How to download Minecraft 1.19.4 pre-release 2

Minecraft 1.19.4 is a maintenance update that fixes issues and makes minor adjustments to the block models and textures of the game. Mojang has stated that they will prioritise fixing bugs over adding new content or significant improvements in the upcoming development cycle.

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Apple HomePod (2nd Gen) Review: More Capable Than It Looks

The Apple HomePod (2nd Gen) may seem expensive to many, given the Rs. 32,900 price tag. However, the improved smart speaker promises more features and better performance, including Apple’s signature seamless ecosystem interfacing, if you already have other Apple products. Is this the best smart speaker for Apple users? Find out in this review.

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EU Antitrust Regulators Narrow Charges Against Apple Over App Store Rules, Drop In-App Payments Case

EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday narrowed their case against Apple, focusing on its App Store rules that prevent developers from informing users of other purchasing options, while dropping another charge related to in-app payments.

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Australia has not received advice to ban TikTok from govt devices: Treasurer

Australia has not received advice from its security agencies to follow the example of the United States, the European Parliament and Canada to ban Chinese video-sharing app TikTok from government devices, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Wednesday. Canada banned TikTok from government-issued devices on Monday and the following day the European Parliament banned the app from staff phones citing concerns over who could access user data.

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EU privacy body raises concerns about possible U.S. data transfer pact

The European Union data protection watchdog on Tuesday expressed concerns about a European Commission draft decision that could pave the way for a new data transfer pact with the United States, saying more should be done to protect Europeans' privacy rights. The European Data Protection Board's (EDPB) non-binding opinion comes after the Commission issued a draft decision in December saying U.S. safeguards against American intelligence activities were strong enough to address EU data privacy concerns.

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Samsung working on Galaxy Ring, AR Glasses

Samsung is working on 'Galaxy Ring' for health tracking and augmented reality (AR)-powered 'Galaxy Glasses', the media reported. The tech giant has filed for two new trademark applications, one for a Galaxy Ring and the other for a pair of Galaxy Glasses, reports Gizmochina. The upcoming glasses might be similar to the rumoured Apple AR/virtual reality (VR) headset.

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Tecno Spark 10 Pro With MediaTek Helio G88 SoC Unveiled at MWC 2023; MegaBook S1 Gets 2023 Refresh: Report

Tecno has showcased two more devices alongside its first foldable smartphone, Phantom V Fold, at MWC 2023. Tecno Spark 10 Pro and an upgraded MegaBook S1 2023 have been unveiled at the event. However, the smartphone will be launched officially for sale in March. It is said to be a mid-range phone with a 32-megapixel ultra-clear front camera.

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BTC Price Stays Close to $23,000 Mark, ETH Joins Most Altcoins in Seeing Losses

The overall crypto market valuation dropped by 0.47 percent in the last 24 hours. BTC along with ETH, DOGE, and SHIB — stepped into the last day of February with dips. It is expected that the stablecoin Binance USD could see more losses in the coming days now that the Coinbase crypto exchange has decided to delist it amid its ongoing issues with the SEC.

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Elon Musk Assembling Team to Develop ChatGPT Rival, Held Talks With Former DeepMind AI Researcher: Report

Musk, who had co-founded OpenAI along with Silicon Valley investor Sam Altman in 2015 as a nonprofit startup, had left its board in 2018, but chimed in with his take on the chatbot, calling it "scary good".

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Meta builds A-team focused on AI products

Meta Platforms Inc is creating a new top-level product group focused on generative artificial intelligence (AI), Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, as the AI race among Big Tech firms heats up. AI has emerged as a bright spot for investments in the tech industry, which has been struggling with slowing growth, and has cut thousands of jobs as well as dialed down on experimental bets to beat the downturn.

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Honor Magic 5 Series With Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 5,100mAh Battery Launched at MWC 2023

Honor Magic 5 series was unveiled by the company on the first day of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. The flagship lineup from the Shenzen-based company includes Honor Magic 5, and Honor Magic 5 Pro. The smartphone company also unveiled the Honor Magic Vs, which is its first foldable flagship to debut outside China.

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iPhone 15 Plus Render Leak Hints at Dynamic Island, Thinner Bezels, USB Type-C Port

Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 15 series later this year with four likely models - the base iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max. The iPhone 15 Pro Max is expected to bear the 'Ultra' moniker. According to a new report, the upcoming iPhone 15 Plus model will feature Dynamic Island and thinner bezels.

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OnePlus 11 Concept Phone With Active Cryoflux Liquid Cooling System Unveiled at MWC 2023

OnePlus 11 Concept phone was unveiled by the company at MWC 2023. The smartphone features an Active Cryoflux cooling mechanism that can reduce temperatures by up to 2.1 degrees Celsius. This cooling system can improve frame rates by up to 4 frames per second (fps) while gaming, according to OnePlus.

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Twitter Lays Off Around 10 Percent of Its Workforce in Latest Round of Job Cuts: Report

In a fresh round of job cuts, Twitter has laid off at least 200 employees, or about 10 percent of its workforce, the New York Times reported late on Sunday. Twitter did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The company has a headcount of about 2,300 active employees, according to Musk last month.

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The Last of Us Episode 8 Trailer: Troy Baker’s Cannibalistic Gang Is on the Hunt for Ellie and Joel

The Last of Us episode 8 trailer is out, teasing Ellie’s encounter with a cannibalistic survivor group which intends to take her in. Troy Baker, the original voice actor for Joel in the video game, also stars in the episode as James, a senior, untrusting member of the gang. Titled ‘When We Are in Need,’ the episode reportedly clocks in at 51 minutes, and is dire...

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Boeing's Starliner to fly first crewed mission to space in April

The Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission will send NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the station on an eight-day mission, launching from Cape Canaveral and landing at White Sands, New Mexico, SpaceNews.com reported.

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Xiaomi 13 Pro With Leica-Branded Sensors, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC Launched in India

Xiaomi 13 Pro, the high-end variant of the Xiaomi 13 series, has launched in India today. While the company is yet to reveal the pricing details of the Xiaomi 13 Pro, the handset is confirmed to pack Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The smartphone can be purchased in India via Amazon, while the information regarding its offline availability is yet to be revealed.

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This Colombian court hosts first legal trial in metaverse

The country is among the earliest worldwide to test real legal hearings in the metaverse, immersive virtual reality to make digital spaces feel more lifelike, often with avatars representing each participant.

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Xiaomi 13 Lite Appears on Geekbench Listing Ahead of Global Launch; Specifications Leaked

Xiaomi 13 series will be launched in Barcelona on February 26, a day before the Mobile World Congress 2023 begins. The company will unveil three models in this series — the Xiaomi 13, the Xiaomi 13 Pro, and the Xiaomi 13 Lite. The Xiaomi 13 Lite is said be powered by a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC coupled with 8GB RAM.

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Vivo V27 Pro Price in India Leaked Ahead of March 1 Launch

Vivo V27 Pro is all set to be the next flagship smartphone in the V-series portfolio of the company. The smartphone will debut in the Indian market on March 1. While the design and key specs of the upcoming V27 Pro have been teased via the official website as well as Flipkart, a recent report has tipped the price of the phone in India.

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iQoo Z7 Teased to Launch in India Soon, Poster Hints at Rear Dual Camera Unit

iQoo Z7 may soon arrive in India as the smartphone was recently teased online. While there has been no official announcement regarding the launch date and specifications the of the purported smartphone, the iQoo Z7 could feature a dual rear camera unit. The handset will be the successor to the iQoo Z6 series.

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Acer One 10 (2023) Spotted on FCC Certification Website; Specifications Tipped: Details

Acer One 10 (2023) has recently passed the US FCC certification. The tablet has been listed with model number T9-1212L. While a launch date has not yet been announced, the design and some of the key specifications of the upcoming Acer One 10 have been leaked online. The tablet is said to be powered by an octa-core 2.0GHz MediaTek MT8768 Chip.

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Meta to Go Ahead With Acquisition of VR Platform Within Unlimited as FTC Withdraws Case

Meta Platforms will now go ahead with the purchase of virtual-reality startup Within Unlimited as the Federal Trade Commission voted to withdraw an antitrust complaint challenging the acquisition, officially closing the case. The FTC opted this month against appealing Davila’s decision and paused the administrative case while it considered next steps.

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TRAI Asks Telcos to Submit State, UT-Wise Call Service Quality Reports

Sector regulator TRAI on Friday issued directions to telecom service providers to submit service quality reports for each state and Union Territory too. TRAI said submission of state and Union Territory-wise report for QoS (quality of service) parameters is essential for optimum analysis of service quality being provided by telcos.

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TikTok Accuses EU of Not Consulting It Over Staff Phone Ban

TikTok accused the European Commission on Friday of failing to consult it over a decision to ban the Chinese short video sharing app from staff phones on cybersecurity grounds, a move subsequently followed by another top EU body. The app, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is facing growing scrutiny from Western authorities over concerns that China's government...

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Nokia C02 With 480p LCD Display, Removable Battery Launched: All Details

Nokia C02 has been launched by the company. The latest offering from HMD Global comes with a 5.45-inch LCD display with FWVGA+ (480p) resolution. The display has a 18:9 aspect ratio and features thick bezels. The smartphone features IP52 water resistance, a removable 3,000 mAh battery and 32GB of inbuilt storage.

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European Commission directs all employees to remove TikTok from work devices

The European Commission (EC) directed all employees to remove Chinese short-video making app TikTok from their corporate devices.

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Netflix Cuts Prices of Subscription Plans Up to Half in Some Countries as Shares Drop 5 Percent

As Netflix looks to maintain subscriber growth amid stiff competition and falling stock, the streaming giant announced price cuts for its subscription plans in some countries. Netflix stock fell nearly 5 percent, underperforming the broader market and on course for its worst day in more than two months.

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Qualcomm Demonstrates Fastest Offline Stable Diffusion AI Image Generation on Android: Details

Qualcomm on Thursday demonstrated the generation of AI images offline on an Android smartphone using Stable Diffusion, one of the most popular generative AI tools. The company says it ran Stable Diffusion 1.5 locally on an Android smartphone powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC and showed an image being generated offline in under 15 seconds.

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YouTube testing '1080p Premium' streaming option for mobile app users

For viewers that stream YouTube using a mobile app, the video-sharing platform appears to be testing a new option. According to GSM Arena, a tech news outlet, as spotted by Reddit user u/KZedUK, a new option for stream quality appeared called '1080p Premium' described to have "Enhanced bitrate". This new stream option will be available to YouTube Premium subscribers, in addition to the 'regular' 1080p option, which is quite generously compressed.

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Google to Test Blocking News Content in Canada After New Bill Asks Big Tech to Pay Publishers

Google is testing blocking access to news content for some Canadian users, the company confirmed on Wednesday, in what it says is a test run of a potential response to the government's online news bill. "We're briefly testing potential product responses to Bill C-18 that impact a very small percentage of Canadian users. We run thousands of tests each year to assess an...

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AI indispensable but potential for bias significant, cautions CAG

Addressing a seminar themed "AI and Data Analytics" on Wednesday, the national auditor Girish Chandra Murmu said in his address: "AI technologies while being exciting also bring a certain degree of risk with them. The most significant risk associated with AI implementation in the public sector is the potential for bias."

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Amazon Acquires One Medical at $3.5 Billion After FTC's Approval; Announces to Cut Subscription Fee

Amazon.com said on Wednesday it had completed its $3.5 billion (nearly Rs. 29,000 crore) takeover of primary care provider One Medical, a day after a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) official announced that the agency would not challenge the deal. The acquisition, announced last July, gives the online retailer a virtual health offering as well as offices for in-per...

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Galaxies Spotted by Webb Space Telescope Rewrite Prior Understanding of Universe

Observations by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are upending the understanding of the early universe, indicating the presence of large and mature but remarkably compact galaxies teeming with stars far sooner than scientists had considered possible. Astronomers said data obtained by the telescope reveals what appear to be six big galaxies as mature as our Milky Way e...

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Facebook Parent Meta Plans Another Round of Job Cuts, May Lay Off Over 1,000 Employees: Report

Facebook-parent Meta Platforms is planning a fresh round of job cuts in a reorganisation and downsizing effort that could affect thousands of workers, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Last year, the social media company let go 13 percent of its workforce — more than 11,000 employees — as it grappled with soaring costs and a weak advertising market.

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Microsoft and Nvidia Announce 10-Year Partnership to Assuage Regulators Over Activision Merger

Microsoft has inked a 10-year deal with Nvidia to bring Call of Duty and other Activision games to Nvidia’s gaming platform, should the former complete its $69 billion (about Rs. 5,71,468) Activision buyout. Until then, other Xbox titles such as Minecraft will be covered under the agreement. Phil Eisler, VP and GM of Nvidia’s GeForce Now suggested that Microsoft w...

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Online fashion retailer Zalando to lay off hundreds of employees

In its last quarterly earnings report in November, Zalando said it expected full-year revenues and operating profit to reach the lower end of its target range, citing sluggish consumer sentiment and high inflation.

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Tesla scales back German battery plans, won over by U.S. incentives

Tesla has paused plans to produce entire batteries in Brandenburg, Germany, and will instead carry out some production steps in the United States where tax incentives are more favourable, the Brandenburg economy ministry said on Tuesday. The U.S. carmaker had originally planned to produce the full battery at the Gruenheide site in Germany, with a peak capacity of over 50 gigawatt hours per year.

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India to Soon Start Semiconductor Manufacturing, Production: IT Secretary

Electronics and IT secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma on Tuesday said that the production of semiconductors in the country will start very soon. He was responding to a query around plan of action of the Ministry of Electronics and IT after state-owned company Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) raised the issue of shortage of electronic chip and printed circuit board...

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Binance's Stablecoin Company Paxos in Discussions With US SEC Over Security Token

The firm behind Binance's stablecoin, Paxos Trust Company, is in discussions with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after the regulator told the company it should have registered the token as a security, according to an internal email from Paxos' chief executive officer. "We are engaged in constructive discussions with the SEC, and we look forward to continu...

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India, Other G20 Finance Chiefs to Discuss Debt, Crypto, Inflation

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will discuss debt troubles in developing economies, crypto currencies and global inflationary pressures at a meeting later this week, Indian officials said on Tuesday. The February 22-25 meeting in the Nandi Hills summer retreat near Bengaluru is the first major event of India's G20 presidency.

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OneWeb's 36 satellites integrated with Indian rocket, gearing up for orbit

The second batch of 36-satellites belonging to the UK-based Network Access Associated Ltd (OneWeb) has been integrated with the Indian rocket LVM3, tweeted the company.

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Google Chrome Rolls Out Memory, Energy Saver Modes for Desktops: All Details

Google Chrome is rolling out the Memory Saver and Energy Saver modes, which were announced last year, on Chrome for desktops. The features are now available on Mac, Windows, Linux, and Chromebooks and are turned on by default. Both Memory and Energy saver modes will boost the desktop's performance, as well as provide better battery life while using Google's browser.

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EU's Pending Banking Law Calls for Fast-Track Crypto Capital Rules for Banks

Tough capital rules for banks holding cryptoassets must be fast-tracked in the European Union's pending banking law if Europe wants to avoid missing a globally-agreed deadline, the bloc's executive has said. The global Basel Committee of banking regulators from the world's main financial centres has set a January 2025 deadline for implementing capital requirements for...

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HP to lay off 100 employees in Israel

PC and printer major HP Inc is laying off 100 employees and most of the job cuts will be in HP Indigo, which is engaged in the production of digital printing machines.

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Vivo V27 Series India Launch to Take Place on March 1; Specifications Teased

Vivo V27 series will hit the Indian market on March 1. The smartphone lineup is teased to come with a 3D curved display with 120Hz refresh rate. They will have a colour-changing back panel as well. The Vivo V27 series is expected to include a vanilla V27 and the V27 Pro variant.

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‘AI Could Be the Next Platform’: Silicon Valley Investors Rush to Find the Next ChatGPT

Since its discrete release in late November, ChatGPT has become one of the fastest growing apps ever and pushed Microsoft and Google to rush out projects that had until now stayed carefully guarded over fears that the technology wasn't yet ready for the public.

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Meta Launches Twitter Blue-Style Subscription for Facebook and Instagram, Service Starts at $11.99 a Month

Meta is launching a subscription service starting at $11.99 (roughly Rs. 990) for Facebook and Instagram to authenticate one's account, which follows a similar move by Elon Musk at Twitter. Subscribers will get a badge indicating their account has been verified with a government ID, extra protection against impersonation, direct access to customer support and more vis...

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Techies earning up to $1 million a year laid off at Big Tech firms

At Google, laid-off employees included those who had previously received high performance reviews or held managerial positions "with annual compensation packages of $500,000 to $1 million, reports The Information. As Big Tech layoffs dominate headlines, more details have emerged on which verticals and senior executives earning up to $1 million annually bore the maximum brunt at Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.

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Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 widgets for Messenger, Spotify to Beta Channel Insiders

Microsoft has started to roll out support for new preview widgets for Facebook Messenger, Spotify, Phone Link, and Xbox (Game Pass) to Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel. To give them a try, one can go to the widgets collection in the Microsoft Store and update to the latest version of the apps.

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How to take screenshots on Windows 11

Wondering how to take a screenshot on Windows 11? Taking screenshots has become easier with Windows 11. Whether it’s a full-screen grab, a partial screenshot, or simply using keyboard shortcuts, it's an easy process. Here we tell you three simple ways in which you can take screenshots in Windows 11

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WhatsApp Picture-in-Picture Feature for Video Calls Rolling Out to iOS Users: All Details

WhatsApp for iOS has been updated with support for picture-in-picture (PiP) mode, allowing users on iOS to switch to another app on a video call without the app pausing their video. The latest update also adds support for longer group subjects and descriptions and the ability to add captions while sharing documents on the app.

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Brazil's Electric Aircraft Maker Eve 'On Track' to Start Services in 2026, Seeks Rules to Govern Sector

Eve, the electric aircraft maker controlled by Brazil's Embraer, said it is "on track" to begin commercial operations by 2026. The company has started the process of certifying its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which has already amassed a backlog of over 2,700 orders prior to the start of production.

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Twitter to Begin Charging Users to Protect Their Accounts via SMS Messages From March

Twitter on Friday said that it would begin charging users to secure their accounts via SMS-based two-factor authentication. Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to continue receiving SMS messages after entering their password when logging in to Twitter. Users who do not pay can use third party 2FA authentication apps or hardware security keys instead.

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Microsoft's Bing Plans AI Ads, Testing Them in Early Version of Chatbot

Microsoft has started discussing with ad agencies how it plans to make money from its revamped Bing search engine powered by generative artificial intelligence as the tech company seeks to battle Google's dominance. Microsoft showed off a demo of the new Bing and said it plans to allow paid links within responses to search results, said an ad executive, who spoke abou...

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How to share Wi-Fi password on Android devices

Sharing Wi-Fi password with friends or family can be a hassle at times. For, you may not always remember your password. Not just this, there may be times you are fine sharing the internet access, but not the password. Fortunately, both Android and iOS operating systems offer easy and simple ways that allow users to share their Wi-Fi network credentials (password) without the need to manually enter them.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX Faces $175,000 Fine for Failing to Submit Starlink Safety Data

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday proposed a $175,000 (nearly Rs. 1.45 crore) civil penalty against SpaceX for failing to submit some safety data to the agency prior to an August 2022 launch of Starlink satellites. The FAA said SpaceX was required to submit the information, known as launch collision analysis trajectory data, directly to the agency at...

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ChatGPT to Receieve Upgrade to Allow Users to Customise Viral Chatbot, Microsoft-Backed OpenAI Says

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said that it will upgrade the viral chatbot with the option to customise the service, as the chatbot creator works to mitigate political and other biases while accommodating more diverse views on the popular chatbot. Some media outlets have pointed out that some answers by ChatGPT are potentially dangerous and the technology may not be ready for p...

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Google, Twitter, Meta face tougher EU online content rules

Alphabet Inc's Google, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc and Twitter face stricter EU online content rules according to monthly user numbers published by the companies on Thursday which exceeded the EU threshold. The new rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) labels companies with more than 45 million users as very large online platforms and subject to obligations such as risk management and external and independent auditing.

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Meta to introduce Telegram-like channels on Instagram

American tech conglomerate Meta is set to introduce its own take on Telegram channels with broadcast channels on Instagram. According to The Verge, an American technology news website, the announcement was made by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday via one of the new channels. The channels feature currently only works on the mobile app.

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Twitter Becomes First Social Media Platform to Allow Cannabis Ads in the US

Twitter on Wednesday became the first social media platform to allow cannabis companies to market their brands and products in the United States. The company had earlier only allowed advertising for hemp-derived CBD topical products, while other social media platforms follow a "no cannabis advertising policy" as pot remains illegal at the federal level.

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God of War Ragnarök 3-Hour Free Trial Now Available for PS Plus Deluxe/ Premium Members

God of War Ragnarök is now available as a three-hour free trial on the PS Plus Deluxe/ Premium plan. The critically acclaimed sequel tracks Kratos and Atreus as they venture into the Nine Realms, in the hope of preventing Ragnarök, the prophesied cataclysmic war that marks the end times in Norse mythology. The game won six trophies at the Game Awards 2022, and was r...

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Jio, Airtel and Vi Said to Push for Regulation of Communication OTT Services at Meeting With TRAI Chief

Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) asked TRAI chief P D Vaghela for regulation of communication OTT players, making a unanimous pitch for 'same service-same rules'. Telecom operators have argued that OTT players, which offer similar services as telcos do, should be regulated on similar lines.

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Tesla sold out Model Y in US for this quarter: Electrek

Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc has sold out its Model Y for this quarter in the United States, with no more production builds until April, Electrek reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

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Internet's most expensive domain gets just 88K monthly visitors

Call it bizarre but the most expensive domain ever on Web, that was bought for $30 million, receives only 88,800 visitors per month while the third costliest Internet domain name has no registered monthly traffic, a report showed on Wednesday.

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Lufthansa system failure causes massive travel chaos

German flag carrier Lufthansa's information technology (IT) systems were largely down, affecting thousands of passenger flights. According to the company, the outage was triggered by damage to fiber optic cables caused by construction work on a railroad line in Frankfurt.

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Facebook owner Meta increases Mark Zuckerberg's security allowance by $4 million

The move comes at a time when the owner of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram has cut thousands of jobs and slashed spending plans for a period that Zuckerberg has called the "Year of Efficiency." Meta Platforms Inc said on Wednesday it had increased the security allowance given to Chief Executive and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his family by $4 million to $14 million.

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Lost Review: A Missing Person Story, but Not Really

Lost, starring Yami Gautam as a journalist, is now streaming on Zee5. The film explores the problem of missing persons across India, and suggests that there may be more to many of these cases than meets the eye.

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iPhone 15 Pro Models Again Tipped to Get Display With Thinner Bezels: Details

Apple is reportedly working on the next generation iPhone lineup comprising iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Ultra. Now, a new leak reveals the display specifications of the upcoming devices. The Pro models are said to come with thinner bezels and curved edges.

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BTC, ETH Rally With Gains, Profits Catapult Most Cryptocurrencies Into Recovery

The overall crypto market valuation rose by 2.44 percent in the last 24 hours. Most cryptocurrencies followed Bitcoin and Ether on the gain trail. These include stablecoins, memecoins, as well as others like Solana, Polkadot , and Litecoin. US’ awaited Consumer Price Index is expected to show a decrease in inflation, and this prediction has contributed to the gain-s...

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Sam Bankman-Fried Banned From Using VPNs, Former FTX CEO Says He Used It for Football

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was banned from using virtual private networks while out on bail, as a judge expressed concern that VPNs present similar risks to the FTX co-founder’s use of encrypted messaging apps. Bankman-Fried, who was charged with fraud after the cryptocurrency exchange collapsed, says he used a VPN just to watch football.

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Alphabet spinoff Sandbox AQ raises $500 million for cyber security, other quantum work

Sandbox AQ, a startup spun off from Alphabet Inc last year, said on Tuesday it raised $500 million as it helps customers prepare for a quantum computing future. Quantum computers, whose processors run based on quantum physics, could one day carry out certain calculations millions of times quicker than today's fastest super computers, yet they remain years away from making a big change, such as breaking encryption.

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DoT Said to Have Directed TRAI to Introduce Strict Service Quality Norms

The Department of Telecommunications has asked sector regulator TRAI to make quality of service norms stricter in order to curb call drops and improve call quality, an official source said on Tuesday. The move comes after the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) collected feedback from the public through an IVRS call around call drop, quality of calls etc.

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Tamil Nadu Becomes Latest Indian State to Unveil Electric Vehicle Policy

The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday unveiled its electric vehicle (EV) policy 2023 which aims to garner investments to the tune of Rs. 50,000 crore and generate 1.50 lakh jobs, in a boost to the EV industry. Chief Minister M K Stalin formally released the new policy in the presence of government officials at the Secretariat here.

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Amazon CEO doubles down on grocery store business

Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Andy Jassy has vowed to double down on the ecommerce giant's struggling grocery store business, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Jassy blamed a lack of normalcy during the pandemic for a series of stumbles and said the company was ready to "go big" on bricks-and-mortar stores, the report added.

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India Gets Its First AC Double Decker E-Bus in Mumbai, Inducted in BEST Fleet

After a delay of several months, the first air-conditioned double-decker electric bus in the country was inducted into the fleet of BEST — the civic transport public body in Mumbai, on Monday, officials said. The wet-leased e-bus will be registered at the Regional Transport Office before it hits the road for the public. This bus is likely to ply on the routes in sub...

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Google to Spread Misinformation Prebunking in Europe; Initiative in the Works in India

Google, after seeing promising results in Eastern Europe, will initiate a new campaign in Germany to make people more resilient to the corrosive effects of online misinformation. The tech giant plans to release a series of short videos highlighting the techniques common to many misleading claims.

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ChatGPT's Popularity Worries US Lawmakers About Its Impact on National Security

ChatGPT, a fast-growing artificial intelligence program, has drawn praise for its ability to write answers quickly to a wide range of queries, and attracted US lawmakers' attention with questions about its impact on national security and education. It was created by OpenAI, a private company backed by Microsoft, and made available to the public for free.

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HBO Content Like The Last of Us, House of the Dragon Set to Move From Disney+ Hotstar in India: Report

HBO content, including popular shows such as The Last of Us, House of the Dragon, and Succession, are available to stream in India on Disney+ Hotstar, thanks to a long-standing deal. This could soon come to an end, with HBO content moving to another platform; Amazon Prime Video is expected to be the next host of HBO content.

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Activists protest outside Twitter HQ in support of laid-off workers

Steve Zeltzer, who led the protests with fellow labour activist Andrew Kong Knight, was quoted as saying that the rally was in support of both the laid-off workers and those who remain at the company.

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Poco X5 Pro 5G Goes on Sale in India for the First Time Today: Price, Specifications

Poco X5 Pro 5G goes on sale in India for the first time today. The latest X series handset from Poco sports a 6.67-inch full-HD+ 120Hz AMOLED display and runs on an octa-core Snapdragon 778G chipset, paired with up to 8GB of RAM. The handset will be sold in three colour options and two RAM and storage variants. 

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South Korea aims to join AI race as startup Rebellions launches new chip

The company's ATOM chip is the latest Korean attempt to challenge global leader Nvidia Corp in the hardware that powers the potentially revolutionary AI technology.

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ChatGPT Frenzy Takes Over China as Firms Rush to Integrate AI Chatbot Technology Into Products

Microsoft-backed OpenAI has kept its hit ChatGPT app off-limits to users in China, but the app is attracting huge interest in the country, with firms rushing to integrate the technology into their products and launch rival solutions.

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Zomato to exit 200-plus cities; this is what the company said

Food-delivery and restaurant discovery platform Zomato has pulled out of around 225 smaller cities last month, the company said in its December-quarter earnings report. "Recently, in the month of January, we have exited ~225 smaller cities which contributed 0.3% of our GOV in Q3FY23. Performance of these cities was not very encouraging in the past few quarters and we did not feel the payback period on our investments in these cities was acceptable," Zomato chief financial officer Akshant Goyal said in the company’s shareholders letter.

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Microsoft, Google AI war; Android 14 first preview; Twitter Blue in India and other top tech news of the week

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Infinix Zero 5G 2023, Infinix Zero 5G 2023 Turbo Edition Go on Sale: Details

Infinix Zero 5G 2023 series that includes the vanilla Infinix Zero 5G 2023 and the Infinix Zero 5G 2023 Turbo have officially commenced its sales. The company has taken the sales live exclusively on Flipkart, with the vanilla Infinix Zero 5G 2023 avaialble at Rs. 17,999 and the Infinix Zero 5G 2023 Turbo avaialble at Rs. 19,999 through a launch sale offer.

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PhonePe Launches Support for Cross-Border UPI Payments in Select Countries: Report

PhonePe, Indian digital payments and financial technology company, has launched support for cross-border UPI payments, under UPI International. The apps' users can now use their Indian bank accounts to pay at merchant outlets in the UAE, Singapore, Mauritius, Nepal and Bhutan, The Bhutan Live reported. Earlier, Indian users had to use either foreign currency in cash o...

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PayPal Pauses Work on Stablecoin Amid Increased Crypto Scrutiny by Regulators

PayPal is pausing work on its stablecoin as regulators increase scrutiny of cryptocurrencies and a key partner in the project faces a probe by the New York State Department of Financial Services. Stablecoins are intended to hold a set value, and some are underpinned by a matching reserve of assets such as cash and bonds.

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Apple Pay EU hearing: Company to defend mobile payment system

The hearing, which senior European Commission and national competition officials, Apple executives and complainants will attend, comes nine months after the EU competition watchdog accused the company of abusing its market power.

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BSNL-ZTE Alleged Scam: Delhi High Court Directs BSNL to Initiate Departmental Action

The Delhi High Court has directed Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to initiate departmental action, as suggested by the CBI, against its officers for allegedly formulating improper tenders and lack of planning before issuing of purchase orders of GSM telephone mobile lines. The high court made it clear that it has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the imputati...

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Xiaomi Leads Indian Smartphone Shipments Despite 25 Percent YoY Dip: IDC

Smartphones shipments in India plunged by over 27 percent to 29.6 million in the October-December quarter of 2022, from 40.6 million in the year-ago period, mainly due to inflationary pressures, market research firm IDC said on Friday. According to the report, dwindling consumer demand due to high inflation remained a challenge throughout the year despite the improved...

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Chinese chipmaker SMIC warns of weak outlook despite record 2022 revenue

Chinese chip foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) warned of a weak 2023 despite record high sales last year, as slowing demand for electronics placed pressure on its business.

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US judge extends FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's bail restrictions

A US judge extended a ban on FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried's ability to contact employees of companies he once controlled and use encrypted messaging technology while out on bail awaiting trial on fraud charges.

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Meta restores Donald Trump's access to Facebook, Instagram

Trump now regains access to key platforms for voter outreach and political fundraising ahead of another run for the White House in 2024. He had 23 million followers on Instagram and 34 million on Facebook as of January.

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Ban on Contacting FTX Employees Using Encrypted Messages Gets Extended

A US judge on Thursday extended a ban on FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried's ability to contact employees of companies he once controlled and use encrypted messaging technology while out on bail awaiting trial on fraud charges. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on February 1 had temporarily barred Bankman-Fried from contacting any current or former ...

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Meta Restores Donald Trump's Facebook, Instagram Page Following a Two-Year Suspension

Meta Platforms has restored former US President Donald Trump's Facebook page following a two-year suspension after the deadly Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021. Meta announced last month that it would reinstate Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts. His Instagram page was not immediately accessible on Thursday.

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Zomato Reports Consolidated Net Loss in Q3 Ended December 2022

Online food delivery platform Zomato on Thursday reported a widening of consolidated net loss at Rs. 346.6 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, 2022 impacted by higher expenses and slowdown in food delivery business. The company had posted a consolidated net loss of Rs. 67.2 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, Zomato said in a regulatory filing.

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SpaceX Prevented Ukraine From Using Starlink Internet for Drones Amid Russia War, Company President Says

SpaceX took measures to block the use of drones by Ukraine over its Starlink satellite Internet services in the region amid the ongoing conflict with Russia, a top executive said on Wednesday. Using Starlink with drones went beyond the scope of an agreement SpaceX has with the Ukrainian government, according to SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell.

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Disney to Lay Off 7,000 Workers to Cut Costs, Restructure Company in Sweeping Revamp by CEO Bob Iger

Disney on Wednesday announced that it would cut 7,000 jobs at the firm, as part of efforts to cut costs and return power to creative executives. The company also said it would be restructured into three distinct segments, with the aim of having a more cost-effective, coordinated approach to its operations, according to CEO Bob Iger.

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Netflix's Password Sharing Crackdown Begins in Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain

Netflix on Wednesday announced that it would begin cracking down on password sharing in Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain, with the new measures broadly rollling out to other regions in the coming months. Members on Netflix's standard or premium plan in many countries can add an extra member sub account for up to two people at an additional cost, acccording to N...

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Pixel 7 Pro Costs $413 to Make, Over 50 Percent Parts Are Made by Samsung: Counterpoint Research

Google Pixel 7 Pro was launched in India in October last year. The smartphone debuted in the market at a starting price of Rs. 59,999. According to a research, Pixel 7 Pro's bill of materials (BoM) cost has more contribution from Samsung, as compared to Google. Samsung reportedly accounts for more than half of the Google Pixel 7 Pro’s bill of materials (BoM) cost.

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OnePlus 11R 5G First Impressions: New 'Value' Flagship

The OnePlus 11R 5G is the new “value flagship” from OnePlus, succeeding the OnePlus 10R 5G (Review) with a better design and specs, but without bloating the price by much. Here's our first impressions of the phone.

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Hertz has fewer Teslas in its fleet than planned

Hertz Global Holdings Inc's rental fleet has less than half the number of Tesla cars it planned to order in 2022, its regulatory filing showed.

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ChatGPT vs Bard: Everything We Know About Google's Upcoming AI Chatbot

Zoom announced on Tuesday that it will cut about 1,300 jobs, amid slowing demand in a post-pandemic world. The cuts will affect 15 percent of the company's workforce. Zoom CEO Eric Yuan said he would take a pay cut of 98 percent for the coming fiscal year and forego his bonus.

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Arm CEO says firm fully committed to a market listing this year

"The plans are actually fairly well developed and underway now," Rene Haas said in an interview after Arm's corporate parent reported its fourth straight quarter of losses. "We're doing everything we can and are committed to have it happen this year."

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Microsoft packs Bing search engine, Edge browser with AI in big challenge to Google

Microsoft is rolling out an intelligent chatbot to live alongside Bing's search results, putting AI that can summarise web pages, synthesise disparate sources, even compose emails and translate them into more consumers' hands.

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UK Considering Digital Version of Pound ‘Britcoin’, Won’t Fluctuate in Value Like Crypto

UK authorities are considering a digital version of the Pound that would be backed by the Bank of England and retain its value over-time, unlike the fluctuating value of cryptocurrency. The ‘Britcoin’ would be central bank digital currency (CBDC) and would be held in a digital wallet. The digital currency could be used to pay for goods and services electronically.

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Pathaan Box Office: Shah Rukh Khan Starrer Breaks Records in India and Overseas

Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan has collected Rs. 832.20 crore at the global box office, breaking multiple records. The film became the first Hindi movie to break the 100-crore mark on opening day, alongside crossing a total of Rs. 400 crore in collections over the next four days. In the United States, Pathaan made $9.48 million (about Rs. 78 crore) in its first week, ...

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Big Tech Firms Not Doing Enough to Remove Fake News, Comply With EU Online Content Rules: NGO Avaaz

Big Tech services like Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTok didn't do enough to tackle disinformation in languages other than English, an activist NGO claims. The firms are expected to submit reports on compliance with updated EU rules on disinformation as part of the Digital Services Act (DSA) that came into force last November.

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iPhone ‘Ultra’ in the Works, Said to Offer Better Features Than Pro Models: Mark Gurman

Apple, according to a reputable source, is working on a brand-new tier for its iPhone. The new model is set to make its debut with the iPhone 16 lineup in 2024 and is also expected to pack in better capabilities in comparison to the ‘Pro’ models. While it isn’t clear what the new model will be called, it is clear that Apple will not brand it as a ‘Pro’ or ...

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The Last of Us Episode 5 Trailer: A Highly Infected Bloater Terrorises the Kansas City Ruins

The Last of Us episode 5 trailer is out, teasing a terrifying new adversary in the Bloater, the fourth and final evolutionary stage, after having been exposed to the Cordyceps fungi for years. The episode sees Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) teaming up with siblings Henry (Lamar Johnson) and Sam (Keivonn Montreal Woodard), leading the attack against the h...

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Vivo X90, Vivo X90 Pro With 50-Megapixel Triple Cameras, 120W Fast Charging Launched: Price, Specifications

Vivo X90 and Vivo X90 Pro were launched by the company in global markets last week. The latest additions to the company’s X series lineup made its debut in China last November. These handsets sport 6.78-inch AMOLED displays, are powered by 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 9200 chipsets and are equipped with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage.

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Tech layoffs: US-based software company Autodesk cuts 250 jobs

Software company Autodesk is laying off 250 employees, less than 2 per cent of its global workforce, amid the global economic meltdown. According to a report in CRN, Autodesk, which had more than 12,600 employees (as last reported) with $4.39 billion in revenue in its last fiscal year, "continues to hire for many key positions."

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Government Bans Over 230 Betting, Loan Lending Apps With Chinese Links After Complaints of Extortion

Central government has initiated the process to ban and block 138 betting apps and 94 loan lending apps with Chinese links on an 'urgent' and 'emergency' basis, top government sources said on Sunday. As per sources, the MHA recommended the MeitY this week to ban and block these apps, and the Ministry subsequently initiated the process as per communication.

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Amazon may face a new antitrust lawsuit in the US: What is it

It could not be determined exactly which aspects of Amazon's businesses the FTC would target and the timing of any case was uncertain, according to the report.

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Elon Musk Found Not Liable in 2018 Tweets Regarding Tesla’s Share Price

Elon Musk was found free of all charges against him after a jury on Friday decided that the billionaire didn’t defraud investors with his 2018 tweets about electric automaker Tesla in a proposed deal. The nine-member jury reached its verdict after less than two hours of deliberation following a three-week trial.

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U.S. judge denies FTC request to stop Meta from acquiring VR firm Within

A judge on Friday released a ruling denying the Federal Trade Commission's request to stop Meta Platforms Inc from buying virtual reality content maker Within Unlimited, rejecting the regulator's concerns the deal would reduce competition in a new market. A December trial to decide if Meta could go forward with the relatively small deal was seen as a test of the FTC's bid to head off what it sees as a repeat of the company acquiring small upcoming would-be rivals to dominate a market, this time in the nascent virtual and augmented reality markets.

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Get Ready to Experience the Ultimate Camera and Performance With Samsung's Galaxy S23 Ultra – Starting at Rs. 124,999, Along With Exciting Offers

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Intel Fears Another EU Antitrust Fine Despite Winning Its Court Fight Last Year

Intel could face yet another EU antitrust fine despite winning its court fight last year against an EUR 1.06 billion (nearly Rs. 14,250 crore) penalty imposed 14 years ago for hindering a rival, the US chipmaker said in a regulatory filing. Intel last year convinced Europe's second-top court to scrap the fine handed out by the European Commission in 2009 for giving ...

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Paytm's Parent Firm Witnesses Strong Revenue Momentum With 42 Percent YoY Growth

One97 Communications, which owns the payments and financial services platform Paytm, continue to witness strong revenue momentum across its business verticals. The fintech firm on Friday reported its revenue from operations increased to Rs. 2,062 crore, a growth of 42 percent on a yearly basis and 8 percent on a quarterly basis.

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Twitter to Share Ad Revenue With Some of Its Content Creators, Says Elon Musk

Twitter will start sharing revenue from advertisements with some of its content creators, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday. Effective Friday, revenue from ads that appear on a creator's reply threads, will be shared. The user must be a subscriber of Blue Verified, Musk said.

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Apple Posts First Quarterly Revenue Drop Since 2016 Amid Weak iPhone Sales During Holiday Season

Apple posted its first quarterly drop in revenue since 2016, after weak iPhone sales during the recent holiday season caused by pandemic-related restrictions on its factories in China. Unlike its peers in technology, Apple hasn’t signaled any intention to resort to mass layoffs, despite the quarterly downturn.

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Fursat, an Apple Film Shot on iPhone 14 Pro, Released on YouTube: Details

Fursat, a short film shot on iPhone 14 Pro, is now available to watch on YouTube. Apple has shared the film, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, on the video streaming platform on February 3. The film Fursat stars Ishaan Khatter and Wamiqa Gabbi in the lead roles.

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Samsung to Manufacture Flagship Galaxy S23 Smartphones in India for Local Market

Samsung on Thursday said it will manufacture premium Galaxy S23 smartphones in India to cater to the local market requirements. The launch price of the Galaxy S23 series in India is in the range of Rs. 75,000 to Rs. 1.55 lakh per piece. At present, Galaxy S Series smartphones are being manufactured at Samsung's Vietnam factory and the company imports them for sale in ...

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India Among Top 3 Nations Contributing Active Users Growth for Facebook: Meta

India is among the top three nations contributing active users growth for Facebook as of December 31, 2022, social media major Meta said in a regulatory filing. The company has reported a 4 percent increase in worldwide daily active users (DAUs) to 2 billion on average during December 2022 from 1.93 billion during December 2021.

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Snap may come up with AR glasses powered by generative AI

Moreover, Spiegel mentioned that the company was thinking about how to integrate AI tools into its existing Lens Studio technology for AR developers.

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NHRC Chief Calls for Strict Laws for Unlawful Internet Behaviour, Cyber Crimes

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson Justice (Retd) Arun Kumar Mishra on Thursday called for a stringent law to deal with "unlawful Internet behaviour and cyber crimes." He was speaking after the inauguration of the 25th All India Forensic Science Conference at the National Forensic Sciences University in Gandhinagar.

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Samsung's first premium phones of 2023 are here: Things that Samsung told and didn't at the event about the devices

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Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Series With Up to 13th Gen Intel Core i9 CPUs Launched: All Details

Samsung Galaxy Book 3 series has been launched during the Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event today. The lineup includes the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra, Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360, and Galaxy Book 3 Pro.

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Samsung's One UI 5.1 Update Based on Android 13 Released Alongside Galaxy S23 Series: All Details

Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its new One UI 5.1 update for compatible Galaxy smartphones. The update doesn’t introduce any major visual changes over Samsung’s One UI 5.0 update that has already rolled out to several smartphones, but includes useful changes to system applications and services, according to the company.

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Budget 2023: BSNL to Use Allocated Rs. 53,000 Crore for Upgrading to 4G, 5G Network

State-run BSNL will use about Rs. 53,000 crore in upgrading its network to 4G and 5G this year as well as revamping landline network across the country, Union Minister for IT and Telecom Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. The Government has announced a capital infusion of Rs. 52,937 crore in BSNL during the next fiscal year starting April 1, 2023.

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Apple to Limit Periscope Camera to One iPhone 16 Series Model: Ming-Chi Kuo

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that only the highest-end iPhone 16 series model will get a periscope camera. He suggests that the demand for a lens upgrade might be below previous predictions.

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