Technology
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Misinformation on private 5G networks not beneficial for digital India: BIF
New Delhi: The debate over public and captive private 5G network heated up on Thursday as Broadband India Forum (BIF) sent a letter to Telecommunications Secretary K. Rajaraman, saying it is disappointing…
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Amazon Alexa to soon read stories in your grandma’s voice
Las Vegas: Amazon is working on a new Alexa feature that will let the virtual assistant mimic the voice of your family member and then speak or read your favourite bedtime stories…
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Musk’s Boring Company wants to dig tunnel under Tesla Gigafactory Texas
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Boring Company has applied to dig a tunnel under Tesla Gigafactory Texas in Austin, however, it is unclear what they plan to do with it. The…
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Pine Labs acquires API fintech startup Setu
New Delhi: Merchant commerce platform Pine Labs on Thursday announced it is acquiring Bengaluru-based application programming interface (API) fintech startup Setu for an undisclosed sum. Setu’s APIs are being used across industry…
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Upcoming Nothing Phone (1) will not launch in US
San Francisco: London-based consumer electronics company Nothing has reportedly confirmed that its debut smartphone — Phone (1) — will not be getting a wide release in the US or Canada. According to…
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Ransomware, IP & data theft top concerns for Indian pharma firms
Mumbai: Ransomware attacks and IP and data theft are the top cybersecurity concerns for pharma companies in India as they take the digital leap, a new report showed on Thursday. The pandemic…
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Instagram wants IDs like driver’s license to verify your age
New Delhi: Meta-owned Instagram on Thursday said it is testing new options for people to verify their age by uploading an ID like driver’s license or ID card, along with other methods…
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Twitter confirms Notes feature to let you write longer posts
San Francisco: Microblogging site Twitter has confirmed that the platform is working on a built-in Notes feature that will allow users to write longer posts. On its own platform, Twitter introduced Notes…
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Google paying Wikimedia Foundation to access its content more efficiently
San Francisco: Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit group behind Wikipedia, has announced that Google is one of the first companies to buy its commercial Enterprise service. Wikimedia Enterprise is a commercial product designed…
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Apple iOS 16 to further crack down on junk SMS messages
New Delhi: Apple is further cracking down on SMS-based junk messages and has revamped message filtering in the iOS 16 Beta for developers. The new update allows developers of filter extensions to…
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Sony likely working on 100MP camera sensor for mid-range phones
Tokyo: With an aim to boost camera performance inApremium mid-range smartphones, Japan-based tech giant Sony is reportedly working on its first 100MP camera sensor. The sensor will be aimed at premium mid-range…
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Samsung introduces 200MP camera sensor with smallest pixels
New Delhi: Samsung on Thursday launched next-gen 200MP image sensor with the industrys smallest 0.56-micrometer pixels that will allow smartphone users to take movie-like cinematic footage. ‘ISOCELL HP3’ image sensor, with a…
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Facebook Pay now becomes Meta Pay
San Francisco: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that the company is changing the name of Facebook Pay to Meta Pay. Meta Pay will stay the same easy way to shop, send…
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Twitter joins Shopify to bring merchants’ products on its platform
New Delhi: Expanding its e-commerce business, Twitter on Wednesday partnered Shopify and will soon launch a sales channel app for the US merchants in Shopify’s app store. All US Shopify merchants will…
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Microsoft retires facial recognition tool that identifies emotions
New Delhi: Amid the debate over the controversial facial recognition technology, Microsoft has announced to restrict public access to several of its AI-powered facial analysis tools, including retiring facial analysis tools that…
