Technology
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NASA asks students to design metal production pipeline on the Moon
Washington: The US space agency has asked university students to design a metal production pipeline on the Moon — from extracting metal from lunar minerals to creating structures and tools. The ability…
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Zoom installer flaw can give attackers root access to Mac: Report
San Francisco: A security researcher has found a way that an attacker could leverage the macOS version of Zoom to gain access over the entire operating system. According to The Verge, details…
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ED takes action against firms dealing in cryptocurrency
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has conducted searches at various premises of Yellow Tune Technologies Private Limited in Bengaluru and has issued an order to freeze its…
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Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Series to start at Rs 27,999
New Delhi: Samsung India on Friday announced that its newly launched Galaxy Watch5 Series will come with advanced features for Indian consumers, starting at Rs 27,999. Consumers can avail Rs 3,000 cashback…
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Motorola launches foldable Moto Razr 2022 in China
Beijing: Motorola has introduced its next-generation flagship foldable smartphone ‘Moto Razr 2022’ here that comes with a larger main screen and Qualcomms latest chipset, Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. According to Gizmochina,…
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Explained: Why and how BGMI was blocked in India
New Delhi: After blocking several Chinese apps two years back, including PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) over national security concerns, the Indian government has now blocked the PUBG-like battle royale game Battlegrounds Mobile India…
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Xiaomi fixes bugs in its mobile payment mechanism
New Delhi: Global smartphone player Xiaomi has fixed some bugs that were identified in its mobile payment mechanism by cyber security researchers, Check Point Research (CPR) said on Friday. Left unpatched, an…
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Huawei’s revenue loss slows down amid Cloud push
Shenzhen: Chinese conglomerate Huawei on Friday posted nearly 6 per cent loss in revenue for the first six months of the year and its device business, which includes smartphones, fell 25.4 per…
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Facebook sees massive drop in teen usage in last 7 years
New Delhi: A new survey of American teenagers (ages 13 to 17) by the Pew Research Center has revealed a worrying trend for Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook as the share of teens who…
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Apple asks suppliers to make 90 mn iPhone 14 units
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple seems confident despite analysts’ predictions and is reportedly asking its suppliers to build at least 90 million next-generation iPhones. In fact, Apple anticipates to assemble 220 million…
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Google expands AI-based content advisories to more searches
New Delhi: Google has announced to expand content advisories to searches where its AI systems don’t have high confidence in the overall quality of the results available for the search. Pandu Nayak,…
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Samsung likely to sell 9 mn Galaxy Fold 4, Flip 4 foldables this year
New Delhi: The new Galaxy Fold 4 and Flip 4 foldable smartphone may see sales close to 9 million units this year, helping Samsung’s foldables market share to jump to 80 per…
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4.2 mn EVs sold in first half of 2022 globally, China leads
New Delhi: The world saw sales of 4.2 million electric vehicles in the first half of this year, a 63 per cent growth from the same period last year, a new report…
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Google Meet updated with new features after merging with Duo
San Francisco: After announcing that Google has combined two of its video-calling apps — Duo and Meet — into a single platform, the tech giant said this upgrade gives everyone access to…
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Meta tests end-to-end encryption for individual chats on Messenger
New Delhi: Meta on Thursday announced that it is testing end-to-end encryption for individual chats on its Messenger app. The company is testing secure storage on Messenger, a new feature that allows…
