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San Francisco: A Twitter shareholder has sued Elon Musk, alleging that the Tesla CEO actively manipulated the company’s stock for personal gain. The lawsuit alleged that Musk proceeded to make statements, send tweets, and engage in conduct designed to create doubt about the deal and “drive Twitter’s stock down substantially in order to create leverage that […]
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Tokyo: Japanese tech giant Sony is planning to bring another next-gen product to market, an upgraded virtual reality headset. According to Engadget, PlayStation VR2 (PSVR 2) may not have a release date yet, but Sony has big plans for it. At an investor briefing, the company revealed that there will be at least 20 “major” PSVR […]
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San Francisco: Services of Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram started coming back online after being down for several users. On Thursday, reports across the internet noted issues, with many people seeing screens saying they were not logged in, blank image posts, “Welcome to Instagram” messages like they have a brand new account, or feeds that stopped […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated Bharat Drone Mahotsav at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Here, he interacted with kisan drone pilots and witnessed open-air drone demonstrations in the drone exhibition centre. Bharat Drone Mahotsav is a two-day event and is being held on May 27-28. Over 1,600 delegates comprising government officials, foreign […]
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San Francisco: Microsoft has confirmed that it is bringing the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) — which allows users to run Android apps on Windows 11 — to five new markets later this year. Currently only available in the US, WSA will launch in France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK before the end of […]
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Washington: NASA has shared one last selfie taken by InSight Mars lander that is about to retire soon as it is losing power due to dusty solar panels. The final selfie was taken on April 24 and shows the lander completely covered in dust. “A dusty self-portrait,” NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages InSight, said in […]
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New Delhi: Huawei Telecommunications India Chief Executive Officer Xiongwei (David) Li has approached the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of a Look Out Circular (LOC) against him which restrained the Chinese national from leaving the country. On May 1, Xiongwei was stopped at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi as there was the LOC against […]
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San Francisco: Tech giant Google has reportedly delayed the release of its first foldable smartphone, the so-called Pixel Notepad foldable phone, until 2023. According to SamMobile, following the pushback, the first foldable phone from Google is now reportedly scheduled to hit the market next spring. As per the report, it is too early to tell, and […]
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San Francisco: As Apple is prepping up to unveil new-generation iPhones, a new report said that its Pro version may come with ‘Always On Display’ due to better screen refresh rate. According to GizmoChina, while the iPhone 13 Pro series arrived with a ProMotion display that had a 120Hz refresh rate, it seems that this […]
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London: Consumer tech brand Nothing is likely planning to launch its first smartphone, Nothing Phone (1), with a transparent design on July 21. The brand is targeting a price range of around 500 euros ($534), GizmoChina reported on Wednesday citing a German publication. The pricing suggests that the upcoming smartphone may not be a flagship device. […]
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Washington: Twitter will pay a $150 million penalty and put in new safeguards to settle federal regulators’ allegations that the social platform failed to protect the privacy of users’ data over a six-year span. The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission announced the settlement with Twitter on Wednesday. The regulators allege Twitter violated a […]
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Hyderabad: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL), Algorithms, and large amounts of data sets are the present-day buzzwords that are being increasingly used in all walks of life to predict outcomes. Worldwide, software researchers and technology leaders are virtually in a race to collaborate with super-specialty doctors to unlock the potential of […]
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San Francisco: A US judge has denied Tesla’s motion for arbitration in a sexual harassment case, directing that the lawsuit accusing Elon Musk-run electric car company fostering a workplace with “rampant” sexual harassment will continue. Tesla now must defend itself in court against claims that female employees face “rampant sexual harassment” at its Fremont, California-based […]
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Hyderabad: WhatsApp, the popular messaging application owned by Meta, will reportedly drop support for iOS10, iOS11, iPhone 5, and iPhone 5C by October 24 this year. The least supporting base will be iOS 12 and above to fully enjoy the features of the app. The move comes in order to upgrade and implement the new […]
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New Delhi: Apple has reminded developers that apps that support account creation must let users initiate deletion of their account, along with personal data, within the app starting June 30. Apple offering paid online group services will also have to use Apple’s in-app payments from June 30. The tech company, which just announced to kick […]
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San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday slammed billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates after a report claimed that the Microsoft co-founder poured millions into attacking Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. Far-right publication Breitbart News claimed that hundreds of millions of dollars flew from Gates’ foundation to 11 of the 26 organisations that “signed an open […]
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San Francisco: Tech giant Apple’s upcoming AirPods Pro are likely to enter mass production during the second half of the year. In a new thread on Twitter, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo explained that he expects AirPods Pro 2 mass production will begin during the second half of this year. He also noted that AirPods Pro […]
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San Francisco: Tech giant Google has added new filters in Google Photos that will help users show their skin in its true shade. According to 9To5Google, with the Pixel 6 series, the tech giant worked to adjust the phone’s camera to more accurately capture the wide variety of human skin tones, so that people can […]
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San Francisco: With an aim to create next-gen experiences, tech giant Microsoft has announced that it is sharing new updates to Windows 11 and the Microsoft Store for developers. The new updates include app-building tools to enable developers to take their existing code and make it incredibly compelling on Windows, new ways to reach and […]
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New Delhi: Meta on Tuesday rolled out updated 3D Avatars on Facebook, Messenger and for the first time on Instagram stories and direct messages in India. Meta, earlier known as Facebook, is also adding new facial shapes and assistive devices for people with disabilities. “Representations in the metaverse should reflect the diversity of the real […]
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Hyderabad: Survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault in India, looking for assistance may now have easier access to the helpline number, thanks to a new feature by Google. The Search Giant has reportedly launched a sexual assault and domestic violence helpline on Google Search in collaboration with the AKS Foundation. Search terms such as […]
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San Francisco: Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is slowing down on hiring this year, as tech companies’ stocks go through rough weathers amid challenging macro-economic environment globally. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told employees that the company plans to hire 500 people this year, versus 2,000 it hired over the past 12 months, after warning […]
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Toronto: Elon Musk-owned Tesla’s Model Y car allegedly caught fire after powering down while driving, and the driver claimed getting stuck inside the car and breaking the window to get out. The incident happened last week in North Vancouver, British Columbia. According to the auto-tech website Electrek, Jamil Jutha was driving in his 2021 Tesla […]
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San Francisco: In a bid to give a visual refresh to its app, Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that it is introducing a brighter icon along its own typography. The company said that its new design system puts content at the centre, with a focus on simplicity and self-expression. “We are bringing new energy […]
