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Satya Nadella meets PM, assures cooperation for Digital India campaign

New Delhi: Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corporation Satya Nadella on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, describing it as an “insightful meeting”. “Thank you @narendramodi for an insightful meeting. It’s inspiring…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy confirms to lay off 18,000 employees

San Francisco: Amazon on Thursday confirmed it is laying off around 18,000 employees and several teams will be impacted, especially Amazon Stores along with People, Experience and Technology (PXT) organisations. The Amazon…

TikTok owner ByteDance slashes thousands of jobs

Beijing: TikTok’s China-based owner ByteDance has laid off hundreds of workers across multiple departments, the media reported. The layoffs affected employees at Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok with 600 million daily…
Windows 7, 8.1 to stop getting critical security updates

San Francisco: Microsoft will be cutting off Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 from security updates and technical support on January 10. Support for WebView2, the tool that allows developers to embed web-based…
Apple AR headset may auto-adjust lenses for perfect images

San Francisco: Tech giant Apple’s upcoming augmented reality (AR)-mixed reality (MR) headset will reportedly use motors to automatically adjust lenses for perfect images. Many quality-of-life improvements over the existing augmented reality and…
boAt to showcase next-gen hearable products at CES 2023

New Delhi: Homegrown audio brand boAt on Wednesday announced that it will be showcasing next-generation hearables developed through its ‘boAt Labs’ at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023. ‘boAt Labs’ has co-engineered…
Google developing free anti-terrorism moderation tool for smaller websites

San Francisco: Google is reportedly developing a free moderation tool that smaller websites can use to identify and remove terrorist material. According to the Financial Times, the software is being developed in…

Amazon secures $8 bn loan to safeguard against economic headwinds

San Francisco: E-commerce giant Amazon has secured $8 billion in Term Loan from DBS Bank, Mizuho Bank and others, that will be used for “general corporate purposes”. In a filing with the…
Intel unveils 13th-gen mobile processors at CES 2023

San Francisco: Semiconductor chip manufacturer Intel has unveiled new 13th-generation mobile processors with features and capabilities for all laptop segments at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023. “The 13th Gen Intel Core…
Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to 8 counts of charges

New York: Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, has pleaded not guilty to fraud and money laundering charges. Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, appeared at Manhattan federal court…
Nvidia, Foxconn join hands to build automated EVs

Las Vegas: Chip-maker Nvidia and technology manufacturer Foxconn have announced a strategic partnership to develop automated and autonomous vehicle platforms at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2023. Under the agreement, Foxconn will…
CES 2023: Samsung’s new QLED TVs, fridges get smarter

Las Vegas: There were few big surprises and eye-popping innovations at Samsung Electronics’ media events, where its latest home gadgets were on full display ahead of the opening of CES 2023. To…
Google rolls out new Pixel update

San Francisco: Google announced that it has rolled out a ‘January software update’ to all supported Pixel devices running Android 13. Starting from Tuesday, the rollout will “continue over the next few…
CES 2023: ASUS unveils new ROG laptop line-up

New Delhi: Taiwanese tech major ASUS on Wednesday unveiled its new Republic of Gamers (ROG) laptop line-up, complete with new CPUs and GPUs from AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA, at Consumer Electronics Show…
Tesla fined $2.2 mn for false advertising on EV range in cold weather

Seoul: South Korean market regulator has fined Elon Musk-run Tesla $2.2 million for misleading consumers about the range of its electric vehicles via advertisements. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) had an…