Technology
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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…
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Google brings new updates to Android messaging, accessibility features
San Francisco: Tech giant Google has announced that it is rolling out new updates for GBoard, Emoji Kitchen, and some of its accessibility tools. The company said that it is constantly adding…
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Pinterest acquires AI shopping startup ‘The Yes’
New Delhi: Photo sharing social media platform Pinterest has acquired AI-powered shopping startup ‘The Yes’ for an undisclosed sum. THE YES was founded in 2018 by CEO Julie Bornstein, an ecommerce and…
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Alphabet, Meta had highest-paid median workers in 2021: Report
San Francisco: The median compensation for most S&P 500 corporations increased last year as the economy grew and the job market tightened, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. The report mentioned…
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Mozilla releases offline machine translation tools
San Francisco: Mozilla, the firm behind the popular web browser Firefox, has added translation tools to Firefox that do not rely on cloud processing to do its work. The company has also…
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New York halts Bitcoin mining for 2 years, ‘grim day’ for Blockchain
New York: In bad news for Bitcoin and Blockchain lovers, the New York State on Friday passed a bill to halt new permits for certain fossil fuel power plants to be used…
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You may soon edit your sent messages on WhatsApp
San Francisco: After announcing that some major features are under development such as group polls and WhatsApp Premium, WhatsApp is now working on the ability to edit text messages for a future…
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Instagram announces new features, expands Reels to 90 seconds
San Francisco: With an aim to help creators engage more with their audience, the photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that it is rolling out new features, including 90 seconds Reels. The Meta-owned…
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After Meta’s COO, another top executive to depart soon
San Francisco: Following the announcement that Sheryl Sandberg will step down as Meta’s COO later this year, the company is losing another executive as part of a reorganisation of its artificial intelligence…
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Twitter enters restructuring mode, focuses on user growth
New Delhi: As Twitter pauses hiring, the micro-blogging platform is reportedly shifting employees away from audio Spaces, Communities and newsletters verticals for areas that “will have the greatest positive impact to the…
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Micron Ventures to invest $200 mn in deep tech startups
San Francisco: Micron Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Micron Technology, on Thursday announced to invest $200 million in deep tech startups. The latest investment builds on success of Micron Ventures…
