Technology
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Apps still tracking users’ data on Apple App Store: Study
London/New Delhi: The privacy changes that Apple made in iOS 14 to stop apps from tracking users’ data have not fully stopped developers from the illegal practice and several apps are still…
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Spotify testing music discovery feed like TikTok
New Delhi: Music streaming service Spotify is testing a personalised feed on the app’s home screen like Chinese short-video making platform TikTok to help users discover music easily. It is testing a…
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Musk opens Gigafactory in Texas to build ‘epic’ Cybertruck
San Francisco: Electric car-maker Tesla has opened its Austin, Texas-based Gigafactory, as Elon Musk aims to take his electric car company to the next phase of growth with the production of Cybertruck. Tesla…
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1.8 mn third-party apps on App Store eclipse Apple’s own apps
New Delhi: Third-party apps have grown from 500 to more than 1.8 million since the App Store’s launch more than a decade ago, and a new report has found that third-party apps…
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New Google AI system to show updated business hours on Maps
New Delhi: To help companies keep up with the fast pace of change, Google has developed a machine learning model that automatically identifies if business hours are likely wrong and then instantly…
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Twitter brings ALT badge, improved image descriptions globally
San Francisco: In a bid to make it easy to add alt text to image uploads, micro-blogging site Twitter has announced that its new accessibility features, ALT badge and improved image descriptions,…
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ASUS ROG unveils Zephyrus M16 2022 edition in India
New Delhi: With an aim to strengthen the Zephyrus series, ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) on Friday launched a new laptop, Zephyrus M16 2022 edition, for Indian consumers. Priced at Rs 1,79,990,…
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Snapchat’s new lens aims to teach users American Sign Language
San Francisco: Popular social network Snapchat has announced that it is rolling out a new ASL Alphabet lens to encourage users to start learning American Sign Language. The company said that it is…
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moto g22 unveiled in India at an affordable price
New Delhi: Motorola on Friday unveiled a new smartphone, moto g22, that comes with quad camera setup and 20W TurboPower charger for Indian users. Priced at Rs 10,999, the smartphone will go…
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Panasonic unveils its flagship mirrorless camera in India
New Delhi: Consumer durable major Panasonic India on Thursday launched its flagship mirrorless camera , LUMIX GH6 , in India for Rs 2,34,990. The company said that LUMIX GH6 offers outstanding mobility and…
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‘KGF’ sets foot in metaverse, fans snap up NFTs in record time
Bengaluru: Racing towards its theatrical release this month, ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ is making waves in the metaverse as well. A record number of Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have been snapped up by…
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Meta planning ‘Zuck Bucks’ digital currency as crypto dream fails
San Francisco: Meta is reportedly planning to launch a digital currency called ‘Zuck Bucks’ — named after its Founder Mark Zuckerberg — and virtual tokens, coins and other financial services, after its…
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Zoom awards $1.8 mn in bug bounty rewards over 2021
New Delhi: Video-conferencing platform Zoom on Thursday said that it has awarded $1.8 million to researchers who submitted bug bounty reports over 2021. Private bug bounty programmes are invitation-only, which allows companies…
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Ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey reveals hardware crypto wallet
San Francisco: Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s firm Block is working on hardware crypto wallet, a device to help people “safely own and manage their Bitcoin”. Block’s hardware lead, Jesse Dorogusker, tweeted…
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Instagram ‘slashes’ payouts to creators by 70% on Reels
San Francisco: Meta-owned Instagram has reportedly slashed creators’ payout by as much as 70 per cent while increasing target metrics for monetisation for them on the platform. According to The Financial Times,…
