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Singapore: As entrepreneurs make a beeline to launch Blockchain and Web3.0 startups, an IDC study has said that firms need to first gain a clear understanding of the current technology and how it will impact their shift towards Web3.0. Over the last few years, there have been concerted efforts to build an efficient, decentralised, and […]
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Washington: The US space agency has determined that its Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket is ready for the Artemis 1 flight test. The agency will now roll SLS and Orion back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy next week to prepare the rocket and spacecraft for launch, NASA said in a statement late on […]
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New Delhi: In the hybrid learning times, Apple’s annual education offer went live on its India Store Online, where those buying an eligible Mac or iPad for the college or university will get an AirPods for free along with six-months free of Apple Music. The ‘Back to School’ offer is available for current and newly accepted […]
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New Delhi: Hackers have stolen at least $100 million worth digital tokens from Harmony, the crypto startup behind Horizon Blockchain Bridge which allows users to transfer their crypto assets from one Blockchain to another. Harmony admitted that a malicious attack happened on its proprietary Horizon Ethereum Bridge and multiple transactions occurred that compromised the bridge […]
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San Francisco: Four Democratic lawmakers have called on the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate tech giants Apple and Google over selling personal data. According to The Wall Street Journal, the lawmakers alleged the companies engaged in unfair and deceptive practices by enabling the collection and sale of mobile-phone users’ personal information. Apple and Google […]
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San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla’s Enhanced Autopilot is available in the US and China. According to Teslarati, in the US, Enhanced Autopilot costs $6,000. Meanwhile, in China, it costs approx 31,970 yuan ($4,779). The features included in Enhanced Autopilot are Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark, Summon, and Smart Summon. Earlier this […]
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New York: Five major planets — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn — in our solar system are lined up in a row for rare planetary conjunction visible to the naked eye. In a clear sky, the planets can be seen shining before dawn. It is a special opportunity to see Mercury, which is usually […]
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New York: While the effects of global climate change are already resulting in the loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise, and longer and more intense heat waves, a first-ever survey of planktonic lipids in the global ocean predicts a temperature-linked decrease in the production of essential omega-3 fatty acids. This means as global warming […]
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San Francisco: Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is experimenting with another new feature, Notes, that would allow users to post disappearing content. The feature, being tested with a limited set of users, for the time being, allows users to post quick notes, like announcements, to their “Close Friends” circle or to followers who also follow them, […]
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New Delhi: Apple will release its augmented reality (AR)-mixed reality (MR) headset in January next year, as the buzz around metaverse gains steam. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the vast potential demand in the Chinese market and “Apple AR/MR, which will likely release in January 2023, will also favour the continued rapid growth of […]
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New Delhi: Digital disease management solutions may help tackle the rising populations of patients suffering from chronic diseases in India, according to a report on Friday. In terms of prevalence, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are the three largest chronic conditions, with close to 242 million people suffering from hypertension, 75 million people suffering from diabetes, […]
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San Francisco: Microblogging site Twitter announced that the option to turn captions off/on with a new “CC” button, the feature which it was testing earlier, is now available for everyone. On its own platform, the company said that the feature is now available for all the users on the iOS and Android platforms. “The choice is […]
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New Delhi: Ashneer Grover, who was sacked along with his wife Madhuri Jain Grover by fintech platform BharatPe over alleged financial irregularities, has slammed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) over its latest directive to non-bank prepaid payment instruments to stop loading credit lines onto their products. In a tweet, Grover said that “not allowing loading […]
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San Francisco: Intel has reportedly delayed plans to build its $20 billion semiconductor factory in the US over CHIPS Act, a $52 billion funding package for domestic chip manufacturing. The chip-maker told ZDNet that it’s not going ahead with the groundbreaking of Ohio facility as of now due to the ongoing delay of the CHIPS Act. […]
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Sydney: South Korean tech giant Samsung has been fined $14 million by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for misleading claims about its Galaxy smartphones. According to GizmoChina, the fine relates to a 2019 investigation of Samsung after it released several ads for various Galaxy smartphones. The main thrust of the ads was that […]
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New Delhi: Solana Mobile, a subsidiary of Blockchain platform Solana Labs has launched flagship Android mobile phone called ‘Saga’ that will make crypto and non-fungible token (NFT) trading easy on smartphones. Saga offers a 6.67-inch OLED display, 12GB RAM, 512GB storage, and the latest flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform. Pre-orders for Saga require […]
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San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft is making its Edge browser a little more gamer-friendly as it is adding new Xbox and PC gaming performance features to the web page. Apart from a new gaming-focused homepage and casual games integration, the web browser is also getting a Clarity Boost to improve Xbox Cloud Gaming streams and an […]
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New Delhi: Google has found strong evidence that enterprise-grade Android spyware called ‘Hermit’ is being used via SMS messages to target high-profile Android users. The tech giant has warned all Android victims and implemented changes in Google Play Protect. Cyber-security researchers last week unearthed ‘Hermit’ that is being used by the governments via SMS messages […]
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San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Boring Company has applied to dig a tunnel under Tesla Gigafactory Texas in Austin, however, it is unclear what they plan to do with it. The Boring Company has been in discussions with the state and municipal governments for several projects since moving to Texas, but as far as […]
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New Delhi: Samsung on Thursday launched next-gen 200MP image sensor with the industry’s smallest 0.56-micrometer pixels that will allow smartphone users to take movie-like cinematic footage. ISOCELL HP3′ image sensor, with a 12 percent smaller pixel size than the predecessor’s 0.64m, packs 200 million pixels. It means that the sensor can enable an approximately 20 per […]
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Tokyo: With an aim to boost camera performance in premium mid-range smartphones, Japan-based tech giant Sony is reportedly working on its first 100MP camera sensor. The sensor will be aimed at premium mid-range smartphones. Notably, Sony also makes camera sensors for tech giants Apple and Google which are popular brands among smartphone photography enthusiasts, citing tipster, […]
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Hyderabad: Netizens took to the social media to express their ire against the Modi government for being busy with toppling the governments in the Opposition-ruled States rather than focusing on fulfilling its promises. The hashtag ‘#ByeByeModi’ kept trending for more than three hours with over 35,000 tweets and mentions, stating that it’s time for Prime […]
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New Delhi: Apple is further cracking down on SMS-based junk messages and has revamped message filtering in the iOS 16 Beta for developers. The new update allows developers of filter extensions to classify non-personal messages into 12 subcategories within “Transactions” and “Promotions.” The Transactions category includes finance, reminders, orders, health, public services, weather, carrier, rewards and […]
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San Francisco: Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit group behind Wikipedia, has announced that Google is one of the first companies to buy its commercial Enterprise service. Wikimedia Enterprise is a commercial product designed for companies that reuse and source Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects at a high volume. Wikimedia Enterprise was recently launched by the Wikimedia Foundation […]
