Technology
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Musk aims to build Starships akin to Noah’s Ark to transport life to Mars
San Francisco: Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday said his space venture SpaceX aims to build over 1,000 Starships to transport life to Mars. The Tesla CEO stated that making life multiplanetary will…
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MacBook Air refresh could ship 7 mn units by end of 2022: Kuo
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple’s update to the MacBook Air could ship between 6 and 7 million units in the second half of 2022, media reports say. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo offered shipment…
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Microsoft Teams for Windows 11 now significantly faster, claims company
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has claimed that Teams for Windows 11 is now significantly faster due to improvements in the code. The company said that when users scroll over the chat…
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WhatsApp likely to add another verification code to prevent fraud
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is working on a new feature that adds an extra layer of security before logging into a WhatsApp account, for a future update of beta for Android and…
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Samsung likely to supply OLED displays for iPads, MacBooks
Seoul: South Korean tech giant Samsung is reportedly planning to build a new production line to make larger OLED displays suitable for tablets and notebooks, with the company ultimately aiming to fulfill…
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iOS 15 installed on 89% of iPhones introduced in last 4 yrs: Report
San Francisco: Ahead of the iOS 16 release, a new report has claimed that tech giant Apple’s iOS 15 is now installed on 89 per cent of iPhones introduced in the last…
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Apple’s AR/VR headset to feature content created by Hollywood directors: Report
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple is reportedly teaming up with Hollywood directors to create video content for its upcoming augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) headset. Sources familiar with the matter told The…
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Musk retracts statement over job cuts, says headcount will increase
San Francisco: Two days after reportedly emailing employees of a 10 per cent job cut at Tesla, CEO Elon Musk on Sunday retracted his statements saying total headcounts will increase. However, Musk…
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Snapchat to display local restaurants nearby in Snap Map
New Delhi: Snapchat has partnering with restaurant review website The Infatuation to help users find top local restaurants nearby on Snap Map. Snapchatters from around the world will now automatically see Infatuation…
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Blue Origin successfully launches 6 people on 5th space tourism flight
San Francisco: Jeff Bezos’ space venture Blue Origin successfully launched its fifth tourist flight to space on Saturday. Six people were carried to space above the Karman line — an internationally recognised…
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Jaskaran Singh, Jay Firke decode Apple ‘WWDC22 Swift Student Challenge’
New Delhi: Patiala-born Jaskaran Singh and Pune-based Jay Firke are among more than 350 students from 40 countries and regions who have been selected as Apple’s ‘2022 Swift Student Challenge’ winner for…
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New smartphone app to detect jaundice in babies shows promise
London: A smartphone app that identifies severe jaundice in newborn babies by scanning their eyes could be a life-saver in areas that lack access to expensive screening devices, suggests a study. The…
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US passes world’s first ‘right to repair’ law for digital electronics
New York: In a world’s first, the New York state legislature has passed the “right to repair” bill that will require digital electronics manufacturers to make parts, tools, information, and software available…
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Advocacy groups seek to block Musk’s Twitter deal
San Francisco: Nearly a dozen advocacy groups have launched a new campaign against Elon Musk to block his $44 billion takeover deal, as the micro-blogging platform said the waiting period for the…
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Microsoft disables hackers working with Iranian intelligence
San Francisco: Microsoft has detected and disabled a previously undocumented Lebanon-based activity group that is working with other actors affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to attack organisations in…
