Technology
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Musk retracts statement over job cuts, says headcount will increase
San Francisco: Two days after reportedly emailing employees of a 10 per cent job cut at Tesla, CEO Elon Musk on Sunday retracted his statements saying total headcounts will increase. However, Musk…
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Snapchat to display local restaurants nearby in Snap Map
New Delhi: Snapchat has partnering with restaurant review website The Infatuation to help users find top local restaurants nearby on Snap Map. Snapchatters from around the world will now automatically see Infatuation…
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Blue Origin successfully launches 6 people on 5th space tourism flight
San Francisco: Jeff Bezos’ space venture Blue Origin successfully launched its fifth tourist flight to space on Saturday. Six people were carried to space above the Karman line — an internationally recognised…
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Jaskaran Singh, Jay Firke decode Apple ‘WWDC22 Swift Student Challenge’
New Delhi: Patiala-born Jaskaran Singh and Pune-based Jay Firke are among more than 350 students from 40 countries and regions who have been selected as Apple’s ‘2022 Swift Student Challenge’ winner for…
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New smartphone app to detect jaundice in babies shows promise
London: A smartphone app that identifies severe jaundice in newborn babies by scanning their eyes could be a life-saver in areas that lack access to expensive screening devices, suggests a study. The…
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US passes world’s first ‘right to repair’ law for digital electronics
New York: In a world’s first, the New York state legislature has passed the “right to repair” bill that will require digital electronics manufacturers to make parts, tools, information, and software available…
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Advocacy groups seek to block Musk’s Twitter deal
San Francisco: Nearly a dozen advocacy groups have launched a new campaign against Elon Musk to block his $44 billion takeover deal, as the micro-blogging platform said the waiting period for the…
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Microsoft disables hackers working with Iranian intelligence
San Francisco: Microsoft has detected and disabled a previously undocumented Lebanon-based activity group that is working with other actors affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to attack organisations in…
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Gaming platform WinZo sues Mobile Premier League over copyright violation
New Delhi: India’s largest vernacular gaming platform WinZo has filed a lawsuit in Delhi High Court against gaming unicorn Mobile Premier League (MPL) over alleged copyright violation. WinZo said in a statement…
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Dorsey’s Square service to begin beta testing for Apple’s Tap to Pay
San Francisco: Jack Dorsey-run financial payments service Square has announced it is working with Apple to enable Tap to Pay on iPhone, Apple’s contactless payment acceptance capability, within the Square Point of…
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South Korean users file police complaint against Google CEO Sundar Pichai
Seoul: A coalition of consumers on Friday filed a police case against Google’s top executives, including CEO Sundar Pichai, for the tech giant’s in-app billing system that forces domestic app developers to…
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Elon Musk plans 10% staff cut at Tesla, freezes hiring
San Francisco: Elon Musk is reportedly planning to axe 10 per cent of Tesla staff, along with freezing hiring amid stalled Twitter deal, global macroeconomic conditions like chip shortage, rising inflation and…
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What to expect at Apple’s WWDC 2022 keynote
San Francisco: As the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2022 is approaching, reports say that tech giant Apple’s operating systems are expected to be the centerpiece of the keynote. According to TechCrunch, users…
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Xiaomi appoints Alvin Tse as India head, Manu Jain moves to global role
Bengaluru: Global tech company Xiaomi on Friday announced a major rejig at the very top, appointing Alvin Tse as General Manager, Xiaomi India. After seven years in India, Manu Kumar Jain has…
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India adds 14 unicorns in 2022 first half, builds 70K startups in 8 years
New Delhi: Before the funding winter hit the Indian startup ecosystem, the country gave birth to at least 14 unicorns in the first five months of the year. According to Union Science…
