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]India among top three nations for active users growth on Facebook: Meta
Published on Feb 02, 2023 11:39 PM IST
The company has reported a 4 per cent 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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WhatsApp calling set to become faster. Here's how
According to a report, the Meta-owned service is developing a ‘calling shortcut’ feature.
Updated on Feb 02, 2023 04:43 PM IST
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OpenAI announces new subscription plan for ChatGPT: All you need to know
‘ChatGPT Plus’ will come for a monthly charge of $20, the research laboratory said, adding, however, that free access to the chatbot will continue as well.
Published on Feb 02, 2023 02:52 PM IST
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ChatGPT sets record for fastest-growing app with 100 million users: Report
The report, citing data from analytics firm Similarweb, said an average of about 13 million unique visitors had used ChatGPT per day in January.
Published on Feb 02, 2023 01:16 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Ritu Maria Johny
Netflix reveals first details of anti-password sharing plan
The new post on the FAQ page reveals that sharing a password with people, who don’t live with the primary account holder, will become increasingly difficult.
Published on Feb 02, 2023 12:51 PM IST
Ritu Maria Johny | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Banned over 36 lakh Indian accounts in December 2022: WhatsApp
Of these, more than 13 lakh accounts faced action proactively, before reports from users reported by users, said the Meta-owned platform.
Published on Feb 02, 2023 10:07 AM IST
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Elon Musk has made his Twitter account private. Here's why
Elon Musk indicated it was a test to see if tweets from locked/private accounts had greater reach.
Updated on Feb 02, 2023 09:25 AM IST
Ritu Maria Johny | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Rail minister announces India's first hydrogen train; Know the technology
Hydrogen-powered train uses hydrogen fuel cells to produce electricity by converting hydrogen and oxygen, which is then used to power the train's motors.
Updated on Feb 01, 2023 07:34 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
If ChatGPT were India’s finance minister, ‘ideal budget’ would look like this
From acing US medical licensing exams to fixing bugs in computer code, the AI chatbot which uses Natural Language Processing has been going viral on social media.
Updated on Feb 01, 2023 03:47 PM IST
Ritu Maria Johny | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Intel cuts employee salaries, CEO pay by 25%: Report
Hourly workers and employees below the seventh tier in the company’s system won’t be affected.
Updated on Feb 01, 2023 09:38 AM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Ritu Maria Johny
PayPal to cut 2,000 jobs in latest tech layoffs
The cuts, which will affect about 7% of employees, will take place in the coming weeks, Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman told employees in a memo.
Published on Feb 01, 2023 08:41 AM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Ritu Maria Johny
Jio launches 5G services in 34 more cities; 225 covered till now
The statement further added that a 5G network rollout of this scale is a first anywhere in the world, and 2023 will be a landmark year for India, when the entire country will reap the benefits of the revolutionary True 5G technology, delivered through Jio's superior network infrastructure.
Published on Jan 31, 2023 03:00 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
WhatsApp to increase character limit for group subject, description
According to a report, the maximum limit has been expanded from 25 to 100 for subject, and from 512 to 2,048, for description.
Published on Jan 31, 2023 10:18 AM IST
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German tech firms looking to hire laid off professionals in Silicon Valley
Spooked by inflation and the prospect of recession, Google parent Alphabet, Microsoft and Facebook owner Meta have announced a combined almost 40,000 job cuts.
Published on Jan 30, 2023 10:14 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Nisha Anand
Facebook seeks to block $3.7 billion UK mass action over market dominance
Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of the Facebook group, is facing a mass action brought on behalf of around 45 million Facebook users in Britain.
Published on Jan 30, 2023 07:14 PM IST
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Want to buy iPhone? This deal available on Flipkart for iPhone 14, 14 Plus
iPhone 14 has an MRP of ₹79,900, while that for iPhone 14 Plus is ₹89,900.
Updated on Jan 30, 2023 05:44 PM IST
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After Google Map shows wrong route, iPhone 14's SOS saves two women in Canada
According to Dwight Yochim, a senior manager with BC Search and Rescue, this was possibly the first use of the feature in British Columbia.
Published on Jan 30, 2023 04:03 PM IST
Ritu Maria Johny | Edited by Aryan Prakash
To make file sharing easier, Google makes 2 ‘improvements’ to Meet
The updates began rolling out on January 25, and will take up to fifteen days to be visible, Google said.
Published on Jan 30, 2023 03:34 PM IST
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On WhatsApp for iOS, people will be able to react to messages in community group
According to WABetaInfo, the Meta-owned service is developing an in-app banner, which will let users know when the update is available for them.
Published on Jan 30, 2023 11:13 AM IST
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‘Russian Roulette’: Google ex-employee documents her layoff. Watch video
Nicole Tsai, a programme manager at Google before she was fired, said she learnt about her layoff after being unable to login to her official email.
Published on Jan 29, 2023 06:14 PM IST
Mann ki Baat: India's techade dream to be fulfilled by innovators, says PM Modi
Modi has in the past used "techade" to describe the decade being dominated by technologies and India making most of it.
Published on Jan 29, 2023 01:10 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Ritu Maria Johny
Mann Ki Baat: E-waste can harm environment if not disposed, says PM Modi
Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi said even if all commercial planes made in human history are weighed together, it will still be less than this e-waste.
Published on Jan 29, 2023 12:25 PM IST
This 45-year-old Biotech CEO spends $2 million a year to be 18 again
Bryan Johnson even has a machine to monitor the number of erections at night, which are reportedly similar to a teenager’s.
Published on Jan 29, 2023 09:15 AM IST
This AI tool from Google can generate music from text
MusicLM can even simulate human vocals, and while it seems to get the tone and overall sound of voices right, there's a quality to them that's definitely off.
Updated on Jan 29, 2023 01:30 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
Instagram announces dynamic profile photo feature. Check details
With this, users will be able to add their Instagram avatar to their profile photo, and anyone visiting that profile will be able to flip between the two, seamlessly.
Updated on Jan 28, 2023 11:12 AM IST
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Twitter users to soon be able to appeal for suspending accounts: Report
According to Twitter, the accounts will be evaluated under the social media platform's new criteria for reinstatement starting from February 1.
Published on Jan 28, 2023 09:53 AM IST
Manjiri Chitre | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
WhatsApp to add new features to proposed redesigned text editor
The feature will be released in a future update of the app.
Published on Jan 27, 2023 04:51 PM IST
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Get iQOO 9 Pro 5G from Amazon at less than ₹60,000. Check details
The deal is available on two variants of the phone, both of which have an MRP of more than ₹70,000.
Published on Jan 27, 2023 02:01 PM IST
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Air France opens ‘communication channel’ on WhatsApp: All you need to know
France's flag carrier is already present on various social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger.
Published on Jan 27, 2023 11:31 AM IST
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From Google to Spotify, these giants have fired thousands of workers
The layoffs announced so far by Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Meta alone amount to 41,000, about a third of the jobs they added since 2019, a Bloomberg report stated.
Updated on Jan 26, 2023 10:44 PM IST
