Technology
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Netflix brings spatial audio to 221 mn users on its platform
New Delhi: Netflix has partnered German audio brand Sennheiser to bring spatial audio to across its catalog for its over 221 million users across the world. Netflix said that spatial audio will…
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China’s WeChat shuts Bloomberg’s financial news account
New Delhi: As China controls the internet companies under toughened laws, social media platform WeChat has shut down a Bloomberg social media account, accusing it of violating country’s regulations on online public…
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Google Play suspends KakaoTalk’s software update over payment standoff
Seoul: The latest software update for KakaoTalk, South Korea’s most popular mobile messaging app, remained suspended for a week on the Google Play Store on Thursday, following the refusal by tech giant…
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Ford, VW-backed startup Argo AI bids goodbye to 150 employees
San Francisco: As recession fears grow, the US-based autonomous vehicle technology startup Agro AI, backed by Ford and Volkswagen, has laid off about 150 people and slowed the pace of hiring, making…
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Virgin Galactic partners with Aurora to build new motherships
San Francisco: Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic partnered with Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, to design and manufacture its next generation motherships. The mothership is the air launch carrier aircraft in…
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Meta Quest headsets to no longer require FB account
San Francisco: Tech giant Meta has announced that users can now log in to virtual reality (VR) headsets without using their Facebook credentials. In a Facebook post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that…
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GameStop fires CFO, more employees in mass layoff
San Francisco: Video game retailer GameStop has terminated its Chief Financial Officer Mike Recupero, while sacking employees in another round of mass layoffs. The layoffs were happening at GameStop’s Texas headquarters, along…
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Musk running ‘anti-5G’ narrative, SpaceX lied to customers about 5G
San Francisco: Elon Musk has been accused of running an anti-5G narrative in the US that is harmful to millions of consumers who are seeking better connectivity options and innovation. Non-profit ‘5G…
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Web3.0 Blockchain projects lost over $2 bn to hackers in 2022 1st half
New Delhi: Blockchain projects around Web3.0 lost more than $2 billion to hacks and exploits in the first six months this year, a new report has shown. According to Blockchain auditing and…
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Apple Lockdown Mode to safeguard high-profile users from govt spyware
New Delhi: As state-sponsored cyber attacks with government spyware like Pegasus grow, Apple has previewed an extreme level of security that offers specialised additional protection to high-profile users who may be at…
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Sennheiser unveils wired earphones in India at Rs 59,990
New Delhi: With an aim to cater to audiophiles, German audio brand Sennheiser on Thursday launched its flagship wired earphones, IE 600, in the Indian market that is said to be crafted…
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Senators asks FTC Chair Lina Khan to probe TikTok’s data practices
San Francisco: Top US Senators have called on Lina Khan, Chairperson of Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to investigate short-video making app TikTok over its alleged data sharing practices with China-based workers. In…
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Apple plans to unveil ‘extreme sports’ watch with larger screen
San Francisco: Apple is planning to launch an “extreme sports” version of the Apple Watch this year with a larger screen, media report says. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the upcoming Apple…
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Humanity to reach Mars in your lifetime: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk is optimistic and has expressed confidence that “humanity will reach Mars in your lifetime”. On Twitter, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO wrote that “without a common…
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Meta open sources early-stage AI translation tool
San Francisco: Tech giant Meta has created a single artificial intelligence (AI)-based model capable of translating across 200 different languages, including many not supported by current commercial tools. According to The Verge,…
