Technology
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Koo bets on rapid user base growth to overtake Twitter in India within one year
Kolkata: Amid the buzz over Elon Musk’s proposed takeover of Twitter, India’s homegrown microblogging platform Koo is aiming at overtaking it in the country within a year in terms of user base,…
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It’s Elon Musk vs Parag Agrawal at Twitter as platform suffers
New Delhi: With Elon Musk putting the $44 billion Twitter deal temporarily on hold on Friday, serious questions now linger on the future of the platform that is battling multiple issues —…
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Elon Musk’s Starlink now available in 32 countries
New Delhi: SpaceX satellite internet service Starlink on Friday announced it is available in 32 countries, up from 25 countries reported earlier this year. Billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink provides high-speed, low-latency broadband…
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Cloud tech empowering us to have an edge in running healthcare biz: Tata 1mg
New Delhi: The Indian online healthcare market has seen an exponential growth in the last two years of the pandemic. Valued at Rs 460 billion in 2020, it is expected to reach…
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Samsung holds 1st-ever 6G forum to discuss next gen tech
Seoul: Samsung Electronics on Friday held its first 6G forum with experts from academia and industry to discuss the future of communications technologies, in a bid to lead 6G research and development…
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Zoom acquires conversational AI platform Solvvy
New Delhi: Video chat app Zoom is acquiring Solvvy, a conversational AI and automation platform for customer support, for an undisclosed sum, the company said on Friday. The company, which recently launched…
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Musk puts $44 bn Twitter deal ‘on hold’ over fake user accounts
San Francisco: In a stunning post, Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday said that he has put the $44 billion Twitter deal temporarily on hold till he gets to know how many…
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Facebook Pay becomes Meta Pay in metaverse era
New Delhi: Meta has announced to rename its digital payments platform Facebook Pay as Meta Pay, as the company doubles down on metaverse. The company said that metaverse has the potential to…
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After mocking Apple, Google drops 3.5 mm headphone jack in Pixel 6a
San Francisco: Google which took a dig at Apple for removing the 3.5 mm headphone jack has now announced to ditch the jack in its new device — Pixel 6a. Google even…
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Google’s new 10-shade skin tone scale to boost inclusivity, cut AI bias
San Francisco: Tech giant Google has launched a novel 10-shade skin tone that will be incorporated into its products over the coming months to boost inclusivity and to reduce Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
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Parag Agrawal shakes up Twitter, fires key executives & freezes hiring
San Francisco: Parag Agrawal has shaken up Twitter, including firing consumer product leader Kayvon Beykpour and head of revenue product Bruce Falck, as the micro-blogging platform gets ready for Elon Musk’s $44…
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Parag Agrawal should restore Trump’s account: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday reiterated that Parag Agrawal-led Twitter should restore the account of former US president Donald Trump. In a tweet, the soon-to-be Twitter boss said: “Even…
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Coinbase suffers major outage, Binance halts Terra Luna crypto trading
New Delhi: Leading crypto exchange Coinbase suffered a major outage amid crypto mayhem especially with the cryptocurrency Terra Luna, heightening fears among the investors. The company said it was actively working on…
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Private investment in AI sector to exceed $135 bn in 2022
New Delhi: Total private investment in artificial intelligence (AI) more than doubled to reach $93.5 billion globally in 2021, a new report has shown. According to analysts, the AI sector’s value will…
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Terra Luna cryptocurrency collapses 98%, investors lose life savings
New Delhi: The dramatic crash of Terra (Luna), ranked among the top 10 most valuable cryptocurrencies, has wreaked havoc in the lives of investors who are feared they will become homeless after…
