TECHNOLOGY

Apple slides as China plans to broaden iPhone ban
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Beijing plans to broaden iPhone restrictions to a number of state-owned companies and other government-affiliated entities, according to Bloomberg, citing sources who requested anonymity due to the delicate nature of the topic.
X now allows users to add community notes on misleading videos
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Currently, the fact-checking feature is only available for select users to flag fake or misleading images and text.
Honor 90 with 200MP camera to launch in India on Sep 14
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"Slated for a launch on September 14, Honor 90 boasts an array of impressive innovations across its display, camera and design," said Honor.
Apple spending ‘millions of dollars a day’ training conversational AI: Report
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“One of its goals is to develop features such as one that allows iPhone customers to use simple voice commands to automate tasks involving multiple steps, according to people familiar with the effort,” the report said late on Wednesday. 
Honor 90 to come with MagicOS 7.1, powered by Android 13 in India
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MagicOS is a fresh new OS (operating system) designed to provide a seamless experience across cross-platform, cross-device experiences and also brings a fully upgraded software architecture for an unmatched user experience, the company said.
China bans some govt officials from using Apple iPhones: Report
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Beijing has instructed some government staff to stop using iPhones through chat groups or meetings, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Sitharaman urges Fintechs to safe-guard against cyber, crypto threats
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Inaugurating the three-day Global Fintech Fest (GFF 2023) here, the FM said that today fintech is a robust and dynamic financial inclusion tool, and in lending they hold a 36 percent share of new-to-credit customers versus 22 percent share of the brick-and-mortar banks for which it’s one of the core businesses.
US National Security Advisor seeks more info about chip in new Huawei smartphones
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“I’m going to withhold comment on the particular chip in question until we get more information about precisely its character and composition,” Sullivan replied to a question during a press briefing late on Tuesday.
Microsoft to end mandatory use of Edge for Windows 11 users in EU
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The tech giant has begun testing changes to Windows 11 in recent test builds, which will be limited to countries within Europe.
Robotic surgery in India gains footprint, cost bound to go down: Indian-origin evangelist
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“Surgical robots are now being applied to newer medical specialties like joint replacement and heart conditions like the coronary artery bypass grafting,” Dr Bhandari told IANS.
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