Technology
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Google Play Store tests advertising apps
San Francisco: Google has started testing advertising applications in the search field over history in the Play Store. With the update, the search field will show three applications with which the user…
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Controversial Blue service with verification to return next week: Musk
New Delhi: After facing a barrage of fake profiles with verified badges, Elon Musk on Sunday said that the $8 Blue subscription service, pulled back by the company after facing strong criticism,…
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US NSA tells developers to shun C and C++ programming language
San Francisco: The US National Security Agency (NSA) has requested developers worldwide to shun old programming languages like C and C++ which are more prone to hackers to shift to new, memory…
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Top ad agency Omnicom recommends clients to pause Twitter ads
San Francisco: Global advertising agency Omnicom Media Group has recommended its clients not to spend on Elon Musk-run Twitter’s advertising campaigns amid chaos. According to an internal memo, obtained by The Verge,…
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Musk hits out at mainstream media, hails citizen journalism on Twitter
New Delhi: Elon Musk on Saturday hit out at the mainstream media, saying that top publications will try their best not to let Twitter help citizen journalism on its platform as this…
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Disney set to reduce its workforce, freeze hiring amid revenue drop
San Francisco: Facing a slow revenue growth, Disney has reportedly planned to reduce its workforce and freeze hiring. According to an internal leaked memo from Disney CEO Bob Chapek, seen by CNBC,…
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Crypto exchange FTX files for bankruptcy, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried resigns
San Francisco: The beleaguered crypto exchange FTX on Friday announced it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US, as its Founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried resigned from his role. John…
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Meta plans to shut down Portal, smartwatches projects
San Francisco: Meta has planned to shut down its video calling smart display ‘Portal’ and its two unreleased smartwatches projects, as the company eliminated 11,000 jobs. The Meta executives announced at an…
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TikTok begins testing in-app shopping feature
San Francisco: Chinese short-form video platform TikTok has started testing its in-app shopping feature, which will allow users to make purchases directly inside the application. The new feature has begun to roll…
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Musk’s lawyer tells Twitter employees they won’t go to jail
San Francisco: A lawyer working for Elon Musk has reassured Twitter staff that they will not go to jail for being liable if the company violated the requirements of the Federal Trade…
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Twitter Blue subscription unavailable following rise in fake verified accounts: Report
Washington: In the latest chapter of Twitter’s blue tick saga, the micro-blogging site seems to have made its USD 7.99 Twitter Blue subscription service unavailable, according to reports. Twitter launched this service…
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Tweets with racial slurs increased since Musk’s acquisition: Report
San Francisco: Instances of racial slurs on Twitter have increased since Elon Musk bought the influential platform, despite assurances from the platform that it has reduced hate activity, media reports said. According…
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Apple invests $450mn for Emergency SOS via satellite
San Francisco: Apple has invested $450 million in developing the critical infrastructure that supports Emergency SOS via satellite for iPhone 14 models which will be launching “later this month” in the US…
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Now $8 Twitter Blue service disappears on iOS app, users flummoxed
San Francisco: Several Twitter users on Friday reported that the new $7.99 Blue subscription service suddently disappeared from their iOS app, as Elon Musk claimed the platform has hit an “all-time high…
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Windows 11 starts testing filter box in Task Manager
New Delhi: Tech giant Microsoft has started testing a search/filter box in its Task Manager, to filter the possible matches and display those on the page. This feature is helpful when users…
