Technology
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Twitter expands its Birdwatch fact-checking pilot in US
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter has reportedly announced an expansion to its Birdwatch scheme, which sees volunteer fact-checkers vet potentially-misleading tweets. The company said that, as of right now, a small randomised…
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Use Starlink carefully as Russia can hit network, Musk warns Ukrainians
New Delhi: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday warned Ukrainians to use the Starlink satellite system with caution as his commercial Internet network can be targeted by Russians and hamper the entire…
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Cyberpunk 2077 developer cuts off sales in Russia, Belarus
Warsaw: Poland-based games developer CD Projekt Red, which has developed popular games like Cyberpunk 2077, is cutting off sales of its products to Russia and Belarus. “In light of the Russian military…
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Twitter expands its Birdwatch fact-checking pilot in US
San Francisco: Micro-blogging site Twitter has reportedly announced an expansion to its Birdwatch scheme, which sees volunteer fact-checkers vet potentially-misleading tweets. The company said that, as of right now, a small randomised…
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Android malware in Google Play stealing users’ data, SMS texts
New Delhi: A dangerous Android banking malware that steals victim’s credentials and SMS messages has been downloaded thousands of times via Google Play Store, researchers have warned. Called ‘TeaBot,’ it is an…
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Google tests darker ‘dark mode’ for its Android app
San Francisco: Tech giant Google is testing a darker dark mode for its Android search app, media reports say. The new shade still is not the same as the one presented in…
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Spotify shuts Russia office, removes content from RT, Sputnik
New Delhi: Swedish music streaming giant Spotify has shut down its office in Russia and removed content from state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik. Spotify joins several tech and media platforms who…
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Apple, Microsoft’s electronic gadgets may stop heart devices: Researchers
London: Electronic gadgets like Apple AirPods Pro charging case, Pencil 2nd Generation, and the Microsoft Surface Pen can interfere with life-saving heart devices and stop them from working, researchers have warned. Researchers…
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Parag Agrawal reopens Twitter offices globally from March 15
New Delhi: Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal on Thursday announced to reopen the company offices from March 15 globally. Agrawal, who last month took “a few weeks” of paternity leave for the birth…
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Facebook shuts down its college students-only social network ‘Campus’
San Francisco: After less than two years of its launch, Meta-owned Facebook is shutting down its college students-only social network — Campus. Campus users could access a special news feed and join…
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Meta expands ban on Russian state media globally
New Delhi: Meta has expanded a ban on Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik on Facebook and Instagram globally to stop the flow of misinformation as Russian forces make deeper inroads…
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Apple, Microsoft’s electronic gadgets may stop heart devices: Researchers
London: Electronic gadgets like Apple AirPods Pro charging case, Pencil 2nd Generation, and the Microsoft Surface Pen can interfere with life-saving heart devices and stop them from working, researchers have warned. Researchers…
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Leading chip makers establish universal chiplet standard
New Delhi: You will be able to customise chipset of your choice for your smartphone soon as leading chip-makers have formed a coalition to establish a universal chiplet interconnect express (UCIe) standard.…
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Apple likely to launch iPhone SE, Mac mini on March 8
San Francisco, March 3 (IANS) Tech giant Apple has announced it will be holding a spring special event on March 8 that will focus on a 5G-equipped iPhone SE and an update…
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ASUS unveils 2-in-1 Vivobook laptop in India
New Delhi: In a bid to empower users, ASUS India on Thursday launched a new 13.3-inch OLED Windows detachable laptop, Vivobook 13 Slate OLED, in the country. With a starting price of…
