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Apple, the most valuable firm in the world, closes in on $3 trn market cap
The company's march from $2 trillion to near $3 trillion in market value took 16 months. By comparison, the iPhone maker's move from $1 trillion to $2 trillion took two years.
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India successfully launches Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo System
During the mission, the full range capability of the missile was successfully demonstrated.
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Deepfake anyone? AI synthetic media tech enters perilous phase
The technology, barely four years old, may be at a pivotal point, according to Reuters interviews with companies, researchers, policymakers and campaigners.
 "Deepfake anyone? AI synthetic media tech enters perilous phase")
Technology will empower a billion Indians: Microsoft India President
On skills, it's estimated that more than half of Indian talent of all types will need reskilling in two years, says Anant Maheshwari
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RBI announces proposal to push UPI payments through feature phones
USSD 2.0, which facilitates UPI for feature phones, accounts for only 0.003 per cent of total UPI volumes and value transactions
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Web 3.0: This version is new, more open, and decentralises the internet
In contrast, the Web3 world is envisioned as a decentralised internet which is permissionless and democratic
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Year in review: Laptops to smartwatches, top premium gadgets of 2021
Business Standard lists top premium gadgets that were launched in 2021
 "Year in review: Laptops to smartwatches, top premium gadgets of 2021")
Microsoft fixes Teams bug that prevented 911 calls on Android: Report
The phone would say a call was active and ring once, but never properly initiate the connection -- call logs would show nothing.
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Global chip shortage continuing until H2 2022, claims Samsung
Amid the global chip shortfall, the South Korean tech giant Samsung believes that the chip shortage will continue up until the second half of 2022.
 "Global chip shortage continuing until H2 2022, claims Samsung")
Apple iPhone 14 Pro models to come with punch-hole OLED displays
Apple might launch smartphones with punch hole displays. It's barely been a few months since tech giant launched its iPhone 13 series, and details regarding the iPhone 14 lineup have started emerging
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Instagram announces the '25 Under 25 Instagrammers of India'
As part of platform's marketing campaign this year, creators were honoured by emphasising their accomplishment across many media formats. Now, as part of the same initiative, '25 Under 25 Instagram
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'The internet's on fire' as techs race to fix bug emerging as major threat
A critical vulnerability in a widely used software tool one quickly exploited in the online game Minecraft is rapidly emerging as a major threat to organisations around the world.
 "'The internet's on fire' as techs race to fix bug emerging as major threat")
Meta tests live chat support for people locked out of their accounts
Meta (formerly Facebook) is testing live chat support for people, including creators, who have been locked out of their accounts.
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Serious bug puts Apple iCloud, Twitter, Minecraft at hacking threat
Several popular services, including Apple iCloud, Amazon, Twitter, Cloudflare and Minecraft, are vulnerable to a 'ubiquitous' zero-day exploit, cybersecurity researchers have warned
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Amazon says 'unexpected behaviour' caused huge cloud service outage
Amazon's cloud division last suffered a major incident in 2017, when an employee accidentally turned off more servers than intended during repairs of a billing system
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Sterlite Technologies unveils 5G-from-India offering at IMC 2021
Digital networks integrator Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) on Friday unveiled its 5G-from-India offering at the India Mobile Congress event
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Samsung working on smartwatch with rollable display, camera: Report
South Korean tech giant Samsung is reportedly planning to launch a smartwatch featuring a rollable display and a camera.
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iOS 15 now installed on nearly 60% of Apple devices, says Report
Apple iOS 15 is now reaching 60% adoption across all iOS devices, 80 days after its public release following its initial unveiling in June 2021
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What is your 'right to be forgotten'?
After the West, nuanced debates on the 'right to be forgotten' by the internet have started in India too. So far, they are limited to the corridors of courts. Find out the developments around it
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Instagram to bring back chronological feed, says company head
The company's algorithmically sorted feed, introduced in 2016, and then updated in 2017 to include recommended posts, is disliked by many users
