Technology

YouTube creators contributed Rs 6,800 cr to Indian economy in 2020

Mumbai: YouTube’s growing creator ecosystem is generating considerable economic value for the indian market and contributed Rs 6,800 crore to the country’s GDP, while supporting 6.83 lakh full-time equivalent jobs in 2020,…
Mahindra Group rides on Google Cloud to spur innovation

New Delhi; Mahindra Group and Google Cloud on Thursday announced a new collaboration to drive innovation across the Groups multiple business units, including its core operations, customer-facing channels and employee experience. As…

Russia refuses to launch OneWeb satellites, issues conditional demands

Moscow: Russian space agency has refused to launch UK’s three dozen OneWeb Internet satellites unless its demands are met, in response to international sanctions over its invasion into Ukraine. OneWeb’s 36 satellites…
Bitcoin now has higher market cap than Russian currency

New Delhi: As Russia intensifies its battle to take control of Ukraine, Bitcoin on Wednesday soared to $44,000, pushing the total cryptocurrency market cap to cross $2 trillion. With the recent gains,…
Apple announces its first event for 2022

Apple today announced that it will be holding its first event of 2022 on Tuesday, March 8 at 10:00 a.m. Apple and its service partners can now repair Face ID on an…
Tim Cook tells employees to donate for Ukraine relief

San Francisco: Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the tech giant will match employee donations two-to-one in an email sent to employees addressing the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Cook mentioned that…
Boeing begins building new version of satellite system

San Francisco: Boeing has announced that it has begun building the latest version of the Wideband Global SATCOM satellite system WGS-11+. WGS-11+ showcases an evolution in phased array technology. Based on Boeing’s…

pTron Force X11 review: Affordable Bluetooth smartwatch

Hyderabad-based pTron, the rapidly growing audio accessories brand in India, recently launched its new smartwatch Force X11 on Amazon. Available in two colours (black and pink), the smartwatch is priced at Rs 2,799.…
Netflix acquires Stranger Things game maker Next Games for $72 mn

New Delhi: Netflix on Wednesday announced to acquire Finland-based Next Games, developer of hugely popular Stranger Things and Walking Dead games, for $72 million as the streaming giant aims to build out…
Nasscom, Microsoft announce 2nd ‘AI Gamechangers’ to boost AI adoption

New Delhi: In a bid to accelerate AI (artificial intelligence) adoption in India, Nasscom and Microsoft on Wednesday announced the second edition of the ‘AI Gamechangers’ awards. The programme will serve as…
Jeep’s first electric SUV is likely coming in 2023

San Francisco: US based automaker Jeep, owned by Stellantis, has revealed the first images of its upcoming electric SUV and confirmed that it will launch in 2023. According to The Verge, Jeep…
HARMAN, Microsoft to accelerate 5G, smart connectivity innovations

Bengaluru: HARMAN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, on Wednesday announced that its Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) business unit has entered into a collaboration with Microsoft that will enable HARMAN to integrate…
Instagram brings automatic captions to videos in feed

San Francisco: Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is introducing automatic captions to videos in the feed. They will be enabled by default for creators, too. Auto-generated captions will initially be available in “select”…
Blockchain could emerge as new operating system for supply chain networks: DTDC

New Delhi: The Indian logistics industry has entered a robust phase of Cloud-enabled digital transformation in the pandemic and DTDC, which is one of the preferred courier brands in India with the…
Apple halts product sales in Russia, bars RT & Sputnik from App Store

New Delhi: Deeply concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Apple has halted sales of all of its products in Russia. The tech giant has also removed media outlets RT and Sputnik…