Technology
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Samsung cuts pay hike to average 4.1%, freezes raises for board members
Seoul: Samsung Electronics’s management and its workers have agreed to an average 4.1 per cent pay raise for the year, while effectively freezing raises for its board members due to poor performance…
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Zoom acquires employee communications platform Workvivo
New Delhi: Video-based communications app Zoom has announced it is acquiring Irish employee communications platform Workvivo for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2017, Workvivo provides a feature-rich employee experience platform, combining advanced…
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Apple shipped $7.5 bn worth iPhones, iPads in India in FY23
New Delhi: Amid the local manufacturing push and an upcoming widespread retail store strategy, Apple shipped $7.5 billion worth iPhones and iPads in India in FY22-23, data accessed by IANS has shown.…
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Smartphone study reveals bodily rhythm affects behaviour
London: Human body’s rhythms may determine our behaviour, according to a smartphone-based study. Researchers from the Leiden University in the Netherlands analysed the usage data of hundreds of mobile phones and discovered…
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Apple to use 100% recycled cobalt in batteries it designs by 2025
New Delhi: Apple has announced to use of 100 per cent recycled cobalt in all company-designed batteries by 2025. Additionally, magnets in Apple devices will use entirely recycled rare earth elements by…
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Jobs in UAE: Apple begins hiring for multiple roles; check details
Abu Dhabi: US technology giant Apple on Thursday announced new vacancies to run its retail operations at four stores located across the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The iPhone maker currently operates four…
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Twitter introduces 10K character long tweets amid fight with Substack
New Delhi: Before deleting all legacy Blue tick marks on April 20, Twitter on Friday introduced a feature that allows posts with 10,000 characters for paid Blue subscribers. Twitter now supports tweets…
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This AI-based smartphone app may help you quit smoking
London: Finding it hard to quit smoking? British researchers have developed a stop-smoking mobile app that senses where and when you might be triggered to light up and could help you quit.…
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Twitter’s Super Follows now called Subscriptions
New Delhi: Twitter CEO Elon Musk has renamed its “Super Follows” feature, which lets you subscribe to individual users to access some exclusive content, to simply “Subscriptions”. Users can find the feature…
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New malware in Discord can steal users’ info, warn researchers
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers have discovered a new malware that is distributed over the popular chatting platform Discord which has more than 300 million active users. The team from CyberArk Labs spotted…
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Just 11.3% women use payment apps on smartphones in India: Report
New Delhi: Despite a 50 per cent rise in the Indian users’ time spent over smartphones in the last year and the participation of women in the workforce rising consistently, only 11.3…
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China’s chip imports drop 23% as US, India ramp up semiconductor manufacturing
Beijing: As the US and India bolster local semiconductor manufacturing, China’s chip imports nosedived 23 per cent in the first quarter of 2023, the media reported on Friday. China imported 108.2 billion…
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Microsoft adds AI-powered Bing to SwiftKey app on iOS, Android
New Delhi: Microsoft has announced the addition of AI-powered Bing capabilities to the SwiftKey app (a third-party keyboard) on iOS and Android. This new addition will allow users to chat with the…
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Infosys posts Rs 24,108 crore net, recommends dividend of Rs 17.50
Bengaluru: Software major Infosys Ltd on Thursday said it had closed FY23 with a higher net profit of Rs 24,108 crore. The company said it had earned a revenue of Rs 146,767…
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LinkedIn introduces new ways to verify identity, work
San Francisco: Professional networking platform LinkedIn has introduced new ways to verify your identity and where you work as part of verification, which will be free for all members. “Starting today, we’re…
