Tech

New Delhi: Leading automaker BMW Group has announced it will adopt the Google Android Automotive operating platform (OS) for future vehicles. From March 2023, the BMW Group will be expanding its BMW Operating System 8 and integrating Android Automotive OS (AAOS) into certain model series for the first time as a second technological approach alongside the […]

San Francisco: Cyber-security researchers have linked North Korea-backed notorious Lazarus Group with stealing $100 million worth digital tokens from Harmony, the crypto startup behind Horizon Blockchain Bridge. The Lazarus Group has perpetrated several large cryptocurrency thefts totalling over $2 billion, and has recently turned its attention to Decentralised Finance (DeFi) services such as cross-chain bridges, according […]

New Delhi: It has been nine days since Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took digital detox from Twitter — a longest stretch without posting anything in nearly five years — leaving his more than 100 million followers and the media speculating a lot. His silence comes in the middle of the controversial $44 billion […]

San Francisco: To cut down on comment spam and channel impersonation, YouTube Creators now have access to a new setting for comments in YouTube Studio. The creators will be able to select an “increase strictness” option. And the company said this builds on the “hold potentially inappropriate comments for review” setting and will reduce the […]

San Francisco: Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has confirmed that it is testing a change that turns video posts into Reels. According to TechCrunch, the company said the change, which is currently being tested with select users around the world, is part of Instagram’s plan to simplify video on the app. “We are testing this feature […]

San Francisco: Meta, formerly Facebook, has warned employees to expect a tough second half of the year as the tech giant continues to weather challenges related to its core online advertising business amid a weakening economy. A spokesperson confirmed to CNBC that Meta chief product officer Chris Cox detailed the company’s financial dilemma in an […]

San Francisco: In a bid to make it easier for new Android users to transfer their data from an old iPhone, tech giant Google’s Switch to Android iPhone app now reportedly works with all the Android 12 smartphones. The free iOS app, which is designed to make it easy to switch to Android, helps in […]

Washington: NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has captured the Moon passing in front of the Sun. The SDO recorded the 35-minute partial solar eclipse on Wednesday, SpaceWeather.com reported. “At the peak of the eclipse, the Moon covered 67 per cent of the sun, and lunar mountains were backlit by solar fire,” the report said. The high-resolution […]

New Delhi: Swedish music streaming platform Spotify has launched a new programme that will elevate emerging podcasters around the world, including in India, and provide them with support to grow their audiences. The company launched ‘RADAR Podcasters’ programme in 15 global markets, including India. It takes its name and format from RADAR’, which supports up-and-coming artists. […]

New Delhi: The global chip shortage and supply chain woes have hit electric vehicle (EV) quality across the board, including Tesla that continues its trend of shoddy manufacturing, a new report has revealed. According to consumer research and analytics firm JD Power, Polestar is ranked last while Elon Musk-run Tesla ranks seventh from the bottom on […]

London: Ten European consumer groups on Thursday filed new privacy complaints against Google, alleging that Google is using deceptive design, unclear language and misleading choices when consumers sign up to a Google account to encourage more extensive and invasive data processing. Contrary to its claims, the tech giant is thwarting consumers who want to better protect […]

New Delhi: A report put out by public policy think tank NITI Aayog and Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) optimistically forecast 100 per cent penetration of electric two-wheelers in the Indian market by FY2026-27. TIFAC is an autonomous organization set up in 1988 under the Department of Science & Technology to look ahead […]

San Francisco: Pokemon GO game developer Niantic has asked eight percent of its workforce to leave the company, which is said to be around 85-90 jobs, media reports say. According to Engadget, the augmented reality (AR) game company has also cancelled four upcoming projects. CEO John Hanke reportedly wrote in an email to employees that […]

San Francisco: Popular social media platform Snapchat has announced that it is launching Snapchat Plus, a collection of exclusive, experimental, and pre-release features available on the platform, for $3.99 per month. The company said that it will be available at launch in the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, and the […]

San Francisco: Meta-owned Facebook has announced that it is beginning to test new ways to quickly access your favourite Facebook Groups and simplifying how they are organised. The company said it is also introducing channels, which are focused spaces for people to connect in smaller, more casual settings within their communities. “We are testing a […]

Chennai: The 25-hour countdown for the Thursday evening launch of Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying three Singapore satellites will begin at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. The mission is code named PSLV-C53/DS-EO. The Indian rocket will carry three satellites — the 365 kg DS-EO and 155 kg NeuSAR, satellites belonging to Singapore and […]

San Francisco:  Elon Musk-owned Tesla has reportedly shown exit door to approximately 200 workers from its Autopilot team and closed an office in California, media report says. According to Bloomberg, the majority of those who were let go were hourly workers, said the people, who asked not to be identified as discussing private information. As […]

San Francisco: The Supreme Court in the US has declined Apple’s bid for a hearing over two patents by chip-maker Qualcomm that alleged infringement of its technologies by the iPhone maker. Qualcomm and Apple in 2019 announced an agreement to dismiss all ongoing litigations, including with Apple’s contract manufacturers, between the two companies worldwide. The […]

New Delhi: Google has invested in Indian startup Progcap that caters to small and medium-sized businesses, as it raised $40 million in its Series C funding round. The funding into Progcap, which serves more than 700,000 small retailers by extending a revolving credit line of $10,000 to $12,500 to them, was led by Creation Investments […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Google has announced that it is now starting the process of migrating free, personal Hangouts users to Chat, which it announced in October 2020. The company mentioned that users who wish to keep a copy of their Hangouts data to use Google Takeout — to download their data before Hangouts is […]

San Francisco: After Tesla CEO Elon Musk ordered its remote employees to return to the office, several workers have reported about lack of seats and crappy Wi-Fi, which indicated that the company was ill-prepared to welcome back its staffers, media reports say. Employees who arrived at Tesla’s Fremont, California facility reportedly did not even have […]

Washington: Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure. Such social media posts ostensibly aimed to help women living in states where preexisting laws banning abortion suddenly snapped […]

Washington: The OnePlus Nord 2T is sold in Continental Europe and the United Kingdom, but, so far, the smartphone has been missing from the key market of India. This decision by the company is finally being righted as OnePlus has now confirmed that the Nord 2T will also be arriving in India, very soon. OnePlus […]

New Delhi: Google on Monday said it has trained 8.5 million micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to date across the Asia-Pacific region through its ‘Grow with Google’ programmes and partnerships. The company said that over the next year and beyond, it will be deepening existing programmes to support small businesses and launching new ones. “We’ll […]