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US consumer tech firm Honeywell appoints Ashish Modi as India biz head

US-based consumer technology company Honeywell on Thursday announced the appointment of Ashish Modi as country president for India

Motorola will soon launch new version of foldable Razr phone: Lenovo CEO

Lenovo CEO Yuanqing Yang has confirmed that a new version of the foldable Motorola Razr smartphone will be launched this year

WhatsApp to roll out 'Report status updates' feature on Android beta

With the new feature, users can report any status update that might violate the Terms of Service, which will then be sent to the company's moderation team

Alphabet's self-driving unit fires over 200 employees, 8% of its workforce

Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo has sacked more than 200 employees in its second round of layoffs

Chip-maker Intel's next-generation chips may support Windows 12: Report

Chip-maker Intel's next-generation CPUs will reportedly support as-of-yet announced Windows 12

Innovative techniques and smaller factories to help cut costs: Tesla

Tesla says it will cut the cost of its next generation of vehicles in half, largely by using innovative manufacturing techniques and smaller factories

Microsoft owned OpenAI announces ChatGPT, Whisper APIs for developers

Microsoft-owned OpenAI has announced that it is now allowing third-party developers to integrate ChatGPT and Whisper into their apps and services with an application programming interface (API)

Employability gap in graduates: Nasscom asks education system to do more

Debjani Ghosh said she hoped that the newly-launched New Education Policy will correct this shortcoming but asked the authorities to implement the initiative really fast

Median download speeds in India have more than doubled since launch of 5G

In terms of internet speed, India now stands ahead of some of the G20 countries, including Mexico, Russia, and Argentina

Microsoft-Activision deal: What's on the cards for gamers in India?

Despite global brouhaha over Microsoft's dominance, the merger may benefit gamers here

YouTube to add AI-powered tools for video creators, says CEO Neal Mohan

He explained that YouTube creators will soon be able to virtually swap outfits in videos or create "fantastical film settings" through AI's generative capabilities in the coming months

TikTok sets new default time limit of 60-minute daily for minor users

TikTok said every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip-enabled phones to support built-in 'iSIMs'

The new iSIM, like Thales' eSIM, comes fully compliant with the GSMA Remote SIM Provisioning standard, meaning subscriptions can be managed remotely via any standard platform

Meta purges over 32 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Insta in India in Jan

Under the new IT Rules 2021, big digital and social media platforms, with more than 5 million users, have to publish monthly compliance reports

WhatsApp bans 2.9 mn accounts in India as country launches grievance panel

The IT Ministry last month notified to establish three Grievance Appellate Committees (GACs) as required under the recently amended IT Rules, 2021

Cult sport launches fitness smartwatch with Bluetooth calling feature

The Beats edition is priced in between the range of Rs 1,799 to 2,499 and the Burn is priced between the range of Rs 2,799 to 3,499

Forget chatbots, this is how corporate America is really using AI

A lot of the companies tossing around the phrase AI are just taking advantage of the hype

Meta may release its first smart glasses with display, smartwatch in 2025

Meta is reportedly planning to release its first pair of smart glasses with a display alongside a neural interface smartwatch designed to control them in 2025

Google Chrome's latest update extends MacBook battery life: Report

Meanwhile, last month, the tech giant had rolled out the Memory and Energy Saver modes for Chrome on Mac, Windows, Linux as well as Chromebooks

Qualcomm plans to ship its Apple Silicon-competing chip next year

Chip-maker Qualcomm will ship its Apple Silicon-competing chip next year