Technology
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Musk ‘hires’ his dog as new Twitter CEO
San Francisco: Elon Musk on Wednesday said that he has hired a dog to replace him as Twitter CEO. Musk tweeted a picture of his pet dog “Floki” sitting on the company’s…
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Twitter’s priority is to fix recommendation algorithm: Musk
San Francisco: Twitter CEO Elon Musk has said that the company’s “current top priority” is to fix the recommendation algorithm. In a tweet on Tuesday, Musk asked: “What are your top requests…
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PhonePe raises extra $100 mn at $12 bn valuation
Bengaluru: Leading fintech company PhonePe on Tuesday announced it has raised another $100 million in primary capital from Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global, and TVS Capital Funds, at a pre-money valuation of $12…
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YouTube rolls out ‘Creator Music’ for users to monetise licensed music
San Francisco: Google-owned YouTube has rolled out its new marketplace, Creator Music, a new and easy way for creators in the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) in the US to access an ever-growing…
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Microsoft may bring ChatGPT Bing AI to Android, iOS soon
San Francisco: Microsoft has started rolling out the new ChatGPT-powered Bing on desktops to early testers worldwide, and it will also be available on Android and iOS in the coming weeks, the…
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This smart necklace will track every puff you smoke
San Francisco: Researchers have developed a smart neck-worn device resembling a lapis blue pendant called “SmokeMon” that detects a user’s smoking by capturing the heat signature from a lit cigarette in real-time,…
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Apple releases fix for iPhone, iPad bug being exploited by hackers
New Delhi: Apple has issued a new security update to fix a vulnerability in iPhone and iPad’s operating systems that hackers have been exploiting in the wild. The security patch is available…
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Samsung launches new range of gaming monitors, starting at Rs 75,000
New Delhi: Samsung has launched the latest range of ‘Odyssey Gaming monitors’ at a starting price of Rs 75,000 for consumers in India. The latest monitors include — Odyssey OLED G8, Odyssey…
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Now track periods right from wrist with Samsung Galaxy Watch5
New Delhi: Samsung has added temperature sensor functionality in its Galaxy Watch5 series that will bring temperature-based period tracking to the wrist. Samsung Electronics and Natural Cycles announced a partnership to bring…
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Cloud communications firm Twilio cuts 17% of its workforce
San Francisco: US-based cloud communications company Twilio has announced to lay off about 17 per cent of its global workforce amid cost-cutting measures. In addition, Twilio will reorganise its internal organisation and…
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Tech, biotech companies plan fresh layoffs in Silicon Valley
San Francisco: In more bad news for global workers, tech and biotech companies in the Silicon Valley in the US are preparing for multiple rounds of fresh job cuts, the media reported.…
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Indian-American judge slaps $1 mn fine on Facebook
New York: Indian-American judge Vince Chhabria has slapped a fine of almost $1 million on Meta, Facebook’s parent company, and its law firm for creating obstacles for court and users in a…
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Beijing leads China’s AI industry with over 1,000 AI companies
Beijing: Beijing had 1,048 major artificial intelligence (AI) companies as of October 2022, accounting for 29 per cent of the national total, according to a report on the capital’s AI development released…
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Twitter improves retweet reach, removes filter causing false negatives: Musk
San Francisco: Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Monday said that the Twitter team “completed” several works “over night”, including improving the reach of retweets and “removed filter causing false negatives”. Musk tweeted:…
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Apple declines allegation for evading users’ privacy controls
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple has rubbished the allegation of evading the users’ privacy controls, and said that it has fixed a potential privacy vulnerability with iOS 16.3 and other updates. Earlier…
