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24 Sep 2024

Sustainability

India forms committee to establish repairability index for electronics

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) has established a committee tasked with developing a comprehensive framework for a repairability index in India.

24 Sep 2024

TikTok

TikTok to discontinue its Spotify rival this November

TikTok has announced plans to terminate its music streaming service, TikTok Music, on November 28.

24 Sep 2024

Adobe

Logitech's new device makes using Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro easier

Logitech has introduced its latest innovation, the MX Creative Console.

24 Sep 2024

Google Earth

Google's Street View gets new imagery from 80 countries

Google has announced significant updates for Google Maps and Google Earth.

24 Sep 2024

Mars

NASA reveals the mystery behind Mars's strange 'zebra rock'

NASA's Perseverance rover has made a remarkable discovery on Mars, a rock unlike any other seen before.

24 Sep 2024

Technology

AI uncovers 2,000-year-old Nazca drawings in Peruvian desert

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has played a pivotal role in the discovery of hundreds of ancient drawings, known as geoglyphs, in the Peruvian desert.

24 Sep 2024

Android

You can use emojis like shovel, fingerprint from next year

The Unicode Consortium, a non-profit organization responsible for global emoji standards and releases, has approved eight new emojis.

24 Sep 2024

California

World's leading plastic producer sued for 'deceiving' public about recycling

ExxonMobil, a global leader in single-use plastic production, is facing a lawsuit filed by the state of California.

24 Sep 2024

Microsoft

From travel to healthcare: Global impact of CrowdStrike's outage explained

A software update by US cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike, triggered a major global IT disruption.

24 Sep 2024

Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics' Spot robot can now unlock doors

Boston Dynamics' renowned four-legged robot, Spot, has gained a new capability to autonomously unlock doors.

24 Sep 2024

John Cena

Meta's AI chatbot to sound like Awkwafina, John Cena 

Meta is set to introduce a unique audio feature for its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot.

24 Sep 2024

Telegram

Telegram will now share user data upon legal requests

Telegram, the popular messaging app, has updated its privacy policy to allow the disclosure of user's phone number and IP address if a valid request is received from authorities.

24 Sep 2024

OpenAI

OpenAI's press account on X hacked to promote cryptocurrency scam

OpenAI's official press account on X, @OpenAINewsroom, was compromised yesterday evening. The breach was used to promote a cryptocurrency scam involving a token named "$OPENAI."

24 Sep 2024

Elon Musk

X will soon let blocked users see your public posts

X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, is set to modify its blocking feature.

24 Sep 2024

OpenAI

AI superintelligence could arrive in 'few thousand days': OpenAI CEO

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has shared his vision for the future of AI in a recent blog post.

23 Sep 2024

Apple

Apple to unveil M4 Macs next month: What to expect

Apple is preparing for its upcoming October event, where it is expected to unveil the latest M4 Macs.

23 Sep 2024

DxOMark

iPhone 16 Pro Max ranks 4th in DXOMARK camera rankings

The iPhone 16 Pro Max has secured the fourth position in DXOMARK's latest smartphone camera rankings. This placement is based on an extensive analysis of over 3,000 photos and 150 hours of video.

23 Sep 2024

Google

Google will expand AI applications in India: CEO Sundar Pichai

Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, has expressed his commitment to exploring more applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in India.

23 Sep 2024

Asteroid

3 asteroids to pass Earth this week, NASA confirms

This September, three asteroids are set to make their close approach to Earth.

23 Sep 2024

Chandrayaan-3

Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover discovers ancient 160-km-wide crater on Moon

India's Chandrayaan-3 mission has made a significant discovery, unearthing an ancient crater on the Moon.

23 Sep 2024

Apple

Apple users beware! CERT-In warns of 'high-risk' security flaws

India's leading cybersecurity agency, the Computer Emergency Response Team-India (CERT-In), has issued a warning about significant vulnerabilities in various Apple products.

23 Sep 2024

MediaTek

MediaTek Dimensity 9400 beats Apple A18 Pro in GPU tests

MediaTek is preparing to launch its most advanced chipset yet, the Dimensity 9400 platform.

23 Sep 2024

Apple

iPhone 16 teardown reveals how easy battery replacement is now

The recently launched iPhone 16 has introduced a unique feature — an electrically debondable adhesive for its battery enclosure.

23 Sep 2024

Huawei

Huawei will no longer use Windows for its PCs

Huawei is set to replace Microsoft's Windows operating system (OS) on its future personal computers (PCs), with its proprietary HarmonyOS.

23 Sep 2024

Apple

Here's the roadmap for Apple Intelligence features coming to iPhones

Apple's first batch of its AI features will be introduced with the iOS 18.1 update, scheduled for release in October.

23 Sep 2024

YouTube Music

YouTube Music web now recognizes what you're playing on mobile

YouTube Music has introduced a new feature on its web application, allowing users to synchronize their music queue from their mobile devices.

23 Sep 2024

Sony

Sony PS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Edition pre-orders start this week

Sony is set to launch its highly anticipated PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection, with pre-orders starting on Thursday, September 26.

23 Sep 2024

Elon Musk

SpaceX targeting 5 Starship missions to Mars within 2 years

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a timeline for the company's ambitious Starship mission to Mars.

23 Sep 2024

Apple

Apple iPhone 16 Pro users experiencing unresponsive touchscreens

Apple's latest model, the iPhone 16 Pro, is facing user complaints regarding its touchscreen responsiveness.

23 Sep 2024

WhatsApp

WhatsApp feature lets you clear unread message count: Here's how

WhatsApp has launched a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, elevating the version to 2.24.20.17.

22 Sep 2024

NASA

NASA planning $19.5M mission to send artificial 'star' into space

NASA is preparing to launch an artificial star into space, in a groundbreaking mission led by researchers at George Mason University.

22 Sep 2024

Malware

Arc browser's unique feature exposed users to potential cyberattacks

The Arc browser, developed by the Browser Company, has been identified as having a significant security flaw.

'Silent pandemic' of deadly fungal infections is spreading globally

The global health community is currently grappling with an antibiotic resistance crisis, which contributes to nearly five million deaths annually.

22 Sep 2024

Smartphones

Why is your Android phone charging slowly? Here's the answer

Slow charging can be a frustrating issue for Android smartphone users, especially when time is of the essence.

Nanorobots can prevent deadly brain bleeding in humans: Here's how

An international team of researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Edinburgh, has developed tiny robots that could potentially save lives by preventing severe brain hemorrhages.

22 Sep 2024

Android

How Google Calendar can help you never miss someone's birthday

Google's popular scheduling and time-management tool, Google Calendar, offers users the ability to remember their loved ones' birthdays.

22 Sep 2024

iOS 18

iPhone Mirroring stuck on your old device? Here's the fix

Apple's latest operating system, macOS Sequoia, has introduced a new feature known as iPhone Mirroring.

22 Sep 2024

Solar Energy

Fossil fuels to dominate global energy supply until 2050: Report

A recent report by management consulting firm McKinsey, suggests that fossil fuels will continue to be a significant part of the global energy supply, contributing 40-60% by 2050.

22 Sep 2024

Elon Musk

Musk slams Vinod Khosla for 'no plebs' sign on beach

Tech mogul Elon Musk has publicly criticized venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, for allegedly restricting public access to a beach near his residence by puttin up a "no plebs allowed" sign.

Quantum entanglement observed in heaviest known particles: What it means

A groundbreaking discovery has been made at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, where scientists have observed quantum entanglement in pairs of top quarks.