Technology
Google slashes R&D projects as Pichai to make company 20% more efficient
San Francisco, Sep 15 Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai aims to make the company 20 per cent more efficient hinting at job cuts, as the tech giant cancelled the projects at its in-house research and development (R&D) division called Area 120. Addressing the gathering at the Code Conference in ...Microsoft to allow real-time document signing during team meetings
San Francisco, Sep 15 Tech giant Microsoft has created a sample app for teams that allow people to sign documents during remote meetings. According to Windows Central, the application lets users add a document to a meeting for attendees to sign, such as a purchase agreement, invoice, or NDA. The ...Apple reportedly shipping iPhone 14 models with earlier iOS 16 version
San Francisco, Sep 14 Tech giant Apple is reportedly shipping its next-generation iPhone 14 models with an earlier version of iOS 16. As noted by AppleSWUpdates on the microblogging site Twitter, iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro will come with an iOS 16 build that predates the official build released. ...Instagram is internally testing new tipping feature for creators
San Francisco, Sep 14 Meta-owned photo and video-sharing platform Instagram is internally testing a new tipping feature for creators on the platform, media reports say. The test feature called "Gifts" would enable creators to earn money through Reels, reports TechCrunch. "This feature is an internal prototype and not testing externally," ...Apple in-app purchase prices up 40% due to privacy changes
New Delhi, Sep 14 The average price of in-app purchases (IAPs) on the iOS App Store has increased 40 per cent year-over-year (YoY) in July (likely due to privacy changes), while it was mere 9 per cent on Google Play store. According to data from app intelligence firm Apptopia, with ...Twitter shareholders approve Musk’s $44 bn takeover bid
San Francisco, Sep 13 Twitter shareholders on Tuesday voted to approve Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover bid. The vote came as Musk's lead team is in a court battle to get out of the deal. Twitter confirmed that a preliminary count shows it has enough votes to approve ...Indian, US surgeons win global robotic surgery innovation award
San Francisco, Sep 13 Robotic surgeons from the US, India and Spain were named the top three winners in the KS International Robotic Surgery Innovation competition, as robotic surgery slowly becomes mainstream. The winners were selected by an international jury form Oxford and Stanford Universities, and New-Delhi based AIIMS, from ...Apple brings watchOS 9 with new watch faces, enhanced health features
San Francisco, Sep 13 Tech giant Apple has launched watchOS 9, which brings new features, including watch faces, an enhanced Workout app, sleep stages, a first-of-its-kind AFib History feature, and more. The company said that Apple Watch users now have more watch faces to choose from, with richer complications that ...Netflix, Ubisoft join hands to create 3 exclusive mobile games
New Delhi, Sep 12 Popular video streaming platform Netflix and Ubisoft on Monday announced they have partnered to create three mobile games from some of the game franchises for Netflix, starting in 2023. The three games will expand on the Valiant Hearts, Mighty Quest and Assassin's Creed universes and will ...Hughes, ISRO launch satellite internet service in India as Musk’s Starlink disappears
New Delhi, Sep 12 Satellite internet provider Hughes Communications India on Monday announced the commercial launch of India's first high-throughput satellite (HTS) broadband service powered by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), as the Elon Musk-run SpaceX abandoned its affordable internet project Starlink in the country. The service aims to ...










