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Facebook, Instagram down for thousands of users across globe: Reports

The disruptions started around 10:00 am ET, with more than 300,000 reports of outages for Facebook and about 40,000 reports for Instagram, according to the website

AI startup Anthropic challenges OpenAI and Google with new chatbot

Dario Amodei, Anthropic's chief executive and co-founder, said the new technology, called Claude 3 Opus, was particularly useful when analysing scientific data or generating computer code

Apple on track to collide with EU as new Digital Markets Act kicks in

The world's most ambitious digital regulation is being closely watched by other nations, including Japan, South Korea, Turkey and the UK, which are contemplating their own versions

Nothing event highlights: Phone 2a, CMF Buds, and CMF Neckband Pro unveiled

The Nothing Phone 2a will be available in limited units from March 6 at select locations in India. The CMF Buds and CMF Neckband Pro will be available on Flipkart from March 8.

Google agrees to restore Indian apps on Play Store: IT Minister Vaishnaw

"Google and the startup community have met with us, (and) we have had very constructive discussions...Google has agreed to list all the apps," Ashwini Vaishnaw said

Govt launches Chakshu to report fraud calls, phone number leaks by firms

"Chakshu is about reporting something which people suspect is fraud," Vaishnaw said

Forced to change: Tech giants bow to global onslaught of regulations

Apple, Google, Meta operated unfettered for years. But new laws have compelled them to make major shifts to their businesses

Govt to redesign Sugamya Bharat App to incorporate AI features: Official

The app -- a crowdsourcing mobile application -- is a means to sensitise and enhance accessibility in the built environment, transportation sector and ICT ecosystem in India

Microsoft to integrate Copilot AI in OneDrive cloud storage: Details here

Microsoft Copilot in OneDrive will be available on the web client and in the file viewer on Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint with support for limited languages, including English

Nothing announces Phone 2a limited drop at select locations on March 6

The Nothing Phone 2a's limited drop will be available in major global cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad from March 6, starting 5 PM onwards

Apple considers changing iPhone SE design to deploy big display, Face ID

The current generation Apple iPhone SE has a dated design, featuring a 4.7-inch display, Touch ID, and a single camera sensor on the rear

MWC recap: Xiaomi 14 series to Samsung Ring, top 5 gadgets from tech show

From health-tracking smart rings to transparent displays and bendable smartphones, the MWC 2024 featured interesting innovations and futuristic concepts. Here are the best 5 gadgets of this year

Google apologises for Gemini results on PM, calls AI platform 'unreliable'

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar criticised this response, stating that claiming unreliability is not a sufficient defence for AI platforms

Google blocks RCS messaging on rooted Androids to prevent spam on platform

Google said that the step has been taken as a large volume of RCS spam comes from automation, which typically relies on modifications to the sending device

Google to soon enable 'Satellite SOS' on Pixels in select regions: Report

The Satellite SOS is made available on the supported Pixel smartphones with a recent update, but the feature is out of service since it has been disabled by Google

Apple likely to launch M3 chip-powered iPads, MacBook Air this week: Report

Apple is reportedly planning to announce the M3 chip-powered iPad Pro, iPad Air, and MacBook Air this week. These products will, reportedly, be available for purchase soon after on its platforms

Phones smarter with generative AI give industry hope to ring in sales

Technology improves videos and photos on devices, enables multiple tasks to be done in a single prompt from the user

50% of companies review their BCDR strategy only once in 3 years: Report

Nearly 40 per cent of firms do not have any detailed BCDR strategy, according to the report

Charting Indian space odyssey: Gaganyaan mission is ambitious, indigenous

The Gaganyaan mission is ambitious and indigenous. Shine Jacob explains the nuts and bolts in its planning

Elon Musk's X could face European Union's crackdown on digital dominance

DMA, set to take effect on Thursday, lays out a series of dos and don'ts for likes of Alphabet Inc.'s Google Search, Apple's Safari, Amazon.com Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook among others