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Nepal's SC sets hearing on petitions against TikTok ban on Nov 20

The Nepal government on Monday decided to ban the popular social media platform, citing its negative effects on social harmony

Apple may be working on graphene-based thermal components for iPhone 16

Apple has been filing patents related to the use of graphene for heat dissipation in portable devices, according to reports

Microsoft announces text-to-speech avatar tool to create talking videos

Microsoft announced text-to-speech features that come with vision capabilities to help the user in creating create synthetic videos of a 2D photorealistic avatar speaking

'123456' the most common password, can be cracked in under a second: Study

The second and the third most popular passwords were "admin" and "12345678", used in about 4 million and 137,000 accounts, respectively, the study findings on the website show

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 with built-in AI capabilities

For AI capabilities, Qualcomm says the new processor's Hexagon NPU (Neural Processing Unit) provides 60 per cent more performance per watt compared to the previous generation chipset

Google rolls-out experimental 'Notes' feature for search in India: Details

Notes is available as an opt-in experiment in the Google app on both iOS and Android devices with support for English and Hindi languages

WhatsApp Security Upgrade: Privacy checkup feature for safer chats

WhatsApp has upgraded security for safer chats with a new privacy checkup feature. The new security feature is available on both Android and iOS. Here's all you need to know about the latest update

70% of passwords can be cracked in less than a second, shows NordPass study

In 2023, "123456" was the most common password used by Indians; almost a third of the world's most popular passwords consist of numerical sequences

Festive cheer for smartphone shipments in India with a 6-8% rise this year

5G connectivity and replacement demands were the main factors behind majority of the sales; market share of general trade increased by 35-40%, compared to about 32% last year

Apple brings RCS messaging to iPhones, does not give up on green bubble

RCS messaging on iPhones will support read receipts, typing indicators, high-res media sharing and location sharing when texting between iPhones and Android smartphones

Import licensing announcement pushed PC sales in India up 14% in Jul-Sep

HP Inc continued to lead the PC market with a total share of 29.4% during the quarter

China will be at the forefront of AI, says Alphabet's Sundar Pichai

The scale of AI work in China "is just astounding to see," Pichai said at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in San Francisco, in an on-stage interview by Bloomberg's Emily Chang

Use of AI in media industry responsibly can be valuable asset: PCI's Desai

"This implies that artificial intelligence may 'potentially' perpetuate harmful stereotypes or disseminate inaccurate information which could undermine the credibility of print media," Desai added

Here's how Amazon is going after Microsoft's cloud computing ambitions

Since 2016, Microsoft's customers and rivals, as well as regulators, have complained that the company makes it more expensive and cumbersome to run its programs and services on rival cloud providers

Project Kuiper internet satellites fully successful in testing, says Amazon

The company said it had successfully used the prototype satellites for two-way video calls and streaming a high-definition film on Prime Video

Only 26% of firms surveyed in India prepared to deploy, leverage AI: Study

The index was developed in response to the accelerating adoption of AI, a generational shift that is impacting business and daily life

TikTok, Meta challenge Europe's new rules that crack down on digital giants

The Digital Markets Act will take effect by March, with a list of dos and don'ts for big tech companies aimed at giving users more choices and threatening big penalties if they don't comply

OnePlus rolls out OxygenOS 14 update for OnePlus 11 users in India: Details

The company has not yet confirmed the OxygenOS 14 roll-out plan for other eligible OnePlus devices but a stable update is expected in the coming weeks

Only 26% of organisations in India are prepared to deploy AI: Cisco Study

Ninety-five per cent of businesses globally are aware that AI will increase infrastructure workloads

WhatsApp rolls-out new Privacy Checkup feature for Android and iOS: Details

'This step-by-step feature guides you through important privacy settings to help you choose the right level of protection, all in one place,' said Meta in a Blog post