Meta Verified Badge Arrives To India, Starts From Rs 699

New Delhi, June 7 : Meta on Wednesday brought its verified subscription bundle on Instagram and Facebook to India that includes a verified badge that authenticates accounts with government ID,...

1 In Every 7 Cars Sold Now An Ev, China\'s Byd Dominate Again

New Delhi, June 7 : One in every 7 cars sold during the first quarter this year was an electric vehicle, dominated by China’s BYD at 21.1 per cent market...

66% Of Malware Delivered Via Pdf Files In Malicious Emails: Report

New Delhi, June 7 : PDFs are the primary malicious email attachment type being used over 66 per cent of the time to deliver malware via email in 2022, a...

India, Us Talk Discuss High-tech Joint Production Ahead Of Pm Modi\'s Visit (lead)

Washington, June 7 : India and the US have held the first strategic trade dialogue under the recently-launched cooperation in critical and emerging technologies such as semiconductors, space, AI and...

Meta Urged To Pull Recalled Pillows Linked To 10 Infant Deaths From Fb Marketplace

San Francisco, June 7 : The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has urged Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to remove recalled Boppy pillows from its Marketplace platform, which...

Global Alzheimer\'s Disease Market To Reach $13.7bn By 2030: Report

New Delhi, June 7 : The Alzheimer’s disease market is projected to experience robust growth at a compound annual growth rate of 20 per cent from $2.2 billion in 2020...

Cabinet Okays Up To 10% Hike In Msp Of Several Commodities

New Delhi, June 7 : Days after the government imposed stock limits on Tur and Urad to prevent their hoarding owing to poor availability of these commodities, the Union Cabinet...

Samsung May Bring Dust Resistance Feature To Galaxy Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5

San Francisco, June 7 : Tech giant Samsung will reportedly bring the dust resistance feature to its upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 smartphones, which are scheduled...

Reliance Foundation Announces 10-point Relief Measures For Odisha Train Accident Victims

New Delhi, June 5 : “It is with immense sorrow and a heavy heart that I extend my deepest condolences on behalf of Reliance Foundation to the families who have...

Google Workspace Bug Allows Untraceable Data Theft From Drive Files

San Francisco, June 5 : Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a significant forensic security deficiency in Google Workspace that enables a hacker to exfiltrate data in Google Drive without any trace....

Apt Time To Address Governance Gaps In Banks, Says Rbi Deputy Governor

New Delhi, June 5 : Time is perhaps right to address gaps in governance frameworks of banks, a top RBI official has said, amid reports of lapses by various banks,...

Apt Time To Address Governance Gaps In Banks, Says Rbi Deputy Governor

New Delhi, June 5 : Time is perhaps right to address gaps in governance frameworks of banks, a top RBI official has said, amid reports of lapses by various banks,...

Linda Yaccarino To Take Over As New Twitter Ceo On Monday, Hires Key Aide

San Francisco, June 5 : Linda Yaccarino was set to take over as the new Twitter CEO from Monday, as Elon Musk aims to focus more on Tesla and SpaceX,...

Linda Yaccarino To Take Over As New Twitter Ceo On Monday, Hires Key Aide

San Francisco, June 5 : Linda Yaccarino was set to take over as the new Twitter CEO from Monday, as Elon Musk aims to focus more on Tesla and SpaceX,...

Govt Engaging With Vedanta To Facilitate Its Residual Stake Sale In Balco

New Delhi, June 4 : Government plans to sell a part of its 49 per cent stake in Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), for which it is learnt to have...

Asia\'s Largest Fish Market To Soon Come Up In Up\'s Chandauli

Varanasi (UP), June 4 : Chandauli district in eastern Uttar Pradesh will soon have Asia’s largest fish market, the construction of which will be completed by July next year. Sanjay...

Apple May Provide Hands-on Demos Of Ar/vr Headset At Wwdc

San Francisco, June 4 : Apple is reportedly planning to provide some developers and attendees with an opportunity to try out the new AR/VR headset (mixed reality) at its Worldwide...

All New Model 3 Cars Qualify For $7,500 Ev Tax Credit In Us: Tesla

San Francisco, June 3 : Electric car-maker Tesla has announced that every new Model 3 vehicle now qualifies for $7,500 EV tax credit in the US. With this, the starting...

Now Indian Girls Aspire To Build World-class Apps, Solve Problems (lead)

By Nishant AroraNew Delhi, June 3 : For Aradhya Awasthi, a class 6th student in Delhi-NCR, coding is being creative, having fun and learning to be innovative.For Tanmit Kaur, who...

Fit And Proper Criteria Applicable For Irdai-appointed Administrator For Sahara India Life Too: Sc Advocate

By Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, June 2 : While the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has classified the promoters of Sahara India Life Insurance Company Ltd as “not fit...

Rbi-mpc May Not Change The Interest Rate: Experts

By Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, June 2 : The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may not change the interest rates and would continue with the ‘pause’ mode at...

Himachal Collected Rs 1,004cr Tax Till May 31: Official

Shimla, June 1 : The Department of State Taxes in Himachal Pradesh has collected Rs 1,004 crore in this fiscal till May 31 against Rs 890 crore collected during this...

Chatgpt Maker Openai Nears Record 1bn Unique Users Monthly: Report

New Delhi, June 1 : OpenAI, the creator of AI-powered conversational chatbot ChatGPT, is rapidly nearing one billion unique visitors per month on its website, making it the fastest-growing website...

Wheat, Rice Procurement Enough To \'comfortably Meet Food Grains Requirements\'

New Delhi, June 1 : Wheat procurement during the ongoing Rabi season touched 262 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) till May 30, surpassing last year’s total procurement of 188 LMT by...

India Public Cloud Market Reaches $6.2 Bn, Saas Sees Largest Growth

New Delhi, June 1 : The public cloud services (PCS) market in India reached $6.2 billion last year, as software-as-a-service (SaaS) continued to be the largest component of the overall...

Google To Shut 3rd-party Notes, Lists Integration On Assistant App

San Francisco, June 1 : Google will be shutting down the third-party Google Assistant Notes & Lists integration on June 20. Users have long had the option in Google Assistant...

Microsoft Joins Indian Govt To Train 6k Students, 200 Educators In Cybersecurity Skills

New Delhi, June 1 : Microsoft on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Directorate General of Training (DGT) under the Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to...

App Store Developers Generated $1.1 Trillion In Total Billings, Sales In 2022

Cupertino (California), May 31 : The App Store developers generated $1.1 trillion in total billings and sales in 2022, an Apple study revealed on Wednesday. The economists from Analysis Group,...

Monitoring Committee On Sealing Should Be Disbanded: Cait

New Delhi, May 31 : The traders’ associations of Delhi have strongly opposed the request made by the Monitoring Committee on sealing to the Supreme Court.The committee seeks to conduct...

Lg Partners Canadian Startup To Develop Ai Chips

Seoul, May 31 : LG Electronics and Canadian AI computing startup Tenstorrent said on Wednesday they are working together to develop next-generation chips that could potentially power the South Korean...

Kia To Suspend One Domestic Plant For Ev Preparations

Seoul, May 31 : Kia, South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, said on Wednesday it will suspend the operation of one of its eight domestic plants during the second half of this...

Google Ends Support For 1st-gen Chromecast From 2013

San Francisco, May 31 : Google has ended the support for first-generation Chromecast from 2013 and said there will be no more software or security updates. “Support for Chromecast (1st...

China\'s Smartwatch Shipments Drop To Lowest In 3 Years

New Delhi, May 31 : Chinas smartwatch shipments declined 28 per cent (year-on-year) and 16 per cent (on-quarter) in the first quarter — the lowest level in 12 quarters. The...

China\'s Smartwatch Shipments Drop To Lowest In 3 Years

New Delhi, May 31 : Chinas smartwatch shipments declined 28 per cent (year-on-year) and 16 per cent (on-quarter) in the first quarter — the lowest level in 12 quarters. The...

Coinswitch Facilitates Nearly $25 Mn In Funding To 12 Web3 Startups

New Delhi, May 30 : Crypto investing platform CoinSwitch on Tuesday said it has facilitated nearly $25 million in funding in 12 promising startups via its Web3 Discovery Fund. The...

Myntra\'s Eors-18 Goes Live On June 1, Offering 20 Lakh Styles Across Over 6,000 Brands

New Delhi, May 30 : Myntra, one of India’s leading fashion, beauty and lifestyle destinations, said on Tuesday it is on track to welcome 15 million new users from non-metros...

Sap Labs India Begins 2nd Campus Construction In Bengaluru, To Create 15k Jobs

Bengaluru, May 29 : SAP Labs India on Monday commenced the construction of its second campus in the city in Devanahalli that will create 15,000 jobs. The new campus will...

Xiaomi India Joins Optiemus To Manufacture Audio Products Locally

New Delhi, May 29 : Xiaomi India on Monday announced a partnership with Optiemus Electronics Limited (OEL) to manufacture its audio products in the country. Through this partnership, Xiaomi has...

Sitharaman Posts Impressive Report Card Of Bjp\'s 9-year Rule

Mumbai, May 29 : Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a glowing report card of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 9-years in office, terming them as full of progress and development,...

Qualcomm India Joins Wep To Empower 8 Women-led Startups

New Delhi, May 29 : Qualcomm India on Monday announced a collaboration with Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) to support 8 selected women-founded technology startups in the country. Under the initiative,...

India\'s Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited Gets Second Hydro Project In Nepal

Kathmandu, May 28 : India’s Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited has received a permission to develop a second hydropower project in Nepal. Currently, India’s state-owned company is developing a 900-mw...

Asiana Stops Selling A321-200 Emergency Seats After Man Opened Door Mid-air

Seoul, May 28 : Asiana Airlines, South Korea’s second-biggest carrier, said on Sunday it has stopped selling certain emergency seats of A321-200 passenger jets following a recent incident in which...

China Pc Market Suffers 24% Decline, Lenovo Leads

New Delhi, May 28 : The PC (desktop, notebook and workstation) shipments to mainland China posted a 24 per cent year-on-year decline in the first quarter, shipping only 8.9 million...

Twitter Leaves Eu Code Of Practice Against Disinformation, Regulators Warn

London, May 27 : Elon Musk-run Twitter has withdrawn from the European Union’s Code of Practice on online disinformation — a move which has not gone well with the regulators....

Nclat Sets Aside Nclt Order Directing Stock Exchanges To Reassess Approvals For Zee-sony Merger

New Delhi, May 26 : The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Friday set aside an order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in Mumbai directing stock...

Meta To Allow For Ads In \'instagram Search Results\' Via Its Marketing Api

San Francisco, May 26 : Meta-owned Instagram has announced that it now allows for advertisements in search results via its Marketing API (Application Programming Interface). With this new addition, users...

Dubai Court Orders Hedge Fund Trader Sanjay Shah To Pay $1.25bn To Danish Authorities

Dubai, May 26 : A Dubai court has ordered Indian-origin hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah, convicted of tax fraud and money laundering, to pay Denmark’s tax authority 4.6 billion dirhams...

Hyundai Motor, Lg Energy Solution To Invest $4.3 Bn In Us Battery Plant

Seoul, May 26 : South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution said on Friday they will invest 5.7 trillion won ($4.3 billion) in a battery cell plant in...

Currency Management Exercise, Not Demonetisation: Rbi To Delhi Hc On 2k Note Issue

New Delhi, May 26 : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday told the Delhi High Court that its decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes from circulation is only...

Kanpur Airport To Get New Terminal Building Today

Kanpur, May 26 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and civil aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia will inaugurate the new terminal building of Kanpur airport on Friday. The new terminal...

Openai Ceo Threatens To Quit Eu Over New Law That Puts Ai In \'high Risk\' Zone

London, May 25 : OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has threatened to quit the European Union (EU) if regulators continue with its crucial artificial intelligence (AI) law in its current form....

Dram Chip Demand Forecast To Outrun Supply In H2: Report

Seoul, May 25 : Global DRAM demand is expected to overtake supply as early as July, a recent industry report showed on Thursday, in a change that would lessen pressure...

Snowflake Acquires Search Startup Neeva To Leverage Generative Ai

New Delhi, May 25 : Cloud data platform provider Snowflake has acquired search startup Neeva to accelerate search in the Data Cloud through generative AI. Neeva has created a unique...

Snowflake Acquires Search Startup Neeva To Leverage Generative Ai

New Delhi, May 25 : Cloud data platform provider Snowflake has acquired search startup Neeva to accelerate search in the Data Cloud through generative AI. Neeva has created a unique...

Audio Streaming Platform Soundcloud Sacks 8% Of Workforce

San Francisco, May 24 : Audio streaming platform SoundCloud has reportedly laid off 8 per cent of its workforce as it seeks profitability amid global macroeconomic conditions. The decision mainly...

Top S.korean Mobile Carriers Fined $25.4 Mn For False Ads On 5g Speed

Seoul, May 24 : South Korea’s antitrust regulator said on Wednesday it has decided to fine the country’s three mobile carriers a combined 33.6 billion won ($25.4 million) for their...

Snapchat Now Has Over 200 Mn Monthly Active Users In India

New Delhi, May 23 : Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, on Tuesday said it now has over 200 million monthly active ‘Snapchatters’ in India, one of the company’s leading...

Shutterstock To Acquire Gif Platform Giphy From Meta For $53 Mn

New York, May 23 : Shutterstock on Tuesday announced to acquire leading GIF library and search engine Giphy from Meta for $53 million in a cash deal, after the UK’s...

Digital Technologies Key Factor In Future Trade: Wto Chief

Seoul, May 23 : The chief of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said on Tuesday that digital technologies will serve as a key factor that affects trade in the future,...

Google Pay Launches Rupay Credit Cards Support On Upi In India

New Delhi, May 23 : Google Pay in conjunction with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Tuesday rolled out support for RuPay credit cards on Unified Payments Interface...

Outsourced Manufactured Smartwatch Shipments Up 15% Globally

New Delhi, May 22 : Outsourced manufactured smartwatch shipments increased 15 per cent (on-year) and accounted for 69 per cent of overall global shipments in the second half of 2022,...

Why It Makes Sense For Tatas To Make High-end Iphones As Apple Eyes India

By Nishant AroraNew Delhi, May 22 : With Tata Electronics now hogging the limelight for iPhone manufacturing in India, industry experts on Monday said that with their ambition on semiconductors...

Ram Charan Arrives In Srinagar To Attend G20 Summit Event

Srinagar/Hyderabad, May 22 : Oscar-winning movie ‘RRR’ actor Ram Charan arrived in Srinagar on Monday to participate in a side event of the third G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting in...

Over 51 Mn Vr Headsets Shipped In 5 Yrs, Revenue To Hit $9.1 Bn In 2023

New Delhi, May 22 : More than 51 million virtual reality (VR) headsets have been shipped worldwide in the past five years, a new report showed on Monday, as Big...

Tcs Partners Google Cloud To Launch Next-gen Generative Ai Offering

New Delhi, May 22 : Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud, with launching ‘TCS Generative AI’ which leverages Google Cloud’s generative AI services...

Andhra Cm Launches Work On Machilipatnam Port

Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh), May 22 : Chief Minister Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday launched the work on the Rs 5,156 crore Machilipatnam Port also known as Bandar Port. He unveiled...

Ex-softbank Veteran Manoj Kohli Joins Wework India As Independent Board Director

New Delhi, May 22 : Flexible workspace provider WeWork India on Monday announced the appointment of Manoj Kohli, former Country Head of Softbank India, Softbank Group International, as an independent...

Biz2credit To Hire 200 For Digital Lending Saas Platform Biz2x In India

New Delhi, May 22 : Digital lending platform Biz2Credit on Monday said it will hire 200 people in India in the next few months for its software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based platform called...

India Consumer Storage Market Declines 4% As Smartphones\' Memory Go Up

New Delhi, May 22 : The consumer storage market (micro-SD, flash drive and SD card) market in India witnessed 4 per cent (year-on-year) decline in shipments in the first quarter,...

Google Challenger Neeva Search Engine Shuts Down

New Delhi, May 21 : Neeva, which challenged Google search engine, is winding up operations as Founders Sridhar Ramaswamy and Vivek Raghunathan admitted that they had faced significant challenges attracting...

S.korea Seeks Grace Period For China\'s Mandatory Battery Certification

Seoul, May 21 : South Korea has asked China to defer the application of its mandatory product certification rules for lithium-ion batteries used in mobile phones, the industry ministry said...

Whatsapp\'s New Feature To Let Users Create Stickers Within App

San Francisco, May 21 : Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature — “sticker maker tool”, which will let users create stickers right within the application on iOS....

Apple Releases First Ios 16.6, Ipados 16.6 Beta To Developers

San Francisco, May 21 : After the public release of iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5 on May 18, Apple has introduced the first iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 beta for...

Happy At Centre\'s Decision On Rs 2000 Note: Chidambaram

Chennai, May 21 : Senior leader of the Congress party and former Union Minister for Finance P.Chidambaram said that he was happy at the Union government’s decision to withdraw the...

The Sight Of Pink Makes Them See Red

Lucknow, May 21 : The sight of pink, is making them see red.The acceptability of pink notes in the denomination of Rs 2,000 has come down drastically after the government...

Three Of The Four Listed Aviation Stocks Struggling For A Lift-off

By Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, May 21 : Even though many Indian airline brands are taking to the skies, only three passenger airlines — InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (brand Indigo), SpiceJet, Jet Airways...

Boorish Passengers On Long-distance Flights A Challenge For Indigo

By Shekhar SinghNew Delhi, May 21 : IndiGo Airlines has recently faced a series of incidents that highlight the challenges faced by passengers and airline crew during long-distance flights. These...

Go First Gone: 11th Private Airline To \'drop\' Out Of Skies In A Decade

By Quaid NajmiMumbai, May 21 : The tottering Indian aviation sector hit fresh turbulence when early this month, another flourishing private airline was suddenly grounded owing to various problems, making...

With Competition Sputtering, Indian Skies Head For Air India-indigo Duopoly

By Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, May 21 : After decades of turbulence in the sector with many private players shutting down, the Indian airlines sector seems to be moving towards stability and...

Spicejet Insolvency Row: Dgca\'s Early Warnings Reveal Brewing Trouble

By Shekhar SinghNew Delhi, May 21 : As the insolvency issue of SpiceJet heats up, prior red-flagging to the company by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had pointed...

Indian Airline Sector On To A Smooth Flight Despite Air Pocketsr

By Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, May 21 : Taking off with much fanfare and crash landing has been the regular feature one sees in the Indian aviation sector ever since it was...

Up Govt Announces Concessions For 8 Mega Projects

Lucknow, May 21 : The Uttar Pradesh government has announced allocation of more than Rs 146 crore for reimbursement of the first installment of concessions to eight mega projects under...

Delhivery Makes Key Investment In Omnichannel Retail Software Provider Vinculum

New Delhi, May 20 : Fully-integrated logistics services provider Delhivery on Saturday announced to make a strategic investment in Vinculum, a global software leader enabling omnichannel retailing, for an undisclosed...

Samsung, Lg, Other S.korean Firms To Invest $49 Bn In Display Biz

Seoul, May 20 (IANS Samsung Display, LG Display and other South Korean display companies will make a combined investment of over 65 trillion won ($48.77 billion) by 2027 to secure...

Youtube To Bring 30-second Non-skip Ads To Tvs

San Francisco, May 19 : Google-owned YouTube has announced that it will introduce 30-second non-skip ads on connected TVs (CTVs), replacing the two 15-second consecutive ads. “We’re bringing 30-second non-skips...

No Evident Pattern Of Manipulative Contribution To Price Rise: Sc Panel On Adani-hindenburg Row

New Delhi, May 19 : The Supreme Court-appointed committee headed by retired judge A.M.Sapre probing the Adani-Hindenburg controversy said taking into account explanations provided by Sebi (Securities and Exchange Board...

Defence Production In India Crosses Rs 1l Crore For The First Time Ever

New Delhi, May 19 : The value of defence production in Financial Year (FY) 2022-23 in India has crossed Rs one lakh crore for the first time ever.The Ministry of...

Myntra Launches Ai-based Personal Style Assistant \'my Stylist\' That Helps Customers Complete Their Look

New Delhi, May 18 : Myntra, Indias leading destination for fashion, beauty, and lifestyle, on Thursday introduced a revolutionary feature on the platform called ‘My Stylist, an AI-powered end-to-end automated...

Shirtless Bezos Seen Sunbathing With Girlfriend Sanchez On $500mn Superyacht

San Francisco, May 18 : Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 59, has been spotted shirtless, sunbathing with his 53-year-old girlfriend Lauren Sanchez on his $500 million luxurious yacht in Spain. Bezos...

Course5 Raises $28 Mn To Boost Ai Biz, Plans To Raise $55 Mn In This Round (lead)

New Delhi, May 18 : Analytics and AI solutions company Course5 Intelligence on Thursday said it has raised $28 million for targeted acquisitions and ramp up its investments in deep...

Course5 Intelligence Raises $55 Mn To Boost Ai Investments

New Delhi, May 18 : Analytics and AI solutions company Course5 Intelligence on Thursday said it has raised $55 million for targeted acquisitions and ramp up its investments in deep...

Warner Bros. To Set Up International Development Centre In Hyderabad

Warner Bros.Discovery, the global media and entertainment giant, renowned for its diverse portfolio of content, brands, and franchises across television, film, streaming, and gaming, is making its entry into the...

Art Consumable Devices Market To Exceed $440 Mn By 2030: Report

New Delhi, May 17 : Improvements in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) have enabled millions of women across the world facing infertility to conceive over the past few decades, and this...

Meta India\'s Head Of Partnerships Manish Chopra Moves On

New Delhi, May 17 : Manish Chopra, Meta India’s Director and Head of Partnerships has stepped down after four and a half years at the social network to pursue a...

Spotify Rolls Out Ai-powered Dj Feature In Uk, Ireland

San Francisco, May 17 : Music streaming platform Spotify has started rolling out its AI feature called “DJ” for premium customers in the UK and Ireland. “We’re excited to start...

3 Days After Mumbai Police Probe, Dot Cuts 30,000 Illegal Mobile Sims

Mumbai, May 16 : Three days after the Mumbai Police’s major expose of a racket of fake multiple SIM cards issued on single names, the Department of Telecom swung into...

Top Tesla Team \'arriving\' In India To Explore Entry As Musk Focuses On Ev Biz

New Delhi, May 16 : As outgoing Twitter CEO Elon Musk found butter chicken and naan ‘insanely good,’ a team of senior Tesla executives is reportedly planning to visit India...

7 Out Of 10 Indians Shun Startup Jobs, Line Up For Big Corporates

New Delhi, May 16 : Given the prevailing economic uncertainties and the recent challenges faced by the startup ecosystem, 7 out of 10 (73 per cent) job seekers are now...

Enigma To Launch 6 High-speed Electric 2-wheelers By Year-end

New Delhi, May 16 : Homegrown EV manufacturer Enigma on Tuesday announced its plans to launch six high-speed electric two-wheelers by the end of this year. As part of the...

Enigma To Launch 6 High-speed Electric 2-wheelers By Year-end

New Delhi, May 16 : Homegrown EV manufacturer Enigma on Tuesday announced its plans to launch six high-speed electric two-wheelers by the end of this year. As part of the...

Qualcomm Bets Big On Hybrid Ai In Chatgpt Era

New Delhi, May 16 : As generative artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots like Microsoft-backed OpenAIs ChatGPT and Google Bard take the world by storm, Hybrid AI will allow generative AI...

Europe Okays Microsoft\'s $68.7bn Acquisition Of Gaming Giant Activision

London, May 15 : The European Commission on Monday approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard by Microsoft for $68.7 billion. The Commission...

Amazon To Focus On Using Ai To Speed Up Delivery Services

San Francisco, May 15 : Amazon has said that it will be focusing on using artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up delivery services, aiming to minimise the distance between its...

Xiaomi India Joins United Way India To Empower Rural Communities With Sustainable Energy

New Delhi, May 15 : Xiaomi India on Monday announced a new mission, in partnership with global philanthropy network United Way India, to empower five villages in the Palghar district...

To Boost Self-reliance, Centre Approves Indigenisation Of 928 Defence Items

New Delhi, May 14 : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday approved fourth Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) of 928 strategically-important Line Replacement Units (LRUs), Sub-systems, Spares and Components. This approval...

Google To Expand Its Dark Web Monitoring Tool To All Gmail Users

New Delhi, May 14 : Google has announced that it will expand its Dark Web monitoring to all Gmail users in the US and later to international markets. The Gmail...

Long Way To Go Before Public Ev Charging Stations Reach Millions

New Delhi, May 14 : India is making progress in building its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in order to phase out diesel vehicles in a stipulated time-frame but there...

Speed Breakers For Evs: High Prices, Quality Concerns, Range Anxiety

New Delhi, May 14 : While electric two-wheeler adoption sees a significant rise in the country, the same has not been observed with EV passenger four-wheelers due to high prices,...

Much Before Talk Of Diesel Car Ban, Sales Down To 17.6% Of Total Volume

By Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, May 14 : The news about an Indian government committee suggesting a ban on diesel cars from 2027 has sowed the seeds of uncertainty in the minds...

G7 Finance Chiefs Address Global Economic Uncertainty As Us Debt Crisis Looms

Tokyo, May 13 : Group of Seven (G7) finance chiefs on Saturday warned of heightened uncertainty and vowed to take actions to ensure financial stability amid concerns following US bank...

Google With Taito Working On Ar Space Invaders Game

San Francisco, May 13 : Google has announced that it is working on a new augmented reality version of the arcade classic Space Invaders game with Japanese video game company...

Samsung Faces Serious Competitor In Fast Growing Foldable Phone Market

Seoul, May 13 : For the past few years, Samsung Electronics has been the dominant player in the global foldable smartphone market, where early tech adopters have lugged around small...

Noise Clocks Rs 2,000 Cr In Revenue In Fy23 With 100% Growth

New Delhi, May 12 : Homegrown consumer wearable company Noise on Friday said it clocked Rs 2,000 crore in revenue in FY23 with a record growth of over 100 per...

In Budget Response, Australian Oppn Accuses Govt Of Fuelling Inflation

Canberra, May 12 : Australia’s opposition leader has charged the federal government with fuelling inflation and making life harder for millions of people. Peter Dutton, leader of the conservative Coalition,...

Can Pixel 7a Help Google Improve Its Dismal India Smartphone Market Share?

New Delhi, May 12 : Seven years on, the Google Pixel family of smartphones have failed to impress Indian smartphone users.The company currently has a minuscule market share in a...

Musk\'s Search For Twitter Ceo Ends, Appoints Woman Set To Join In 6 Weeks

San Francisco, May 12 : Elon Musk has announced that he has found a new CEO for Twitter (or X Corp.) who will be starting her role in six weeks....

Distribution & Logistics Platform Ripplr Raises $40mn To Expand Footprint

New Delhi, May 10 : Tech distribution and logistics platform Ripplr on Wednesday said it has raised $40 mn in a Series B round led by Fireside Ventures. The startup...

Over 500mn Cyberattacks Blocked In India In Q1 2023: Report

New Delhi, May 10 : More than 500 million cyberattacks were blocked in India out of 1 billion global attacks, representing a sharp increase of over 29 per cent in...

India Saw 25.1 Mn Wearable Unit Shipments In Q1, Boat Leads

New Delhi, May 10 : India saw the shipment of 25.1 million wearable units in the first quarter of 2023, registering a strong 80.9 per cent (year-over-year) growth but remained...

Us Smartphone Market Decline 17%, Apple Share Up To 53%

San Francisco, May 10 : Smartphone shipments in the US declined 17 per cent (on-year) in the first quarter but Apple increased its market share to 53 per cent from...

Google To Give $100 Mn To Nyt For 3 Years To Use Its Content: Report

New York, May 9 : Google will give around $100 million to The New York Times over three years as part of a broad deal to use its content on...

End Of Covid Emergency To Affect Sales Of Diagnostics Cos: Report

New Delhi, May 9 : With the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring that Covid-19 is no longer a global emergency, medical device companies are likely to see a decrease in...

Dedollarisation A Gradual Journey, Likely To Face Geopolitical Challenges: Expert

By Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, May 9 : The dedollarisation is a gradual journey and has to face various challenges, including geopolitical angle, said industry officials. The reported decision of India and...

Google Partners Samsung To Fix Android\'s Background App Limitations

San Francisco, May 8 : As part of the collaboration with Android device manufacturers, Google is working to prevent random app killings in the background, and Samsung is the first...

Baidu Set To Launch Its 1st Smartphone Amid Crowded Global Mobile Market

Beijing, May 8 : Chinese internet giant is geared up to launch its first smartphone next week, as the global mobile market faces record decline amid macro-economic conditions, the media...

Leading Biotech Firm Twist Bioscience Lays Off 270 Employees

San Francisco, May 8 : Leading biotechnology company Twist Bioscience Corporation has announced to lay off 270 people, or about 25 per cent of its workforce, as it aims to...

Pakistan Unlikely To Get Imf Loan Anytime Soon

Islamabad, May 8 : It seems that Pakistan may not get the crucial tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) anytime soon, as the...

Pakistan Unlikely To Get Imf Loan Anytime Soon

Islamabad, May 8 : It seems that Pakistan may not get the crucial tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) anytime soon, as the...

Musk Credits Father For Teaching \'physics, Engineering & Construction\'

New Delhi, May 7 : Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday credited his father for teaching fundamentals of “physics, engineering and construction”. The world’s second richest man said that the teaching...

Compulsory Hallmarking Of Gold Bullion Not Mandatory From July 1, Consultations On

By Animesh SinghNew Delhi, May 7 : The compulsory hallmarking of gold bullion is not going to become mandatory from July 1 as the Centre has only begun consultations with...

Apple, Samsung Capture 58% Of Global Tablet Market

New Delhi, May 7 : Apple, followed by Samsung, led the global tablet market in the first quarter of 2023, together making up nearly 58 per cent of the market...

Microsoft Adds Animated Backgrounds In Teams Meeting

San Francisco, May 6 : Microsoft has announced that it has created a new and large collection of animated backgrounds (or virtual backgrounds) for Teams that have started rolling out...

Freezing Of Russian Central Bank Assets A Turning Point For Dollar\'s Dominance

New Delhi, May 6 : Following the invasion in Ukraine, many argued that the freezing of Russian Central Banks assets was a turning point for the dollars dominance, says Maria...

Buoyant Ruble-yuan Trade Between China, Russia Drives Dedollarisation

New Delhi, May 6 : Against the backdrop of Russia cutting its usage of the US dollar, the Chinese yuan and Russian ruble are now the most used currencies in...

Us Sees Dollar Bruised Around The World, But Not Beaten

By Yashwant RajWashington, May 6 : Just days after US Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen acknowledged that the use of sanctions ran the risk of undermining the “hegemony” of the...

Dollar\'s Rule Facing Many Mutinies, A Likely Credible One From Brics

By Arul LouisUnited Nations, May 6 : The dollar that has ruled the world at least since the end of World War II is now facing mutinies because of the...

Experts Pitch For Brics Sovereign Ratings Agency To Counter West\'s Big 3

By Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, May 6 : The sovereign rating by a global credit rating agency has a say in currency transactions, and a downgrade will affect the nation’s currency, said...

Vietnam\'s Seafood Exports Feel The Pinch Of Global Slowdown

Hanoi, May 6 : The value of Vietnamese seafood exports slumped 28 per cent in April from a year earlier to $810 million due to weakening demand from key markets,...

Vietnam\'s Central Bank Buys $6 Bn To Shore Up Reserves

Hanoi, May 6 : Vietnam’s central bank has bought around $6 billion since the beginning of the year to boost its foreign exchange reserves, the Vietnam Banks Association’s newspaper reported...

Microsoft Updates Photos App In Windows 11 With New Features

San Francisco, May 5 : Microsoft has started rolling out an update to the Photos app in Windows 11 which includes a broad set of new features, improvements, and fixes...

Discord Updates Its Username System, Removes 4-digit Suffix

San Francisco, May 5 : Popular chatting platform Discord has updated its username system to make it easier for users to connect with their friends and to give them more...

Big Tech Has Moral, Legal Responsibility To Develop Ethical Ai: Kamala Harris

San Francisco, May 5 : US Vice President Kamala Harris has told top Big Tech CEOs, including Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai and...

Decide By June 1 On Maintenance Of The Sterlite Copper Plant, Sc To Tn

New Delhi, May 4 : The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Tamil Nadu to take appropriate steps before June 1, to ensure implementation of its earlier order in connection with...

Major Jump In Indian Investments In Us, Says Report

Yashwant RajWashington, May 4 : Investments by Indian companies in the US have almost doubled since 2020, says a seventh edition of an annual report put together by the Confederation...

Tata Electronics To Become A Key Apple Player After Wistron\'s Iphone Plant Acquisition

New Delhi, May 4 : As Apple doubles down on local manufacturing in India, Taiwan-based iPhone manufacturer Wistron is reportedly winding up its operations in the country and Tata Electronics...

Zoho Introduces \'ulaa\' Web Browser With Focus On Users\' Privacy

New Delhi, May 4 : Zoho Corporation on Thursday launched Ulaa, a privacy-centered browser with pre-built capabilities that universally block tracking and website surveillance to safeguard users’ personal data. The...

5g Smartphone Share Up 45% In India As High-end 4g Devices Vacate Space

New Delhi, May 4 : 5G smartphone share increased to 45 per cent in India in the March quarter, up from 31 per cent in the same period last year,...

Samsung Aims 2x Growth In Qled Tv Biz In India, Launches Ultra-premium Lineup

New Delhi, May 4 : Samsung on Thursday said that it expects its QLED TV business to grow by two times in India this year, as the company launched ultra-premium...

\'border Haats\' In Tripura Along India-b\'desh Border To Reopen After 3 Yrs

By Sujit ChakrabortyAgartala, May 3 : After three years of closure, one of the two ‘Border Haats’ (markets) in Tripura along India-Bangladesh border will resume trading from May 9, officials...

Google Rolls Out Passkeys To Sign In To Apps, Websites

New Delhi, May 3 : Google on Wednesday announced it has started rolling out support for passkeys across Google accounts on all major platforms, marking the beginning of the end...

London-based Firm Nothing To Release Its Phone (2)

New Delhi, May 3 : London-based consumer electronics company Nothing on Wednesday announced that the company will be releasing the Phone (2) this British summer. The company said that the...

Achieving Net Zero Target By 2070 Would Need Reduction In Energy Intensity: Rbi Report

New Delhi, May 3 : India’s goal of achieving the net zero target by 2070 would require an accelerated reduction in the energy intensity of GDP by around 5 per...

Global Edtech Firms\' Shares Tumble After Chegg\'s Warning Over Chatgpt

New Delhi, May 3 : The global edtech sector went through a mayhem after US-based online education service Chegg admitted AI chatbot ChatGPT has affected its finances, sounding a warning...

Australia\'s Ai Radiology Company Annalise.ai Enters India

Chennai, May 3 : Australia’s Annalise.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) radiology company has entered India with its first centre here, the company said. Annalise.ai combines imaging data with the best...

Disbursed Over Rs 31 Cr In Claims To Delivery Partners In Fy22-23: Swiggy

New Delhi, May 3 : Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Wednesday said it disbursed more than Rs 31 crore in claim amounts to its delivery partners in the fiscal...

Go Airline Has History Of Missing Its Financial Obligations: Pratt & Whitney

By Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, May 3 : With the Wadia group’s low cost Go Airline (India) Limited squarely blaming engine supplier, the US-based Pratt & Whitney for its financial woes and...

Trippura Govt Signs 8 Mous With Investment Offer Of Rs 312cr In Various Sectors

Agartala, May 2 : The Tripura government on Tuesday signed eight MoUs with investment proposals of Rs 312.38 crore in various sectors including rubber, bamboo, agriculture and health services in...

Goa Cm Says Rise In Gst Collection \'a New Record\'

Panaji, May 2 : With a rise of 32 per cent GST collection for the month of April, compared to the same month of last year, Goa Chief Minister Pramod...

Punjab Cm Inaugurates Jsw Facility Of Rs 247 Crore

Rajpura (Punjab), May 2 : Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said the state has emerged as the most preferred industrial destination in the country and is witnessing comprehensive...

New Chatgpt, Bard Like Ai Tool To Turn Peoples\' Thoughts Into Text

New York, May 2 : US scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) system that can translate a person’s brain activity — while listening to a story or silently...

Apple, Google Launch Initiative To Curb Unwanted Tracking

New Delhi, May 2 : In a unique collaboration to safeguard the misuse of location-tracking devices, Apple and Google on Tuesday said they have jointly submitted an industry specification to...

Microsoft Launches Teams Payments App For Small Businesses

San Francisco, May 2 : Microsoft has launched a new Payments app, which will allow small businesses to easily manage and collect payments from within Teams on their desktop or...

Go First Cancels All Flights On May 3-4 Amid Financial Crunch

New Delhi, May 2 : In a major blow to its passengers, low-cost airline Go First has announced that all its flights will remain cancelled on May 3-4.The decision was...

Google\'s 2nd Startups Accelerator Programme To Empower Women Founders In India

New Delhi, May 2 : Google on Tuesday announced the second edition of its ‘Startups Accelerator: Women Founders’ to enable women entrepreneurs in India who are using technology to solve...

Microsoft Introduces 2 New Initiatives To Empower Indian Smbs

New Delhi, May 2 : Microsoft India on Tuesday announced two new initiatives to support Indian SMBs and enable their digital transformation journey, namely an SMB-focused website and a dedicated...

Google Pays Rs 1,338cr Penalty To Cci In Android Case, Adif Still Cautious (ld)

New Delhi, May 2 : In the first case of a Big Tech giant paying a heavy penalty to the Indian regulators as the government aims to bring in an...

Pine Labs Joins Icici Bank To Accept Digital Rupee On Its Pos Terminals

New Delhi, May 2 : Merchant commerce omni-channel platform Pine Labs on Tuesday announced the acceptance of digital rupee on its point of sale (PoS) terminals in partnership with ICICI...

Us Court Dismisses Doj Case Against Cyient Executive

New Delhi, May 2 : Global engineering and technology solutions provider Cyient on Tuesday said that a case brought by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) against its executive on...

S.korea\'s Exports Down For 7th Month On Falling Chip Demand

Seoul, May 1 : South Korea’s exports fell for the seventh consecutive month in April due mainly to sagging global demand for semiconductors amid an economic slowdown, the industry ministry...

Amazon Worker Accidentally Captures Her Layoff Info In Tiktok Video

New Delhi, May 1 : Filming a “day-in-my-life” vlog on TikTok, an Amazon employee inadvertently captured the moment of her layoff from the company. Jennifer Lucas, who worked as a...

Ciena Appoints Amit Malik As India Head To Help Firms Meet 5g, Bandwidth Demands

New Delhi, May 1 : Networking, systems and software company Ciena on Monday said it has appointed Amit Malik as Vice President and Sales Leader for India, as it helps...

Companies Should Take Care Of Their Employees: Vedanta Chairman On Layoffs

New Delhi, May 1 : As global layoffs, especially in the tech industry, continue unabated in 2023, Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal on Monday shared his views on LinkedIn, saying the...

Demand For Ai Jobs Up 11% In India Amid Talent Scarcity

New Delhi, May 1 : The demand for artificial intelligence (AI) talent has grown 11 per cent in India over the last six months, driven by job demands in sectors...

Govt To Meet Stakeholders Again To Make Digital India Act More Inclusive

New Delhi, May 1 : The government will meet policy experts and other stakeholders for the second round of consultations on May 3 to draft the much-anticipated Digital India Act...

A Glitch In The Fashion Matrix? Here\'s How Netizens Reacting To #myntraglitch

New Delhi, April 30 : During the week gone by, several netizens noticed what seemed like a ‘glitch’ across certain sections of the Myntra app, with cryptic and hazy visuals...

Afghanistan\'s Central Bank Sells $14 Mn To Keep Local Currency Stable

Kabul, April 30 : Afghanistan’s central bank Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) sold $14 million by auction on Sunday to stabilise the exchange rate of the national currency afghani, the bank...

Microsoft To Stop Making Its Mice, Keyboards, Webcams

San Francisco, April 30 : Microsoft has said that it will no longer manufacture mice, keyboards, and webcams under the Microsoft brand, instead, it will develop Surface-branded PC accessories, which...

Global Markets Turn Cautious Again Amid Concerns Of Banking Crisis

New Delhi, April 30 : Global economy was once again beginning to stare at the possibility of economic slowdown as fears re-emerged over the possibility of economic recession in the...

Oil Signs Pact With Agcl For Piped Gas Supply In Assam, Tripura

Guwahati, April 29 : The Assam Gas Company Limited (AGCL) and Central government-owned Oil India Limited (OIL) on Saturday signed an agreement to establish a Joint-Venture Private Limited Company (JVPLC)...

Fm Asks Cbic To Begin Automated Gst Return Scrutiny By Next Week

New Delhi, April 29 : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday directed the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) to introduce its automated GST return scrutiny by next...

Global Smartphone Market To Gain Momentum Only In 2nd Half Of 2023

New Delhi, April 29 : The global smartphone market remains challenging and it will gain momentum in the second half of the year as channel inventories reach healthier levels, a...

World Bank Approves $1.25 Bn Financing For Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 29 : The World Bank has discussed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Bangladesh, spanning from 2023 to 2027, and approved $1.25 billion financing in three new...

Reddit Introduces \'chat Channels\', New Way To Chat Within Subreddits

San Francisco, April 28 : Social discussion forum Reddit has introduced “chat channels”, a new way to chat within subreddits. With this move, the company is trying to provide community...

Saas Platform Kapture Cx Announces To Double Headcount, Expand Customer Base

New Delhi, April 28 : SaaS-based customer experience platform Kapture on Friday announced hiring plans across multiple positions and departments with a core focus on the South-East Asia (SEA), the...

Japan Starts Process To Put S.korea Back On Export \'white List\'

Seoul, April 28 : Japan began domestic procedures on Friday to return South Korea to its “white list” of trusted trading partners, in a move to improve bilateral economic relationship,...

80% Indian Business Leaders Say Data Crucial In Decision-making: Report

New Delhi, April 28 : About 8 in 10 (or 80 per cent) business leaders in India believe that data plays a critical role in decision-making at their organisation, a...

Sony Sells 38.4 Mn Playstation5 To Date, Posts $22.5 Bn Record Sales In Q1

New Delhi, April 28 : Sony has sold 38.4 million PlayStations 5 gaming consoles to date, shipping 6.3 million PS5 in the March quarter alone, the Japanese giant said on...

Four Ganga Pushkaram Special Trains Between Secunderabad, Banaras

Hyderabad, April 28 : The South Central Railway will operate four special trains between Secunderabad and Banaras to clear rush of passengers during Ganga Pushkaram. These trains will operate from...

Samsung Sdi Net Profit Up 28% On Robust Ev Battery Demand

Seoul, April 28 : Samsung SDI said its first-quarter net profit rose 28 per cent from a year earlier as surging demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries gave a boost...

Google Cloud Supports All Polygon Protocols To Help People Grow Web3 Products

New Delhi, April 28 : Google Cloud and Polygon Labs have announced a multi-year strategic alliance to accelerate adoption of core Polygon protocols, making it easier for developers to build,...

Razorpay Launches Payment Reconciliation Service For Buyers, Sellers On Ondc

New Delhi, April 27 : Full-stack fintech platform Razorpay on Thursday joined the government’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) ecosystem by launching a payment reconciliation service for network participants...

Swiggy Partners Apna To Create 10k Jobs For Instamart This Year

New Delhi, April 27 : Swiggy and apna, a leading professional networking platform for gig workers, on Thursday announced a partnership to create 10,000 jobs for the online food delivery...

Github Announces Kyle Daigle As Chief Operating Officer

Bengaluru, April 27 : Microsoft-owned open source software platform GitHub on Thursday announced Kyle Daigle as Chief Operating Officer (COO), the companys first since 2021. Daigle is currently VP, Strategy...

70% Of Indian Executives Plan To Add Metaverse Into Organisational Activities: Report

New Delhi, April 26 : As the metaverse gains traction in the global business landscape, Indian business executives are also embracing the trend, with nearly 70 per cent of them...

Sk Hynix Widens Quarterly Losses As Chip Glut Intensifies

Seoul, April 26 : SK hynix said on Wednesday it logged losses for the second consecutive quarter, as a worsening macroeconomic climate dented demand for semiconductors used in PCs and...

Sundar Pichai Bets Big On Infusing Ai In Google Search Engine

New Delhi, April 26 : Facing a tough competition from AI-powered Microsoft Bing, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced to unlock the full potential of AI into its...

Eu Following Indian Model Of Ensuring Safe, Trusted Internet: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

New Delhi, April 25 : Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Tuesday said that the European Union (EU) is following the India model of a...

Utmost Need To Develop Defence Ecosystem In North: Lt Gen Khanduri

Chandigarh, April 25 : In its endeavour to propel the Make in India initiative, the government has opened up an array of opportunities for private sector participation to foster innovation...

Twitter To Prioritise \'verified\' Accounts

New Delhi, April 25 : Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said that verified accounts on the microblogging site will now be prioritised. “Verified accounts are now prioritised,” he tweeted....

Mos Finance Bats For Including \'new Voters\' In Banking Sector

Satara (Maharashtra), April 24 : Union Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad on Monday urged the need to incorporate ‘new voters’ into the banking sector by opening their bank...