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ASEAN leaders to agree to cooperate in fighting cybercrime, scams

Southeast Asian leaders have agreed to tighten border controls and law enforcement and improve public education to fight criminal

Privacy-centred web browser Ulaa to remain free for end-users, without ads

Zoho Corporation recently launched Ulaa, a privacy-centered web browser that offers an ad-blocker, along with five different browser modes

500 mn cyberattacks blocked in India in Q1 2023, attacks grew 29% globally

500 million cyberattacks were blocked in India out of 1 billion global attacks, representing a sharp increase of over 29 per cent in the number of cyberattacks in Q1, 2023, globally

India saw 25.1 million wearable unit shipments in Q1 2023, boAt leads

India saw the shipment of 25.1 million wearable units in first quarter of 2023, registering a strong 80.9 per cent (year-over-year) growth but remained flat quarter-over-quarter, a report showed

Centre to examine WhatsApp's privacy breach over background mic use

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the Centre would investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed a user's microphone without his knowledge

Telangana government launched the first robotics framework in the country

The Telangana state launched a state robotics framework equipped with testing facilities and co-working options. It is the sixth such framework developed by Emerging Technologies Wing

New AI model by IBM-NASA designed to help track Earth's climate change

"The model could speed up geospatial analysis by three to four times, and can help reduce the amount of data cleaning and labelling required in training a traditional deep-learning model"

50 months on average: Delayed patent examinations stifle inventors

Experts say such delays in the patent examination may become a speed bump for Indian innovators if not improved soon

WhatsApp users in India flooded with spam calls, platform responds

In response to government on International scam calls, a WhatsApp spokesperson said privacy and security of users is fundamental to Meta

Apple introduces Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro tools for creators on iPad

Final Cut Pro is compatible with M1 chip iPad models or later, and Logic Pro will be available on A12 Bionic chip iPad models or later

Meta tests views-based creator payments to compete with rival TikTok

Meta forecasts it can close that monetization gap by the end of this year or early next year

Grene Robotics acquires deep-tech defence IP from Apogee C4I LLP

Currently, many anti-drone systems are treated as if drones are the only low radar cross section (RCS) threat in the tactical battle area

Select Microsoft users to get peek into AI 'game changer' for office work

The Redmond, Washington-based company said it had received an "overwhelming feedback" from the earliest 20 customers using Copilot

Apple may release iOS 16.5 software update next week with small changes

The first is a Sports tab, added to the Apple News app, which allows users to access news, scores, and schedules for their favourite teams and leagues

Poco F5 debuts Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 in India: Know price, specs

The Poco F5 will be available starting May 16, exclusively on Flipkart. It will be offered in 8GB+256GB and 12GB+256GB variants at Rs 29,999 and Rs 33,999

Spotify cleans up its playlists, removes thousands of AI-made songs

Premium subscribers grew 15 per cent (year-on-year) to 210 million with better performance across all regions, led by Europe and Latin America

Truecaller coming soon to WhatsApp to combat spam calls, full details below

Truecaller's Chief Executive told Reuters that the caller identification service is in the beta phase, and will be available for the users by the end of May.

WhatsApp to partner with Truecaller to end the menace of spam calls

For Truecaller, India is its biggest market with 250 million users. It has 350 million users globally and earns its revenue from advertising, and subscription services

EU poised to be on forefront of artificial intelligence regulation

Development of AI has dazzled users, while also raising fears about its implications. Even EU officials working on groundbreaking rules to govern emerging technology were caught off guard by AI's rise

GSMA fined $224K over biometrics ID checks of attendees at MWC 2021

GSMA had a facial recognition system in place at the 2021 event, called BREEZZ, which offered attendees the option of using automated identity verification to enter the venue in person