Technology
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Microsoft cancelled Andromeda OS for dual-screen devices
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft was reportedly working on a Surface device powered by a custom Windows OS before the firm turned to Android for its Surface Duo The company was working…
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WhatsApp to allow transfer of chats from Android to iPhone
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly testing the possibility of allowing users to migrate chats from their Android device to an iPhone. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is working on an “import chat…
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IBM sells its Watson healthcare assets to Francisco Partners
San Francisco: IBM has announced to sell healthcare data and analytics assets from the company (currently part of the IBM Watson Health business) to Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm. Although…
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Google denies collusion with FaceBook, moves to court against antitrust suit
San Francisco: Google has moved to court against an antitrust lawsuit in the US that alleged Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg were involved in a secret…
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France, Germany to support joint 5G projects
Berlin: France and Germany would support four projects on 5G applications for private networks with a total of 17.7 million euros ($20.1 million), the countries’ Ministries of Economic Affairs has said. The…
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Apple implements new verification process for educational discounts in US
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple has introduced a new verification process in the US to ensure that customers who want to benefit from its discounted education pricing are involved in education. According…
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Instagram to reduce visibility of potentially harmful content
San Francisco: Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is taking new steps to make “potentially harmful” content less visible in its app. The company said that the algorithm powering the way posts are ordered…
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Crypto hackers using fake Amazon digital token as bait to lure victims
New Delhi: Amid the crypto buzz, cyber-criminals are leveraging Amazon’s name to promote a fraudulent scheme called ‘Amazon to create its own digital token’ — leading victims to give away their credentials…
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TikTok confirms testing support for paid subscriptions
Beijing: Short video platform has said that it is testing support for paid subscriptions, paving the way for creators on the short form video platform to charge for their content. The company…
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Apple lowers trade-in value for Android smartphones
San Francisco: Apple has significantly reduced the amount of discount users get when they trade in their Android smartphones for an Apple device. According to MacRumors, the company has changed the official…
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Intel to invest $20 bn on 2 new chip factories in US
San Francisco: Chip-maker Intel on Friday said it will invest more than $20 billion to build two new factories int US for advanced chipmaking, as the world grapples with semiconductor shortage. The…
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Elon Musk calls Twitter’s NFT profile pics ‘annoying’
San Francisco: Soon after microblogging platform Twitter’s subscription service Twitter Blue rolled out a new feature allowing users to show off their non-fungible token (NFT) on their profile picture, Tesla and SpaceX…
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Apple may launch new iPhone SE 3, iPad Air soon
San Francisco: Apple is reportedly planning to announce at least four products including a fifth-generation iPad Air, a new iPhone SE with 5G, and two new Macs at the launch event which…
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Musk’s brain implant company ‘Neuralink’ nears human trials
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run brain-machine interface company Neuralink is preparing to launch clinical trials that will implant brain chips in humans. According to dailymail.co.uk, the firm is hiring a clinical trial director,…
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Spotify losing global music streaming market share: Report
New Delhi: Swedish streaming giant Spotify still leads the global base of music subscribers but its share in the digital service provider (DSP) streaming market has been slowly declining since the past…
