Technology

  • Sam Bankman-Fried’s 2 friends plead guilty, no news on Nishad Singh

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    San Francisco, Dec 22 Two close friends of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried have pleaded guilty to federal charges and are cooperating with the prosecutors in the US, the media reported. However, there is no news on Indian-origin Nishad Singh, another key FTX executive. Caroline Ellison and Zixiao "Gary" Wang, ...
  • Tesla set for another round of layoffs in early 2023, pauses hiring

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    San Francisco, Dec 22 Elon Musk-run Tesla, who has seen its stock nosediving more than 60 per cent this year, has warned employees about another round of layoffs early next year, along with a complete hiring freeze. In June, Musk had asked Tesla executives to "pause all hiring" and cut ...
  • Twitter announces ‘Blue for Business’ service

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    San Francisco, Dec 20 Twitter on Tuesday announced its new 'Blue for Business' service, a new way for businesses and their affiliates to verify and distinguish themselves on the micro-blogging platform. As a Twitter Blue for the Business subscriber, a company can link any number of their associated individuals, businesses ...
  • Google CEO Sundar Pichai meets PM, pledges support for G20 Presidency

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    New Delhi, Dec 19 Google CEO Sundar Pichai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and pledged support for India's G20 Presidency. "Thank you for a great meeting today PM @narendramodi. Inspiring to see the rapid pace of technological change under your leadership. Look forward to continuing our strong partnership ...
  • Musk poll reveals 57% of people want him to step down as Twitter CEO

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    New Delhi, Dec 19 In a dramatic turn of events, a Twitter poll by its owner Elon Musk on Monday revealed that a whopping 57 per cent of those who voted wants him to quit as the CEO of the micro-blogging platform, currently facing a myriad of issues ranging from ...
  • WhatsApp introduces ‘Accidental delete’ feature

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    New Delhi, Dec 19 Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Monday introduced the new 'Accidental delete' feature, a new layer of protection. Everyone has faced the situation when they sent a message to the wrong person or group and accidentally clicked on 'Delete for me' instead of aDelete for Everyone', leaving ...
  • Apple iPhone 15 Ultra may cost $1,299

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    San Francisco, Dec 18 Tech giant Apple's upcoming smartphone iPhone 15 Ultra is likely to launch at a starting price of $1,299, a significant increase from the iPhone 14 Pro Max's starting price of $1,099. The higher price is because of the rising production costs, the need to maintain profit ...
  • Samsung re-releases its web browser for Wear OS

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    San Francisco, Dec 18 Tech giant Samsung has re-released its internet web browser for Wear OS smartwatches. Last week, the tech giant's web browser disappeared from the Play Store, leaving people with no option to install a reputed web browser on their smartwatch, reports SamMobile. However, the company has not ...
  • Twitter now supports themed icons in the latest Android 13 update

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    San Francisco, Dec 17 Twitter for Android now supports a themed icon on devices running Android 13 or higher with its latest stable update. According to 9to5Google, this will include Google's Pixel smartphones as well as Samsung Galaxy devices, which both support this 'Material You' theming on home screen icons. ...
  • Google’s client-side encryption for Gmail enters beta

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    San Francisco, Dec 17 Google has launched a beta of its client-side encryption for Gmail on the web, which will ensure sensitive data in email bodies, and keep attachments unreadable even to Google servers. The customers of Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard are eligible to apply ...