Technology
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Google now monetising YouTube Shorts, early results encouraging
New Delhi: In the era of TikTok, Google-owned YouTube Shorts is catching up fast and the company has seen encouraging results in its early monetisating efforts on the short-video making platform. Philipp…
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PlayStation VR2 to offer live streaming support, more features
Tokyo: Tech giant Sony has previewed a few key features for its PlayStation VR2 headset, including live streaming support along with other new features. A new broadcast feature for PS VR2 will…
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Single data breach now costs nearly Rs 17.5 cr in India: Study
New Delhi: The estimated average cost of a data breach in India went up to an all-time high of Rs 17.5 crore in 2022 — a 6.6 per cent increase from last…
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Interest in pricey 700MHz band means enhanced 5G indoor coverage for Indians
New Delhi: As India saw a record 5G spectrum auction for 72 GHz (gigahertz) of airwaves at Rs 4.3 lakh crore on day one, analysts said on Wednesday that one of the…
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Over 3 bn devices now on Android globally: Sundar Pichai
San Francisco: During the company’s earnings call, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that more than three billion monthly active devices are now running on the Android operating system globally. Pichai…
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Amazon hikes Prime subscription in UK, Europe by up to 43%
London: Amazon is set to raise its Prime subscription prices by up to a whopping 43 per cent in the UK and Europe from September this year — first such increase in…
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Instagram to become more video-focused over time: Adam Mosseri
San Francisco: After Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner criticised Instagram for trying to be like TikTok, the Meta-owned platform’s head Adam Mosseri shared a video explaining the recent changes to the platform…
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$7K rollable screen, top tech gadgets connect Joe Biden to the world
San Francisco: US President Joe Biden is connected to the world at his White House desk via a Zoom rig with a rollable touchscreen worth $7,280 which is about six-feet tall and…
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MediaTek to use Intel Foundry Services to manufacture new chips
San Francisco: Leading chip makers Intel and MediaTek have announced a strategic partnership to manufacture chips using Intel Foundry Services’ (IFS) advanced process technologies. The agreement will help MediaTek to build a…
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India saw over 1.5 crore social media phishing attacks in Q2
New Delhi: Phishing attacks via social media are on the rise and India witnessed over 1.5 crore such cyber threats in the second quarter (Q2) this year, an average of more than…
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ASUS unveils Zephyrus, Flow lineup laptops in India
New Delhi: ASUS India launched on Wednesday the new Republic of Gamers (ROG) laptops — Zephyrus Duo 16, Zephyrus G14, and Flow X16 alongside the refreshed editions of Zephyrus G15, and Flow…
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Meta brings new monetisation tool for Facebook creators
San Francisco: Tech giant Meta has introduced a new monetisation tool — Music Revenue Sharing — that allows creators to use licensed music from popular artists in their Facebook videos and earn…
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Zomato must have acquired Swiggy than Blinkit to avoid bloodbath: Ashneer Grover
New Delhi: Former BharatPe Co-founder and managing director Ashneer Grover said on Tuesday that Zomato should have acquired its arch rival Swiggy than 10-minute grocery platform Blinkit to avoid the mayhem it…
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Google Play gets new logo on its 10th anniversary
San Francisco: As tech giant Google’s Play Store officially completed 10 years, it is now getting a new logo to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The tech giant has slightly tweaked the overall…
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Meta’s fact-checking programme will now include more Indian languages
New Delhi: Meta, formerly known as Facebook, on Tuesday announced that it is expanding its third-party fact-checking programme in India to include NewsMeter – a fact checker primarily focused on the southern…
