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Subscription-based ‘Telegram Premium’ coming this month, confirms CEO

San Francisco: Instant messaging platform Telegram’s founder and CEO Pavel Durov has confirmed that a subscription-based offering, Telegram Premium, will be coming later this month. On Friday, Durov spoke about the upcoming…
Apple updates App Store criteria again to meet Dutch govt regulations

San Francisco: Following complaints from the Dutch government that said the company’s actions to allow dating apps to use alternative payment methods on the App Store is ‘insufficient’, tech giant Apple has…

Meta rolling out Horizon Home on Quest 2 VR headset

San Francisco: Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Quest 2 virtual reality (VR) headset will get Horizon Home as part of a new update. The functionality will help users…
Indian-origin researcher discovers new hardware bug in Apple M1 chip

San Francisco: Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), including Indian-origin Joseph Ravichandran, have identified a new hardware vulnerability in Apple’s in-house silicon M1 chip that powers Macs. The threat, dubbed…
Global server market revenues to reach $112 bn in 2022

New Delhi: The global server market’s revenue is expected to grow 17 per cent (on-year) to reach $111.7 billion in 2022, according to a new report. From an enterprise perspective, transformation to…
TikTok probing claims of aggressive work culture: Report

London: Short video platform TikTok is reportedly investigating claims of an aggressive work culture after a senior executive at the firm allegedly said he “didn’t believe” in maternity leave. Joshua Ma has…
Pi calculated to 100 tn digits by Google Cloud employee

San Francisco: Tech giant Google’s Cloud developer advocate Emma Haruka Iwao has beaten her own record from three years ago for the number of digits calculated for pi. In 2019, she was…

Jack Dorsey, Jay-Z partner on Bitcoin educational programme in US

San Francisco: Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey on Friday partnered with artist Shawn Carter, popularly known as Jay-Z, to launch The Bitcoin Academy — an educational initiative in New York.…
Samsung sued for algorithm that predicts remaining battery life on phones: Report

Seoul: South Korean tech giant Samsung has been reportedly sued by a patent troll over the use of an algorithm that predicts the remaining battery life on its Android smartphones. The company…
Samsung unveils new smart monitor ‘M8’ in India

New Delhi: Samsung on Friday unveiled its latest addition to the Smart Monitor series — M8 — with an upgraded and stylish design for Indian consumers. Priced at Rs 59,999, the company…
Google Maps to show air quality around you

San Francisco: Tech giant Google has rolled out a new feature for Google Maps that will now show the air quality layer in the US on both Android and iOS users. According…
Now Amazon will let you try on shoes virtually

San Francisco: Tech giant Amazon announced that it is introducing an interactive mobile experience that allows customers to try on shoes virtually for iOS users in the US. “Virtual Try-On for Shoes”…
iOS 16 to allow transfer of eSIM between iPhones via Bluetooth

San Francisco: Announced at tech giant Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2022, the all-new iOS 16 has introduced a new feature that allows an eSIM to be transferred between iPhones via Bluetooth…
Meta’s AR glasses will only be available to developers in first release

San Francisco: Meta, formerly Facebook, has reportedly decided to not sell the first version of its full-fledged AR glasses, codenamed Orion, and will instead distribute them to developers. A person familiar with…
Meta halts development of its dual-camera smartwatch: Report

San Francisco: Tech giant Meta’s upcoming smartwatch with two built-in cameras, which was likely to be launched next year, has reportedly been halted. Along with dual-cameras, the device was likely to include…