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Digital Radio Set To Change How Indians Consume Entertainment, News

New Delhi, July 23 : As the digital consumption of entertainment and news grow multifold in India, digital radio is set to change the entire creator economy landscape, giving millions...

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Twitter Reaches 238 Mn Users Globally Amid Legal Battle With Musk

New Delhi, July 23 : Despite posting $270 million net loss in its second quarter (Q2) this year, Twitter has reached 237.8 million users which is a significant growth amid...

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Microsoft To Soon Start Blocking Office Macros By Default

San Francisco, July 23 : Tech giant Microsoft confirmed this week that it will soon start blocking Visual Basic Applications (VBA) macros in Office apps by default after quietly rolling...

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Zuckerberg, Sandberg Set To Be Deposed In Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit

Washington, July 23 : Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg are set to be deposed in a Cambridge Analytica lawsuit, the media reported. According to a court document,...

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T-mobile Agrees To Pay $350 Mn In Data Breach Affecting 77 Mn Users

San Francisco, July 23 : Telecommunications company T-Mobile has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in a 2021 data breach that impacted nearly 76.6 million users’...

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Instacart\'s Indian-american Founder Apoorva Mehta Calls It Quit

New Delhi, July 23 : US-based Instacart’s Founder and Executive Chairman Apoorva Mehta has announced to step down from the online grocery delivery service he founded nearly a decade ago....

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You Can Now Access Screenshots On Google Photos Via Home Screen

San Francisco, July 23 : Google Photos has a new shortcut that allows users to access screenshots directly from the home screen. The app’s latest version on Android now lets...

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Volkswagen Ropes In Porsche Ceo To Lead As Diess Steps Down

Berlin, July 23 : Volkswagen Group chairman and CEO Herbert Diess is stepping down from his position at the company and will be replaced by Porsche CEO Oliver Blume. Blume...

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Meta Commits Additional $150 Mn To Its Oversight Board

San Francisco, July 23 : Tech giant Meta has made a commitment that provides for ongoing financial support for the Oversight Board, and as part of that commitment, it will...

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Meta Opposes Cci Probe In Delhi Hc, Says Fb Can\'t Be Investigated \'due To\' Whatsapp

New Delhi, July 22 : Opposing the Competition Commission of India (CCI)’s probe into the latest WhatsApp privacy policy, its parent company Meta (formerly Facebook) on Friday told the Delhi...

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Is Ba.5 Causing More Covid Reinfections?

Washington, July 22 : The latest surge in global Covid cases, majorly driven by the Omicron sub-variant BA.5, may be causing increasing reinfections, meaning more people are catching Covid-19 for...

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Bananas, Avocados, Salmon May Cut High-salt Effect In Women

London, July 22 : Women who eat bananas, avocados and salmon could reduce the negative effects of salt in their diet, according to a study. The study, published in European...

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Scientists Discover Clue To Contain Lassa Virus Infection

New York, July 22 : US researchers have identified the role of a protein that plays a critical role in the progression of Lassa fever, majorly seen in West Africa....

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Uk Scientists Develop New Gravitational Wave Telescope

London, July 22 : A team of scientists in the UK has developed a new telescope to track down sources of gravitational waves for the first time. The new telescope,...

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Twitter Blames Elon Musk For $270 Mn Loss In Q2 Results

San Francisco, July 22 : Twitter on Friday said it posted $270 million net loss in the second quarter (Q2), largely owing to uncertainty related to the pending acquisition by...

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Discussions On With Stakeholders On New It Rules: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

New Delhi, July 22 : As Big Tech companies continue to urge the government to remove certain provisions in the new IT Rules, 2021, Minister of State for IT and...

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Indian Fintech Ecosystem Plugged Corruption, Leaks: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

New Delhi, July 22 : The Indian fintech ecosystem has not only helped rebuild the trust between the citizens and the government but also plugged corruption and leaks in financial...

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New N95-like Face Mask Can Capture, Deactivate Covid Spike Protein

New York, July 22 : A team of researchers, including one of Indian origin, has developed a medical face mask membrane similar to N95, which can capture and deactivate the...

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Britain Blocks University Of Manchester To Sell Camera Tech To Chinese Firm

London, July 22 : In a first, the UK government has blocked University of Manchester from sharing motion camera technology with a Chinese firm over national security concerns, the media...

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Iit Madras, Mphasis To Boost Applied Research In Quantum Computing

New Delhi, July 22 : The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and information technology solutions provider Mphasis on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate applied research...

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Meta Reportedly Investing In Indian Startup Better Opinions

New Delhi, July 22 : Meta (formerly Facebook) is looking to invest in an Indian startup called Better Opinions, an event trading platform that allows users in the country to...

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Qr Code Labelling On Electronics Items To Start Soon: Top Industry Body

New Delhi, July 22 : The decision by the Department of Consumer Affairs on mandatory QR code labeling on various packaged commodities including electronics, will de-clutter the information for the...

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Sony Launches Two New Smart Tvs In India

New Delhi, July 22 : With an aim to expand its smart TVs portfolio, Sony India on Friday launched two new TVs under its BRAVIA XR OLED A80K series that...

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Tesla Probes Top Executive Over Suspicious Order: Report

San Francisco, July 22 : Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla is reportedly investigating executive Omead Afshar, the official overseeing the construction and production of Giga Texas, in an internal...

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Dell Unveils Storage Innovations For Increased Intelligence, Automation

New Delhi, July 22 : Dell Technologies on Friday launched software-driven modern storage solutions across its industry-leading storage portfolio to drive increased intelligence, automation, cyber resiliency and multi-cloud flexibility. The...

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Show-cause Notices Sent To Ev Makers On Fire Episodes: Gadkari

New Delhi, July 22 : Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has told the Parliament that all the EV two-wheelers companies have been served show-cause notices after their...

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Smartphone Shipments Fall 5% In India In Q2 Amid Dwindling Demand

Bengaluru, July 22 : The smartphone shipments reached 36.4 million units in the second quarter (Q2) in India, a 5 per cent decrease from the previous quarter, with major brands...

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Google To Roll Back App Permissions List On Play Store

San Francisco, July 22 : After initially removing them in place of Data Safety labels, tech giant Google has now said that it is rolling back the app permissions list...

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New Spray Coating May Shield Surfaces From Covid Viruses, Bacteria

Sydney, July 22 : A first-of-its-kind sprayable coating that can prevent the surface spread of infection from bacteria and viruses — including Covid-19 — over a sustained period has been...

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S.korean Watchdog Looking Into Meta\'s Privacy Policy Update

Seoul, July 22 : The Personal Information Protection Commission is looking into whether the upcoming privacy policy update by Meta, the operator of Facebook, runs afoul of domestic law and...

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Kia Reports 40% Jump In Q2 Profit Riding On High-end Suvs

Seoul, July 22 : Automaker Kia said on Friday that its second-quarter net profit jumped 40 per cent from a year earlier on an improved product mix and a weak...

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Zoom Brings End-to-end Encryption For Its Cloud Phone Service

San Francisco, July 22 : Video chat app Zoom has announced that it is bringing end-to-end encryption feature to its cloud phone service Zoom Phone and it will soon be...

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Top Vc Firm Andreessen Horowitz Moves Headquarters To The Cloud

San Francisco, July 22 : Leading investment firm Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z) has announced it is moving its headquarters to the Cloud, as nearly every technology company has moved to a...

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Nokia Bullish On India\'s 5g Roadmap: Ceo

New Delhi, July 22 : As the global penetration rates for both fibre and 5G excluding China still remain very low, Nokia is bullish on the 5G roadmap in India...

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Amid Erratic Climate, Kerala\'s Paddy Cultivation Dwindles, Demands More Irrigation

By Nisha MatampIdukki (Kerala), July 22 (IANS/ 101Reporters) Farmers in Kerala are growing increasingly dependent on irrigation to grow paddy — despite the state receiving an average annual rainfall of...

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Documents Signed By Steve Jobs, Other Tech Honchos To Be Up For Auction

San Francisco, July 22 : A number of documents signed by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs and other tech pioneers, as well as additional collectible Apple memorabilia, are set to...

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Us Confirms A Case Of Polio In Unvaccinated Man

Washington, July 22 : Health officials in the US have confirmed a case of polio, the first in nearly a decade in the country, in an unvaccinated man. The last...

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Airbnb Co-founder Joe Gebbia Steps Down After \'14 Wild Years\'

New Delhi, July 22 : Online hospitality major Airbnb Co-founder Joe Gebbia has announced to step down after 14 “wild years” and is set to open a new chapter. Gebbia,...

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Samsung Aims To Build 11 More Chip Plants Worth $200 Bn In Us

Seoul, July 22 : Samsung Electronics floated an idea of investing nearly $200 billion to build 11 more chip plants in the US over the next two decades, documents filed...

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K Sera Sera, Vikram Bhatt Set Up India\'s First Virtual Production Studio

Mumbai, July 22 : K Sera Sera and Vikram Bhatt have opened India’s first virtual production studio located on the Dahisar Highway, Mumbai, and spread over an area of 50,000...

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2 Indian Brothers, 1 Indian-american Charged With Crypto Insider Trading Scheme In Us

New York, July 22 : In a first-ever cryptocurrency insider trading scheme, the US authorities have charged two Indian brothers and their Indian-American friend with wire fraud conspiracy by using...

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Snapchat Reports $422 Mn Loss In Q2, Shares Tank 25%

New Delhi, July 22 : Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, saw its shares plunging over 25 per cent in after-hour trading after it reported a net loss of $422...

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Amazon\'s Prime Day Deal To Start On July 23

Bengaluru, July 22 : Amazon is back with its much-awaited annual shopping event – Prime Day.The two-day event, to begin at 12.00 a.m.on July 23, aims to present exciting offers...

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Youtube To Crack Down On Abortion-related Misinformation

San Francisco, July 22 : Google-owned streaming platform YouTube has announced that it will pull videos with information on unsafe abortion methods on its platform. On the microblogging platform, YouTube...

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Upgrad Acquires Edtech Platform Harappa Education For Rs 300 Cr

New Delhi, July 22 : Higher education platform upGrad on Friday announced it has acquired online learning institution Harappa Education for Rs 300 crore (about $38 million). upGrad closed the...

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N.korea Is Ready To Conduct Nuclear Test At Any Time: S.korean Prez

Seoul, July 22 : South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Friday that North Korea is ready to conduct a nuclear test at any time it decides. Yoon was responding...

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New Short Video Posts On Instagram To Be Shared As Reels

San Francisco, July 22 : To make it more fun and easy to collaborate, Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has released several new features and said that new video posts shorter...

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Aussie Researchers Create Spray To Keep Viruses, Bacteria At Bay

Sydney, July 22 : Researchers from Australian universities developed a spray that can stop the spread of bacteria and viruses, including the Covid-19 virus. Published in the journal Advanced Science,...

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Facebook \'home\', \'feeds\' Tabs To Make User\'s Experience Better

San Francisco, July 22 : With an aim to enhance users’ experience, Meta-owned Facebook has announced that it is rolling out two tabs — Home and Feeds — that will...

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Are Brain Diseases Surging Post Covid?

New Delhi, July 21 : Though Covid-19 infection primarily affects lungs, its effect has been seen on several other organs, particularly the brain.Ahead of the World Brain Day observed annually...

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Monkeypox \'100 Times Worse\' Than Covid, Warns Us Man

New York, July 21 : Being infected with monkeypox is “100 times worse” than suffering Covid-19 disease, warned a US man working as a bartender in Texas. Luke Shannahan said...

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Russia-ukraine Conflict Also Impacted Kudankulam N-power Projects: Govt

New Delhi, July 21 : The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has also impacted the schedule of the nuclear power projects that are under construction in Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, Parliament was...

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Ford Plans To Cut 8k Jobs To Help Fund Its Ev Plans: Report

San Francisco, July 21 : With an aim to fund its plans to build electric vehicles (EVs), popular automaker Ford is likely planning to cut up to 8,000 jobs over...

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Amazon Acquires Primary Healthcare Firm One Medical For $3.9 Bn

San Francisco, July 21 : Amazon on Thursday announced it has acquired primary healthcare organisation One Medical for approximately $3.9 billion, as the e-commerce giant steps up efforts to reinvent...

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Tiktok Fastest Growing News Source For Uk Teens, Bbc Loses Steam

London, July 21 : Teenagers in the UK are turning away from traditional news channels and are instead looking to Instagram, TikTok (that saw fastest growth) and YouTube to keep...

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Balance 400 Acres To Be Acquired For 2nd Space Port In Tn: Govt

New Delhi, July 21 : A total of 1,950 acres out of the required 2,350 acres for building the country’s second rocket port at Tamil Nadu’s Kulasekarapattinam has been acquired,...

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Isro\'s Human Space Mission Is For Space Tourism: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi, July 21 : The Indian space agency is pursuing its human space mission – Gaganyaan – with an eye on space tourism, the Parliament was told on Thursday....

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Discover Joy With Amazon Prime Day On July 23 & 24

Bengaluru, July 21 : Amazon India is back with its much-awaited annual shopping event — Prime Day.Two days of great deals, savings, blockbuster entertainment, new launches and much more kicks...

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Nasa Targets Late Aug For Artemis 1 Moon Rocket Launch: Report

Washington, July 21 : NASA’s much awaited Artemis 1 moon rocket will likely be launched in late August, the agency has said. NASA said it has tentatively selected 3 dates...

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Twitter Now Lets Users Share Spaces Clips On Ios, Android

San Francisco, July 21 : Microblogging platform Twitter has announced that now anyone can share Twitter Spaces clips on iOS and Android platforms. The company recently said that it started...

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Bengal Teen Arrested For Hacking Facebook Account Of Former Hc Judge

Kolkata, July 21 : An 18-year-old student in Basirhat sub-division of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district has been arrested on charges of hacking the Facebook account of Justice Raghvendra...

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Amazon Ramps Up India Hiring For Cheaper Internet Service As Musk\'s Starlink Quits

New Delhi, July 21 : As Elon Musk-run SpaceX abandoned its affordable internet project Starlink in India, Amazon has ramped up its efforts to launch its fast and cheaper internet...

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Karti Chidambaram Wants Govt To Probe Edtech Giant Byju\'s Finances

New Delhi, July 21 : Congress MP Karti P.Chidambaram on Thursday said he has written a letter to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to investigate the finances of edtech...

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Global Monkeypox Cases Surge To 14,000, 5 Deaths Reported In Africa: Who Chief

New Delhi, July 21 : More than 70 countries have reported about 14,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox infections, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said. In addition,...

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Tesla Could Start Cybertruck Deliveries In Mid-2023: Musk

San Francisco, July 21 : After getting delayed several times, CEO Elon Musk has now said that its electric vehicle company Tesla could start deliveries of its upcoming Cybertruck in...

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China Slaps $1.18 Bn Fine On Ride-hailing Major Didi Global Over National Security

Hong Kong, July 21 : The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on Thursday fined ride-hailing company Didi Global $1.18 billion after a year-long probe that found the company breaking data...

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Now Anyone Can Migrate Whatsapp Chats From Android To Ios, Vice Versa

San Francisco, July 21 : Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has announced that it now allows users to transfer their chat history from Android to iOS and vice versa for all...

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India\'s Preventive Healthcare Sector To Reach $197 Bn By 2025: Report

New Delhi, July 21 : India’s preventive healthcare sector, which includes fitness and wellness, foods and supplements, early diagnostics and health tracking among others, is projected to reach $197 billion...

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Amazon Announces New Developer Tools At Alexa 2022

San Francisco, July 21 : At Alexa Live 2022, Amazon has announced new features for skill developers and device makers, including tools that will allow developers to create Alexa routines...

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Microsoft Teams Faces Major Outage, Twitterati React

New Delhi, July 21 : Tech giant Microsoft on Thursday confirmed that its Teams app was facing a major outage that affected thousands of users as they were unable to...

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Crypto Exchange Zipmex Pauses Withdrawals Until Further Notice

New Delhi, July 21 : Singapore-headquartered crypto exchange Zipmex has announced to pause withdrawals until further notice, becoming another crypto company to bear the brunt of volatile market conditions. The...

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High Bp May Double Omicron Severity Risk, Even After Booster Dose: Study

New York, July 21 : Having high blood pressure more than doubled a person’s risk for hospitalisation from an Omicron-variant — despite full vaccination, including a booster dose of the...

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Hyundai Sells 1.88 Mn Vehicles In First 6 Months, Q2 Profit Jumps 56%

Seoul, July 21 : Hyundai Motor said on Thursday that its second-quarter net profit jumped 56 per cent from a year earlier on improved product mix and a weak won....

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All Creations Can Turn Live Gameplay Clips Into Reels On Fb Gaming

New Delhi, July 21 : Facebook Gaming has rolled out a new ‘Clips to Reels’ feature for all creators to to convert live gameplay clips into Reels. Last month, the...

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Minecraft Junks Blockchain-based Nfts On Its Platform

New Delhi, July 21 : Popular Microsoft-owned game Minecraft has announced not to support non-fungible tokens (NFTs), giving a shock to the Blockchain developer community. An NFT is a unique,...

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Apple Releases Ios 15.6, Ipados With New Features, Bug Fixes

San Francisco, July 21 : Tech giant Apple has released iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 that bring new live sports features, storage bug fixes and more. The iOS 15.6 and...

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Apple Releases Ios 15.6, Ipados With New Features, Bug Fixes

San Francisco, July 21 : Tech giant Apple has released iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 that bring new live sports features, storage bug fixes and more. The iOS 15.6 and...

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Uber Files: Uk Union Stages 24-hour Strike To Make Ceo Accountable

London, July 21 : In the wake of the shocking Uber Files revelations, the UK’s App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) staged a 24-hour strike till Wednesday midnight, demanding that...

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Oracle Database Service For Microsoft Azure Now Available For All Users

San Francisco, July 21 : The Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure is now generally available and Azure Cloud customers can directly access and monitor enterprise-grade services in Oracle Cloud...

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World Saw 10 Mn Foldable Smartphone Shipments In 2021: Samsung

New Delhi, July 21 : Samsung has said that the world saw nearly 10 million foldable smartphones being shipped worldwide last year — an industry increase of more than 300...

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Uber Rival Lyft Fires 60 Workers, Shuts First-party Car Rental Service

San Francisco, July 21 : Uber rival Lyft has laid off at least 60 employees and shut its first-party car rental service as it aims to consolidate its global operations...

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Tesla Sold 75% Of Its Bitcoin, Musk Says Dogecoin Still With Him

New Delhi, July 21 : Tesla has sold 75 per cent of its Bitcoins, adding $936 million in cash to its balance sheet in the second quarter (Q2) this year,...

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Google Stops Hiring For 2 Weeks To Review \'headcount Needs\'

San Francisco, July 21 : Google has put a freeze on hiring for two weeks to review its headcount needs and decide on future course of action.The company last week...

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Tesla Profits Dip In Q2 Due To China Lockdowns

San Francisco, July 21 : Amid supply chain disruptions and extended Covid-19 lockdowns in China, Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla has reported $16.9 billion in revenue for the second...

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Parliamentary Panel To Meet Tech Firms Representatives Today

New Delhi, July 21 : Amid concern over anti-competition, the Parliamentary Panel on Finance will meet tech firm representatives on Thursday. “Hearing of views of representatives of Associations/Industry stake-holders on...

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Only Decentralised Renewable Energy Can Help Achieve 2030 Targets As Promised By Pm: Experts

By Nivedita KhandekarKanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), July 21 : India may have taken great strides in utility scale deployment of renewable energy (RE), but the 2030 targets — as promised by...

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How Apple Devices Are Boosting Users\' Health, Maintaining Privacy

San Francisco, July 20 : From tracking sleep, offering everyday health and fitness, and emergency assistance to connecting with the medical community and maintaining privacy, Apple devices have been empowering...

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How To Know Between Covid Or Common Cold

New Delhi, July 20 : Amid the rising cases of Covid and the onset of monsoon season, many people are suffering with symptoms that look similar. The UK ZOE Covid...

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Big Tech Wants It Ministry To Budge On New Laws While Indonesia Fixes Them

New Delhi, July 20 : An industry group called Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) representing US-based Big Tech firms have urged India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to make...

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Big Tech Urges India To Relax New It Rules As Indonesia Fixes Them (lead)

New Delhi, July 20 : An industry group called Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) representing US-based Big Tech firms have urged India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to make...

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Facebook Shifts Focus From News To Creator Economy Amid Tiktok Threat

San Francisco, July 20 : Threatened by the surge in TikTok user base, Meta is changing its focus from news to building a creator economy and has reportedly reallocated resources...

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Wipro Records Gross Revenue Of Rs 215.3 Billion In Q1

Bengaluru, July 20 : Leading technology services and consulting company, Wipro, on Wednesday announced it registered a gross revenue of Rs 215.3 billion ($2.7 billion), an increase of 17.9 per...

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Netflix Adds 11 Lakh Paid Subscribers In Asia-pacific In Q2

New Delhi, July 20 : Streaming giant Netflix added 1.1 million (11 lakh) paid subscribes in the Asia-Pacific region in the second quarter (Q2) this year. The Average Revenue per...

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Apple Watch Detects Deadly Tumour, Saves User\'s Life In Us

San Francisco, July 20 : Tech giant Apple’s smartwatch has possibly saved another life as a new report says that Apple Watch detected a rare tumor, which could have potentially...

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Samsung To Unveil New Foldable Phones Next Month

Seoul, July 20 : Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it will unveil its latest foldable smartphone series next month, as the tech giant aims to achieve a breakthrough in the...

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Cloud Adoption Can Add $380 Bn To India\'s Gdp, Create 14 Mn Jobs: Nasscom

New Delhi, July 20 : Large-scale adoption of Cloud has the potential to contribute $380 billion to the countrys gross domestic product (GDP), creating 14 million direct and indirect employment...

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Twitter Can Also Be Made Liable For Fraudulent Disclosure On Bots, Thinks Musk

New Delhi, July 20 : If Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s legal team can prove that Twitter has misled its users from revealing the actual number of bots or spam accounts...

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Dell Unveils New Laptop For Indian Consumers

Bengalauru, July 20 : With an aim to cater to Gen Z and millennials, leading PC and laptop maker Dell Technologies on Wednesday unveiled a new laptop — XPS 13...

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Amazon, Fb, Google Suppress Competition, Favour Their Products: Us Govt Panel

Washington, July 20 : New internal documents released by the US House Judiciary Committee have revealed how Amazon, Facebook and Google favoured their own products and abused their dominance to...

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Nasal Boosters Will Be Essential To Thwart Future Covid Variants: Study

New York, July 20 : Widely available vaccinations may not be enough to stop the spread of Covid virus and the future variants.But, using nasal spray as boosters may help...

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7 Electric Bikes Gutted In Fire At Pune Showroom, Overcharging Suspected

Pune/New Delhi, July 20 : In yet another fire incident involving electric vehicles (EVs) in the country, at least seven electric bikes caught fire at a showroom here reportedly due...

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60% Americans\' Believe Webb Telescope Is A Good Investment

New York, July 20 : Three out of five Americans believe that the James Webb telescope is a somewhat or very good investment, according to a new YouGov poll. The...

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Google Plans To Test Ar Glasses In Public From Next Month

San Francisco, July 20 : With an aim to help users, tech giant Google has announced that it is planning to test augmented reality (AR) glasses in public beginning next...

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Unicef Congratulates India On Crossing 200 Cr Covid Vax Mark

New Delhi, July 20 : UNICEF India has congratulated the government on the remarkable achievement of crossing the milestone of administering 200 crore Covid-19 vaccination doses.The UN body lauded India’s...

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Scott Keogh Named Ceo Of Vw\'s Electric Truck, Suv Spin-off \'scout\'

Berlin, July 20 : German automaker Volkswagen (VW) has named Scott Keogh as the new CEO to lead its electric truck and SUV spin-off company — Scout. According to The...

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Twitter Launches Tamil Topics For Android, Ios And Web Users

New Delhi, July 20 : Microblogging site Twitter on Wednesday announced that it is launching Tamil topics for 100 per cent of its android, iOS and web users who have...

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Instagram Aims To Make It Easier To Find Nearby Businesses

San Francisco, July 20 : Meta-owned photo-sharing Instagram’s latest update aims to make it easier for users to find local businesses or attractions by adding a searchable map to help...

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Rocket Lab Delays Us Spy Satellite Launch Over Software Updates

Washington, July 20 : Barely weeks after the successful launch of its first US spy satellite, American firm Rocket Lab has delayed its second satellite launch due to software updates...

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Uk Heatwave Shuts Google Cloud, Oracle Data Centre Servers

London, July 20 : The record-breaking heat in the UK has led to cooling-related outages at the Google Cloud and Oracle servers, leaving the customers flummoxed as they never experience...

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95% Of New Digital Workloads To Be Deployed On Cloud By 2025: Nadella

New Delhi, July 20 : Nearly 95 per cent of all new digital workloads will be deployed on the Cloud by 2025, Microsoft’s Executive Chairman CEO Satya Nadella has said....

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Covid Survivors Likely To Develop Heart Diseases, Diabetes In 3 Months

London, July 20 : Patients who contract Covid-19 face a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, particularly in the three months following infection, according to a new study....

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\'stranger Things 4\' Generates A Record 1.3 Bn Hours Viewed: Netflix

New Delhi, July 20 : ‘Stranger Things’ season four has generated a record 1.3 billion hours viewed to date, making it the biggest season of English TV ever, Netflix has...

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6 Bugs In Popular Chinese Gps Tracker Put 1.5 Mn Vehicles At Tracking Risk

New Delhi, July 20 : Cyber-security researchers have discovered six severe vulnerabilities in a popular Chinese-built vehicle GPS tracker, potentially allowing hackers to track individuals without their knowledge, remotely disable...

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Samsung To Drop Galaxy S22 Fe To Increase S22 Ultra\'s Production

Seoul, July 20 : South Korean tech giant Samsung has cancelled the development of the Galaxy S22 FE.However, the series has not been discontinued, media reports say. Samsung has abandoned...

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Installation Art Company Meta Sues Facebook Over Trademark Violation

San Francisco, July 20 : Meta, a small business operating in the immersive and experiential technology industry since 2010, has filed a lawsuit against Facebook for trademark violation, alleging that...

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Apple Agrees To Pay $50 Mn To Settle Flawed \'butterfly\' Keyboards Lawsuit

San Francisco, July 20 : Apple has agreed to pay $50 million to settle the lawsuit over flawed “butterfly” keyboards in MacBooks in the US. A group of MacBook users...

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Microsoft Announces \'viva Engage\' App In Teams For Organisations

San Francisco, July 20 : Tech giant Microsoft has announced that it is introducing Viva Engage, a new app in Teams that helps build community and connection, along with providing...

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Netflix Will Launch Ads First In More Mature Markets

New Delhi, July 20 : Netflix has confirmed it is renegotiating deals to put ads on its platform and will launch first in countries that have more mature advertising markets....

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Oppo Launches Flagship Reno8 Series In India With End-to-end Imaging Solution

New Delhi, July 20 : Global smartphone brand OPPO on Wednesday launched its latest Reno Series — Reno8 Pro 5G at Rs 45,999 and Reno8 5G at Rs 29,999 —...

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Netflix Loses Nearly 10 Lakh Paid Subscribers In Q2

San Francisco, July 20 : Popular video streaming platform Netflix has announced that it lost nearly one million paid subscribers in the second quarter of this year. In the second-quarter...

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Musk\'s Twitter Takeover Trial Set To Begin In October

San Francisco, July 20 : In an early win for microblogging site Twitter, a US court has ordered that the platform’s lawsuit against tech billionaire Elon Musk — for trying...

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Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon Chips For Next-gen Smartwatches

San Francisco, July 19 : Qualcomm on Tuesday unveiled new Snapdragon chips for smartwatches and OPPO and Mobvoi will be among first companies to use the new wearable platform, with...

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Meta Platforms, Google Agree To Abide By Indonesian Tech Rules

Jakarta, July 19 : Meta Platforms and Google on Tuesday agreed to abide by Indonesia’s new rules for Big Tech which gives authorities the power to block social media applications...

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Covid Doubled Mental Health Risk, Financial Problems In Elderly: Study

London, July 19 : Older adults appear to be twice as likely to develop mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, alongside suffering from financial difficulties after contracting Covid-19,...

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Omicron Sub-variant Ba.2.75 Not Dangerous As \'hyped\': Expert

New Delhi, July 19 : The latest Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75, first detected in India in June, is not dangerous as “hyped” as it is not surging cases or death rates,...

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Google Allows App Developers In Eu To Use Rival Payment Systems, Cuts Fees

New Delhi, July 19 : Google on Tuesday said it will reduce the Play Store service fee for non-gaming app developers in the European Union by 3 per cent –...

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Shopify Partners Youtube To Help Merchants Reach 2 Bn Users

New Delhi, July 19 : E-commerce platform Shopify on Tuesday said it has partnered with YouTube to help merchants reach over 2 billion monthly logged-in users. YouTube Shopping allows Shopify...

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80% Indians Find It Important To Teach Kids About Cyber Safety: Report

New Delhi, July 19 : Nearly eight in 10 Indian parents believe that instilling knowledge and potential risk about the Internet in their kids from an early age is necessary,...

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Chinese App Tiktok Begins Laying Off People Amid Restructuring

New Delhi, July 19 : Chinese short-video making app TikTok has started sacking employees worldwide as part of “a much larger re-organisation effort”. Owned by ByteDance and banned in India...

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Linkedin Top Brand For Hackers To Steal People Data Via Phishing

New Delhi, July 19 : Professional networking platform LinkedIn continued to be the most imitated brand by cyber criminals to trick people into giving up their personal data in the...

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Crypto-friendly Singapore Plans Tough Regulations Amid Global Upheaval

Singapore, July 19 : Amid the global crypto meltdown, Singapore, which has a clear licensing and regulatory framework, is going to act tough on crypto platforms in the coming months,...

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Lg Unveils New Laptops In India

New Delhi, July 19 : With an aim to expand its product lineup, consumer electronics brand LG on Tuesday launched the new upgraded laptops under its Gram series for Indian...

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Monkeypox On Track To Hit 1 Lakh Cases Globally By August: Us Expert

New Delhi, July 19 : Monkeypox infection is not showing signs of slowing down and is on track to hit 100,000 cases by August as per an earlier forecast, top...

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Indian Cyber Agency Warns About Multiple Bugs In Vmware Products

New Delhi, July 19 : The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued fresh alerts for users, this time about multiple vulnerabilities being reported in the products of enterprise...

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Slack Hikes Subscription Prices, Changes Free Plan

New Delhi, July 19 : To make it easier for users, workplace communication platform Slack, which recently entered the Indian market, has announced that it is simplifying subscription limits and...

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Samsung Confirms Aug 10 As Next \'galaxy Unpacked\' With Cryptic Images

New Delhi, July 19 : Samsung on Tuesday confirmed to have its next Galaxy Unpacked event on August 10 with a cryptic set of images. Samsung Mobile tweeted a trio...

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Musk Plans To Countersue Twitter To Scrap $44 Bn Deal: Report

San Francisco, July 19 : Tech billionaire Elon Musk has reportedly planned to file a counter-lawsuit against micro-blogging site Twitter to scrap a $44 billion acquisition deal. Musk’s lawyers are...

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Microsoft Not To Ban Commercial Open Source Apps On Windows Store

New Delhi, July 19 : Microsoft on Tuesday decided not to implement a policy to ban developers from selling open source software on Windows Store. The policy to ban commercial...

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Stl Wins Rs 250 Cr Deal To Build Indian Telco\'s Optical Network For 5g

Mumbai, July 19 : Digital networks provider STL on Tuesday said it has bagged a multi-year deal with one of India’s leading telecom operators worth Rs 250 crore, as the...

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Cleartrip Confirms Data Breach, Says Data Is \'safe\'

New Delhi, July 19 : Flipkart-owned flight booking platform Cleartrip has reported a data breach.However, the company told its customers that their data was safe. In an e-mail to its...

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Instagram Faces Outage Again, Users Complain On Twitter

New Delhi, July 19 : Instagram has reportedly again faced an outage since Monday night, according to several users who complained on Twitter. Users of the photo and video sharing...

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Jbl Live Pro 2 Headphones Launched For Rs 13,999

Bengaluru, July 19 : Expanding its product lineup, audio equipment maker JBL by HARMAN on Tuesday launched its LIVE Pro 2 headphones for Indian consumers. Priced at Rs 13,999, the...

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Indonesia To Block Facebook, Google, Whatsapp If They Fail To Register For Licenses

Jakarta, July 19 : The Indonesian authorities are set to block social media applications and online sites including Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp in several days if they fail to register...

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Netflix\'s \'add A Home\' Feature To Charge For Password Sharing

San Francisco, July 19 : Popular video streaming giant Netflix has announced that it is testing a new way to undertake password sharing in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and...

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Snapdeal To Go Live On Govt\'s Ondc Network Next Month

New Delhi, July 19 : E-commerce platform Snapdeal is set to debut on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), a Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-type initiative of the Ministry of...

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Iit Kanpur Team Develops Bio-inspired Artificial Muscle For Space Robots

Kanpur, July 19 : Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on Tuesday announced the development of a bio-inspired artificial muscle for next-generation space robots and medical prostheses....

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Global Smartphone Shipments Fall 9% In Q2 Amid Economic Downturn

New Delhi, July 19 : Global smartphone shipments fell 9 per cent (year on year) in the second quarter (Q2) this year as Samsung led with a 21 per cent...

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Android 11-powered New Affordable Acer Tvs Now In India

New Delhi, July 19 : The Acer brand on Tuesday launched a new affordable I-series TVs powered by Android 11 operating system in India that offer a rich library of...

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India Loses 3 Spots In Global Ranking On Mobile Download Speeds

New Delhi, July 19 : India lost three spots in its global ranking for mobile median speed in June, from 115th in May to 118th, while average mobile download speeds...

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Nasa Delays Mission To Study Ice & Water On Lunar Surface To 2024

Washington, July 19 : NASA has delayed its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) mission aimed to study the lunar surface’s ice and other potential resources by 2024. VIPER will...

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Iit Professor\'s Eplane Company Aims To Ferry Indians In Flying Air Taxi In 2023

New Delhi, July 19 : As urban mobility giants like Boeing, Hyundai, Airbus, Toyota, Uber and Joby Aviation plan to soon ferry passengers in air taxis, the homegrown ePlane Company...

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How Covid-19 Can Be Dangerous In Pregnancy

New York, July 19 : Pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, had double the risk of being admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), according to a...

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Several Apple, Google Apps Lack Privacy Data: Report

San Francisco, July 19 : After analysing more than 5 million active apps on the App Store and Play Store in the first quarter of this year, a new report...

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Us Opens Probe In Another Tesla Crash That Killed Motorcyclist

San Francisco, July 19 : The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened another probe into the Elon Musk-run Tesla crash that killed a motorcyclist in California earlier...

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Crypto Exchange Gemini Lays Off More Employees In 2nd Round

New Delhi, July 19 : After terminating nearly 10 per cent of staff some time back owing to “turbulent market conditions'”, crypto exchange Gemini has laid off more employees in...

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Apple To Slow Down Hiring For 2023: Report

San Francisco, July 19 : After Microsoft, Meta and Google, Apple has reportedly become the next Big Tech company to slow down hiring for 2023 owing to tough global macroeconomic...

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Amazon Sues 10,000 Facebook Group Admins Over Fake Reviews

San Francisco, July 19 : Amazon on Tuesday said it has filed legal action against the administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups that attempt to orchestrate fake reviews on...

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Sony To Acquire Repeat.gg To Focus More On Esports

Tokyo, July 19 : With an aim to invest more into esports, tech giant Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is acquiring the tournament platform Repeat.gg. According to The Verge, Repeat.gg has...

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Shiprocket Acquires Arvind\'s Omnichannel Tech Biz \'omuni\' For Rs 200 Cr

New Delhi, July 19 : Logistics technology platform Shiprocket on Tuesday said it has acquired omnichannel commerce company Arvind Internet Limited’s technology business called ‘Omuni’ for Rs 200 crore in...

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Uber To Compensate Disabled Riders After Federal Settlement

San Francisco, July 19 : Ride-hailing platform Uber has settled with the US Department of Justice over allegations that it discriminated against disabled passengers. As part of the agreement, Uber...

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Delhi, London Could Run Out Of Water Amid Rising Heatwave: Report

New Delhi, July 19 : As heatwave strikes the UK, and Indian cities battle with record temperatures, a recent report from Christian Aid highlights how the climate crisis is increasing...

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Instagram To Let Shoppers Pay For Products Via Dm

San Francisco, July 19 : Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that it will allow shoppers in the US to be able to pay for products directly in messages. The...

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Youtube Suspends Oppo India\'s Channel During Launch Livestream

New Delhi, July 18 : In a bizarre incident, OPPO India saw its YouTube channel being terminated on Monday during the live-stream of its much-anticipated flagship smartphones Reno 8 Pro...

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Us Govt \'tracking\' Millions Of People With Cell Phone Location Data

Washington, July 18 : The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used huge volumes of people’s cell phone location information quietly extracted from smartphone apps to track their movements on a...

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China Starts Work On World\'s First Deep-space Radar To Tackle Asteroids

Beijing, July 18 : In a bid to boost defence against near-Earth asteroids, China has started construction of the world’s most far-reaching radar system, Global Times reported. The system will...

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Zika Virus May Have Already Become Endemic In India: Experts

New Delhi, July 18 : Even as a recent study led by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) showed the silent spread of Zika in many states, health experts...

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Snapchat Chat, Video Calling Available For 1st Time On Web

New Delhi, July 18 : Snapchat on Monday announced to bring features like chatting and video calling to desktop through a new web app for the first time. Snapchat for...

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Parents Fume As Edtech Platforms Force Them To Buy Online Courses

New Delhi, July 18 : As the government begins to take steps to fix edtech platforms like BYJU’s, several parents have shared their plight on social media and professional networking...

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Cars24 Sees High-profile Exits As Global Cto, Business Head Move On

New Delhi, July 18 : Pre-owned e-commerce platform CARS24 on Monday saw some high-profile exits, including its global CTO Jitendra Agrawal and business head Kingshuk Sanyal who have left the...

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Samsung\'s New Foldables Likely To Arrive On August 10

San Francisco, July 18 : Samsung is likely to launch Galaxy Z Flip 4 foldable, along with other similar foldable device, Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro, on August...

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Nitrates In Processed Meats May Up Colon Cancer Risk

Paris, July 18 : Use of nitrates in processed meat products like ham and sausage increased the risk of colon cancer, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health...

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This Lab-made Heart Chamber With Living Cells Beats Strongly

Toronto, July 18 : Canadian researchers have grown a small-scale model of a human left heart ventricle – the main chamber of heart – in the lab. In the human...

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Huawei Set To Launch Harmonyos 3 On July 27

Beijing, July 18 : Chinese conglomerate Huawei, hit hard by the US sanctions, on Monday said it will launch its proprietary operating system (OS) HarmonyOS 3 on July 27, as...

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Why Do Heart Failures Rise With Age Among Men?

London, July 18 : Loss of the Y chromosome – male sex chromosome – in elderly men causes development of fibrosis in the heart, impaired heart function, and death from...

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Us Researchers Produce Covid Antibodies Using Hen Eggs

New York, July 18 : A team of researchers in the US has produced antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in hen eggs. Antibodies harvested from eggs might be used...

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Breaking The Stereotype Was A Crucial Hurdle, Say New Unicorn 5ire Founders

New Delhi, July 18 : Founder and CEO of Blockchain platform 5ire, Pratik Gauri, along with and his partner Prateek Dwivedi who raised $100 million and attained the Unicorn status,...

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10-minute Delivery Platform Zepto Partners Zypp Electric

New Delhi, July 18 : E-logistics service provider Zypp Electric on Monday said it has expanded its partnership with 10-minute grocery delivery platform Zepto to further facilitate last-mile deliveries in...

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Hp Unveils 2 Powerful Pavilion Series Laptops In India

New Delhi, July 18 : PC and printer major HP on Monday launched new Pavilion series laptops that are equipped with 12th gen Intel H Core processors for seamless work...

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Lg First In India To Sell Over 10 Lakh Dual-inverter Acs In 6 Months

New Delhi, July 18 : LG Electronics on Monday said it has become the first and only company to sell over 10 lakh dual-inverter air conditioners in India in the...

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Ev Solid-state Battery Deployment To Get Delayed By 2030: Report

New Delhi, July 18 : The deployment of solid-state batteries in electric vehicles (EVs) is set to be delayed to 2030 owing to key technical challenges, according to a report....

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Google Play To Hide App Permissions, Makes Developers Responsible For Data Collection

New Delhi, July 18 : Google is set to no longer show permissions it automatically gathers from apps on its Play Store, giving developers control over what they wish to...

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Online Interior Design Startup Modsy Shuts Down, Lays Off Employees

San Francisco, July 18 : Online interior design services startup Modsy has quietly shut operations and several customers have been left with unfinished renovations and project orders in process. San...

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After India, Us Aims To Crackdown On Vpn Service Providers

Washington/New Delhi, July 18 : After India, the US lawmakers have now asked the Lina Khan-led Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to address abusive and deceptive data practices by hundreds of...

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Can Eating Fruit More Often Keep Depression At Bay?

London, July 17 : People who frequently eat fruit are more likely to report greater positive mental wellbeing and are less likely to report symptoms of depression than those who...

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Green Tea May Significantly Help In Lowering Diabetes: Study

Beijing, July 17 : Drinking green tea may not only help in reducing your waistline, but may also prove beneficial in lowering diabetes, finds a study. Type 2 diabetes is...

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Brass, Woodwind Instruments Emit Respiratory Particles: Study

New York, July 17 : Just like coughing, sneezing, talking and singing, playing wind instruments — particularly those in the brass section — can spread respiratory particles that may carry...

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Monkeypox Cases Likely Undercounted: Fauci

New York, July 17 : The monkeypox case is likely undercounted, said top US infectious disease expert Dr.Anthony Fauci, emphasising the need to take the disease more seriously. The US...

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Ola Ceo Shares Plan On Sports Car, Upcoming Update For E-scooters

New Delhi, July 17 : Ola Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal has announced that his company is planning to bring a new electric sports car for Indian consumers. In a...

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Liver Disease Linked To Higher Risk Of Dementia: Study

New York, July 17 : People who have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) — a build-up of fat cells in the liver — may have a higher risk of dementia,...

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Subway Surfers Mostly Downloaded In India, Us In June: Report

San Francisco, July 17 : India, with 14.7 per cent of all downloads, and the US, with 10.2 per cent, had the most Subway Surfers downloads in June of this...

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23% Of People With Covid Will Suffer Lasting Symptoms: Study

New York, July 17 : About 23 per cent of people infected with Covid will become “long haulers”, finds a study that identifies predictors of who is likely to develop...

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2nd Mrna Booster More Effective Against New Omicron Variants: Us Cdc

New York, July 17 : A second booster shot significantly improved effectiveness against widespread variants Omicron BA.1 and BA.2/BA.2.12.1, finds a study led by the US Centers for Disease Control...

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Apple Challenges Injunction Against Self-preferencing Services

San Francisco, July 17 : Tech giant Apple has submitted a final filing in its ongoing legal battle with Epic Games, arguing that an injunction targeting anti-steering on the App...

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How Alcohol May Benefit You If You Are Over 40

New York, July 17 : If you are over 40 and have no underlying health conditions a small glass of red wine, or a can or bottle of beer, or...

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Play Points To Let Users Score Discounts On Google Store Products

San Francisco, July 17 : Google has started rolling out a new programme to the Play Store that will let users use their Play Points toward purchases on the Google...

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Musk Texted Parag Agrawal Before Terminating $44 Bn Twitter Deal

San Francisco, July 17 : Tech billionaire Elon Musk has reportedly texted microblogging platform Twitter’s CEO Parag Agarwal Ned Segal before pulling out of the $44 billion acquisition deal. Musk...

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Microsoft Delays Policy To Ban Commercial Open Source Apps

New Delhi, July 17 : Microsoft has delayed the enforcement of its policy that was set to go into effect from July 16, to ban commercial open source apps which...

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Amazon Sees $12 Bn Worth Sales On Prime Day Globally

San Francisco, July 17 : Amazon saw sales worth at least $12 billion (according to third-party estimates) during its Prime Day event in the US and 15 more countries on...

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Us Senators Want Crypto Miners To Share Emission, Energy Use Data

San Francisco, July 17 : US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and other Democrat leaders have asked the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy in the US to crack down...

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Amarnath Tragedy Exposes Limited Holding Capacity Of Fragile Himalayan Ecosystem

By Nivedita KhandekarNew Delhi, July 17 : Little more than a week after the tragic death of 16 pilgrims near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath on July 8, hundreds...

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