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25 Apr 2024

Apple

WhatsApp is extending passkey login feature to iOS devices

WhatsApp, the messaging platform owned by Meta, is extending its passkey login feature to iOS devices.

25 Apr 2024

Apple

Apple's latest AI models may power upcoming iPhones, iPads, MacBooks

Apple is making significant strides in enabling Artificial Intelligence (AI) to operate locally on its devices.

25 Apr 2024

Garena Free Fire MAX

Garena Free Fire MAX codes for today are now available

Garena Free Fire MAX, a popular battle royale game, has released new redeem codes for today.

24 Apr 2024

Meta

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses now come with multimodal AI

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, known for their photo-taking, video-making, livestreaming, and headphone-replacing features, have now integrated multimodal AI.

AI can predict your political beliefs using facial recognition

Recent studies have underscored the potential privacy risks associated with facial recognition technologies.

24 Apr 2024

Jack Dorsey

Jack Dorsey's Block reveals its own bitcoin mining system

Block, previously known as Square and led by Jack Dorsey, is expanding its operations in the bitcoin mining sector.

24 Apr 2024

Startups

This start-up is planning to mine asteroids for precious metals

AstroForge, a California-based start-up founded by Matt Gialich and Jose Acain in 2022, is making strides in the burgeoning field of asteroid mining.

24 Apr 2024

Austria

Austrian firm to launch luxury submarine yacht for billionaires

Austrian firm Migaloo has announced plans to revolutionize luxury watercraft, with a unique hybrid of a superyacht and submarine, named M5.

This AI system can generate police reports from body cameras

Axon, a leading police contractor, and taser manufacturer in the US, has unveiled an innovative product named "Draft One."

24 Apr 2024

Boston Dynamics

Tesla could sell Optimus robots by next year: Elon Musk

Tesla, the electric vehicle giant, is currently developing a humanoid robot named Optimus.

California is generating enough solar power to lower electricity bills

California, a US state that generates over a quarter of its electricity from solar power, is now experiencing an energy surplus.

24 Apr 2024

Qualcomm

Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 earbuds launched in India

Sennheiser has introduced its latest premium earbuds, the Momentum True Wireless 4, in the Indian market.

24 Apr 2024

Robots

Throwflame's 'Thermonator' is a flamethrower-equipped robot dog: How it works

Throwflame, a tech company, has launched its latest product - a flamethrower-equipped robot dog named "Thermonator."

24 Apr 2024

India

How do air-conditioned helmets for Indian traffic cops work?

Indian traffic police are now benefiting from air-conditioned (AC) helmets, designed to help them endure the intense heat during their duty hours.

24 Apr 2024

Space News

Space start-up claims to have discovered propellant-free propulsion system

Exodus Propulsion Technologies, a space start-up, has announced a significant advancement in propellant-free propulsion.

24 Apr 2024

Android

Indian startup Glance trials its lockscreen content feed in US

Glance, an Indian startup known for its innovative lockscreen platform for Android smartphones, has initiated a pilot program in the US.

24 Apr 2024

Reddit

AI being used to exploit Reddit for product promotion

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being harnessed to exploit Reddit threads, to promote products, and manipulate Google's search engine rankings through a technique called 'Parasite SEO.'

24 Apr 2024

Elon Musk

Elon Musk's social media venture X to launch TV app

Elon Musk's social media venture, X (formerly known as Twitter), is set to introduce a dedicated TV app.

24 Apr 2024

Microsoft

Microsoft's new AI model pulled from internet for being 'toxic'

Last week, Microsoft researchers introduced WizardLM 2, a powerful open-source language model.

24 Apr 2024

Apple

Apple reduces production of Vision Pro due to low demand

Apple is reportedly reducing its production of the Vision Pro headset for the rest of 2024, due to a decrease in demand, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

24 Apr 2024

Europe

EU's new rules will extend warranty if you repair device

The European Union (EU) has implemented a new set of right-to-repair regulations, aimed at encouraging consumers to repair rather than discard faulty devices.

24 Apr 2024

TikTok

US Senate passes bill forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok

The US Senate has passed a bill that could force ByteDance, the China-based parent company of TikTok, to relinquish its ownership of the popular social media platform.

24 Apr 2024

Garena Free Fire MAX

Garena Free Fire MAX: Check redeem codes for April 24

Garena Free Fire MAX, a popular battle royale game, has released new redeem codes for today.

23 Apr 2024

Apple Event

Apple to hold 'special event' on May 7

Apple has announced a "special Apple Event" set for May 7 at 7:00am PT/10:00am ET.

Ransomware attack on UnitedHealth Group's subsidiary affects millions of Americans

UnitedHealth Group, a leading health insurance provider in the US, has confirmed a significant ransomware attack on its subsidiary, Change Healthcare.

23 Apr 2024

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE to launch in late 2024

The tech industry is buzzing with anticipation for the launch of Samsung's low-cost flagship alternative, the Galaxy S24 FE.

23 Apr 2024

Apple

Apple may launch new Mac mini with M4 chipset

Apple is reportedly preparing for a significant overhaul of its Mac lineup, with plans to introduce a new M4 chipset across its range of computers.

23 Apr 2024

Adobe

Adobe's AI-powered Photoshop tools to be available later this year

Adobe is set to transform its Photoshop software with the introduction of advanced AI tools, supported by the company's state-of-the-art Firefly Image 3 foundation model.

23 Apr 2024

Instagram

Instagram is profiting from ads promoting nonconsensual nude image creation

Instagram, a Meta subsidiary, is profiting from advertisements that encourage the creation of nonconsensual nude images through AI-powered apps.

23 Apr 2024

NOTHING

Nothing confirms data breach of community profiles: Everything we know

UK-based smartphone manufacturer, Nothing, has confirmed a security vulnerability that led to a data breach.

23 Apr 2024

Xiaomi

Xiaomi launches earphones, vacuum cleaner, and garment steamer in India

Xiaomi, the Chinese electronics giant, has launched its newest truly wireless stereo (TWS) earphones, the Redmi Buds 5A, in India.

23 Apr 2024

Moon

Asteroid Kamo'oalewa may have originated from Moon, astronomers claim

A team of astronomers led by Yifei Jiao at Tsinghua University has proposed that the near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa, measuring between 130-328 feet in diameter, may have originated from the Moon.

23 Apr 2024

Startups

This invisibility shield can hide people standing side by side

Invisibility Shield Co, a British start-up, has unveiled an advanced version of its revolutionary product, that can effectively hide objects behind it by manipulating light.

23 Apr 2024

Android 13

Redmi Pad SE launched at ₹13,000: Best affordable Android tablet? 

Xiaomi's sub-brand Redmi has launched its latest tablet, the Redmi Pad SE, in India.

23 Apr 2024

Europe

Europe warming at nearly double the global average, says study

The latest European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report for 2023, reveals that Europe is facing a severe climate crisis, warming at nearly double the global average.

23 Apr 2024

Technology

CAPTCHAs are getting harder and that's a good thing

The world of CAPTCHAs, an acronym for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart, is undergoing a significant evolution.

23 Apr 2024

TikTok

EU launches probe into TikTok Lite over potential DSA violations

The European Union (EU) has initiated a new investigation into TikTok Lite, a simplified version of the popular social media app.

23 Apr 2024

Lawsuits

Grindr facing lawsuit for sharing users' HIV status, sexual preference

Grindr, a popular dating app, is currently facing a lawsuit in London, over accusations of sharing users' private data with advertising firms without their consent.

23 Apr 2024

NASA

Farthest human-made object from Earth phones home after myterious silence

NASA's Voyager 1 probe, the most distant human-made object from Earth, has resumed transmitting usable data to mission control.

23 Apr 2024

Amazon

Amazon discontinues Prime Air drone delivery service in California

Amazon has announced the cessation of its Prime Air drone delivery service in Lockeford, California.