Technology
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NASA captures 1st direct image of exoplanet outside our solar system
New York: For the first time, astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system. The exoplanet called ‘HIP 65426 b’…
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AI platform HireMee to assess 1 mn students for next-gen jobs
New Delhi: Homegrown AI-based skilling and job platform HireMee has collaborated with the Tamil Nadu government to assess and prepare one million students for jobs for next-gen technologies. HireMee has signed an…
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Twitter bans over 45K accounts in India for violating guidelines
New Delhi: Twitter, which is locked in a legal battle with the Indian government over content blocking orders, banned 45,191 accounts of the Indian users in the month of July over violation…
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Twitter confirms Edit Tweet test, to arrive for Blue users first
New Delhi: Twitter on Thursday announced it has finally rolled out a small test for its much-awaited Edit Tweet feature, which will be available for Twitter Blue subscribers in the coming weeks.…
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Premium smartphone ASP reaches record high at $780, Apple leads
New Delhi: The average selling price in global premium smartphone market ($400 and above) grew 8 per cent (year-on-year) to reach a record $780 in the June quarter this year, a new…
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WhatsApp takes down over 23 lakh bad accounts in India in July
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp banned over 23 lakh bad accounts in India in July in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, the company said on Thursday. WhatsApp additionally received 574 complaint…
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Apple may use hybrid OLED tech for future iPads
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple may use “hybrid” OLED technology, which incorporates rigid and flexible OLED panel materials, as part of its rumoured plans to switch to OLED technology for upcoming iPad…
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This Samsung gaming monitor doesn’t need a PC or console
Seoul: Ahead of IFA 2022 in Berlin, Samsung Electronics has announced the new gaming monitor — Odyssey OLED G8 (G85SB) — that doesn’t need a PC or console. The company said that…
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Tech can help solve some of India’s biggest challenges: Microsoft President
New Delhi: Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith on Thursday said that technology can help solve some of India’s biggest challenges, like climate change and food security. Smith, who is in…
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Homegrown Twitter rival Koo lays off 40 employees in ‘realignment’ move
New Delhi: Homegrown Twitter rival Koo has laid off at least 40 people, mostly from its operations and backend teams, and the micro-blogging platform said on Thursday that it is realigning its…
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Microsoft spots TikTok bug that could expose private videos of millions
New Delhi: Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team has discovered a vulnerability in the TikTok app for Android that can let hackers take over private, short-form videos of millions of users once they…
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Meta took down over 25 mn pieces of bad content in India in July
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) on Wednesday said it took down over 25 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 2 million pieces of content across 12 policies…
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Next-gen iPhone SE may look same as iPhone XR
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple’s upcoming fourth-generation iPhone SE is allegedly going to be identical to the iPhone XR, which was launched in 2018. According to AppleInsider, the tech giant’s expected fourth…
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Now Ola Electric’s battery unit head Ashok Saraswat moves on
New Delhi: There is no stopping resignations of senior executives at Ola Electric and now, its head of advanced battery engineering, Ashok Saraswat, has moved on. Saraswat, who joined SoftBank-backed Ola last…
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GoPro may soon launch Hero11 Black with some improvements
San Francisco: US-based action camera manufacturer GoPro may soon launch its flagship Hero11 model with some improvements in sensor and updates to the feature list. GoPro Hero10, a flagship-grade model, was capable…
