Technology
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Overseas Indians’ faith grows in Indian economy with $1 billion deposits in April
New Delhi: Showing their confidence in the resilient Indian economy despite global macroeconomic conditions, non-resident Indians (NRIs) deposited around $1 billion in the country in April alone. Last year, overseas Indians deposited…
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WhatsApp soon lets you dial numbers to place calls directly from app
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new in-app dialer feature that will allow users to make calls directly from the app. According to WABetaInfo, users will not need to…
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US bans Russian company Kaspersky’s software over security concerns
Washington: The US will ban the sale of antivirus software made by Moscow-based cybersecurity company Kaspersky. The company’s operations in the US presented a national security risk “due to the Russian government’s…
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Indian CEOs prioritise tech investments, including towards AI: report
New Delhi: Indian CEOs are prioritising technology investment, including artificial intelligence (AI) but stay guarded amid data security challenges, according to a report. Around 70 per cent of CEOs are channeling investments…
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Blinkit’s rival Zepto raises $665 mn at a $3.6 bn valuation, to go public soon
Mumbai: Quick delivery platform and Blinkit’s rival Zepto on Friday said it had raised $665 million at a $3.6 billion valuation in a highly oversubscribed round — just nine months after the…
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152 Indian startups on track to turn unicorns over next 5 years: Report
New Delhi: At least 152 Indian startups are on track to turn unicorns from 31 cities over the next 3 to 5 years to its current tally of 67 unicorns, a new…
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Zerodha’s Kite app faces another tech glitch, users complain on X
New Delhi: Brokerage firm Zerodha’s trading app Kite on Friday suffered another technical glitch, with users complaining of frozen screens and other issues. Several users took it to social media platform X,…
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Samsung unveils industry’s first AI hybrid fridge
Seoul: Samsung Electronics on Thursday unveiled the industry’s first hybrid refrigerator using semiconductor elements and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve energy efficiency and performance. The new Bespoke AI Hybrid Refrigerator adopts a…
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India has 3,600 deeptech startups, ranks sixth globally: Nasscom
New Delhi: India now ranks sixth among the top nine deeptech ecosystems globally with 3,600 such startups, which received $850 million funding last year, a Nasscom report said on Thursday. From 3,600…
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US regulators accuse TikTok of violating child privacy laws
Washington: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against the popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice, alleging that they failed…
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Doctors may soon be able to detect, diagnose cancer using AI
London: Doctors may soon be able to detect and diagnose cancer in patients using artificial intelligence (AI) that will allow for earlier treatment, a new study said on Thursday. According to the…
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Binance to pay Rs 18.82 cr fine to restart India operations
New Delhi: Leading blockchain and cryptocurrency platform Binance will be required to pay Rs 18.82 crore fine to restart operations in India. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has imposed this penalty on…
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Former OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever launches new AI company
San Francisco: Ilya Sutskever, one of the co-founders of AI company OpenAI, has launched a new firm called Safe Superintelligence Inc (SSI), just a month after leaving the ChatGPT maker. Sutskever, along…
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HP brings next-gen AI PCs to India for businesses, creators
New Delhi: PC and printer major HP Inc on Wednesday announced the pre-booking of its next-generation AI PCs in India for businesses, creators and retail customers. HP EliteBook Ultra and HP OmniBook…
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AI-powered Copilot+PCs now available, says Satya Nadella
New Delhi: Microsoft on Tuesday announced the availability of its new Copilot+PCs – Surface Laptop and Surface Pro – which are the fastest Windows PCs designed for the AI era. The laptops…
