TECHNOLOGY

PayU sells its GPO biz to Rapyd for $610 mn, sets eyes on India
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The transaction, said the company, will enable PayU to focus on the large payments and fintech opportunity in India, where it is the leading payments provider, serving more than 450,000 merchants and over 2 million credit customers. PayU's GPO business provides advanced ecommerce payment solutions for global merchants in over 30 countries across Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe and Africa.
Reliance Retail launches 'JioBook' laptop at Rs 16,499
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Starting August 5, customers can purchase JioBook from Reliance Digital's online and offline stores, as well as through key online stores. With its advanced JioOS operating system, stylish design and always-connected features, JioBook promises to redefine the learning experience for every individual.
WhatsApp's new feature to allow add new members to groups directly from chat screen
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According to WABetaInfo, a new banner may appear within group chats, encouraging people to add new participants to the group. This feature can be considered as a shortcut to prevent the user from having to open the group info to add a new member to the group. By tapping on that banner, users can add new people to the group if the group settings allow it. 
Neighbours fume at new X logo, Elon Musk says won't leave San Francisco
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The Elon Musk-run company has put a huge X logo on its headquarters in the city which emits strong lights throughout the night. Now, people living around are looking to purchase window blinds to block out the light coming from X logo. "Imagine no more. This is my life now," a person living next to the X HQ posted on Twitter with a short video of the logo in the night.
Tesla Cybertruck spotted with Ford F-150 wrap: Report
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Some people believe that the auto-maker is wrapping the Cybertruck prototypes to hide the final production design, while others speculate that the company is testing wraps since it is going to be the only way to make the vehicle look different
US woman gets over 100 Amazon packages she never ordered
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Cindy Smith of Virginia state in the US said she never ordered those from Amazon. The Amazon boxes contained about 1,000 headlamps, 800 glue guns, and dozens of binoculars for children, reports Insider quoting CBS affiliate station WUSA
7 Indian startups approved for chip designing: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
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In his address on the second day of 'Semicon India 2023', the minister said the future is bright for India in the global semiconductor ecosystem. The government has launched a Digital India RISC-V programme (DIR-V) and a large number of startups and incubation centres built around academic institutions are focusing on the future of RISC-V and on the devices it operates on, Chandrasekhar said.
Apple tightens App Store rules on APIs to safeguard users' data
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A small set of APIs can be misused to collect data about users' devices through fingerprinting, which is prohibited by Apple Developer Programme License Agreement.
You need 15 million impressions, 500 followers to earn money on Musk’s X
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For eligible creators who set up their payout details, you will receive a payment the week of July 31 if you meet the criteria and your payout amount exceeds the minimum threshold of $50, the company said in an update
Intel plans to integrate AI across all platforms it builds
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Intel will launch Meteor Lake later this year, its first consumer chip with a built-in neural processor for machine learning tasks, according to The Verge. At Microsoft’s Build 2023 conference, the company announced the collaboration with Microsoft to drive the development of AI on personal computing, and previewed AI-enabled capabilities of its Meteor Lake client PC processors.
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