Technology
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India’s smartwatch market grows highest ever at 312%, Fire-Boltt leads
New Delhi: India’s smartwatch market grew an impressive 312 per cent (on-year) in the June quarter, and homegrown company Fire-Boltt led the market for the first time with a 28 per cent…
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TikTok in-app browser on iOS may monitor your keystrokes, taps
New Delhi: Chinese short-form video app TikTok may be monitoring all keyboard inputs and taps via its in-app browser on iOS, an independent cyber-security researcher has warned. Felix Krause, Founder of Fastlane…
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Transcription service Otter cuts minutes for free users, limits access to archives
New Delhi: Automated transcription provider Otter has reduced the free hours for transcription — from 600 to 300 minutes per month — for free users and limited their free access to 25…
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USB drives pose a grave data security concern for industries: Report
Bengaluru: Removable media like USBs or pen drives continues to be a serious data breach concern for various industries as this year, 52 per cent of cyber threats were specifically designed to…
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Samsung begins work on $15 bn next-gen chip R&D facility
Seoul: Samsung Electronics on Friday held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new semiconductor research and development (R&D) complex here, in a move to bolster its global leadership in cutting-edge chip technology. The…
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Instagram, YouTube start discouraging users from sharing videos on TikTok
New Delhi: Threatened by the meteoric rise of Chinese short-form video platform TikTok, Meta-owned Instagram and Google-owned YouTube have introduced new features to discourage their short-video app users from cross-platform sharing. According…
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Twitter avoiding sharing information on bot accounts: Musk
New Delhi: Elon Musk on Friday said that Parag Agrawal-led Twitter is avoiding sharing information on the actual number of bot and spam accounts on his platform, as his legal team sought…
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Apple adds two new Top Charts for podcasts
San Francisco: Apple Podcasts is introducing two new charts — Top Subscriber Shows and Top Subscriber Channels –Ato showcase popular paid shows. The new charts are available in the US, UK, Canada,…
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Edtech startup Sunstone raises Rs 280 cr led by WestBridge Capital
New Delhi: As edtech startups and unicorns lay off employees amid the funding winter, Gurugram-based higher education platform Sunstone on Friday said it has raised $35 million (around Rs 280 crore) in…
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Apple likely to be 1st to use TSMC’s 3nm chip process: Report
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple’s 2022 MacBook Pros may pack new M2 Pro and M2 Max chipsets made with TSMC’s latest 3nm manufacturing process, media reports say. According to the Commercial Times,…
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Tesla issues rare public denial on legal head quitting
New Delhi: Tesla on Thursday released a rare public comment on a media report that claimed that David Searle, head of legal, had left the electric car maker Taking to Twitter, Elon…
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Will further invest in India to boost local innovation: Google Play
New Delhi: Google Play on Thursday said that the company will continue to invest in India on solving for local opportunities and challenges, as it celebrated its 10th anniversary. Indian apps and…
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Centre to form panel to seek views on universal charger model
New Delhi: The Central government is looking at the possibility of adopting a universal charger model for all electronic devices like mobile phones, laptops, electric watches, and will set up a panel…
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Crypto scam revenue slips 65% amid economic downturn
New Delhi: As the global downturn continues, the crypto scam revenue for 2022 also dropped 65 per cent at $1.6 billion this year, lower than where it was through the end of…
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Tencent fires 5.5K workers as sales down for 1st time since going public
Beijing: Chinese conglomerate Tencent has fired 5,500 employees, after posting a revenue of $19.8 billion in the June quarter, down 3 per cent which is the first decline since going public. China’s…
