Technology News

Apple's WWDC 2022 keynote kicks off June 6; here's what to expect [roundup]

As the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2022 is approaching, reports say that tech giant Apple's operating systems are expected to be the centrepiece of the keynote.

Jun 3, 2022

Xiaomi appoints Alvin Tse as India head; Manu Jain moves to global role [details]

Global tech company Xiaomi on Friday announced a major rejig at the very top, appointing Alvin Tse as General Manager, Xiaomi India. After seven years in India, Manu Kumar Jain has been transitioned to a global role as Group Vice President.

Jun 3, 2022

Woman implanted with 3D-printed ear made from her own cells; This implant especially for microtia patients

A 20-year-old woman has become the first in the world to get a human ear implant with a 3D-printed technology that uses her own cells.

Jun 3, 2022

India dominates NFT gaming globally; outranks US, Germany, Hong Kong, others [details]

Play-to-earn (P2E) games, also called NFT games or just crypto games, are far from dominating the gaming space, but the niche category is rapidly growing and India is leading the global market.

Jun 3, 2022

Mozilla releases offline machine translation tools, other features

Mozilla, the firm behind the popular web browser Firefox, has added translation tools to Firefox that do not rely on cloud processing to do its work.

Jun 3, 2022

New York halts Bitcoin mining for 2 years, 'grim day' for Blockchain

In bad news for Bitcoin and Blockchain lovers, the New York State on Friday passed a bill to halt new permits for certain fossil fuel power plants to be used in Bitcoin mining.

Jun 3, 2022

Running companies hurts my heart: Elon Musk

Elon Musk has revealed that he never wanted to become a CEO but he sees no other way to bring technology and design to fruition.

Jun 3, 2022

Instagram launches 'AMBER Alerts' to help find missing children in their area

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that it is launching AMBER Alerts on the platform that will allow people to see and share notices of missing children in their area.

Jun 2, 2022

Not bound to disclose why security clearance refused to Malayalam channel Media One TV: Centre tells SC

The Central government has told the Supreme Court that refusal of security clearance to Malayalam news channel Media One was based on intelligence inputs and in view of matters concerning national security, it is not bound to disclose the reasons.

Jun 2, 2022

Google disables bombardment of RCS ads in India after brands went on hype

After several companies and brands abused Google Messages' RCS (Rich Communication Services) feature in India to bombard users with multiple ads without their consent, the tech company has decided to turn off RCS ads functionality in the country.

Jun 2, 2022

Come to office or get out; Elon Musk mandates minimum 40hrs/week for Tesla employees [details]

Elon Musk on Wednesday gave an ultimatum to Tesla employees to either return to office or get out, saying they "should pretend to work somewhere else" if they disagree with the company's policy.

Jun 1, 2022

Despite Covid-19 pandemic, Telangana IT exports grow by 26%, adds 1.50 lakh jobs

Despite Covid-19 pandemic and its adverse impact on the economy, Telangana registered 26.14 per cent growth in information technology exports and added nearly 1.50 lakh new jobs during 2021-22, surpassing the expectations.

Jun 1, 2022

Facebook's parent company to change stock ticker to META with effect from June 9 [details]

Meta has announced that its Class A common stock will begin trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol 'META' prior to market open on June 9, 2022.

Jun 1, 2022

Samsung Galaxy M53 5G review: A fun mid-ranger

Samsung Galaxy M53 5G competes in the sub-Rs 30,000 price category, which is a crowded space and quite popular in India. Let's see how the M53 fairs in the market.

May 31, 2022

Musk opens motivational class on Twitter, shares message: "Happiness is a choice"

Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday shared some motivational thoughts on Twitter.

May 30, 2022