Technology
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New Chinese regulation hits online food delivery giants
Beijing: The new regulation on online food delivery platforms in China has hit the industry hard, eroding over $25 billion in the stock value of the Meituan food delivery app being run…
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Qualcomm’s next flagship SoC may support AV1 video codec
San Francisco: Qualcomm’s next-generation flagship processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, will reportedly support AV1 decoding. According to GizChina, the chip’s internal codename is SM8550, which matches the codenames of other Snapdragon…
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Airtel joins undersea cable consortium to scale high-speed internet
New Delhi: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Monday announced that it has joined the SEA-ME-WE-6 undersea cable consortium to scale up its global network capacity to serve India’s growing digital economy. The…
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YouTube adds TikTok-style live rings to show when someone is streaming
New Delhi: Google-owned video-streaming giant YouTube is adding a new indicator to show when a channel is live streaming on the platform. The feature would make it easier to find live content.…
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Apple to debut M2 chip with four new Macs this year: Report
San Francisco: Apple is reportedly planning to launch several new Macs with an M2 chip later this year. In “Power On” newsletter, Mark Gurman claimed that company to debut a 13-inch MacBook…
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Sony PlayStation 5 to go on pre-orders in India on Tuesday
New Delhi: Sony PlayStation 5 was set to go on pre-orders from Tuesday (February 22) in India. The console will be available for pre-booking at 12 noon at retail stores. According to…
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Digital ad fraud losses to hit $68 bn globally this year
New Delhi: Losses owing to digital advertising fraud are set to reach a whopping $68 billion globally this year, rising from $59 billion in 2021, a new report showed on Monday. Top…
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WhatsApp working on new voice calling interface
New Delhi: WhatsApp is working on a new interface for voice calling for some beta Android users. The new interface would be rolled out for both Android as well as iOS users,…
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Flipkart sells Cleartrip’s Middle East biz to travel marketplace Wego
Bengaluru: Online travel marketplace Wego on Monday said it is acquiring Cleartrip’s Middle East business from Flipkart Group for an undisclosed sum. The transaction also includes the sale of Flyin.com and a…
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Ex-Twitter India head’s startup to create metaverse of education
New Delhi: Invact Metaversity, founded by former Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari, on Monday announced it has received $5 million in funding led by Antler India. Maheshwari said the startup will use…
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Galaxy Tab S8 series with dual rear cameras launched in India
New Delhi: Samsung on Monday launched all three of its variants of the Galaxy Tab S8 — Tab S8 Ultra, Tab S8+ and Tab S8 — at a starting price of Rs…
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Smartphones may reveal your identity, breaching privacy: Study
London: The time a person spends on different smartphone apps is enough to identify them from a larger group in more than one in three cases, say researchers, who warn of the…
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Obscura 3 camera app gets new look, modes
San Francisco: Alternative iPhone camera app Obscura 3 has received a new update that brings a wide range of new camera features and an updated design. It also adds more features, a…
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Global artificial intelligence spending to reach $434 bn in 2022
New Delhi: The global revenues for the artificial intelligence (AI) market, including software, hardware, and services, is forecast to grow 19.6 per cent (on-year) in 2022 to $432.8 billion, according to a…
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Metaverse to help AR/VR headset market reach 14 mn units in 2022
New Delhi: The buzz around Metaverse has somewhat revived the dull augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) market and in 2022, the AR/VR device shipments is likely to reach 14.19 million units, compared to 9.86…
