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Sundar Pichai Announces $9.5 Bn For New Offices, Data Centres In Us

San Francisco, April 13 : Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday announced to invest approximately $9.5 billion for new offices and data centres in the US this year,...

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Low Awareness Biggest Cybersecurity Challenge For 93% Indian Cos: Report

New Delhi, April 13 : A whopping 93 per cent Indian companies say lack of cybersecurity awareness among the employees as well as board level executives is the biggest challenge...

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Apple Brings New Version Of Imovie Featuring Storyboards, Magic Movie

San Francisco, April 13 : Tech giant Apple has introduced a new version of iMovie with features that make it easier than ever to create beautiful edited videos on iPhone...

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Clubhouse Testing In-room Gaming Feature

San Francisco, April 13 : Popular social audio platform Clubhouse has confirmed that it is testing a new in-room gaming feature on both iOS and Android platforms. As part of...

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Spotify Adds Live Audio Programmes, Rebrands Greenroom App

San Francisco, April 13 : Music streaming platform Spotify has announced that it is changing the name of Greenroom to Spotify Live and bringing its live capabilities directly onto the...

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Duckduckgo Browser For Mac Launches In Beta

San Francisco, April 13 : Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has launched an all-new browser for macOS in beta. The company said that like its mobile app, DuckDuckGo for Mac is...

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Twitter Acquires Openback To Make Push Notifications Better

New Delhi, April 13 : Twitter has acquired OpenBack, a Dublin-based push notifications company, for an undisclosed sum as the micro-blogging platform aims to make notifications timely, relevant and engaging....

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Pine Labs Takes Majority Stake In Payments Solutions Platform Mosambee

New Delhi, April 13 : Merchant commerce platform Pine Labs on Wednesday said it has made a significant majority investment in end-to-end payment solution provider Mosambee in India, as it...

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Iphone Maker Pegatron Shuts Plants In China Amid Covid Restrictions

Beijing, April 13 : Apple iPhone manufacturer Pegatron has shut production at two plants in China owing to Covid-19 restrictions, as the country takes a strong stance on its Zero-Covid...

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Youtube Suffers Global Outage, Firm Says Fixed All Issues

New Delhi, April 13 : Google-owned YouTube on Wednesday morning suffered global outage as users reported several issues like receiving error messages while trying to watch videos along with logging...

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Apple Ceo Rails Against Bad Privacy Regulation, Sideloading

San Francisco, April 13 : Tech giant Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has used his IAPP Global Privacy Summit keynote speech to discuss privacy and trust in the digital economy, including...

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Elon Musk Tells Us Regulator He Reserves Right To Whack Twitter Bird Anytime

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, April 12 : Though denying himself a board seat at Twitter, Elon Musk, the worlds richest man, has told the US securities regulator that he can...

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Lay-off Season Begins At Startups As India Reopens

New Delhi, April 12 : As Indian companies start reopening their campuses and the country returns to normal after two years of the pandemic, a course correction has begun across...

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Private Ax-1 Astronaut To Make Liquid Telescope Mirror In Space

Washington, April 12 : An astronaut, part of the recent private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) American space habitat company Axiom Space, is set to test the making...

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Industry Hails Trai Recommendations To Slash Prime 5g Spectrum Base Price

New Delhi, April 12 : Leading industry bodies on Tuesday hailed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recommendations of around 35-40 per cent cut in the reserve price for...

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Microsoft To Fuel Bpcl\'s Cloud Transformation

New Delhi, April 12 : Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Microsoft on Tuesday announced a strategic, seven-year cloud partnership that will help the oil and gas company accelerate the...

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Top Us Trade Body To Help India Become Global Chip Manufacturing Hub

New Delhi, April 12 : As India doubles down on local semiconductor manufacturing, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), which is the top trade association representing the US semiconductor industry, on...

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Ibm Keen To Share Knowledge With K\'taka Govt On Cyber Security, Ai

Bengaluru, April 12 : A high-level delegation of IBM officials on Tuesday met C.N.Ashwathnarayan, Minister for IT-BT, Science and Technology at the Vikasa Soudha in Bengaluru and evinced interest in...

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Reliance-backed Addverb Setting Up New Robot Manufacturing Facility In India

New Delhi, April 12 : Leading homegrown robotics company Addverb Technologies on Tuesday announced to set up the world’s largest manufacturing facility in Noida, as Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) pumped...

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Pli To Drive Indian Mobile Manufacturing To Reach Rs 5.5 Lakh Cr By 2026

New Delhi, April 12 : The production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme is likely to push mobile phone manufacturing at a healthy growth trajectory of 15-20 per cent CAGR to reach a...

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Netflix Adds \'two Thumbs Up\' To Offer Better Recommendations

San Francisco, April 12 : Popular video streaming platform Netflix has added a new ‘Two Thumbs Up’ rating option for users to offer better recommendations. The company said that it...

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Iit Guwahati, Ntpc Develop Energy Efficient Tech For Co2 Capture

Guwahati, April 12 : The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has partnered with NTPC to design and develop a highly energy-efficient plant for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture from power...

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S. Korea, Israel Agree To Co-develop Robot Technologies

Seoul, April 12 : South Korea and Israel agreed on Tuesday to invest $5.3 million in the joint development of robot technologies in an effort to boost technological cooperation, Seoul’s...

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Redbus Launches \'redrail\' For Easy Train Bookings

New Delhi, April 12 : With an aim to make the online railway travel booking experience better, online bus ticketing platform redBus on Tuesday launched a standalone lite app called...

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Hero Electric, Electricpe Join Hands For Ev Charging Network

New Delhi, April 12 : Electric two-wheeler company Hero Electric on Tuesday announced its partnership with electric vehicle (EV) charging platform ElectricPe to set-up charging points pan-India for its customers....

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Microsoft Edge May Soon Let Users Open Links In Web Apps

San Francisco, April 12 : Tech giant Microsoft is reportedly working on a new feature for its Edge browser that will make Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) and web apps feel...

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Coinswitch Kuber Temporarily Disables Rupee Deposits

New Delhi, April 12 : Crypto trading platform CoinSwitch Kuber has disabled all payments modes for crypto purchases on its platform, including bank transfers. Users of the CoinSwitch mobile app...

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Meta Onboards Sequoia India To Boost Smbs\' Growth

New Delhi, April 12 : Meta (formerly Facebook) on Tuesday announced to onboard Sequoia Capital along with others to accelerate the growth of small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the...

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Uk Watchdog To Probe Face Id Privacy Complaint Against Apple

London, April 12 : The data watchdog in the UK is launching a probe into Apple after a former senior woman engineer claimed the tech giant accessed smartphones of its...

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Heart Inflammation Risk Post Covid-19 Vax Rare: Lancet

Singapore, April 12 : The overall risk of myopericarditis – a type of heart inflammation – following a Covid-19 vaccination is rare and is comparable to or lower than the...

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Whatsapp Likely To Roll Out New Drawing Tool Features

San Francisco, April 12 : Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is likely to roll out a new drawing tool features for its users. According to WABetaInfo, the company is releasing new...

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Google Sues Scammer For Running \'puppy Fraud Scheme\'

San Francisco, April 12 : Google has sued a scammer who used a network of fraudulent websites that claimed to sell basset hound puppies — with alluring photos and fake...

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Meta To Let Creators Sell Virtual Items In Social Vr App Horizon Worlds

San Francisco, April 12 : Meta on Tuesday announced it is testing new features in Horizon Worlds, its social virtual reality (VR) app, that will help creators sell virtual items...

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Fortnite Developer Epic Raises $2 Bn To Build For Metaverse

New Delhi, April 12 : Epic, the developer of popular game Fortnite, has announced a $2 billion round of funding from Sony and KIRKBI, the family-owned investment company which founded...

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Honda To Launch 30 Evs With $40 Bn Investment By 2030

Tokyo, April 12 : Automaker Honda has announced plans to launch 30 electric vehicle (EV) models globally by 2030 — a full lineup from commercial-use mini-EVs to flagship-class models —...

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Flexible Work Policies Forcing 7 In 10 Indian Women To Quit: Linkedin

New Delhi, April 12 : Seven in 10 working women in India have resigned or are considering quitting their jobs this year as pay cuts, bias and exclusion become their...

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New Materials, Processes For Carbon Capture May Help In Getting Clean Fuel

New Delhi, April 11 : A group of Indian scientists have computationally designed a hybrid material which can absorb greenhouse gas methane, converting it to clean hydrogen and also simulated...

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Tcs\' Q4fy22 Net Profit Up Over 7% At Rs 9,926 Cr

Mumbai, April 11 : IT major Tata Consultancy Services on Monday reported a year-on-year rise of 7.4 per cent in its consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter of FY22....

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Google-owned Fitbit Gets Us Fda Approval For Afib Detection

San Francisco, April 11 : Google-owned wearable brand Fitbit on Monday received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new health feature that can detect atrial...

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At Just 3-7%, Upi Usage Pretty Dismal In Rural India: Report

Bengaluru, April 11 : Despite crossing 5 billion transactions in a month for the first time in March, a new report said on Monday that the Unified Payments Interface (UPI)...

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India Needs Investment In Cyber Security Tech: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Bengaluru, April 11 : India has the opportunity to leapfrog in exponential technologies like cybersecurity and the country needs investment in these technologies to keep its enterprises and key infrastructure...

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40 E-scooters Of Jitendra Ev Catch Fire, Company Launches Probe

New Delhi, April 11 : There is no stopping fires in electric vehicles (EVs) and now, reports have surfaced that at least 40 electric two-wheelers belonging to Jitendra Electric Vehicles...

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Apple\'s 1st Mixed Reality Headset May Arrive With Ios 16

San Francisco, April 11 : As companies look forward to embracing metaverse, Apple may also launch its mixed reality headset launch in early 2023. Reports surfaced that details about Apple’s...

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S.korean Regulator Gives Warning Against Samsung Chief Over False Data

Seoul, April 11 : South Korea’s antitrust regulator said on Monday that it has given a warning against Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group’s de facto leader, over allegations that he has...

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As Lpg Prices Soar, Nit Kozhikode Develops Smart Solar Cooker

Thiruvananthapuram, April 11 : Against the backdrop of rising LPG prices, the Department of Electrical Engineering of the NIT, Kozhikode, has developed a new technology to tap solar energy to...

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E-governance To Drive Digital Id Users\' Number To Cross 6.5 Bn In 2026

New Delhi, April 11 : The number of users of digital identity documents globally will exceed 6.5 billion by 2026, from 4.2 billion in 2022, a new report showed on...

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Garmin Logs Double-digit Sales Growth In India In 2021

New Delhi, April 11 : Leading wearable brand Garmin India on Monday said it has registered double-digit revenue growth, backed by its popular range in the fitness and wellness segment...

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Pebble Launches 2 Affordable Smartwatches In India

New Delhi, April 11 : Homegrown wearable brand Pebble on Monday launched two bluetooth-calling smartwatches in India. While Pebble Cosmos Pro comes with a 1.7-inch curved HD display, Pebble Leap...

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Meta To Stop People From Sharing Private Residential Info Of Other Users

San Francisco, April 11 : Meta (formerly Facebook) is ending an exception to its existing rules that allowed users to post private residential information of people on its platforms if...

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Oneplus Says Strengthening Its Localisation Efforts In India

New Delhi, April 11 : Global smartphone brand OnePlus on Monday said it is seeking new opportunities to strengthen its localisation efforts in India to bring the best of its...

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Elon Musk Will Not Join Twitter\'s Board, Says Ceo Parag Agrawal

San Francisco, April 11 : In a dramatic twist, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has announced that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will not join the board of the company,...

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Bezos Agrees With Musk To Convert Twitter Hq Into Homeless Shelter

San Francisco, April 11 : Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Monday agreed with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to convert Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters in the US into a...

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Apple Confirms Manufacturing Top-selling Iphone 13 In India

New Delhi, April 11 : In a major fillip to India’s dream to become a global manufacturing hub, Apple on Monday confirmed it has started manufacturing its top-selling iPhone 13...

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Whatsapp To Roll Out Eta When Sharing Documents

San Francisco, April 10 : Meta-owned WhatsApp is likely now releasing a feature that lets us understand when a document is fully downloaded on our devices or uploaded to their...

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Loyalty Rewarded: It Firm Gifts 5 Senior Employees With Bmw Cars

Chennai, April 10 : IT firm Kissflow Inc presented a BMW 6 series car to each of its top five employees as a reward for their performance and loyalty towards...

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Nasa Again Delays Final Artemis 1 Moon Mission Test To April 12

Washington, April 10 : NASA has yet again delayed the final wet dress rehearsal of its Artemis 1 moon mission test to April 12, the US space agency officials said....

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Musk Polls To \'convert Twitter Sf Hq To Homeless Shelter\'

San Francisco, April 10 : Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has recently joined Twitter as a board member, has asked its followers if the company’s San Francisco headquarters should be...

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Himanshi Khurana: Fitness For Me Is Being Flexible And Comfortable In My Own Body

Mumbai, April 10 : Actress and model Himanshi Khurana went on to become a household name after her stint in season 13 of the show ‘Bigg Boss’. The actress is...

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Twitter Likely Reverts Change That Turned Embeds Of Deleted Tweets Into Blank Boxes

San Francisco, April 10 : Micro-blogging site Twitter reportedly confirmed that it has reversed a change that turned the appearance of deleted tweets embedded on websites outside of the platform....

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Youtube Ends Test For Quickly Enabling Pip On Ios

San Francisco, April 10 : Google-owned YouTube, which officially rolled out Picture-in-Picture (PiP) to the iOS app last June, has reportedly now ended the test for iPhone and iPad users....

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Musk Is Now $100bn Richer Than Jeff Bezos

San Francisco, April 10 : Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is continuing to grow his status as the world’s richest man as his net worth is skyrocketing over the...

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Facebook Worried As Tiktok Set To Eclipse Twitter, Snapchat Ad Share

San Francisco/New Delhi, April 10 : TikToka¿s meteoric rise has baffled Meta (formerly Facebook) as the Chinese short-video app is set to overtake the global advertising share of micro-blogging platform...

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Global Smartphone Applications Chip Market Grows 23% To $30.8 Bn

New Delhi, April 10 : Amid the acute demand-supply gap, the global smartphone applications processor (AP) market grew 23 per cent to $30.8 billion in 2021, a new report has...

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Is Twitter Dying As Justin Bieber & Taylor Swift Not Tweeting: Musk

New Delhi, April 10 : Elon Musk, who is now on the board of Twitter after acquiring 9.2 per cent stake in it for nearly $3 billion, took a fresh...

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Tesla Customer Waiting For Model X Refund For Over 2 Years

San Francisco, April 10 : Taking advantage of Tesla’s seven-day, no-questions-asked return policy at the time, a customer who returned his Tesla Model X in early 2020, is stillAmaking payments...

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Apple Likely Working On \'dual Usb-c Power Adapter\'

San Francisco, April 10 : Tech giant Apple is likely working on a dual-port USB-C wall charger and it may see a release in the near future as an analyst...

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Whatsapp Likely Turns Off \'media Visibility\' Option For Disappearing Chats

San Francisco, April 9 : Meta-owned WhatsApp is likely now automatically turning off the option of “media visibility” for disappearing chats on WhatsApp for Android, which let people view media...

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Fundamental Drivers For It Sector Growth Remain Intact: Hdfc Securities

New Delhi, April 9 : The fundamental drivers of the IT sector’s growth have remained intact despite a slowdown said HDFC Securities. The IT index is up more than 40...

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Google Fi Drastically Cuts Prices Of Unlimited Phone Plans

San Francisco, April 9 : Google has dropped prices of its Fi unlimited phone plans and rates now start at $20 per month per line for four or more lines,...

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Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro Likely To Feature Huge Battery

Seoul, April 9 : South Korean tech giant Samsung is reportedly working on its upcoming smartwatch — Galaxy Watch5 Pro — and it is likely to come with a huge...

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Researchers Help Develop Highly Accurate, 30-second Covid Test

New York, April 9 : A team of researchers has helped develop a Covid-19 testing device that can detect coronavirus infection in as little as 30 seconds as sensitively and...

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Artificial Intelligence Spending In Asia-pacific To Reach $32 Bn In 2025

New Delhi, April 9 : Countries in the Asia-Pacific region are set to spend $17.6 billion on artificial intelligence (AI) systems in 2022 and this is expected to reach $32...

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L1 Bidder Hal-l&t Combine To Deliver Pslv Rocket In 2024

By Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, April 9 : The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) consortium has turned out to the lowest price bidder for making five Polar Satellite...

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Google Partners With Ifixit To Self-repair Pixel Phones

San Francisco, April 9 : Tech giant Google has announced that it is working with iFixit to make it easier for independent repair professionals and skilled consumers with the relevant...

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T-hub\'s New Programme To Upskill Students, Professionals For Ev Industry

New Delhi, April 9 : T-Hub, India’s largest technology incubator, on Saturday launched a one-of-a-kind EV Entrepreneurial Programme in partnership with EV Master Class that aims at upskilling and empowering...

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Yogi Govt Promises Strict Action After Up Cmo\'s Twitter Hacked

Lucknow, April 9 : The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday said that strict action will be taken against those responsible for hacking the official Twitter handle of the state Chief...

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Kidney Disease Patients Are At Increased Risk Of Cancer

Toronto, April 9 : Patients with kidney disease may have an increased risk of cancer and may be more likely to die from cancer, suggests a new study. The study,...

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New Warner Bros. Discovery Firm To Take On Netflix, Disney

San Francisco, April 9 : Discovery and telecommunication company AT&T announced that they have closed their transaction and combined the WarnerMedia business with Discovery, to compete with other streaming giants...

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Apps Still Tracking Users\' Data On Apple App Store: Study

London/New Delhi, April 9 : The privacy changes that Apple made in iOS 14 to stop apps from tracking users’ data have not fully stopped developers from the illegal practice...

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5g To Drive Connected Cars As Telematics Control Unit Sales Break All Records

New Delhi, April 9 : Driven by the rising penetration of connected cars and the consumer preference for digital features, global telematics control unit (TCU) shipments grew 13 per cent...

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Spotify Testing Music Discovery Feed Like Tiktok

New Delhi, April 9 : Music streaming service Spotify is testing a personalised feed on the app’s home screen like Chinese short-video making platform TikTok to help users discover music...

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Us Paid Millions Of Dollars To Send Starlink Terminals To Ukraine

San Francisco, April 9 : The US government paid millions of dollars to send Elon Musk-run satellite internet service Starlink terminals to Ukraine, a report has claimed.SpaceX had earlier denied...

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Nissan Plans Its 1st Ev With Solid-state Battery In 2028

Tokyo, April 9 : Japanese automaker Nissan has unveiled its first prototype production facility for all-solid-state battery cells, which the company aims to bring to market in coming years. Nissan...

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Netflix May Buy Stake In Nfl Films To Boost Sports Streaming

San Francisco, April 9 : Netflix may buy a stake in TV and film studio NFL Films as the streaming giant is reportedly planning to enter the live sports arena...

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\'beginning Of Many Beginnings\': Private Mission Ax-1 Lifts Off To Space Station

Washington, April 8 : American company Axiom Space has launched the world’s first private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday. The 4-member crew lifted off on SpaceX’s...

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Ukraine Gets 5,000 Starlink Internet Terminals Via Spacex, Usaid

San Francisco, April 8 : Elon Musk-led SpaceX, in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has delivered 5,000 starlink terminals to war-torn Ukraine. The satellite internet...

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Microsoft Seizes Domains Of Russia-backed Hacker Group That Targeted Ukraine

San Francisco, April 8 : Microsoft has blocked and seized web domains belonging to Russian military intelligence-sponsored hacker group called Strontium or APT28 that targeted Ukraine, including media outlets. The...

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Bose Brings New Quietcomfort 45 Headphones With Nostalgic Feel To India

New Delhi, April 8 : Audio wearable giant Bose on Friday introduced all-new QuietComfort 45 headphones, replacing the legendary QuietComfort 35 II model, with improved noise cancellation at Rs 32,900...

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Iit Madras Launches Indigenously Developed Polycentric Prosthetic Knee

Chennai, April 8 : Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have launched India’s first indigenously developed polycentric prosthetic knee, which aims to improve the quality of life...

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Tesla Plans To Roll Out Fsd Beta To All Customers This Year: Musk

San Francisco, April 8 : Tech billionaire Elon Musk said that his electric vehicle company Tesla is planning to roll out “full self-driving” (FSD) beta software this year to all...

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Unacademy Lays Off Nearly 600 Workers, Aims To Become Profitable By Q4 2022

New Delhi, April 8 : Edtech platform Unacademy, which laid off nearly 600 employees, contractual workers and educators – about 10 per cent of its 6,000-strong workforce across the group...

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1.8 Mn Third-party Apps On App Store Eclipse Apple\'s Own Apps

New Delhi, April 8 : Third-party apps have grown from 500 to more than 1.8 million since the App Store’s launch more than a decade ago, and a new report...

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Netapp To Acquire Cloud Open Source Database Provider Instaclustr

San Francisco, April 8 : Leading Cloud firm NetApp is acquiring Instaclustr, that operates open source databases in the cloud, for an undisclosed sum. Modern Cloud applications rely on a...

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Twitter Testing New Feature To Let Users \'unmention\' Themselves

San Francisco, April 8 : Micro-blogging site Twitter said it isAtesting a new way for users to remove themselves from conversations they do not want to be a part of....

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New Google Ai System To Show Updated Business Hours On Maps

New Delhi, April 8 : To help companies keep up with the fast pace of change, Google has developed a machine learning model that automatically identifies if business hours are...

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Elevation Capital Launches New $670 Mn Fund For Early-stage Startups In India

New Delhi, April 8 : Leading venture capital firm Elevation Capital on Friday announced its eighth $670 million fund for early-stage startups in India and to help their founders realise...

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Asus Rog Unveils Zephyrus M16 2022 Edition In India

New Delhi, April 8 : With an aim to strengthen the Zephyrus series, ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) on Friday launched a new laptop, Zephyrus M16 2022 edition, for Indian...

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Moto G22 Unveiled In India At An Affordable Price

New Delhi, April 8 : Motorola on Friday unveiled a new smartphone, moto g22, that comes with quad camera setup and 20W TurboPower charger for Indian users. Priced at Rs...

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Twitter Brings Alt Badge, Improved Image Descriptions Globally

San Francisco, April 8 : In a bid to make it easy to add alt text to image uploads, micro-blogging site Twitter has announced that its new accessibility features, ALT...

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41% Indian Workers Left Jobs In Past Year, Health Top Priority: Report

New Delhi, April 8 : A staggering 41 per cent of Indian employees left their jobs during the past year, indicating that the great reshuffle is here to stay as...

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Snapchat\'s New Lens Aims To Teach Users American Sign Language

San Francisco, April 8 : Popular social network Snapchat has announced that it is rolling out a new ASL Alphabet lens to encourage users to start learning American Sign Language....

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Ashneer Threatens Legal Action Against Ceo, Board Over Comment Against Sister

New Delhi, April 8 : In a fresh battle, BharatPe founder and former managing director Ashneer Grover has threatened a legal action against CEO Suhail Sameer and the board for...

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Google \'multisearch\' Tool To Help Users Search With Photos

New Delhi, April 8 : Google has introduced multi-search on its platform that allows people to use text and images at the same time to find the most relevant results....

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Tata Group\'s Super App \'neu\' Faced Several Glitches On Day 1

New Delhi, April 8 : Tata Group, which has launched its much-awaited super app called ‘Neu,’ bringing most of the daily consumer offerings on one platform, faced several issues on...

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Tencent To Shut Down Its Game Streaming Service

San Francisco, April 8 : Video games company Tencent said it will shut down its game streaming platform Penguin Esports by June due to “changes in business strategies”. Twitch-like Penguin...

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Epic Games, Lego To Build A Kid-friendly Metaverse

San Francisco, April 8 : Game developer Epic Games and toy company The Lego Group are building a new, family-friendly virtual world. The companies have not revealed too many details...

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Tata Digital Launches Super-app \'tata Neu\'

New Delhi, April 8 : Tata Digital on Thursday launched a super-app — Tata Neu — which provides a plethora of products and services as well as rewards experience on...

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Bharatpe Hits Back At Ashneer, Says Registered 4x Sales Growth In Q1 2022

New Delhi, April 7 : As Ashneer Grover took a dig at the board members of BharatPe over its first quarter of alleged ‘degrowth’ and ‘maximum cash burn’, the fintech...

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Process On For Environmental Clearance For Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage In Kudankulam

New Delhi, April 7 : The process is on for environmental clearance to set up the ‘Away From Reactor’ (AFR) facility to store the spent fuel of 1,000 MW atomic...

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Meta Purges Mass Reporting Network In Russia For Violating Its Policies

San Francisco, April 7 : Meta said on Thursday that it has removed a network in Russia for abusing its reporting tools to repeatedly report people in Ukraine and in...

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6 Anti-virus Apps On Google Play Store Steal 15k Android Users\' Data

New Delhi, April 7 : In a bizarre incident, at least 15,000 Android users downloaded anti-malware apps from Google Play Store which, instead of protecting them from hackers, infected their...

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Better.com\'s Vishal Garg Offers Paid Severance, Health Insurance To Those Who Quit

San Francisco, April 7 : After laying off nearly 4,000 employees in the US and India, digital mortgage lender Better.com — under its Indian-origin CEO Vishal Garg — is now...

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Apple Restores Opposition App To App Store In Russia

Moscow, April 7 : Tech giant Apple has reportedly resumed allowing Russians to download an app run by supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after criticism that it was...

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How Drying Laundry Contributes To Tonnes Of Air Pollution

London, April 7 : Drying a load of laundry using a machine dryer that uses no heat but just tumbles the cloth to remove moisture releases potentially harmful microfibres into...

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Indian Woman-led Deep Tech Startup Instoried Secures $200 Mn

Bengaluru, April 7 : Deep tech platform Instoried on Thursday said it has secured $200 mn commitment from global investment group GEM Global Yield, and will use the funds to...

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Panasonic Unveils Its Flagship Mirrorless Camera In India

New Delhi, April 7 : Consumer durable major Panasonic India on Thursday launched its flagship mirrorless camera — LUMIX GH6 – in India for Rs 2,34,990. The company said that...

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Instagram \'slashes\' Payouts To Creators By 70% On Reels

San Francisco, April 7 : Meta-owned Instagram has reportedly slashed creators’ payout by as much as 70 per cent while increasing target metrics for monetisation for them on the platform....

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Ex-twitter Ceo Jack Dorsey Reveals Hardware Crypto Wallet

San Francisco, April 7 : Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s firm Block is working on hardware crypto wallet, a device to help people “safely own and manage their Bitcoin”. Block’s...

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Krafton Bans Over 66k Bgmi Accounts For Cheating

Seoul, April 7 : PUBG developer Krafton has banned 66,233 Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) accounts for cheating during the week ending April 3. The BGMI maker also published a list...

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Uber To Add Train, Bus, Flight Bookings In Uk

London, April 7 : Ride-hailing platform Uber is adding trains, buses, planes and car rentals to its UK app this year. The move is part of a pilot that could...

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Xiaomi India Gets Key Iso Certification On Distributor Selection For Offline Distribution

Bengaluru, April 7 : Leading smartphone and TV brand Xiaomi India on Thursday said it has received the key ‘ISO 9001:2015’ certification for their distributor selection and onboarding process for...

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Samsung Sees 50% Jump In Profits Due To Robust Mobile, Chip Sales

Seoul, April 7 : Samsung Electronics said on Thursday it is likely to report its best first-quarter earnings in four years on the back of solid chip and mobile demand....

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Twitter \'tampering\' With Public Record By Wiping Embedded Deleted Tweets (ld)

San Francisco/New Delhi, April 7 : The developer and open internet communities have slammed a Twitter change that is wiping embedded deleted tweets, available in third-party websites, from the public...

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Talentedge\'s Owner Takes Stake In Upgrad At $2 Bn Value After Integration

Mumbai, April 7 : Edtech major upGrad on Thursday said it has integrated all of Talentedge’s business, which will operate under its own name, as its owner Sekhsaria Family Office...

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Google To Block Outdated Apps On Play Store From Nov 1

New Delhi, April 7 : In a bid to protect users from installing outdated apps which can put their data at risk, Google has announced to block and hide apps...

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Facebook Drops Flagship F8 Developer Conference This Year

San Francisco, April 7 : Meta has announced not to hold its flagship Facebook F8 developer conference this year, as it gears up for new initiatives towards metaverse. Meta will...

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Google Can\'t Remove Apps That Link To External Payments In S. Korea

Seoul, April 7 : Tech giant Google will be violating South Korean law if it pushes through with its plan to remove apps linking to external payment methods, the Korea...

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Twitter Change Leaves Huge Gaps In Websites

San Francisco, April 7 : Micro-blogging site Twitter has made a small but significant change to how deleted tweets are shown when they are embedded in third-party websites. Since at...

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China Launches New Satellite For Earth Observation

Jiuquan (China), April 7 : China launched a new Earth-observation satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday. The satellite, Gaofen-3 03, was launched by a...

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Samsung Galaxy S22 Sales Expected To Top 1 Mn In S.korea

Seoul, April 6 : Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday that the sales of its latest Galaxy S series are expected to surpass 1 million units in South Korea later this...

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Koo Launches Voluntary Self-verification Feature For Users

Bengaluru, April 6 : Microblogging and social media app Koo launched a voluntary self-verification feature on Wednesday, which will allow its users to self-verify their profile on the platform by...

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Google To Bring Emoji Reactions To Docs

San Francisco, April 6 : Google Docs is getting support for emoji reactions that will allow users to respond to the text with a simple symbol rather than a fully...

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Flexible Workspace Provider Indiqube Raises $30 Mn To Double India Footprint

New Delhi, April 6 : Flexible workspace provider IndiQube on Wednesday said it has raised $30 million, as it aims to more than double its Pan-India footprint in the next...

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Starlink Blocked By French Court After Legal Battle With Environmental Groups

Paris, April 6 : Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service has effectively lost its frequencies in France following a legal battle waged by environmental groups. The decision was...

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Nuclear Capacity Expected To Reach 22,480 Mw By 2031: Govt

New Delhi, April 6 : ‘In-Principle’ approval has been accorded for five new sites for locating nuclear power plants in future and on progressive completion of the projects under construction...

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Amazon Hikes Price Of Music Streaming Service For Prime Members

New Delhi, April 6 : Amazon is increasing the price of its music streaming service globally and Prime subscribers of the service will have to pay more from May 5....

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Musk Risks New Fight With Sec Over Late Report On Twitter Stake

San Francisco, April 6 : Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have just picked another battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), setting up a potential showdown over how he...

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Google Pixel Smartphones Among Devices \'emitting Most Radiation\'

San Francisco, April 6 : All smartphones do emit some level of radiation but a new report on Wednesday claimed that Google Pixel and Sony Xperia mobile devices are among...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 Likely To Feature Upgraded Camera System

Seoul, April 6 : South Korean tech giant Samsung is likely planning to launch its upcoming Galaxy Z Fold4 with an upgraded camera system. According to GizmoChina, the Galaxy Z...

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It Admins Can Soon Send Alerts To Employees On Windows 11 Desktops

San Francisco, April 6 : IT admins will soon be able to send organisational messages and important alerts to Windows 11 PCs which will appear on a lock screen, desktop...

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It Spending In India To Hit $110.6 Bn Despite Inflation, Geo-political Disruption

New Delhi, April 6 : The overall IT spending in India is likely to reach $110.6 billion in 2022 — growing 6.3 per cent from 2021 – as inflation, geo-political...

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Zomato, Swiggy Suffer Brief Outage Due To \'technical Glitch\'

New Delhi, April 6 : Online food delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy, along with several other online platforms, suffered a brief nationwide outage on Wednesday, as thousands waited with bated...

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India To See Average 9% Salary Hike This Year, 2% More Than Pre-covid Era

New Delhi, April 6 : As India returns to normal after two years of the pandemic, companies are likely to hand out salary increments at an average hike of 9...

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Musk Won\'t Get Special Treatment On The Platform, Says Twitter

San Francisco, April 6 : Micro-blogging platform Twitter has said it will not give Tesla CEO Elon Musk special treatment on the platform, after earning a seat on the company’s...

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Sennheiser Introduces Two New Earbuds In India

New Delhi, April 6 : In a bid to offer a better audio experience, German audio brand Sennheiser on Wednesday unveiled two new earbuds — CX True and CX Plus...

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Google Forms Data Cloud Alliance To Make Data More Accessible

San Francisco/New Delhi, April 6 : Google on Wednesday announced a new Data Cloud Alliance to make data more portable and accessible across business systems, platforms and environments — with...

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Flipkart Launches Health App To Supply Affordable Medicines To Remote Places

Bengaluru, April 6 : E-commerce platform Flipkart on Wednesday announced the launch of an app that will enable access to affordable medicines and healthcare products and services for customers across...

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Microsoft\'s New Windows 11 Tools To Improve Virtual Meetings

San Francisco, April 6 : Tech giant Microsoft has unveiled several system-wide features designed to improve virtual meetings on Windows 11. Microsoft shared details about the future of Windows and...

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Last-mile Delivery Provider Shadowfax To Ride On Hero Electric

New Delhi, April 6 : Electric two-wheeler company Hero Electric on Wednesday announced a partnership with Shadowfax Technologies, India’s leading crowdsourced platform for last-mile deliveries. Hero Electric will assist Shadowfax...

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Tcs, Accenture, Cognizant Lead Indian Firms Amid Digital Boom

New Delhi, April 6 : As digital transformation gets in top gear, IT companies lead the pack and the top 3 firms are Tata Consultancy Services, Accenture and Cognizant, respectively,...

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Epic Games\' Unreal Engine 5 Is Now Available To Download

New Delhi, April 6 : Epic Games has announced that Unreal Engine 5, which will enable users to realise next-generation real-time 3D content and experiences with greater freedom, fidelity and...

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Germany Shuts Russian Marketplace Hydra, Seizes $25.2 Mn In Bitcoin

London, April 6 : Germany has shut down the Russian illegal darknet marketplace called ‘Hydra Market’, confiscating 543 Bitcoins with a total value of around $25.2 million. The authorities shut...

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Twitter Limits Reach For Russian Govt Accounts

San Francisco, April 6 : In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Twitter has announced not to amplify or recommend government accounts in countries — starting with Russia —...

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Now Share Video From 3rd-party Apps Directly On Facebook Reels

New Delhi, April 6 : Meta has announced to allow users to post short-form videos from third-party apps in Facebook Reels. The ‘Sharing to Reels’ feature is a new way...

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Google Maps To Roll Out Toll Prices For Indian Users

New Delhi, April 6 : Google on Wednesday said it is rolling out toll prices on Maps in India, the US, Japan and Indonesia that will help users make the...

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Twitter To Soon Add Edit Button To Help Users Fix Typos

New Delhi, April 6 : Twitter on Wednesday announced that it is working to allow users to edit their tweets after posting them to fix typos and errors, as its...

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In 100 Up Villages, People Look Up At The Stars

Lucknow, April 6 : More than 100 villages in Uttar Pradesh now have ‘house astronomy labs’ set up using panchayat funds at local government schools. These labs are equipped with...

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Iit-d, Djb Sign Mou To Address Delhi\'s Water Security Issues

New Delhi, April 6 : The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) and the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) will work together with an aim to address the water security-related issues in...

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Apple’s Flagship Developers\' Conference Remains Online From June 6-10

Cupertino, April 5 : Apple on Tuesday announced it will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in an all-online format from June 6-10. For the third year, the tech...

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Zoom To Set Up 2nd Technology Centre In India

New Delhi, April 5 : Video conferencing and chat app Zoom on Tuesday said it is setting up a second technology centre in India, as it ramps up hiring in...

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Musk Joins Twitter\'s Board Of Directors, Promises Significant Improvements (ld)

San Francisco/New Delhi, April 5 : In a significant development, Indian-origin Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal on Tuesday announced that the micro-blogging platform has appointed Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk...

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How Cci Order Is Also A Breather For Zomato, Swiggy

New Delhi, April 5 : As the Competition Commission of India (CCI) ordered a thorough investigation into the conduct of online food delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy, the detailed document...

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Twitter Appoints Elon Musk To Its Board Of Directors

New Delhi/San Francisco, April 5 : In a significant development, Indian-origin Twitetr CEO Parag Agrawal on Tuesday announced that the company has appointed Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to...

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1 In 2 Employers Keen On Hiring In April-june As India Reopens: Report

New Delhi, April 5 : As India reopens, more than 54 per cent of the employers have expressed their intent to hire in the April-June quarter – 4 per cent...

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Elon Musk Gets Fierce Competition As Amazon Enters Space Internet Biz

Seattle, April 5 : Elon Musk is set to get fierce competition in the affordable satellite-based internet market as Amazon on Tuesday announced the biggest rocket deal in the commercial...

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Makemytrip Acquires Foreign Exchange Services Provider Bookmyforex

New Delhi, April 5 : As India reopened international travel last month after two years of the pandemic, MakeMyTrip’s fintech arm TripMoney on Tuesday said it has acquired a majority...

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Us Anti-trust Bill Seeks To Tame Big Tech, India Needs To Learn

New Delhi/Washington, April 5 : As pressure mounts on Big Tech to sanitise their platforms and stop scraping users data, India needs to learn from the US antitrust bill called...

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Microsoft Brings Arm Support To Azure Virtual Machines

San Francisco, April 5 : Tech giant Microsoft has announced a preview of Arm support on Azure virtual machines via its work with Ampere Computing. A startup that makes server...

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Ibm Unveils Next-gen System To Safely Process Key Financial Data

New York, April 5 : Tech giant IBM on Tuesday unveiled a new system, billed as industry’s first quantum-safe system, that will help customers analyse real-time transactions at scale for...

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Thc, Cbd Exposure In Womb Linked To Childhood Obesity: Study

New York, April 5 : Pregnant women who were exposed to cannabis products that contained THC and CBD were more likely to have children with increased fat mass and blood...

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Spotify Testing New Feature For User-made Playlists

San Francisco, April 5 : Music streaming service Spotify is testing a new feature for listeners to discover music they love with a collection of playlists curated by select Spotify...

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Epic Games Raises $144 Mn For Ukraine Relief

San Francisco, April 5 : Fortnite maker Epic Games has raised a total of $144 million for Ukraine relief efforts in just two weeks, media reports say. Ahead of its...

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\'do You Want An Edit Button?\' Tweets Musk As Parag Agrawal Replies

New Delhi, April 5 : A day after revealing that he has a 9.2 per cent stake worth about $3 billion in Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday asked...

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Netcore Cloud Expands Ties With Aws To Boost Digital Experiences For B2c Brands

New Delhi, April 5 : In a bid to enhance digital experiences for B2C Brands, customer engagement and Communications Platform as a service (CPaaS) company Netcore Cloud on Tuesday announced...

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Lenovo To Hire 12k R&d Professionals In Next 3 Years

New Delhi, April 5 : Global conglomerate Lenovo has announced plans to hire 12,000 R&D professionals over the next three years, as it focuses on technologies from edge computing to...

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Gupshup Acquires Conversational Ai Platform Active.ai

Mumbai, April 5 : Leading conversational messaging platform Gupshup on Tuesday said it has acquired Active.Ai, a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) platform used by banks and fintech firms, for an...

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Nasa Telescope Uses Moonlight To Enhance Accuracy Of Satellites

Washington, April 5 : NASA has sent a telescope in space that will measure the amount of light reflected off the Moon in order to improve the accuracy and consistency...

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Apple Fitness+ Adds Post-childbirth Workouts For New Mothers

San Francisco, April 5 : Apple Fitness+ has expanded its selection of workouts for mothers, with a collection of videos to help with regaining fitness following a pregnancy. The workouts...

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Microsoft\'s Top Executive James Phillips Quits

San Francisco, April 5 : After ten years at Microsoft, James Phillips will leave the company immediately. Phillips joined Microsoft in 2012 as a corporate vice president and strategic advisor...

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Amazon App Won\'t Let Workers Use Words Like \'slave Labour\', \'restroom\'

San Francisco, April 5 : Alarmed at the employees open criticism of workplace conditions, Amazon is reportedly adding a content filter to its internal messaging app that will block of...

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Hackers Hit Email Marketing Giant Mailchimp, Access Crypto Wallets\' Data

San Francisco, April 5 : Hackers have stolen data from more than 100 clients of email marketing giant Mailchimp after they broke into its services, using the data to mount...

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Tiktok Owner Bytedance \'scraped\' Content From Instagram, Snapchat

San Francisco, April 5 : Chinese short-video-making app TikTok’s parent company ByteDance allegedly made fake accounts with content taken from Instagram, Snapchat and other social media platforms, a new report...

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Cci Orders Probe Into Conduct Of Zomato, Swiggy

New Delhi, April 4 : The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday ordered a thorough investigation into the conduct of online food delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy, which are...

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Meta Takes Down 23.6 Mn Pieces Of Bad Content In India On Fb, Instagram

New Delhi, April 4 : Meta (formerly Facebook) took down 21.2 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 2.4 million pieces of content across 12 policies...

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Musk Buys 9.2% Stake Worth $3 Bn In Twitter, Stock Soars 23% (lead)

San Francisco/New Delhi, April 4 : Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk who used Twitter for various reasons — from infuriating the US regulators with business-related tweets to making fun...

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Tech Firm Nothing\'s $10 Mn Equity-based Investment Round Crosses $70 Mn

New Delhi, April 4 : London-based consumer tech company Nothing on Monday said that that its $10 million equity-based community investment round has been oversubscribed by more than seven times...

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Hyderabad-based Biological E. To Get Mrna Technology From Who For Covid Vaccines

Hyderabad, April 4 : Leading vaccine manufacturer Biological E.Limited (BE) will get mRNA technology from the World Health Organisation (WHO) technology transfer hub to produce Covid-19 vaccines. The Hyderabad-based company...

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Elon Musk Takes 9.2% Passive Stake In Twitter, Stock Soars 28%

New Delhi/San Francisco, April 4 : Twitter shares surged nearly 28 per cent on Monday after regulatory filings in the US revealed that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has...

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Skagen Launches \'falster Gen 6\' Smartwatch In India

New Delhi, April 4 : Danish-inspired watch and jewellery brand Skagen on Monday launched its new smartwatch ‘Falster Gen 6’ in the Indian market at Rs 21,995. The Gen 6...

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Ghaziabad Engineering Students Win Uber Hackathon

New Delhi, April 4 : Uber announced on Monday the winners of the Uber HackTag 2.0, for creating the next big innovation prototype that will reimagine the way the world...

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Iit Guwahati Develops Tech To Standardise Ev For India

Guwahati, April 4 : The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has developed a technology that rates the motors and batteries of electric vehicles (EV) and suggests to original equipment...

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Apple Reportedly Testing 9-inch Foldable Device

San Francisco, April 4 : Apple is reportedly testing a 9-inch foldable device, according to one supply chain insider. Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities said that despite his earlier...

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Panasonic To Invest $4.9 Bn In Ev Batteries, Supply Chain Software

New Delhi, April 4 : Panasonic is joining the high-growth electric vehicles market, with plans to invest nearly $4.9 billion in automotive batteries, supply chain software and cyber physical systems,...

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Russian Food Delivery App Data Leak Exposes Secret Police Info

Moscow, April 4 : A data leak in Russia’s popular food delivery service Yandex Food has exposed personal information of 58,000 users, including those associated with the government’s secret police....

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Jack Dorsey Regrets Playing A Role In Centralising Internet

New Delhi, April 4 : Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, a strong proponent of open and decentralised social media, has regretted his involvement in creating a centralised Internet. In a tweet,...

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Android 13 Will Reportedly Allow Two Carrier Connections On One Esim

San Francisco, April 4 : Android 12 has brought a lot of additional features and now a new report has claimed that Google is working on a way to allow...

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Tesla To Keep China Plant Shut Due To Covid Restrictions

Beijing, April 4 : Elon Musk-run Tesla, which delivered over three lakh vehicles in Q1 this year despite an ‘exceptionally difficult quarter,’ has been forced to keep its factory shut...

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Apple May Add 11-inch Macbook Air Model To Obsolete Products List

San Francisco, April 4 : Tech giant Apple is expected to add two MacBook Air models and one MacBook Pro model to its obsolete products list on April 30. According...

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Tim Cook Promotes Model Car Iphone Photographer On World Autism Awareness Day

San Francisco, April 3 : Apple CEO Tim Cook has marked World Autism Awareness Day and Autism Acceptance Month with a tweet, showcasing the talents of a young iPhone photographer...

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Twitter For Android Is Likely Getting Tweet Text Selection

San Francisco, April 3 : Micro-blogging site Twitter is reportedly adding the ability to select text within tweets to the Android version of its app. This upcoming feature was noted...

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