on Android and iOS beta which allows them to advertise their status updates on Facebook and…
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Paytm UPI LITE crosses 2 mn users with over half a million daily transactions
New Delhi: Homegrown Paytm Payments Bank on Wednesday announced it now has over 2 million users on Paytm UPI LITE. The Bank recorded over half a million daily transactions for Paytm UPI…
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Microsoft to add 3D avatar to Teams in May
San Francisco: As part of the latest Microsoft 365 roadmap update, the company has announced to roll out the 3D avatars feature for all Microsoft Teams users starting in May. The company…
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Reddit back in order after brief outage
San Francisco: Social discussion forum Reddit on Wednesday said that it has fixed the “internal systems” issue, and that the platform is now back online. The company tweeted from its ‘Reddit Status’…
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No ‘security testing’ or ‘crackdown’ plans for smartphone makers: Govt
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said there are no plans for security testing for smartphones or crackdown on pre-installed applications, as the sole emphasis is on ease of doing business and…
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Meta CEO fires 10K more employees, shuts 5K additional open roles
New Delhi: Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced to sack an additional 10,000 employees via several job cut rounds in the coming months. In a Facebook post, Zuckerberg said…
