Technology
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Foxconn suspends operation of two factories in China due to COVID-19
Beijing: Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn, Apple’s main supplier of electronic components, has suspended operations of two factories in the eastern city of Kunshan due to COVID-19 restrictions, Hong Kong newspaper South China…
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Swiggy to upskill delivery boys to become company employees
New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Monday announced the launch of an industry-first-accelerator programme for its delivery executives to transition into full-time, managerial-level jobs with a fixed salary and additional…
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Elon Musk aims to build high-speed hyperloop project
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday announced that its modern urban transport venture called The Boring Company will aim to build a high-speed hyperloop in the coming years. The Boring…
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Mainstream media plays bigger role in disseminating disinformation: Meta
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) has claimed that mainstream media plays a bigger role in disseminating disinformation, and polarisation is decreasing in parts of the world where social media use is rising.…
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Elon Musk says ‘moving on’ from making fun of Bill Gates
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday sent a short and crypto tweet, saying he was ‘moving on’, putting social media on fire with all sorts of speculations. “Moving on…,”…
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Micromax to unveil new smartphone on April 26
New Delhi: Homegrown smartphone maker Micromax on Sunday announced that it is all set to launch a new smartphone, IN2c, for its users in the country on April 26. The company posted…
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WhatsApp rolls out ability to add 32 participants to group calls
San Francisco: In a bid to make group calling better, Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp will now reportedly support up to 32 participants in group voice calls. According to 9To5Mac, with version 22.8.80…
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Why Bhavish Aggarwal won’t invite Elon Musk to Ola FutureFactory?
Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu): Bhavish Aggarwal will not invite Elon Musk to his state-of-the-art, electric two-wheeler manufacturing facility here as the Ola Founder and CEO feels that when India becomes a global hub…
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Ola Electric voluntarily recalls 1,441 e-scooters to perform health checks
New Delhi: Ola Electric on Sunday said that it is voluntarily recalling 1,441 e-scooters as a pre-emptive measure to conduct a detailed health check of the concerned batch. The company said that…
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Jack Dorsey is now Block’s Head, drops CEO title
San Francisco: Jack Dorsey is no longer the financial services firm Block’s CEO, instead, now, the executive is choosing to call himself “Block Head”. Dorsey co-founded Square in 2009, and the company…
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App Store to likely remove outdated apps
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple is likely cracking down on apps that no longer receive updates. In an email sent to affected developers titled “App Improvement Notice”, Apple warned it will remove…
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Microsoft brings back option to delete default search engines in Edge
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft’s Edge Canary has reportedly restored the option to delete default search engines. Until recently, it was possible to set different search engines as the default, but it…
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Google files for trademark for ‘Pixel Watch’
San Francisco: Ahead of the device’s launch, tech giant Google has reportedly filed for a trademark for its much anticipated ‘Pixel Watch’. According to 9To5Google, there have been rumours of Google intending…
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Twitter testing ‘CC’ button to turn video captions on/off
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter has announced that it is testing a ‘CC’ button that will let users turn video captions on or off. The tweet mentioned that the feature is…
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Tesla tests in-car Wi-Fi hotspot connectivity with major internet providers
San Francisco: Electric vehicle company Tesla has started testing in-car wifi hotspot connectivity with several major internet providers in order to provide an alternative internet connection for its fleet. According to the…
