Technology
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Will reverse Donald Trump’s lifetime Twitter ban: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that he would reverse the Twitter ban on former US president Donald Trump once he takes over the micro-blogging platform. Speaking at the ‘Financial…
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IBM plans to deliver 4,000+ Qubit system for Quantum computing era
New Delhi: In yet another push to its quantum computing dream, IBM has announced a new roadmap to deliver a massive 4,000+ qubit system built with multiple clusters of modularly-scaled processors by…
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Mayhem in crypto market as Bitcoin drops below $30,000-mark
New Delhi: The global cryptocurrency market entered its worst phase ever on Tuesday, with Bitcoin dropping below $30,000 per coin and leaving millions of investors in a panic mode. The overall global…
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Musk’s Neuralink rival Synchron launches human trial of brain implant in US
New York: Elon Musk’s Neuralink rival Synchron has launched human trials on six severely paralysed patients in the US to enable them to control digital devices hands-free, using just thoughts. The US-based…
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Sony sells over 19 mn units of PlayStation 5
Tokyo: Japanese tech giant Sony said that it has sold just 2 million PlayStation 5 (PS5) units in the fourth quarter of 2021, bringing its overall total to 19.3 million. According to…
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ADIF asks Google to put an end to misleading ads in India
New Delhi: The Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) on Tuesday hailed the Delhi High Court’s view that the use of a registered trademark as a keyword on Google Ads by a…
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Nothing’s 1st smartphone to be available on Flipkart in India
New Delhi: London-based consumer tech company Nothing on Tuesday confirmed that its first smartphone Nothing phone (1) will be available on Flipkart in India. O2 will be the network partner for Nothing…
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Microsoft announces new service to achieve security against threats
San Francisco: With an aim to meet the range of today’s security demands, Microsoft has announced a new service category called ‘Microsoft Security Experts’. The company said that the new service brings…
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Apple relying more on Chinese engineers amid Covid lockdowns: Report
Beijing: Amid Covid-19 lockdowns, Apple is reportedly depending more on Chinese engineers to manage its hardware manufacturing processes and production of top products than the US-based engineers. The Wall Street Journal reported…
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Clearview AI to permanent ban selling facial recognition to companies
San Francisco: Facial recognition surveillance firm Clearview AI has agreed to permanently ban businesses and other private entities to use its service. Under a legal settlement, Clearview AI, which claims to have…
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Facebook to discontinue some location-tracking features
San Francisco: Due to “low usage”, Facebook is reportedly discontinuing several services that tracked your real-time location, including Nearby Friends, location history and background location. In a notification sent to people who…
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Videotex to invest Rs 100 cr, set up new LED TV facility in Gr Noida
New Delhi: Consumer electronics contract manufacturer Videotex International on Tuesday announced to invest over Rs 100 crore and set up a new LED TV manufacturing facility in Greater Noida that will create…
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BharatPe to ‘claw back’ Ashneer’s restricted shares, blocks vendors
New Delhi: Leading fintech platform BharatPe on Tuesday said it has initiated necessary action against the company’s former founder Ashneer Grover to “claw back his restricted shares as per the shareholders’ agreement”…
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Instagram testing NFTs this week, Facebook soon: Zuckerberg
New Delhi: Meta-owned Instagram is starting to test digital collectibles or non-fungible tokens (NFTs) this week, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, as the global NFT market sees downturn. Zuckerberg confirmed…
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Tesla sues former engineer for stealing supercomputer tech secrets
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Tesla has sued a former engineer for allegedly stealing “confidential and tightly guarded” secrets related to supercomputer technology. The Verge reported, citing court documents, that the electric car-maker…
