Technology
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Baidu bags first permits for fully driverless ‘robotaxis’ in China
Beijing: Chinese Internet giant Baidu on Monday said it will soon ply fully driverless taxis in Chongqing and Wuhan cities via its autonomous ride-hailing unit called Apollo Go, becoming the first company…
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5G roll out likely in a month: Centre
New Delhi: The country is likely to witness the roll out of the much awaited high speed 5G mobile services in about a month’s time. “In about a month, 5G mobile services…
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Google again sues Sonos for copying smart speaker, voice control tech
San Francisco: Google on Monday sued high-tech speaker and audio technology company Sonos again, alleging that the company infringed on its patents around smart speakers and voice control technology. The tech giant…
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LG unveils wireless earbuds with unique head-tracking spatial audio
New Delhi: LG Electronic on Monday announced two new sets of ‘TONE Free’ wireless earbuds, and the flagship device comes with the world’s first ‘Dolby Head Tracking’ feature across all content and…
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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…
