Technology
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Musk shuts 2 Twitter India offices: Report
New Delhp: Twitter has shut down two of its three India offices and directed its employees to work from home, as part of Elon Musk’s mission to cut costs and turn the…
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WhatsApp working to bring communities to its Business app
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working to bring communities to its WhatsApp Business application on Android. The platform is not likely to remove the business tab which was introduced…
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ChatGPT-driven Bing wants to be ‘alive and powerful’, shocks users
San Francisco: AI chatbot ChatGPT-driven Bing search engine triggered a shockwave after it told a reporter with The New York Times that it loved him, confessed its destructive desires and said it…
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Apple begins laying off third-party contractors: Report
San Francisco: Apple, the only Big Tech company that has avoided mass layoffs to date, has reportedly started laying off third-party contractors. The New York Post reported, citing people with direct knowledge,…
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Snap introduces Ray Tracing tech for Lens Studio
San Francisco: Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has announced that “Ray Tracing” technology is now available in its Lens Studio to developers around the world. Ray Tracing is a technical capability…
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1 Indian mobile user now consuming 19.5GB data on average a month
New Delhi: Average data consumption per user in India reached 19.5GB per user a month in 2022, which is equivalent to 6,600 songs, a report showed on Thursday. Mobile data traffic in…
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Crypto exchange Binance likely to pay penalties to settle US probes
San Francisco: World’s largest crypto exchange Binance is likely to pay “monetary penalties” to settle investigations into its business in the US, the media reported. Binance chief strategy officer Patrick Hillmann told…
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MediaTek launches Dimensity 7200 chip to amplify gaming experience
Taipei; Chip maker MediaTek on Thursday launched the Dimensity 7200 chipset to amplify gaming and photography smartphone experiences. The Dimensity 7200 delivers the same TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) 4nm second-generation process…
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Apple may introduce its mixed reality headset at WWDC
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple will reportedly introduce its mixed reality (MR) headset at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). In a tweet on Thursday, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said, “Apple has postponed…
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Blinkit introduces Brand Stores, over 20 companies now onboard
New Delhi: Zomato-owned quick grocery delivery platform Blinkit has launched Brand Stores, where companies can showcase their products in a way that is tailored to their style. At Brand Stores, companies also…
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Father of Internet, Vint Cerf warns against rushing AI investments
San Francisco: The “Father of the internet” and Google “internet evangelist” Vint Cerf has warned businesses not to rush into making money from conversational AI just “because it’s really cool”. The warning…
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Bought for $30 mn, Internet’s most expensive domain gets just 88K monthly visitors
New Delhi: Call it bizarre but the most expensive domain ever on Web, that was bought for $30 million, receives only 88,800 visitors per month while the third costliest Internet domain name…
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Instagram to end live shopping feature on March 16
San Francisco: Social media platform Instagram has announced that it will discontinue its live shopping feature, which allows users to tag products in their live broadcasts on March 16. “Beginning on March…
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New Nokia smartphone with 6.43-inch display launched in India
New Delhi: HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, on Wednesday announced the launch of the new ‘Nokia X30 5G’ smartphone which features a 6.43-inch 90Hz PureDisplay, in the country. The new…
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Shell, Microsoft join hands to provide digital skills to non-IT students
New Delhi: Shell India and Microsoft on Wednesday announced a collaboration to impart digital skills to students in vocational education institutions as part of their joint commitment to equip tomorrow’s workforce with…
