Technology
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Musk delays paid verification launch to avoid Apple’s 30% cut
San Francisco: Twitter CEO Elon Musk has reportedly delayed the launch of the Blue paid verification service to avoid Apple’s 30 per cent cut of App Store purchases. Twitter employees have been…
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BeReal is iPhone app of 2022, Moncage wins iPad game award
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple on Monday announced the winners of the 2022 App Store Awards, highlighting 16 applications and games in which ‘BeReal’, a social media application, won iPhone app of…
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Google to develop AI with med-tech firm to boost breast cancer screening
San Francisco: Google has announced its partnership with iCAD, a leader in medical technology and cancer detection, to develop AI to improve the accuracy and expand the availability of breast cancer screenings.…
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Twitter rolls out update to better identify ‘low quality’ Community Notes
New Delhi: Twitter has rolled out an algorithm update that identifies more low-quality Community Notes, which will result in the suspension of contributor status for those who write unhelpful annotations to provide…
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Samsung reveals Galaxy S23 launch event to be held in early Feb
San Francisco: Tech giant Samsung’s executive has revealed that the upcoming next-generation flagship smartphone series, Galaxy S23, will be launched at the Unpacked event which is scheduled for the first week of…
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Google, iHeartMedia to pay over $9 mn for running deceptive Pixel ads
New York: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general have settled lawsuits against Google and iHeartMedia to pay $9.4 million in penalties over featuring deceptive ads promoting the Pixel…
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Amazon CloudWorks Internet Monitor to let users diagnose internet issues
San Francisco: Amazon Web Services (AWS), the Cloud arm of Amazon, has announced its “CloudWorks Internet Monitor”, which will allow users to reduce the time it takes to diagnose internet issues. As…
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5G with IoT to unlock Indian businesses’ potential: NTT India CEO
New Delhi: The 5G roll-out in India has generated a lot of interest among enterprises and the combination of Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G will herald a new era of domestic…
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Apple launches Oceanic+ app on Watch Ultra
New Delhi: Apple has launched the new Oceanic+ app to its Watch Ultra, which allows scuba divers to take the watch to previously unreachable depths, including up to 130 feet. In a…
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WhatsApp launches ‘forward media with caption’ feature on iOS
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has launched the ‘forward media with caption’ feature on iOS, which provides users the ability to forward images, videos, GIFs and documents, with a caption. After…
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Apple releases second Rapid Security Response update for iOS 16.2 users
San Francisco: Apple has released a new update — Rapid Security Response which is available to those running the iOS 16.2 beta, marking the second RSR update since the feature was released…
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We’re keeping a close eye on Twitter under Musk: White House
New York: The White House is keeping a “close eye” on Twitter under Elon Musk and will not allow the platform to incite violence against individual communities, as the world’s richest man…
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US judge stops Amazon from firing employees for unionisation
New York: A US judge has issued a cease and desist order against Amazon to stop the commerce giant from firing employees for unionisation. The order by US District Court Judge Diane…
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After FTX, now crypto finance firm BlockFi files for bankruptcy
New Delhi: Crypto finance firm BlockFi has filed for bankruptcy to help “stabilise its business,” as investors are yet to recover from the fall of crypto exchange FTX. BlockFi and eight of…
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Irish regulator fines Meta 265 million euros over data breach
London: Ireland’s data regulator on Monday slapped Facebook owner Meta with a 265-million-euro (USD 275 million) fine after details of more than half a billion users were leaked on a hacking website.…
