Tech

San Francisco: Nearly 550 women passengers have sued ride-hailing platform Uber, alleging they were assaulted by its drivers that included kidnapping, rape and physical attacks in the US. The complaint, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, has sought damages and a jury trial. The women said in their complaint that they were kidnapped, sexually […]

Seoul: Samsung said on Thursday it has developed a new graphics dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chip with a faster speed and improved power efficiency. The 24-gigabit Graphics Double Data Rate 6 (GDDR6) adopts third-generation, 10-nanometer technology and boasts a data processing speed that is over 30 per cent faster than existing products, the company said in […]

Hyderabad: Till a few years ago, the concept of genetic tests for pregnant women to foretell the possibility of passing on a defective gene to the baby was alien. More often than not, the medical condition of a just-born baby was dependant on a genetic lottery, where genes are inherited from the parents. While we […]

Hyderabad: The largest Supermoon of 2022 will appear tonight. This will be the third of four super moons to be visible this year. The Super moon will begin to shine on Thursday at 12:08 am IST. Called ‘Buck Supermoon’, this supermoon will be seen for the next three days, till Friday early morning. It is […]

San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Tesla has laid off 229 annotation employees from its Autopilot team and closed one of its offices in the US. According to a regulatory filing in California state in the US and seen by TechCrunch, Tesla had laid off workers from its San Mateo office that employed 276 workers. The remaining 47 […]

Washington: Tesla CEO Elon Musk was quick enough to react to a lawsuit filed against him by Twitter for breaching the USD 44 billion contract. Oh the irony lol — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 12, 2022 Minutes after news surfaced online that Twitter has sued him, Musk took to the microblogging site and just simply […]

New York: A team of US researchers successfully transplanted two genetically engineered pig hearts into recently deceased humans in June and July. The surgeries, known as xenotransplants, were performed on June 16 and July 6 at NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital. These marked the latest advances toward addressing the organ shortage and developing a clinical protocol […]

San Francisco: Popular music streaming platform Spotify has announced that it has acquired an interactive music trivia game Heardle. The platform said that they see Heardle also as a tool for musical discovery. “Playing Heardle might just help you to rediscover old tracks you may have thought you would forgotten, discover amazing new artists, or finally […]

San Francisco: With an aim to force Elon Musk to follow through with his $44 billion Twitter acquisition deal, the microblogging site has now sued the tech billionaire as he walked out of the deal. The lawsuit, filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery this week, comes after the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said that he […]

Hyderabad: He began wooing the blue bird with a purchase of about 74 million shares. And then, in just three months, Elon Musk’s courtship with Twitter appears to be heading towards a sour end. So, what is making Musk look the other way? One of the reasons the Tesla boss is backing out, according to […]

Hyderabad: The eagerly-awaited Nothing Phone (1) was launched moments ago and the founder Carl Pei, confirmed some leaked specifications and revealed all other information about the Phone. As the leaks claimed the Phone (1) is coming in three variants: 8GB RAM + 128 GB Storage, 8 GB + 256GB Storage and 12 GB RAM + […]

Washington: James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. The $10 billion Webb telescope, is an international programme led by NASA, European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. US President Joe Biden unveiled this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, known as Webb’s First […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Apple has seeded the first public beta versions of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 8, and tvOS 16 to members of its software testing programme. The first public beta versions of the new software updates should be essentially identical to their revised third developer beta counterparts. Interested users can sign up […]

Consumers today expect trustworthy brand relationships through influencers and celebrity endorsements, but trends show that brands are shifting away from expensive celebrity endorsements and moving towards influencer marketing to promote products or services. Core reasons for influencer endorsement rise are (a) Consumers purchase products supported by influencers (b) Consumers trust online opinions (reviews and comments) […]

Hyderabad: Did you know that a jet engine sucks in about 1.2 tons of air per second during takeoff? That’s right. And if you get close enough to an operating engine, the same thrust can suck you into the airplane engine. The 9-foot-diameter fan in the engine rotates 2800 times a minute at take-off. In […]

Washington: The Samsung Galaxy S23 will be the 2022 flagship series, and the business is apparently working on smartphones. The South Korean tech giant will debut three devices in the series, including the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra, as is customary. According to Mashable, leaks and rumours have already begun to circulate […]

Washington: Twitter is contemplating legal action against Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk over his decision to terminate a USD 44 billion takeover deal. As per The Hill, the microblogging site has hired a large New York-based law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP as it prepares to sue Musk. Twitter will file its […]

By Aditya Deshbandhu When you think Apex Legends, you think smash hit, such is the legacy of Respawn Entertainment’s 2019 battle royale game. A game that took most players of the genre by surprise with its skill-based approach to battle royale, Apex Legends has always been a great gunplay experience as it comes from the […]

Hyderabad: K-pop group, Bangatan Boys popularly referred to as BTS has the most vibrant fandom today. Nine years ago, their fandom was named ARMY – Adorable Representative MCs for Youth, and ever since that day, they have celebrated the fandom’s birthday. This year Google and YouTube extended a sweet gesture to all the BTS fans […]

Hyderabad: Many delay their visit to the diagnostic centre for tests due to the needle phobia that they have. Coming to the rescue of such people, city-based BlueSemi has launched a device called EYVA that can give readings of vitals without a needle prick. The non-invasive consumer health technology gadget – that fuses sensors, AI […]

Hyderabad: The much awaited and hyped smartphone of the year, Nothing Phone (1), is launching on July 12, but apart from the design, a few features and the company’s founder Carl Pei, not many know its details. Nothing’s first-ever product “ear (1)” – wireless earbuds, sold over 400,000 units and became an instant hit. The […]

New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has cancelled the $44 billion Twitter buyout deal, will have to pay $1 billion in termination fee to the micro-blogging platform. As per an earlier filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), “Musk will be required to pay Twitter a termination fee of $1 billion”, if […]

Washington: NASA is set to reveal rare celestial objects, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, like one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the sky, a giant planet outside our solar system composed mainly of gas, and first compact galaxy group ever discovered in 1877, among others. The US space agency will showcase these […]

San Francisco: Micro-blogging platform Twitter on Saturday announced it was going to sue Tesla CEO Elon Musk for terminating the $44 billion takeover deal. In a surprising move, Musk’s legal team said in a US Securities and Exchange (SEC) filing that he is terminating the deal because Twitter was in “material breach” of their agreement and […]