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San Francisco: Tech giant Google on Saturday paid tribute to Romanian physicist Stefania Maracineanu on her 140th birth anniversary with an artistic and quirky Doodle. On the Doodle page, the company mentioned that Maracineanu was one of the pioneering women in the discovery and research of radioactivity. “Today’s Doodle celebrates the Romanian physicist’s 140th Birthday,” […]

New Delhi: Edtech platform Unacademy has fired more that 150 employees in the second round of layoffs at the company, after it asked around 600 workers to go in April this year as the funding winter settled in. Sources told IANS that the current layoffs have affected the team at Chandigarh-based PrepLadder, a leading post-graduate medical […]

San Francisco: SpaceX which fired employees who wrote a letter criticising Elon Musk’s behaviour in the public sphere has likely violated US labour laws. According to The Verge, labour lawyers now say the firings may have violated US labour law. The fired employees may also approach the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to sue SpaceX. […]

San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla has started another wave of layoffs, and this time it also includes hourly workers instead of just salaried employees as the CEO claimed. Informed sources confirmed that Tesla started another wave of layoffs yesterday that included many hourly employees in its sales and delivery teams across North America, […]

New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers have unearthed a new enterprise-grade Android spyware called ‘Hermit’ that is being used by the governments via SMS messages to target high-profile people like business executives, human rights activists, journalists, academics and government officials. The team at cyber-security company Lookout Threat Lab uncovered the ‘surveillanceware’ that was used by the government of […]

Washington: The latest WhatsApp beta update also includes an admin approval feature that allows WhatsApp group admins to accept or deny requests from people wanting to join via hyperlink when enabled. The information comes from WABetaInfo, and it indicates that the feature, which is now only available to beta users, will soon be available for […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Meta, formerly called Facebook, has announced that it is launching a digital clothing store — Avatars Store — that will let users purchase outfits for their avatar. In a Facebook post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said launching ‘Avatars Store’ on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger so that users can buy digital clothes to style […]

San Francisco: As millions of investors lose their hard-earned money in the global crypto meltdown, an American Dogecoin cryptocurrency investor has sued Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX for $258 billion for allegedly operating an illegal racketeering enterprise to inflate the price of Dogecoin. Called ;Dogefather’, Musk has long been a vocal proponent of Dogecoin and tweeted […]

San Francisco: With an aim to make content on the platform more discoverable and immersive, Meta-owned Instagram is testing out a new full-screen mode for its feed and an updated navigation bar. The test, which has been rolled out to “a limited number of people”, according to Meta spokesperson Seine Kim, is the latest effort from […]

San Francisco: In his first direct call with Twitter employees, Elon Musk briefed them about his plans once he takes over the platform, including making it more like TikTok and WeChat and allowing “outrageous comments”. The Tesla CEO, however, clarified that such comments shouldn’t be amplified. Musk told Twitter employees that the platform needs to […]

New Delhi: Popular social media platform Snapchat is working on paid subscriptions for users as it struggles to make money after Apple introduced tough rivacy changes. Called Snapchat Plus, the paid subscription service is currently in “early internal testing,” reports The Verge. “We’re doing early internal testing of Snapchat Plus, a new subscription service for […]

Maranello: At an investor presentation, luxury carmaker Ferrari has announced that it will be 60 per cent electrified by 2026. The carmaker said that by 2026 Ferrari targets a well-diversified product portfolio, composed of 60 per cent hybrid and fully electric and 40 per cent ICE in terms of the number of models. “Our brand fuels […]

San Francisco: SpaceX employees have slammed their CEO Elon Musk’s behaviour in the public sphere that is a “frequent source of distraction and embarrassment” for them. In an open letter addressed to company executives, the employees called out Musk’s behaviour on Twitter, regarding allegations of sexual harassment against him by a female company employee last […]

New Delhi: As cyber threats become more sophisticated, Microsoft has announced the availability of its online security application ‘Microsoft Defender’ for individuals and families. The ‘Microsoft Defender’ app is now available to Microsoft 365 personal and family subscribers, across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. The company is including Defender for individuals for no additional charge […]

San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has told Twitter employees that the platform “needs to get healthy” financially and bring down costs, suggesting that job cuts are likely in store if his deal to buy the social media service goes through. When asked about the possibility of layoffs during an internal Q&A, Musk said “Right now […]

Hyderabad: What started as a fictional concept in 1992 is slowly becoming a reality – albeit in the virtual world. Metaverse, which was first coined by Neal Stephenson in his fictional book Snow Crash has over the past few years gained prominence – thanks to Facebook which has transformed into Meta. The Facebooks, Microsofts and […]

Hyderabad: With card tokenisation set to come into place from July 1, there are many questions being raised about the system and why is it important. Tokenisation is a process by which card details are replaced by a unique code thus making online payments safer and secure without the need to share full card details. […]

New Delhi: This week Instagram users on iPhone were reportedly experiencing an issue on the application where they were forced to see stories again and again after having watched them once. What it meant was that users had to view previous stories again to watch the new ones. According to a report by The Verge, […]

San Francisco: Google-owned music and video streaming platform YouTube has confirmed that more than 1.5 billion logged-in users are now watching Shorts every month, less than two years after its launch. According to TechCrunch, related to its new milestone, YouTube also promoted Shorts’ ability to drive viewers to creators’ long-form video channels as a byproduct of […]

San Francisco: Facebook (now Meta) employees have reportedly been directed by the senior executives to change the platform’s algorithms to make it more like its arch Chinese rival TikTok that is gaining immense popularity among the teenagers. In an internal memo obtained by The Verge, Tom Alison who’s Meta executive in charge of Facebook detailed […]

Mumbai: Remote workplace connectivity provider TeamViewer on Thursday announced to appoint Rupesh Lunkad as Managing Director for its India operations. Lunkad, who worked with leading tech firms like SAP India and Wipro, will succeed Krunal Patel, who has been at the helm in India since 2018. “With his strong sales leadership, immense technology expertise, and deep […]

New Delhi: PUBG game developer Krafton has unveiled the first images of ANA, the companys virtual human that looks real and is powered by hyperrealism and deep learning. ANA is the first virtual human introduced by Krafton since its initial plan was revealed this past February through a technical demonstration. With human-like features, such as […]

New Delhi: Microsoft has patched a serious Windows bug that allowed China government-backed hackers, who previously targeted the Tibetan government-in-exile based in Dharamshala, to actively exploit it in Microsoft Office to steal and delete users’ data. According to cyber-security firm Proofpoint, the newly-discovered zero-day vulnerability titled ‘Follina’ in Microsoft Office was being exploited by advanced persistent […]

New Delhi: Twitter has allowed professional accounts of brick-and-mortar stores to display details on their profiles such as the location of their business or shop, contact info and operational hours. Called Location Spotlight,’ the new feature is available for Twitter Professional account users in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia. “You can now enable […]