Artifact's new feature to take on Twitter by letting you follow writers
San Francisco, May 12 (IANS) Artifact, the AI-powered news app from Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, has announced a new feature that allows users to follow individual writers, making it even more of a news-focused social media app.
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Science/Technol Technology 02:48 PMDell launches 2 new Alienware gaming laptops in India
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Business Technology 02:38 PMSequoia Capital India makes 2nd semiconductor investment in country
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Iran, Oman agree to start space cooperation
Tehran, May 12 (IANS) Iran and Oman have agreed to start cooperation in the space sector, media reported.
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Noise clocks over Rs 2,000 cr in revenue in FY23 with 100% growth
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Homegrown consumer wearable company Noise on Friday said it clocked more than Rs 2,000 crore in revenue in FY23 with a record growth of over 100 per cent (year-on-year).
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New Zealand govt to speed up 5G rollout to towns, rural black spot areas
Wellington, May 12 (IANS) The New Zealand government is signing contracts with major telecommunications network operators to speed up the rollout of 5G to regional towns, especially rural black spot areas, across the country.
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Dating app Tinder to remove social handles from bios
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Dating app Tinder on Friday announced changes to its existing Community Guidelines in which it will be removing social handles from public bios.
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JEE Mains 2023: Over 13K Aakash BYJU'S students qualify, 50% increase YoY
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Aakash BYJU'S has achieved an outstanding result in the highly competitive JEE Mains 2023, with approximately 13,000 students clearing the exam. Among them, 4,088 students from across the country have scored an impressive score of 95 percentile and above, while 968 have scored 99 percentile and above, the edtech platform said on Friday.
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Our aim is to create 100 semiconductor design startups: MoS IT
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India is aiming to create 100 semiconductor design startups in the near future that will develop innovative designs and solutions not only for the domestic market but also for the world, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said here on Friday.
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Who is Linda Yaccarino, the possible female CEO of Twitter?
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) As Elon Musk broke his silence on who will take over from him as Twitter CEO after a "painful" acquisition, all eyes are now on Linda Yaccarino, NBC Universal's chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships.
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Digital intelligence firm Similarweb cuts another 6% of staff
San Francisco, May 12 (IANS) Digital intelligence company Similarweb has laid off around 6 per cent of its workforce, or over 60 employees, in another round of job cuts.
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Can Pixel 7a help Google improve its dismal India smartphone market share?
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Seven years on, the Google Pixel family of smartphones have failed to impress Indian smartphone users. The company currently has a minuscule market share in a highly-competitive premium smartphone market dominated by the likes of OnePlus, Apple and Samsung.
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AI chatbots to help recruiters automate screening, cut onboarding workload: SquaREcruit Founder
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) As the enterprises of all sizes stare at talent crunch in new-age technologies, especially lack of AI skills, recruitment and hiring platforms like SquaREcruit have doubled down on creating a pool of skilled professionals for the generative AI era.
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Canon India announces new video-centric camera 'PowerShot V10'
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Canon has announced a new video-centric compact camera designed for smartphone natives -- PowerShot V10 in India.
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Akamai Technologies lays off nearly 3% of global workforce
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Web services company Akamai Technologies is laying off nearly 3 per cent of its global workforce, as it focuses on highest growth areas and sustaining profitability.
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Microsoft to skip pay raises for salaried employees this year
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Microsoft will not give any raise to salaried employees, including senior leaders, this year as global macroeconomic conditions continue to haunt Big Tech.
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Elon Musk appoints female CEO to lead Twitter
San Francisco, May 12 (IANS) Elon Musk has announced that he has found a new CEO for Twitter (or X Corp.) who will be starting her role in six weeks.
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WhatsApp curbs international spam calls in India after govt's tough call
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Meta-owned WhatsApp on Thursday said it has taken stern action on the growing menace of International scam calls in India, after the government took cognisance of the issue and announced to send a notice to the platform over the issue.
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Love to grill meat? Fumes from BBQs may up risk of arthritis
New York, May 11 (IANS) Your love for grilling meat may increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis -- a chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the cells lining the joints, warned a study.
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'Startups can play significant role in addressing tech challenges in mines sector'
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Startups can play a significant role in addressing the technological challenges faced by the mining sector of the country and the same will pave the way for a healthy eco-system for mining sector growth, Mines Secretary Vivek Bharadwaj said on Thursday.
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India accounts for over 75% of Truecaller's net sales in Q1
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) India accounted for 75.5 per cent of the total net sales of Truecaller across revenue streams -- Truecaller for Business, Premium subscriptions and Ads -- in the first quarter of this year, the company said on Thursday.
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India tablet market fell 30% in Q1 2023: Report
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The overall tablet market in India declined by 30 per cent (year-on-year) during the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, while the 5G tablet shipment share increased to 4 per cent, with 5G tablet shipments growing 36 per cent (year-on-year), a new report showed on Thursday.
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India will soon have 85K talent pool in semiconductor space: MoS IT
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said that in the semiconductor space, the country will soon have a talent pool of 85,000 who will not only create innovative designs and solutions for the country but also for the world.
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Uber launches flight bookings feature for users in UK
London, May 11 (IANS) Ride-hailing platform Uber has announced a new feature, which will allow users to book flights directly in the app for customers in the UK.
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ISRO tests semicryogenic engine at new facility
Chennai, May 11 (IANS) The Indian space agency has conducted the first integrated test of an intermediate configuration of its semicryogenic engine at a new test facility.
