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Zuckerberg's real threat is still TikTok, rather than former Twitter

Mark Zuckerberg may have temporarily been distracted in his sparring with Elon Musk, but the real battle for Meta is with TikTok

IPhone maker Foxconn cuts 2023 sales forecast after mobile demand sags

Foxconn also known as Hon Hai now expects most of its main business segments, including smartphones, to contract "slightly" this quarter and over the entire year

IRCTC, Delhi Metro Rail sign MoU for QR code-based DMRC tickets

The initiative will benefit passengers of both the IRCTC and the DMRC by streamlining the travel experience and reducing the time spent in queues at stations

Reliance Jio likely to announce two 5G smartphones at RIL AGM: Details here

Indicating a forthcoming announcement, two Jio smartphones have recently received certifications from Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

'Time to move on': Mark Zuckerberg calls off cage fight with Elon Musk

Musk vs Zuckerberg: Last week, Musk said that the fight would take place at an 'epic location' in Italy

Chatbots: Hackers trick AI with 'bad Math' to expose flaws, biases

Hunched over 156 laptops for 50 minutes at a time, the attendees are battling some of the world's most intelligent platforms on an unprecedented scale

Digital Personal Data Protection bill now an Act; receives prez's assent

"DPDP Bill becomes an Act. Received Hon'ble President's assent," Vaishnaw said in similar posts on X (formerly Twitter), and homegrown app Koo

Maya OS: Know about indigenous MS Windows alternative for defence systems

Based on Linux, the Maya OS is powered by an end point detection and protection system called Chakaravyuh, which is said to act as a barrier against online threats

Samsung receives 100,000 pre-bookings for Galaxy Z Flip5, Fold5 in 28 hours

Currently available for pre-bookings with introductory offers, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5 will be available for purchase in India from August 18

YouTube to show video recommendations only if watch history feature is on

YouTube has the watch history toggle available in a dedicated section on the My Google Activity settings page

Threads rolls out new features, including 'share post to Instagram DMs'

Alongside, Meta has rolled out Threads support for rel=me links to help verify users' identity on platforms like Mastodon

You may soon be able to make UPI payments by talking or just tapping phone

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das in the MPC decision announcement on Thursday, proposed to enable 'conversational' payments on UPI using AI

Airtel Wynk music streaming app gets Dolby Atmos on Android, iOS: Details

Wynk Music said that it would add music catalogue from Yash Raj Films (YRF), Saregama, and Phonographic Digital Limited (PDL) in Dolby Atmos format in eight languages

Gmail app for Android, iOS to get native translation feature soon: Details

Gmail app for Android will get the translation feature in two weeks, and it will be available for iOS devices on August 21

India's laptop import restrictions smell like bureaucratic desperation

The move a day later to push back implementation until November only adds to the sense that New Delhi is making things up as it goes along

Curbing misinformation critical as AI-powered tools come in: YouTube

YouTube, its India director said, is committed to enforcing its policies consistently globally, and especially in India

MPL to lay off 350 employees after 28% GST imposed on online gaming

The new taxation rule increases the tax burden on MPL by as much as 350-400 per cent, Srinivas wrote in the email on Tuesday

IISc team makes indigenous industrial-grade autopilot system for drones

UAV autopilot systems allow an unmanned aerial vehicle, such as a drone, to perform entire missions autonomously without the need for manual remote control

Voot, JioCinema merged; users now free to switch from one platform to other

Reliance-owned Jio Studios is likely to invest Rs 2,200 crore to create a library of 100 movies and web series to retain customers after the IPL

Apple adds Discovery Station on Apple Music: Here's all you need to know

The Discovery Station is a personalised radio station that plays a continuous stream of songs based on the listening history of the user