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Google Warns High-profile Android Victims Of Spyware \'hermit\'

New Delhi, June 24 : 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...

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Netflix Bids Goodbye To 300 Employees In 2nd Round Of Layoffs

San Francisco, June 24 : After laying off several employees recently, popular video streaming platform Netflix has once again shown the exit door to an additional 300 employees in the...

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Microsoft Brings New Xbox, Pc Gaming Performance Features To Edge

San Francisco, June 24 : 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...

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Disinformation Emerges As Global Pandemic: Pakistani Fm

Islamabad, June 24 : In this information age, disinformation has emerged as a global pandemic, and like many other countries, Pakistan has been a victim of targeted campaigns of disinformation,...

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Hp India Brings New Gaming Portfolio To Avid Indian Gamers

New Delhi, June 23 : HP India on Thursday updated its gaming lineup to offer best-in-class technology, enhanced performance and improved design to the avid Indian users. With a starting...

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Modi Meets Foxconn Chief, Hails Manufacturing Plans For India

New Delhi, June 23 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Taiwan-based manufacturing giant Foxconn’s Chairman Young Liu and hailed the company’s electronics manufacturing plans in the country. “Glad...

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Apple Grabs 62% Premium Market Share In Q1 2022

New Delhi, June 23 : Apple continued to lead the global premium market in Q1 2022, taking 62 per cent market share for the second consecutive quarter, a new report...

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China Aims To Beat Nasa, Esa In Returning Mars Samples To Earth: Report

New Delhi, June 23 : China’s Mars sample return mission aims to collect samples from the Red Planet and deliver them to Earth in 2031, or two years ahead of...

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Homegrown Ev Charging Network Provider Statiq Raises $26 Mn

New Delhi, June 23 : Homegrown electric vehicle (EV) charging network provider Statiq on Thursday said it has received $25.7 million in a Series A funding led by Shell Ventures....

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Tata Nexon Ev Catches Fire, Company Probing Thermal Incident (ld)

Mumbai/New Delhi, June 23 : In a first such case involving an electric car in India, a Tata Nexon EV caught fire in Mumbai and the company said on Thursday...

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Misinformation On Private 5g Networks Not Beneficial For Digital India: Bif

New Delhi, June 23 : The debate over public and captive private 5G network heated up on Thursday as Broadband India Forum (BIF) sent a letter to Telecommunications Secretary K.Rajaraman,...

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Ransomware, Ip & Data Theft Top Concerns For Indian Pharma Firms

Mumbai, June 23 : Ransomware attacks and IP and data theft are the top cybersecurity concerns for pharma companies in India as they take the digital leap, a new report...

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Instagram Wants Ids Like Driver\'s License To Verify Your Age

New Delhi, June 23 : Meta-owned Instagram on Thursday said it is testing new options for people to verify their age by uploading an ID like driver’s license or ID...

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Uber Dismisses Claim That It Planned To Exit Indian Market

New Delhi, June 23 : Uber on Thursday refuted a report that claimed the ride-hailing major planned to exit the Indian market and held discussions with potential buyers to sell...

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Pine Labs Acquires Api Fintech Startup Setu

New Delhi, June 23 : Merchant commerce platform Pine Labs on Thursday announced it is acquiring Bengaluru-based application programming interface (API) fintech startup Setu for an undisclosed sum. Setu’s APIs...

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Amazon Alexa To Soon Read Stories In Your Grandma\'s Voice

Las Vegas, June 23 : Amazon is working on a new Alexa feature that will let the virtual assistant mimic the voice of your family member and then speak or...

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Musk\'s Boring Company Wants To Dig Tunnel Under Tesla Gigafactory Texas

San Francisco, June 23 : 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...

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Upcoming Nothing Phone (1) Will Not Launch In Us

San Francisco, June 23 : London-based consumer electronics company Nothing has reportedly confirmed that its debut smartphone — Phone (1) — will not be getting a wide release in the...

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India\'s Entertainment & Media Industry To Reach Rs 4,30,401 Cr By 2026: Report

New Delhi, June 23 : India’s entertainment and media (E&M) industry is expected to reach Rs 4,30,401 crore by 2026 at 8.8 per cent CAGR, according to a report on...

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Facebook Pay Now Becomes Meta Pay

San Francisco, June 23 : Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that the company is changing the name of Facebook Pay to Meta Pay. Meta Pay will stay the same...

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Sony Likely Working On 100mp Camera Sensor For Mid-range Phones

Tokyo, June 23 : With an aim to boost camera performance inApremium mid-range smartphones, Japan-based tech giant Sony is reportedly working on its first 100MP camera sensor. The sensor will...

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Samsung Introduces 200mp Camera Sensor With Smallest Pixels

New Delhi, June 23 : Samsung on Thursday launched next-gen 200MP image sensor with the industrys smallest 0.56-micrometer pixels that will allow smartphone users to take movie-like cinematic footage. ‘ISOCELL...

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Apple Ios 16 To Further Crack Down On Junk Sms Messages

New Delhi, June 23 : 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...

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Re-commerce Platform Cashify Raises $90 Mn

New Delhi, June 23 : Re-commerce marketplace Casify on Thursday said it has secured $90 million in its Series E funding from NewQuest Capital Partners and Prosus. The new funds...

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Google Paying Wikimedia Foundation To Access Its Content More Efficiently

San Francisco, June 23 : 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...

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Twitter Confirms Notes Feature To Let You Write Longer Posts

San Francisco, June 23 : Microblogging site Twitter has confirmed that the platform is working on a built-in Notes feature that will allow users to write longer posts. On its...

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Twitter Working On Built-in Notes Feature

San Francisco, June 23 : Microblogging site Twitter has confirmed that the platform is working on a built-in Notes feature that will allow users to write longer posts. On its...

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India\'s Pslv Rocket To Launch Three Foreign Satellites On June 30

Chennai, June 22 : India will put into orbit three foreign satellites for a fee on June 30 with its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket. The mission is code...

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Twitter Joins Shopify To Bring Merchants\' Products On Its Platform

New Delhi, June 22 : Expanding its e-commerce business, Twitter on Wednesday partnered Shopify and will soon launch a sales channel app for the US merchants in Shopify’s app store....

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Reducing Air Pollution May Improve Brain Development In Children

Toronto, June 22 : Having a portable air cleaner in the home can reduce the negative impacts of air pollution on brain development in children, says a new study. The...

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Daycare Apps May Expose Children, Parents To Data Breach Risk: Report

San Francisco, June 22 : Popular daycare and childcare communication applications are “dangerously insecure”, according to a recent analysis, and may put kids and parents at risk for data breaches....

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Microsoft Retires Facial Recognition Tool That Identifies Emotions

New Delhi, June 22 : Amid the debate over the controversial facial recognition technology, Microsoft has announced to restrict public access to several of its AI-powered facial analysis tools, including...

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Global Vc Firm Accel Announces $4 Bn Late-stage Fund

New Delhi, June 22 : Global VC firm Accel has announced a new $4 billion later-stage fund to provide expansion capital to promising companies within its own portfolio worldwide, as...

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Adobe Likely To Make Photoshop Free To Everyone On Web

San Francisco, June 22 : Software major Adobe has started testing a free-to-use version of Photoshop on the web as it aims to open the service for everyone. According to...

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37% Of Firms In India Experienced A Cloud Data Breach In Past Year: Report

New Delhi, June 22 : Nearly 37 per cent of Indian organizations have experienced a Cloud-based data breach or failed audit in the past 12 months, up from the previous...

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Uber Brings Back Carpooling Service Under New Name

San Francisco, June 22 : Ride-hailing company Uber, which suspended its shared rides service — Uber Pool — amid the pandemic has now relaunched the feature under a new name,...

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Top Court Gives Samsung Clean Chit In Lg Oled Tech Theft

Seoul, June 22 : A seven-year long court battle between Samsung and LG over the organic light emitting diode (OLED) technology theft has finally come to an end. The case...

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Samsung Unveils Affordable Galaxy F13 In India

New Delhi, June 22 : With an aim to further expand its popular F-series smartphone, Samsung on Wednesday launched the all-new affordable Galaxy F13 in India, which comes in two...

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Samsung To Announce Mass Production Of 3nm Chip Next Week

Seoul, June 22 : Samsung Electronics is expected to announce mass production of 3-nanometer semiconductors next week, sources said on Wednesday, beating its foundry rival TSMC in advanced chipmaking process....

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Cloudflare \'deeply Sorry\' Over Global Outage That Hit Users

New Delhi, June 22 : Digital infrastructure services provider Cloudflare has issued an apology over the outage that affected traffic in 19 of its data centres that has a significant...

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China Launches New Test Satellite

Iuquan, June 22 : China on Wednesday sent a new satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The Tianxing-1 test satellite was launched by a...

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Asus Unveils Detachable 2-in-1 Gaming Tablet In India

New Delhi, June 22 : ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) on Wednesday launched the new ROG Flow Z13 — a detachable 2-in-1 gaming tablet — along with refreshing the TUF...

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Oracle Offers Dedicated Region For Public Cloud Customers In India

New Delhi, June 22 : Cloud major Oracle on Wednesday said its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is now providing full functionality of the public cloud to the Indian enterprises with...

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Amazon Unveils Its 1st Fully Autonomous Mobile Robot

New Delhi, June 22 : Amazon on Wednesday unveiled its first fully autonomous mobile robot called Proteus that autonomously moves through facilities using advanced safety, perception and navigation technology developed...

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Mediatek Unveils Dimensity 9000+ As Flagship 5g Chipset

Taipei, June 22 : Chip-making giant MediaTek on Tuesday unveiled a new chipset — Dimensity 9000+ — that comes as an enhancement to the company’s top-of-the-line 5G smartphone chipset. The...

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Twitter Board Recommends $44 Bn Buyout By Elon Musk

San Francisco, June 22 : As Elon Musk fixes a few ‘unresolved matters’ with Twitter, the company’s board has recommended the $44 billion buyout. In a fresh regulatory filing with...

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Nasa Picks 3 Firms To Design Nuclear Power Plants For Moon

Washington, June 22 : The US space agency NASA has picked three design concept proposals for a nuclear fission surface power system design that could be ready to launch by...

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Meta Agrees To Stop Algorithmic Discrimination In Housing Ads

San Francisco, June 22 : Meta (formerly Facebook) and the US government have agreed on to settle a lawsuit that accused the social network of engaging in discriminatory advertising for...

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\'twitter Notes\' To Let You Post Longer Tweets Soon

New Delhi, June 22 : Twitter is finally working on a new feature that will allow users to post long-form content on the platform that currently allows posts with only...

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Barack, Michelle Obama Drop Spotify For Amazon\'s Audible

San Francisco, June 22 : Frustrated with Spotify’s exclusive terms, former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama have left the Swedish music streaming platform and signed a...

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Ex-employees Sue Musk-run Tesla For Mass Layoffs

San Francisco, June 22 : Electric car-maker Tesla has been sued by former employees who were sacked in the ongoing mass layoff at the company, accusing it of violating federal...

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Meta Will Not Take Commission From Creators Until 2024

San Francisco, June 22 : Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that the company will “hold off on any revenue sharing” until 2024, a one-year extension of his prior pledge...

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Amazon Names Herrington As Ceo Of Worldwide Amazon Stores

San Francisco, June 22 : Tech giant Amazon has announced that Doug Herrington will become the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company’s Worldwide Amazon Stores business, formerly known...

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Network Change, Not Cyber Attack, Caused Outage: Cloudflare (lead)

New Delhi, June 21 : Digital infrastructure services provider Cloudflare, which suffered an outage on Tuesday, said that the issue occurred because of a network change, not owing to a...

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Cryptocurrency Exchange Vauld Cuts Workforce By 30%

New Delhi, June 21 : Cryptocurrency exchange Vauld on Tuesday said it has decided to reduce its headcount by about 30 per cent, as the global crypto market nosedives amid...

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Google Drops Appeal Against 500 Mn Euro Fine By French Regulator

London, June 21 : The French competition watchdog on Tuesday said it has accepted the commitments from Google to settle the 500 million euro antitrust news licensing fine regarding paying...

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Neobanking Platform Stashfin Raises $270 Mn To Expand Global Footprint

New Delhi, June 21 : Singapore-based neobanking platform Stashfin, which only serves the India market, on Tuesday raised $270 million in its Series C equity and debt led by global...

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Few \'unresolved Matters\' Still Remain With Twitter: Elon Musk

New Delhi, June 21 : Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said that there are still a few “unresolved matters” with Twitter before he moves ahead with his...

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Few \'unresolved Matters\' Still Remain With Twitter: Elon Musk

New Delhi, June 21 : Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said that there are still a few “unresolved matters” with Twitter before he moves ahead with his...

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Winzo Acquires Gurugram-based Game Development Studio Upskillz

New Delhi, June 21 : Leading vernacular gaming platform WinZo on Tuesday said it has acquired Gurugram-based casual game development studio Upskillz Games for an undisclosed sum in an all-cash...

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Musk Says Tesla Will Cut Salaried Workforce By 10% Over 3 Months

New Delhi, June 21 : Elon Musk on Tuesday said that Tesla will reduce its salaried workforce by 10 per cent over the next three months. Addressing the Qatar Economic...

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Samsung Unveils 2022 Soundbar Lineup In India

New Delhi, June 21 : Samsung on Tuesday unveiled its 2022 soundbar lineup for Indian consumers that comprises the flagship Q series and lifestyle S series. Priced at Rs 24,990...

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Google Maps Under Probe For Anti-competitive Practices In Europe

London, June 21 : Germany’s competition regulator on Tuesday initiated a proceeding against Google and its parent company Alphabet to examine possible anti-competitive behaviour by Google Maps against rival map...

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Pwc India To Acquire Venerate Solutions To Boost Advisory Business

Bengaluru, June 21 : PwC India on Tuesday announced to acquire Venerate Solutions, a Salesforce consulting firms in India, for an undisclosed sum. Venerate and its team of consultants and...

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India\'s New Unicorn Leadsquared Raises $153mn From Westbridge Capital

Bengaluru, June 21 : Sales automation software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform LeadSquared on Tuesday announced it has raised $153 million in a Series C funding round from WestBridge Capital to become a...

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5g To Represent Around 39% Of Mobile Subscriptions By 2027 End In India: Report

New Delhi, June 21 : 5G will represent around 39 per cent of mobile subscriptions at the end of 2027 in India, where the 5G deployments are yet to begin,...

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Dell Unveils New Amd-powered G15 Laptops In India

New Delhi, June 21 : Dell Technologies on Tuesday launched its new G15 budget gaming laptops — powered by the AMD Ryzen 6000 H series processors for Indian consumers. With...

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Nordvpn Allows Users To Connect Directly To Other Devices

New Delhi, June 21 : Leading virtual private network (VPN) service provider NordVPN on Tuesday announced a new feature called Meshnet that allows users to connect directly to other devices...

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Indian Investors Likely Lost Rs 1,000 Cr To Fake Crypto Exchanges: Report

New Delhi, June 21 : Fake cryptocurrency exchanges have duped Indian investors of more than $128 million (nearly Rs 1,000 crore) as the global crypto market tanks, a new report...

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Sequoia Capital India Leads $37 Mn Funding In Uae Startup Huspy

Dubai/New Delhi, June 21 : Sequoia Capital India on Tuesday led the $37 million funding into the UAE-based proptech startup Huspy to accelerate Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA)...

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Sequoia Capital India Leads $37 Mn Funding In Uae Startup Huspy

Dubai/New Delhi, June 21 : Sequoia Capital India on Tuesday led the $37 million funding into the UAE-based proptech startup Huspy to accelerate Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA)...

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Apple To Evaluate Boe\'s Iphone 14 Oled Panel This Week: Report

San Francisco, June 21 : Tech giant Apple will start evaluating the Chinese display maker Beijing Oriental Electronics’ (BOE) samples of OLED panels aimed for the upcoming iPhone 14 this...

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Level-playing Field Between Private, Public 5g Networks Absurd: Bif

New Delhi, June 21 : Amid calls to ensure a level-playing field between public and private 5G networks, Broadband India Forum (BIF) on Tuesday said that such demands are ‘absurd...

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India\'s Verse Innovation Launches Dailyhunt In Middle East

New Delhi, June 21 : Homegrown local language technology provider VerSe Innovation on Tuesday announced the launch of its vernacular content platform Dailyhunt in the Middle East region. Dailyhunt has...

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Musk\'s Trans Daughter To Drop Surname, Doesn\'t Want To \'be Related\' To Him

San Francisco, June 21 : Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s transgender daughter has reportedly filed a request to change her name to reflect her gender identification and avoid any ties to...

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Indian Communication Satellite To Be Launched By Arianespace On Wednesday

Chennai, June 21 : European space agency Arianespace on Wednesday will put into orbit two communication satellites belonging to India and Malaysia in geostationary orbit. The two satellites weighing cumulatively...

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Us Dismantles Russian Botnet That Hacked Millions Of Devices

San Francisco, June 21 : The US has dismantled the infrastructure of a Russian botnet which hacked millions of computers and other electronic devices around the world while working as...

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Facebook Whistleblower To Train Lawyers How To Fight Big Tech

San Francisco, June 21 : Frances Haugen, a whistleblower who exposed Facebook and testified in front of lawmakers about the social network’s illegal data activities, is raising up to $5...

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Ios 16 To Let Users Bypass Captchas In Supported Apps, Websites

San Francisco, June 21 : Tech giant Apple’s all-new operating system iOS 16 has introduced support for bypassing CAPTCHAs in supported apps and websites for users that can be found...

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Tesla Lays Off Head Of Lgbtq+, Diversity Lead

San Francisco, June 21 : Amid CEO Elon Musk’s “woke mind virus” concerns, electric vehicle company Tesla has laid off both the president of its LGBTQ+ community and a lead...

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Meta Shows Off Latest Vr Headset Prototypes

San Francisco, June 21 : Tech giant Meta’s Reality Labs division has revealed new prototypes in its roadmap toward the lightweight, hyper-realistic virtual reality graphics. The breakthroughs remain far from...

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Malaysia\'s Vehicle Sales Fall In May Due To Shortage Of Chips

Kuala Lumpur, June 21 : Malaysia’s total vehicle sales fell 11.76 per cent from April to 49,603 in May due to a shortage of chips and components, according to the...

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Govt Launches Design-linked Incentive Scheme, Extends Telecom Pli By 1 Year

New Delhi, June 20 : The Department of Telecom (DoT) on Monday announced an incentive scheme for design-led manufacturing, along with extending the duration of production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme by...

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International Space Station Evades Russian Space Debris

Washington, June 20 : The International Space Station (ISS) has successfully evaded orbital debris coming from a Russian anti-satellite weapons test, according to a media report. Russia’s space agency Roscosmos...

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\'obscure Religious Cult\' Running Google Developer Studio: Report

San Francisco, June 20 : Call it bizarre but a report citing former Google contractual employees has claimed that Google Developer Studio (GDS) is being run by an obscure religious...

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Oppo Leads \'made In India\' Smartphone Shipments With 22% Growth In Q1

New Delhi, June 20 : Global smart device brand OPPO emerged as the leader in the ‘Made in India’ smartphone shipments in the first quarter of 2022, recording a 22...

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Iit Jodhpur Claims Developing Indigenous Metal 3d Printer For Aerospace, Defence

Jodhpur, June 20 : Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur have developed a metal 3D printer for potential use across a range of industries like aerospace, defence,...

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Gaming-led Global Metaverse Market To Reach $28 Bn By 2028

New Delhi, June 20 : Fueled by gaming, the global metaverse market is projected to reach $28 billion by 2028, from $510 million this year, at a compound annual growth...

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Indian Cyber Agency Warns Users Of Multiple Bugs In Cisco Products

New Delhi, June 20 : The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) which comes under the IT Ministry on Monday issued an advisory over three serious vulnerabilities in networking major...

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On-road Hydrogen Vehicles To Cross 1 Mn Globally By 2027

New Delhi, June 20 : The number of hydrogen vehicles in service globally is likely to exceed 1 million in 2027, from just over 60,000 in 2022 — a substantial...

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Apple May Launch 2nd-gen Airtag As Shipments Rise

New Delhi, June 20 : Apple may launch the second-generation model of AirTag that let users keep track of personal items like keys, wallet, purse, backpack, luggage and more through...

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India Improves Global Ranking For Mobile, Fixed Broadband Speeds

New Delhi, June 20 : India gained three spots in the global ranking on median mobile download speed, reaching 115th position with recording 14.28 Mbps in May which is slightly...

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E-com Platforms To Offer $8 Bn Market For Digital Ads In India

New Delhi, June 20 : E-commerce platforms are now the fastest growing medium for digital ads in India, with a $6-8 billion opportunity by 2030, according to a new report....

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Google Co-founder Brin Asks Court To Deny His Wife Spousal Support

San Francisco, June 20 : As Google Co-founder Sergey Brin seeks divorce from his attorney-entrepreneur wife Nicole Shanahan, he has reportedly asked the judge presiding over the divorce case to...

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Social Commerce Platform Citymall Lays Off 191 Employees

New Delhi, June 20 : Social commerce platform CityMall has laid off 191 employees as it battles to navigate the current market conditions. The startup in March had raised $75...

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Bitcoin Surges Past $20k, Ethereum Crosses $1,100 Per Coin

New Delhi, June 20 : After witnessing free fall for weeks, Bitcoin finally managed to rebound past $20,000 per digital coin on Monday, around 16 per cent gain over the...

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Telegram Launches Paid Subscriptions Service At $5 A Month

New Delhi, June 20 : Encrypted messaging platform Telegram has announced paid subscription on its platform that is likely to cost around $5 (about Rs 400) a month. The company...

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Israel To Fund Testing Of 3 Innovative Energy Techs

Jerusalem, June 20 : The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and the Energy Ministry have announced support for testing three chosen innovative energy technologies developed by Israeli companies. The purpose of...

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Spacex Launches 3 Rockets In 36 Hours

San Francisco, June 19 : SpaceX has launched and landed three rockets in a span of 36 hours, media reports said. A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Florida’s...

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Gen Z Redefining Idea Of Work Hustle In, Outside Office: Microsoft

San Francisco, June 19 : Tech giant Microsoft has find Gen Z entrepreneurs disrupting ideas about workplace hustle and the traditional 9-5 day, media reports say. According to CNBC, many...

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Custom Configured M2 Macbook Pro Models Delayed Until August

San Francisco, June 19 : Tech giant Apple has begun accepting orders for the 13-inch MacBook Pro with an M2 chip, and as with many other Macs, this new machine...

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Now Whatsapp Let Users Hide Profile Pictures, \'last Seen\' From Specific People

San Francisco, June 19 : Meta-owned WhatsApp has announced that it is rolling out new options to your privacy control settings to further protect users’ privacy online. On the microblogging...

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Arm-based Mobile Computing Chip Market Grew 27% In 2021: Report

San Francisco, June 19 : The Arm-based mobile computing chip market, which includes smartphones, tablets and notebook PCs grew 27 per cent to $35.1 billion in 2021, says a new...

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Singapore Logs Fastest Internet Speed At 207.61 Mbps Globally

New Delhi, June 19 : Singapore has emerged as the fastest internet speed hub in the world with a median internet speed of 207.61 Megabits per second (Mbps). According to...

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Google To Bring Picture-in-picture Mode For Meet App

San Francisco, June 19 : Tech giant Google has announced that it is bringing picture-in-picture (PiP) support to its video conferencing app alongside pinning multiple videos feeds. With the new...

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Ex-aws Engineer Convicted Of Hacking Data Of 100 Mn Customers

San Francisco, June 19 : A former female engineer of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the Cloud arm of commerce giant Amazon, has been found guilty of hacking into more than...

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Bitcoin Falls Below $18k, Ethereum Down 80% In Freezing Crypto Winter

New Delhi, June 19 : Leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin dropped below $18,000 per digital coin on Sunday — a massive over 70 per cent drop from its record high of $68,000...

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Apple Retail Store Workers Finally Vote To Form Union In Us

San Francisco, June 19 : In a first, Apple retail store workers have finally managed to vote to form a union in Maryland state in the US. Apple’s Towson Town...

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Apple Gains Huge Share Of Smartphone Brand Switchers In Us

San Francisco, June 19 : At least 73 per cent of the representatives said that tech giant Apple gained the most switchers while only 16 per cent goes to Samsung...

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Us Lawmakers Urge Google To Fix Misleading Abortion Search Results

San Francisco, June 19 : The US lawmakers have asked tech giant Google to fix abortion searches that mislead users to “anti-abortion fake clinics”. According to USA Today, some Democratic...

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Chennai Court Directs Tcs To Reinstate Sacked Employee After 7 Years

Chennai, June 18 : Thiruvamalai Selvan, an IT professional who was terminated by the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in 2015 after eight years of service, has finally got justice after...

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Swiggy \'deactivates\' Delivery Executive Who Sent Creepy Messages To Woman (ld)

New Delhi, June 18 : After a woman shared ‘creepy’ messages like “miss you lot,” from a Swiggy agent who delivered groceries at her doorstep, the company on Saturday said...

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Bytedance Shuts Game Development Studio, Lays Off Over 100

Hong Kong, June 18 : China-based ByteDance has shut down a game development studio, laying off more than 100 employees, media reports said. ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, shut down the...

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After Eu, Us Lawmakers Seek Common Charger For All Devices

Washington, June 18 : After the European Commission announced the adoption of a USB-C port as a single charger to power a variety of devices, including smartphones, tablets, portable speakers,...

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We’re Not An Entertainment Platform, Not A Social Network: Tiktok

San Francisco, June 18 : TikTok has clarified that it is not interested in copying Facebook as it is not a social network but an entertainment platform, as Meta CEO...

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Google Celebrates 140th Birth Anniversary Of Romanian Physicist With Doodle

San Francisco, June 18 : 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...

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Unacademy Lays Off 150 Employees From Its Prepladder Team

New Delhi, June 18 : 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...

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Forget Pegasus, New Spyware \'hermit\' Now Being Used By Govts

New Delhi, June 18 : 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...

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China-based Employees Accessed Tiktok Users\' Data In Us

San Francisco, June 18 : China-based employees of internet giant ByteDance have repeatedly accessed data about US TikTok users, reports say. According to BuzzFeed News, citing leaked audio from more...

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Taiwan Semiconductor To Start 2nm Processor Production By 2025: Report

Taipei, June 18 : IPhone chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) said that it will start 2nm chip production by 2025, media reports say. This is the first time the...

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Meta To Let You Purchase Your Avatar\'s Outfit Through Online Store

San Francisco, June 18 : Tech giant Meta, formerly called Facebook, has announced that it is launching a digital clothing store — Avatars Store — that will let users purchase...

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Us Woman Tracks Partner Via Apple Airtag, Allegedly Kills Him

San Francisco, June 18 : A woman in the US has reportedly been charged with murder after she allegedly used an Apple AirTag to track down her lover and ran...

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Green Tamil Nadu Mission: Geo-tagging Features On Planted Saplings

Chennai, June 17 : Under the Green Tamil Nadu Mission, saplings that are planted and maintained will have geo-tagging features on them for round-the-clock monitoring.There is an app created for...

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Now Mute, Message Participants In Whatsapp Group Voice Call

New Delhi, June 17 : Meta-owned WhatsApp on Friday introduced new features for group voice calls, like muting and messaging participants along with banner notifications while in a group call....

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Call Of Duty Maker Gives Clean Chit To Seniors Over Gender Harassment Charges

San Francisco, June 17 : Activision Blizzard, the developer behind the popular game ‘Call of Duty’ (CoD), has given a clean chit to its senior executives on gender discrimination charges...

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India Has $85 Bn Opportunity In $500 Bn Global Chip Supply Chain Market

New Delhi, June 17 : India has a $85 billion opportunity in the global $500 billion semiconductor manufacturing supply chain market comprising materials (gases, chemicals, minerals, equipment and services), a...

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One-third Top Us Hospitals\' Websites Sent Patient Data To Facebook: Report

Washington, June 17 : About 33 of the top 100 hospitals in the US are sending sensitive patient data to Facebook, now known as Meta, via a tracking tool installed...

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Local Smartphone Manufacturing Volume Grows 7% Yoy In Q1

New Delhi, June 17 : ‘Made in India’ smartphone shipments grew 7 per cent year-over-year (YOY) in the first quarter of 2022 to reach over 48 million units, says a...

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Spacex Fires Employees Who Wrote Open Letter Against Elon Musk (ld)

San Francisco, June 17 : SpaceX has fired employees who wrote an open letter against Elon Musk’s behaviour on Twitter in the public sphere, calling it a “frequent source of...

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Discord Unveils Autonomous Moderation Tool To Fight Spam

San Francisco, June 17 : Chat platform Discord has introduced a new autonomous moderation tool for servers to preemptively detect and block harmful messages and spam. AutoMod comes equipped with...

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Reddit Acquires Machine Learning Platform Spell

San Francisco, June 17 : Popular online discussion forum Reddit is acquiring machine learning (ML) platform Spell for an undisclosed sum. Founded by former Facebook engineer Serkan Piantino in 2016,...

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San Francisco, June 17 : Tech giant Apple’s new iMessage edit and unsend features in iOS 16 are reportedly sparking concerns about abuse among the audience. This year, at the...

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Samsung To Unveil Galaxy F13 In India On June 22

New Delhi, June 17 : With an aim to expand its F-series lineup, tech giant Samsung on Friday announced that it is all set to launch a new smartphone —...

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Amazon, Cartier Sue Counterfeiters For Selling Fake Luxury Goods On Instagram

San Francisco, June 17 : Amazon and luxury jewellery brand Cartier have filed lawsuits against a social media influencer and eight businesses for advertising, promoting and facilitating the sale of...

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Sony, Honda Join Hands For New Ev Company

Tokyo, June 17 : Tech giant Sony and automaker Honda have joined hands to establish a new company that will engage in the sale of high-value-added electric vehicles (EVs) and...

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Microsoft Develops Ai-powered Platform For Connecting Artworks, Cultures

Bengaluru, June 17 : Microsoft and the Museum of Art and Photography (MAP), here on Friday announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform for connecting artworks and...

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Homegrown Esports Startup Fanclash Raises $40 Mn To Go Global

New Delhi, June 17 : Homegrown esports startup FanClash on Friday said it has raised $40 million in its Series B funding to expand its global footprint. Founded in mid-2020,...

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Ferrari Says 60% Of Its Lineup Will Be Electrified By 2026

Maranello (Italy), June 17 : 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...

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Microsoft Defender Now Available For Individuals, Families

New Delhi, June 17 : 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’...

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Musk Wants Twitter To Be More Like Wechat, To Allow \'outrageous\' Comments

San Francisco, June 17 : 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...

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Instagram Testing New Full-screen Mode For Feed

San Francisco, June 17 : 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...

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After Telegram, Snapchat Working On Paid Subscription Service

New Delhi, June 17 : Popular social media platform Snapchat is working on paid subscriptions for users as it struggles to make money after Apple introduced tough iOS privacy changes....

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Musk\'s Behaviour A Source Of Distraction & Embarrassment: Spacex Employees

San Francisco, June 17 : 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...

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Sharechat Closes $520 Mn Funding Round At $5 Bn Valuation

New Delhi, June 16 : Homegrown social media company ShareChat on Thursday said it has closed a $520 million multi-tranche funding round, taking its valuation to $5 billion. In the...

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Nasa Mars Rover Spots Shiny Foil Piece Between Rocks

Washington, June 16 : NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover has spotted a shiny silver object that looks like a discarded packet or foil stuck between two rocks on the Red Planet....

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Big Tech Platforms Sign New Eu Disinformation Code

London, June 16 : Big Tech platforms like Meta, Microsoft, Google, Twitter and others on Thursday signed up to a new “Code of Practice on disinformation” in the European Union...

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Snapchat Testing Community-building \'spotlight Replies\' For Creators

New Delhi, June 16 : Snapchat on Thursday announced it is testing a new community-building feature for creators and their audiences. Called ‘Spotlight Replies’, the feature enables audiences to leave...

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India\'s Biggest Crypto Ponzi Scam May Grow To Rs 1 Tn, Affecting 1 Lakh People

New Delhi, June 16 : The sheer size of the GainBitcoin scam that rocked the nation some time back is turning out to be way bigger than thought, with reports...

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Indian Cyber Agency Alerts Users Of Multiple Bugs In Adobe Products

New Delhi, June 16 : The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on Thursday issued an advisory over multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe products that could help hackers infiltrate into computer...

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Apple\'s M2 Chip Up To 20% Faster Than M1: Report

San Francisco, June 16 : Tech giant Apple’s new M2 chipset, which is powered in the latest MacBook lineup, is up to 20 per cent more faster than the previous...

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Astronomers Find Fastest-growing Black Hole Of Past 9 Bn Years

Sydney, June 16 : An international team of astronomers has discovered the fastest-growing black hole of the last nine billion years. The black hole consumes the equivalent of one Earth...

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Samsung Launches Wallet To Streamline Digital Keys, Payment

New Delhi, June 16 : To help users organise digital keys, boarding passes, identification cards and more in one application, South Korean tech giant Samsung on Thursday introduced a new...

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India To Spend $30 Bn To Achieve Independence On Chip Supply Chain

Taipei/New Delhi, June 16 : India, which aims to become a global semiconductor hub in coming years, is set to pump $30 billion into its technology sector to achieve independence...

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Samsung Reduces Procurement Orders Amid Inventory Pressure: Report

Seoul, June 16 : Samsung Electronics has reportedly halted new procurement orders for a brief period, telling suppliers to either delay or reduce shipments of components and parts owing to...

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Pubg Developer Krafton Creates \'hyper-realistic\' Virtual Human

New Delhi, June 16 : 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...

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Mumbai, June 16 : Contactless payments witnessed a 6 times growth in India in the last three years and the highest adoption was observed in sectors like quick service restaurants,...

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Mumbai, June 16 : Indian private equity (PE) investments reached $70 billion in 2021 in more than 2,000 deals — an 87 per cent increase over the volumes in 2022,...

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Youtube Shorts Now Being Watched By Over 1.5 Bn Users

San Francisco, June 16 : 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...

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Facebook Tells Employees To Tweak Algorithms To Take On Tiktok

San Francisco, June 16 : 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...

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Remote Connectivity Platform Teamviewer Appoints New India Biz Head

Mumbai, June 16 : 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...

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Microsoft Fixes Bug That Let Chinese Hackers Target Windows Users

New Delhi, June 16 : 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...

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Local Businesses Can Display Location, Hours, Contact Info On Twitter Profile

New Delhi, June 16 : 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...

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Apple Faces $935 Mn Lawsuit In Uk For \'secretly Throttling\' Iphones

London, June 16 : Apple is set to face another class-action lawsuit seeking damages worth $935 million in the UK over intentionally slowing down the performance of older iPhones to...

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New Entry-level Ipad To Feature A14 Chip, Usb-c Connectivity

San Francisco, June 16 : Tech giant Apple is planning to update the entry-level iPad with the A14 Bionic chip, 5G, and for the first time, USB-C connectivity. The entry-level...

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Spotify To \'reduce\' New Hiring By 25% Amid Economic Slowdown

San Francisco, June 16 : Swedish music streaming giant Spotify is reportedly reducing new hiring by at least 25 per cent as tech companies navigate through volatile market conditions globally....

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Fb\'s Tools Tracking People Seeking Abortion Services: Report

San Francisco, June 16 : Meta-owned Facebook is collecting ultra-sensitive personal data about abortion seekers and allowing anti-abortion organisations to use that data to target and influence people online, media...

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Microsoft Bid Adieu To Iconic Internet Explorer After 27 Years

New Delhi, June 15 : The iconic Internet Explorer that let millions browse the Web for nearly 27 years and was touted as the star of Windows retired on Wednesday...

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Cloudflare Network Up Now After Online Platforms Went Down In India (lead)

New Delhi, June 15 : Several online platforms like Shopify, Discord, Acko, GitLab and others went down for users in India on Wednesday as digital infrastructure services provider Cloudflare suffered...

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Softbank-backed Unicommerce To Hire Over 150 People In Next 2-3 Months

New Delhi, June 15 : SoftBank-backed integrated software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform Unicommerce on Wednesday said it will hire more than 150 people in FY23, expanding its workforce by 50 per cent....

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China Tightens Mobile App Development Rules Over National Security

Beijing, June 15 : With crackdowns on Internet companies, China has further tightened mobile app development rules with stricter requirements for content and data protection, the media reported.The Cybersecurity Administration...

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New Delhi, June 15 : Several online platforms like Shopify, Discord, Acko, GitLab and others went down for users in India on Wednesday as digital infrastructure services provider Cloudflare suffered...

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San Francisco, June 15 : Tech billionaire Bill Gates has said that he holds no position in cryptocurrencies or non-fungible tokens (NFTs), as they are “100 per cent based on...

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London, June 15 : Europe’s second-highest court on Wednesday sided with chip-maker Qualcomm that had appealed 1 billion euros ($1.04 billion) anti-trust fine from the European Union (EU) regulators over...

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3d Geospatial Solutions Provider Genesys Raises Rs 250 Cr

New Delhi, June 15 : Homegrown 3D mapping content and geospatial solutions provider Genesys International on Wednesday announced it has raised Rs 250 crore (about $32 million) in equity led...

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New Delhi, June 15 : Ahead of the launch, London-based consumer electronics company Nothing on Wednesday revealed the design of its upcoming smartphone – Phone (1) – which will be...

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San Francisco, June 15 : SpaceX will get ready to take off its first orbital flight in July, Founder and CEO Elon Musk has said. This comes as the company...

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Seoul, June 15 : LG Electronics said on Wednesday that it will enter the fast-growing logistics market with its robotic technology as part of efforts to become an automated logistics...

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Seoul, June 15 : Samsung Electronics plans to move around 300 workers from its display business’ liquid crystal display (LCD) division to the company’s semiconductor unit, sources said. The plan...

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Asus Launches New Laptops In India

New Delhi, June 15 : Taiwanese tech giant ASUS on Wednesday launched a new laptop — Zenbook S 13 OLED. The company claims it to be their thinnest and lightest...

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Taipei, June 15 : Largest iPhone manufacturer Foxconn on Wednesday broke ground on its first battery cell plant in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, the media reported. The move...

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China\'s Chang\'e-5 Finds Source Of Water On Moon

Beijing, June 15 : China’s lunar lander Chang’e-5, which had earlier confirmed the presence of water on the Moon, has now determined its source on the lunar surface. In 2020,...

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Tesla Fsd Beta V.11 Likely To Be Ready For Wide Release Soon: Musk

San Francisco, June 15 : Tech billionaire Elon Musk has estimated that his electric vehicle company Tesla’s full self-driving (FSD) Beta version 11 would be ready for wide release by...

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Microsoft Ends Support For Internet Explorer In Windows 10

San Francisco, June 15 : Tech giant Microsoft will no longer support Internet Explorer (IE) in Windows 10, as earlier announced. According to Engadget, users will still receive IE 11...

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Instagram To Nudge Teenagers Away From Harmful Content

San Francisco, June 15 : Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram said that teenage users on the platform will start to see nudges that will encourage them to switch to a different...

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Byju\'s Says Will File Financial Results For Last 2 Years This Month

New Delhi, June 15 : After reports surfaced that edtech giant BYJU’s, last valued at $22 billion, is yet to file its financial statements for FY21 and FY22, the company...

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Linkedin, Un Women To Create Jobs For Women In India

New Delhi, June 15 : Professional network LinkedIn on Wednesday announced partnership with UN Women to advance women’s economic empowerment in Asia Pacific, beginning with India. LinkedIn will invest Rs...

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Uk Appeals Court Upholds Ruling To Block Meta\'s Giphy Acquisition

London, June 15 : An appeals tribunal in the UK has upheld a previous ruling directing Meta (formerly Facebook) to unwind its $315 million acquisition of online database and search...

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San Francisco, June 15 : Meta, formerly Facebook, has announced that it is adding parental controls to all Quest virtual reality (VR) headsets that will allow parents to keep a...

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New Delhi, June 15 : Logistics technology platform Shiprocket on Wednesday announced it has acquired a majority stake in Pickrr, an ecommerce software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for D2C brands and SME...

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New Delhi, June 15 : Meta-owned Instagram faced teething troubles with its Stories feature and several users were left in the lurch while viewing someone’s stories. Users went to various...

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Ford Recalls About 49k Mustang Evs Over Battery Safety Issues

San Francisco, June 15 : Ford Motor has recalled nearly 49,000 Mustang Mach-E electric crossovers over battery safety concerns, and told dealers to temporarily halt selling the popular electric vehicle....

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San Francisco, June 15 : Microsoft has acquired cyber threat analysis and research company Miburo to boost threat intelligence research into new foreign cyber threats. Microsoft did not disclose the...

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Coinbase Lays Off 18% Of Its Workforce

New Delhi, June 15 : Leading crypto exchange Coinbase has announced that it is laying off 18 per cent of its workforce, or about 1,100 jobs amid the economic downturn....

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San Francisco, June 15 : Tech giant Microsoft has started working on bringing casual games to its Microsoft Teams service. The software maker has started testing games like Solitaire, Connect...

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New Delhi, June 14 : Leading virtual private network (VPN) service provider NordVPN on Tuesday announced it will remove servers from India over a recent cybersecurity directive from the Indian...

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New Delhi, June 14 : As mayhem continues across the crypto market, be it cryptocurrencies or Blockchain-based Decentralised finance (DeFi), there has also been a massive 88 per cent drop...

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Now Transfer Whatsapp Chat History From Android To Iphone

New Delhi, June 14 : Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced that WhatsApp users can now securely transfer chat history, photos, videos and more from any Android...

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Allen Career Institute Takes On Unacademy, Opens Digital Education Arm

New Delhi, June 14 : Taking on edtech platforms like Unacademy which are allegedly poaching teachers from its facilities, India’s premier coaching centre Allen Career Institute (ACI) on Tuesday announced...

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Bengaluru Now 5th On Global Tech Vc Investment Map

New Delhi, June 14 : Bengaluru has found itself a distinct place on the global startup tech map as the leading Asian city is now ranked fifth for tech venture...

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Google Maps Rolls Out Estimated Toll Charges For Your Journey In India

New Delhi, June 14 : Google has rolled out a new feature in Maps for users in India, the US, Japan and Indonesia that will give estimate of toll charges...

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