Technology
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Apple ropes in Lamborghini executive to help boost EV programme
San Francisco: With an aim to boost its electric autonomous vehicle programme, tech giant Apple has onboarded a veteran Luigi Taraborrelli of car maker Lamborghini, media reports say. According to Taraborrelli’s LinkedIn…
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Samsung logs record $8.5 bn profit on server chips, warns of market uncertainties
Seoul: Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit of $8.5 billion, up 15.2 per cent from a year earlier, on the back of robust demand for server chips. Operating profit…
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Rivian bids goodbye to nearly 800 employees: Report
San Francisco: With an aim to ramp up future versions of its electric vehicles, electric car maker Rivian has confirmed that it is laying off around 6 per cent of its 14,000…
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Qualcomm sales up 37%, mobile biz crosses $6 bn riding on Snapdragon chips
New Delhi: Chip-maker Qualcomm has reported a 37 per cent rise in its revenue in the June quarter despite challenging macro-economic environment, announcing the extension of its patent license agreement with Samsung…
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MapmyIndia takes on Google with India’s first 360-degree panoramic street view
New Delhi India’s leading advanced digital maps provider MapmyIndia on Wednesday released the country’s first and fully-indigenous 360-degree panoramic street view and 3D Metaverse Maps Service, as Google Maps returned to India…
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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…
