Technology
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Apple relying more on Chinese engineers amid Covid lockdowns: Report
Beijing: Amid Covid-19 lockdowns, Apple is reportedly depending more on Chinese engineers to manage its hardware manufacturing processes and production of top products than the US-based engineers. The Wall Street Journal reported…
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Clearview AI to permanent ban selling facial recognition to companies
San Francisco: Facial recognition surveillance firm Clearview AI has agreed to permanently ban businesses and other private entities to use its service. Under a legal settlement, Clearview AI, which claims to have…
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Facebook to discontinue some location-tracking features
San Francisco: Due to “low usage”, Facebook is reportedly discontinuing several services that tracked your real-time location, including Nearby Friends, location history and background location. In a notification sent to people who…
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Videotex to invest Rs 100 cr, set up new LED TV facility in Gr Noida
New Delhi: Consumer electronics contract manufacturer Videotex International on Tuesday announced to invest over Rs 100 crore and set up a new LED TV manufacturing facility in Greater Noida that will create…
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BharatPe to ‘claw back’ Ashneer’s restricted shares, blocks vendors
New Delhi: Leading fintech platform BharatPe on Tuesday said it has initiated necessary action against the company’s former founder Ashneer Grover to “claw back his restricted shares as per the shareholders’ agreement”…
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Instagram testing NFTs this week, Facebook soon: Zuckerberg
New Delhi: Meta-owned Instagram is starting to test digital collectibles or non-fungible tokens (NFTs) this week, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, as the global NFT market sees downturn. Zuckerberg confirmed…
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Tesla sues former engineer for stealing supercomputer tech secrets
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Tesla has sued a former engineer for allegedly stealing “confidential and tightly guarded” secrets related to supercomputer technology. The Verge reported, citing court documents, that the electric car-maker…
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China bans minors from live streaming on social media
Beijing: Chinese regulators have moved to ban minors from live-streaming on various social media platforms to protect their physical and mental health, the media reported on Monday. The new rules completely prohibit…
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GST Council mulling 28% tax on Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies
New Delhi: In what could further dampen the mood of crypto investors in the country, the goods and services tax (GST) council is mulling a 28 per cent tax on cryptocurrencies, at…
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Google pledges $14 mn to provide in-demand digital skills
San Francisco: Google on Monday announced $14 million reinvestment to provide digital training pathways and support job placement for people seeking jobs. Google’s expanded support includes $7 million in Google.org grants and…
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Indian regulator set to grill Ola, Uber over surge in customer complaints
New Delhi: As thousands of commuters find themselves at the mercy of Uber and Ola drivers via ride cancellations, cancellation charges, random surge pricing and long waiting times, the Central Consumer Protection…
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Rs 16K is now record average selling price of smartphones in India
New Delhi: The average selling prices (ASPs) of smartphones continued to rise for the fourth consecutive quarter in India, hitting an all-time high of $211 (nearly Rs 16,323) in the January-March quarter,…
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Global 5G IoT shipments to overtake 4G by 2028
New Delhi: Global cellular internet of things (IoT) module shipments are likely to cross 1.2 billion units by 2030 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12 per cent, a new…
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ chipset might be postponed till 2022’s second half
Washington [US]: Qualcomm was earlier rumoured to launch the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ chipset this month, however, a leakster has revealed that it will likely arrive in the second half of the…
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New e-com players not showing country of origin for all products in India
New Delhi: Only four in 10 consumers in India say that e-commerce platforms are displaying the country of origin information for all products, a new report revealed on Monday. While most older,…
