Technology
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Blockchain gaming industry concerned over TerraUSD, Luna crash
Seoul: Game companies with products featuring virtual coins and other blockchain functionalities remain on heightened alert over adverse effects from the recent collapse of the TerraUSD and Luna cryptocurrencies, industry officials said…
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India-based fintechs continue to dominate funding in Asia-Pacific
New Delhi: Fintech companies in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region raised $3.33 billion over 186 deals in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, dominated once again by India-based fintechs, a new report said…
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Capgemini acquires Chappuis Halder to boost financial services business
New Delhi: Technology services major Capgemini on Monday said it has acquired Chappuis Halder & Cie (Chappuis Halder), a global strategy and management consulting firm, for an undisclosed sum. Headquartered in Luxembourg…
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‘Smart traffic management systems can save tonnes of CO2 emissions by 2027’
London: Global savings in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from smart traffic management systems will be 205 million metric tonnes (MMT) by 2027, a growth of 41 per cent, up from just 145.7…
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‘I’m a bot & so’s my wife’, says Musk amid Twitter takeover drama
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk who is busy finding fake/spamming accounts and bots on the micro-blogging platform thinks he himself is a bot, and so is his wife. Annoyed at the…
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India tablet market set to grow up to 12% this year
New Delhi: Driven by resurgent demand, the India tablet market grew 68 per cent year-on-year (YoY), while 4G tablets recorded a sequential growth of 74 per cent YoY in the first quarter…
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OnePlus rolls out stable OxygenOS 12 OTA update
Shenzhen: Not long ago OnePlus had released the beta version of its OxygenOS 12 software for the original OnePlus Nord and now the company is moving on with the distribution of the…
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Video games can help boost children’s intelligence, says study
London: Children who spent an above average time playing video games increased their intelligence more than the average, claims a study. Children are spending more and more time in front of screens.…
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Snoop Dogg jokes that he’ll consider buying Twitter if Musk is having second thoughts
Los Angeles: Rapper Snoop Dogg has gone viral after suggesting he ‘may have (to) buy Twitter now’ after Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover was put on pause. The rapper, whose…
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro may use sapphire glass
Seoul: In a bid to make it more premium, South Korean tech giant Samsung is may launch its upcoming smartwatch, Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, with sapphire glass and a titanium build. According…
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Google to remove nearly 900K abandoned apps from Play Store
San Francisco: Tech giant Google is preparing to purge nearly 900,000 apps, which have been abandoned or not been updated, from the Play Store. According to Android Authority, the Google Play Store…
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Elon Musk says Twitter’s algorithm ‘manipulating users’
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday said that microblogging site Twitter’s algorithm might be manipulating users and also suggested a solution for that. Musk, in a series of tweets, mentioned…
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Microsoft is testing built-in VPN for Edge Canary
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft is testing a built-in VPN feature for Edge Canary that allows users to securely connect to public Wi-Fi networks. Microsoft Edge Secure network is now available for…
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Cryptocurrencies: why they’ve crashed and what it could mean for their future
London: If you had invested 100 (US 122) in the cryptocurrency Luna a month ago, you might have been quietly confident you’d made a sensible bet. But Luna’s value has since fallen…
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Ex-Meta crypto head David Marcus announces Bitcoin startup
San Francisco: David Marcus, former head of Meta’s crypto unit, has launched a Bitcoin payments startup that is backed by venture capitalist firms Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Paradigm. Marcus will serve as…
