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12k Facebook employees may lose jobs amid 'quiet layoffs', says report

Meta is reportedly conducting 'quiet layoffs' at Facebook that may lead to thousands of job cuts -- at least 12,000 or about 15 per cent of its workforce

Epic Games CEO Sweeney slams Apple over App Store price Increase

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, who is now involved in a legal dispute with Apple, has claimed that "Apple had no justification for it" as the tech giant started to implement App Store price increases

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman objects to increasing visas for Indians

Suella Braverman has again risked upsetting No. 10 after saying she has "reservations" about Britain's trade deal with India because it could increase immigration to the UK, The Guardian reported

Meta rolls out new ad placements, formats on Instagram to help advertisers

When a person engages with an ad, the company will deliver ads underneath that it thinks may be of interest, powered by machine learning

GIGABYTE launches mid-range G5 series gaming laptops in India on Oct 6

For better sound experience, the G5 series come with DTS: X Ultra audio technology with virtual 7.1-channel surround sound innovation

Centre releases Rs 7,183 cr as revenue deficit grant to 14 states

The Union Finance Ministry on Thursday released the seventh monthly instalment of post devolution revenue deficit (PDRD) grant of Rs 7,183.42 crore to 14 states

India sees $5.7-bn online festive sales, 56k mobiles sold per hour: Report

The online retail platforms in India clocked $5.7 billion (about Rs 40,000 crore) worth festive sales between September 22 to 30, a robust 27 per cent (year-on-year) growth, a report showed

Airtel rolls out 5G Plus in eight cities, no SIM change required

Customers in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur and Varanasi will start enjoying the Airtel 5G Plus services in a phased manner, said the company

Nirula's loses Deepak but iconic food legacy will live on forever

If you ever relished Nirula's Hot Chocolate Fudge, you will definitely miss the huge void as India's very first fast food chain has lost Deepak Nirula, who made the brand famous across north India

Google asks suppliers to produce over 8 mn Pixel 7 phones: Report

Anticipating an increased demand this festive season, Google has asked suppliers to produce more than 8 million units for its new Pixel 7 series, the media reported on Thursday

Covid may hamper Cambodia's bid to be upper-middle income state by 2030: PM

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said that the Covid-19 pandemic may hinder Cambodia's ambitious journey toward an upper-middle income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050

Over 51% of daily Bitcoin volume on crypto exchanges fake: Report

More than 51 per cent of the total Bitcoin trading volume on various crypto exchanges this year is fake amid volatile global economic conditions, a new report has claimed

Pak Army chief Gen Bajwa discusses India, China with US officials

Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa discussed matters related to India, China, Afghanistan in his meetings with top US administration officials on his recent visit to Washington

Twitter an accelerant to fulfil my vision to build a super app: Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that buying Twitter is to fulfil his dream to build a super app called X.com like China's WeChat that will be available to all globally

Over 70 injured in Andhra Pradesh's traditional stick-fight during Dussehra

More than 70 people were injured in the traditional fight with sticks during Dussehra celebrations in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district

Google Chrome most unsafe browser in 2022 with 303 vulnerabilities: Report

With 303 vulnerabilities and a cumulative total of 3,159 vulnerabilities as of 2022, a new report said that Google Chrome is the most vulnerable browser available

Meta rolls out 'show more' and 'show less' feature for Facebook's News Feed

You can choose to Show more or Show less on posts by tapping into the three-dot menu in the upper right-hand corner

Google's Fitbit Versa 2 users experience glitches after software update

The major issue reported by users of the Fitbit Versa 2 is that its touchscreen is no longer functional

Twitter allows users to combine photos, videos and GIFs in single tweet

Previously, anyone who wanted to share different media formats would have to do it in different Tweets or threads

Apple's A16 Bionic chipset shows underwhelming improvement over A15 version

The latest performance tests of tech giant Apple as A16 Bionic GPU have shown a less than significant improvement over its predecessor A15