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While the power of Apple’s custom M series chips (on their laptops and iPads) is formidable and so is the case with the A17 Pro, it is important to understand that the devices these chips power aren’t dedicated for gaming.

Indian citizens can now make payments in the UAE using the UPI app, just as they do in India. The amount will be directly deducted from their bank account in India, allowing both Indian citizens and NRIs to shop in the UAE with ease using Rupees via UPI.

A report by CIO&Leader and research firm BM Nxt highlights increasing awareness of the severe impact IT security incidents can have on business operations, data loss, and financial performance.

The company launched Roadster, Roadster X and Roadster Pro electric motorcyles, with prices starting from Rs 74,999, Rs 1,04,999 and Rs 1,99,999, respectively. It also teased two upcoming motorcycles – Sportster and Arrowhead.

A groundbreaking study has discovered that elephants communicate using unique vocalisations akin to individual names, a behavior previously unseen in non-human animals without mimicry. Researchers analyzed over 469 calls from wild African savannah elephants in Kenya, revealing that these specific sounds enable elephants to identify, recognize, and respond to each other across distances.

The doodle, designed by freelance art director and illustrator Vrinda Zaveri, showcases India’s rich architectural heritage through doors and windows. These elements are decorated with the tricolors of the Indian flag—saffron, white, and green—along with navy blue accents.

Foxconn had previously announced plans for investment of Rs 4,000 crore in Hyderabad and to create around one lakh jobs

Swiggy announced that users can now complete UPI transactions directly within the app, streamlining the payment process from five steps to just one. Anurag Panganamamula, Head of Revenue and Growth at Swiggy, stated, “This feature supports our mission to offer unmatched convenience, as UPI becomes a preferred payment method.”

To enhance accessibility for Pixel smartphones, Google announced the launch of three new Google-owned walk-in service centers in collaboration with Flipkart’s service arm. Additionally, Pixel products will now be available in over 150 retail outlets across 15 cities, expanding the company's local retail presence.

When a star dies, a cosmic butterfly shaped one emerges, as in case of he Kohoutek 3-46, which resembles a butterfly in shape. This is estimated tobe 20000 light years old and it is classified as a planetary nebula

Why do Penguines waddle? It's one of the ways, the penguines maintain their balance and conserve energy , while navigating slippery surfaces.

Wojcicki was instrumental in shaping YouTube’s trajectory. "I am unbelievably saddened by the loss of my dear friend @SusanWojcicki, who battled cancer for two years. She is as central to Google’s history as anyone, and it's hard to imagine the world without her," Pichai wrote on X.

Omid Kordestani, former executive chairman of Twitter (now X), has filed a lawsuit against the social media platform, alleging that Elon Musk refused to cash out over $20 million worth of his shares, according to reports.

The new smartphone-based tool developed by researchers of Raj Reddy Centre for Technology and Society (RCTS) at IIIT-Hyderabad promises to revolutionise the way malnutrition is detected among children.

With this launch, PhonePe is advancing financial inclusion in India by offering insurance products that provide quick and easy access to life insurance coverage, without the need for extensive income verification

The 18 satellites were the initial batch for China’s Qianfan ("Thousand Sails") broadband network, intended to serve as China’s equivalent of Elon Musk’s Starlink. They were launched on Tuesday aboard the Long March 6A rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province, North China.

The company assessed the persuasiveness of GPT-4o’s text and voice features. Launched publicly in May, GPT-4o's voice modality was deemed low risk, while the text modality slightly exceeded the threshold for medium risk, according to their research paper.

“Our findings show that domestic microwaves have a microbiome more similar to kitchen surfaces, reflecting greater human influence, while laboratory microwaves contain bacteria that are more resistant to radiation,” said Daniel Torrent, a researcher at Darwin Bioprospecting Excellence SL in Paterna, Spain.

According to Dilip Asbe, Managing Director and CEO of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), credit card spending via UPI has reached ₹10,000 crore per month. He also noted that credit lines on UPI accounts have reached around ₹100-₹200 crore, with the remainder coming from the RuPay credit card on the UPI platform.

The lawsuit, filed in a Northern California federal court, called Musk's case a "textbook tale of altruism versus greed"

In its complaint, ADIF detailed Google's dominance and "alleged abusive behavior" in the online search and display advertising markets.

On Friday, the US Justice Department announced that it had filed a lawsuit in a California federal court, alleging violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and failure to adhere to previous court orders.

A new photo from NASA's Juno spacecraft showcases vivid, swirling clouds across Jupiter's skies, reminiscent of colorful brushstrokes on a painting

When wildfire smoke fills the air, doctors advise people to stay indoors to avoid inhaling harmful particles and gases. But what about trees and other plants that can't seek shelter?