Technology

6May

Technology

Japan Unveils 6G Device, 20 Times Faster Than 5G

Japan introduces world's first 6G devices. It is developed by a consortium of telecommunications companies of the country and can transmit data 20 times faster than 5G. Reportedly, the user can download ultra-high definition movies within seconds. 6G devices are capable of achieving data transmissio...

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3May

Technology

Instagram’s Algorithm Change To Empower Small Creators And Target Reposted Content

Instagram, the popular social media platform owned by Meta, is gearing up to tackle the issue of excessive reposted content by aggregator accounts in user feeds. The platform announced plans to roll out a new algorithm that prioritises original content from creators with smaller followings while rem...

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3May

Business, Technology

Apple Gets Nod For $110 Billion Buyback, Posts Quarterly Revenue Of $90.8 Billion

In a quarterly report that surpassed modest expectations, tech giant Apple revealed a formidable record-setting move: a whopping $110 billion share buyback program. This announcement, coupled with better-than-anticipated financial results, sent Apple's stock soaring nearly 7% in extended trading. ...

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2May

Technology

Google Sacks Hundreds Of Core Employees; Plans To Hire Corresponding Roles From Mexico, India

Amid increasing job cuts in the tech field, Google's parent organisation Alphabet Inc has fired around 200 employees from its core team. The measure is learnt to be part of the restructuring process to cut the cost. The reorganisation includes moving some positions to India and Mexico, CNBC reported...

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2May

Education, Technology

IIT Bombay Conducts Study To Enhance Cooperation Among Robots

A recent study have developed a novel technique that improves the efficiency of robots, by helping them communicate with each other in a more efficient manner than earlier. The study was conducted and published by Keshab Patra at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) under the guida...

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30Apr

Business, Technology

Google’s Layoff Spree: Python, Dart And Flutter Staff Affected

Google has embarked on a layoff spree, with hundreds of employees already affected and more anticipated in the coming phases. The layoffs primarily targeted programming teams, including Python, Dart, Flutter, and others. While Google has not disclosed the exact number of employees affected, reports ...

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30Apr

Elections, Technology

‘Prajwal Revanna Video’ Searches Soar Amidst Shocking Sexual Abuse Allegations

As the Prajwal Revanna sexual abuse news has shocked the country with the allegations that the JDS legislator and current Hassan NDA candidate made more than 2,700 videos of molestation, Google Trends’ records of last seven days shows exponential rise in the searches related to ‘Prajwal Revanna’ or ...

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29Apr

Education, Technology

IIT Bombay and Alibi Global Announce Technology Transfer Agreement For Innovative Spherical Robot

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) and Alibi Global Private Limited signed a license and consultancy agreement for the transfer of technology related to the Spherical Robot for Room Intervention. This agreement was signed at IIT Bombay by Prof. Sachin Patwardhan, Dean (R&D) o...

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28Apr

Technology

What Sundar Pichai Said About His Two Decades Working With Google

Alphabet’s CEO Sundar Pichai shared a note about his 20 years anniversary of working with the tech giant, the parent company of Google. Began as a search engine in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University, Google, expanded its offerings to include Gmail,...

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26Apr

Technology

“Will Shut Down”: WhatsApp Threatens To Exit India

WhatsApp has told the Delhi Court that if forced to break message encryption, the messaging platform will effectively shut down in India. They further added that end-to-end encryption protects user privacy by ensuring only the sender and recipient can access message content.  “As a platform, we a...

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