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Nothing Phone 2a Special Edition goes on sale with introductory offers

The Nothing Phone 2a Special features a transparent design, similar to the original model, but with red, yellow, and blue colour accents underneath the back panel for new visual identity

WWDC 2024: Apple's iOS 18 first beta could bring these features to iPhones

Apple is anticipated to roll out iOS 18 soon after WWDC's keynote. The next-generation iPhone platform is expected to focus on AI integration within native apps and new interface design elements

OnePlus announces community sale offers on OP 12, Open, Nord CE4, and more

Starting from June 6, the OnePlus community sale offers can be available on both online platforms and retail outlets. These offers include discounts, bank offers, and long-term no-cost EMIs option

Working to certify AI memory chips of Samsung, Micron Technology: Nvidia

Samsung has fallen well behind its smaller rival in that market, which has experienced explosive growth because the chips are used for training artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT

Intel launches new Xeon server processors amid competition with AMD

The sixth generation Xeon chips are crucial for Intel, which has been steadily losing data center market share to Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

Tech wrap Jun 04: Instagram's unskippable ads, X allows adult content, more

Instagram tests unskippable ads to boost engagement. X updates guidelines related to violent and adult content. iOS 18 and AI to take centre stage at WWDC on June 10

Consumers expect significant AI role in future daily life: Ericsson report

60 per cent of early adopters of AI technology believe that they will not have full control over how AI will impact their lives by 2030s

Garuda Aerospace aims to sell 50,000 agri, consumer drones in coming years

In a statement on Tuesday, the company said it has received the Directorate General of Civil Aviation approval for manufacturing of small and medium drones

Meta's Instagram tests YouTube-like ads that you cannot skip: Details here

Like ads on YouTube, Instagram ads will appear with a timer to display the duration of the advertisement. Users will be able to scroll the content feed only after the ad is completely watched

OpenAI's ChatGPT facing widespread outage across web and smartphone apps

According to Downdetector, reported outages for OpenAI spiked up from 1 PM on June 4 with 81 per cent of reported problems being with ChatGPT

Samsung's tussle with Oura brings forth Galaxy Ring launch schedule: Report

Reportedly, the Samsung Galaxy Ring will be up for sale in the US in August. The health-and-fitness wearable is anticipated to debut with the Galaxy Z series foldable devices

MediaTek announces Kompanio 838 chipset for AI-powered Chromebooks: Details

The MediaTek Kompanio 838 supports two 4K displays output at once and boasts an integrated NPU capable of 4 TOPS for on-device AI performance

Musk's X formally allows adult content on platform with some restrictions

Earlier, X neither forbid nor allowed adult content on the platform. Now, it allows users to post and view consensually produced adult content in a bid to drive more users engagement on the platform

Apple WWDC 2024: iOS 18 and AI announcements to take centerstage on June 10

Reportedly, Apple would not make any hardware-related announcements during WWDC 2024. Instead, it would focus entirely on software advancements as it plans to catch-up with rivals on the AI front

Google to lay off at least 100 employees from its cloud unit teams

Roles in sales, operations and engineering, consulting and "go to market" strategy were some of the positions cut

Israel-Hamas war: Google blocks reviews, draws ire from small businesses

The open-ended Google policy - meant to guard against trolls and protestors who'd misuse the system during conflicts - is one example of the struggles facing many small businesses

AMD launches AI chips to take on leader Nvidia; plans new chip every year

AMD revealed the MI400 series AI chips, which will arrive in 2026 and will be based on an architecture called "Next"

GenAI will be a significant revenue source for us, says Sridhar Mantha

At present, our team is actively engaged in the development of 15 GenAI projects, each tailored to meet the unique needs of our diverse client base

Tech wrap Jun 3: OnePlus 12 Glacial White launch, AMD Ryzen AI 300 and more

OnePlus 12 gets a new Glacial White colour variant. AMD unveils Ryzen AI 300 processors for next-generation AI PCs. Nvidia previews Project G-assist for in-game AI assistance

Heatwaves: How-to keep your smartphone cool during sizzling summer days

Excessive heat can take a toll on smartphones, too, but there are ways to keep the phone cool even when used outdoors in a sizzling summer day