Technology
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Meta shuts down its biggest VR game for Quest 1 owners
New Delhi: Meta is shutting down Quest 1 virtual reality (VR) headset support for ‘Population: One’, its popular battle-royale game set in VR. Quest 1 owners will no longer be able to…
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AWS, Intel empower govtech and edtech startups in India
Hyderabad: Amazon Web Services (AWS) and chip-maker Intel recently hosted the ‘CXO Mixer’ event here to empower govtech and edtech startups, enabling them in their cloud journey to scale, transform and excel.…
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SoftBank posts massive $23.4 bn net loss, 2nd straight quarter in red
Tokyo: Japanese investment major SoftBank Group on Monday posted a huge $23.4 billion loss in the April-June quarter, as tech stocks continued to get hammered in the economic downturn. The Masayoshi Son-led…
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89% Indians wish to switch to 5G, most to change service provider to do so
New Delhi: As India gears up to usher in the 5G era, 89 per cent of consumers wish to upgrade to 5G network in India while 48 per cent would upgrade to…
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Apple likely to resurrect original HomePod in early 2023
New Delhi: Apple is likely to bring back its original HomePod in a new avatar, along with a fresh HomePod mini smart home speaker in early 2023. Following the discontinuation of the…
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India likely to see 10 lakh foldable smartphone sales by 2026
New Delhi: The current foldable smartphone sales in India is nearly 3,00,000 which is likely to grow to 10 lakh units by 2026, new data showed on Monday. The country is expected…
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Google Pixel fold likely to feature ultra-micro-hole camera set
San Francisco: Tech giant Google’s upcoming foldable smartphone — Pixel Fold — is likely to feature a ‘full screen’ interior with an ultra-micro-hole camera set on the phone’s frame. The proposed Pixel…
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DuckDuckGo to block Microsoft trackers amid backlash
San Francisco: Following the May disclosure that the privacy-focused online browser DuckDuckGo permits Microsoft to track scripts on external sites, the platform now claims to begin banning those as well. The platform…
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Banks to spend additional $31 bn on AI to reduce frauds
New Delhi: Banks worldwide are expected to spend an additional $31 billion on artificial intelligence (AI) embedded in existing systems by 2025 to reduce fraud, according to a report. Similarly for banking…
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India’s smart home security camera market grows 116%
New Delhi: India’s smart home security camera market grew 116 per cent (year-on-year) as consumers are now more concerned about safety inside their premises, a new report has said. The smart home…
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Microsoft’s new feature on OneNote supports AI-powered voice commands
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft is rolling out a new Dictate feature to OneNote that supports AI-powered voice commands to control dictation, such as deleting text or undoing a recent step. The…
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iPhone 14 may face delay amid growing China-Taiwan tension
Beijing: As Apple is gearing to launch its next-generation series of iPhones, a new report said that the upcoming iPhone 14 is likely to be delayed due to growing tension between China…
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These youngsters want to make Hyderabad the hub of robotics
Hyderabad: Realizing that any type of access to learning robotics and artificial intelligence is not available to most people, Ingentas started off in 2021 with its vision to empower local communities by…
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Elon Musk’s claims factually inaccurate, legally insufficient: Twitter
New Delhi: Twitter has filed a detailed response to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s countersuit against the micro-blogging platform, saying his claims are “factually inaccurate, legally insufficient, and commercially irrelevant”. According to Musk,…
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Alibaba lays off nearly 10K employees amid poor sales
Beijing: Chinese tech conglomerate Alibaba has bid goodbye to nearly 10,000 employees in an effort to cut expenses amid sluggish sales and slowing economy in the country, the media reported on Saturday.…
