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Garmin announces new smartwatch series with AMOLED display in India
The 'Approach S70' series starts at Rs 72,990 and will be available online -- Amazon and Synergizer -- as well as offline -- Garmin Brand Store, the company said in a statement.
Instagram's 'rage shake' feature also available in Threads
Users just have to shake their phone, and an option will come up that allows them to report a problem. The rage shake feature was first introduced in 2021. Instagram head Adam Mosseri on Wednesday said in a video that the new features coming to Threads include a following feed, editing, multiple accounts, post search, hashtags, web presence, like list and translations.
Microsoft testing AI hub for Windows 11 app store
"Explore a new curated section in the Microsoft Store where we will promote the best AI experiences built by the developer community and Microsoft," the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday. According to the tech giant, AI Hub is a space where the company will educate customers on how to start and expand their AI journey, inspiring them to use AI in everyday ways to boost productivity, spark creativity and more.
Global in-app spending hits record $67.5 bn, India largest market for Google Play
India, Brazil and Indonesia were the largest markets for downloads on Google Play in H1 2021, while Turkey, Russia and Indonesia saw the biggest upwards movement versus H2 2022 on the platform. Whereas on iOS, China, the US and Japan were the top markets by downloads with Brazil, China and the US posting the most growth versus H2 2022.
Elon Musk launches xAI company to ‘understand true nature of universe’
“Announcing formation of @xAI to understand reality,” Elon Musk tweeted. According to its website, the goal is to understand the true nature of the universe. The team is headed up by Musk and includes team members that have worked at other big names in AI, including OpenAI, Google Research, Microsoft Research, and Google’s DeepMind.
Indian-origin techie accuses Meta of anti-Asian bias, files lawsuit
Vaishnavi Jayakumar, 36, who joined Meta in January 2020 after stints at Disney, Google and Twitter, said she was punished for asking how to move up the ranks at Meta, left out of opportunities, and layered under less experienced colleagues.
Chinese hackers accessed US govt emails by exploiting bug: Microsoft
The tech giant has published details of activity by a China-based actor it is tracking as "Storm-0558". "We have been working with the impacted customers and notifying them prior to going public with further details." said Charlie Bell, Executive Vice President, Microsoft Security.
Foldable smartphones to sell worth over Rs 6,300 cr in India this year: Report
This is expected to be achieved by selling over 6.35 lakh foldable smartphones during the year. This translates to less than 0.5 per cent of the total sales by volume estimated for the period, according to market research firm techARC.
Google rolling out feature to let users negotiate time directly in Gmail
"We're adding a feature into Gmail that helps you find convenient 1:1 meeting times with others much quicker," the company said in a Workspace Updates blogpost on Tuesday. Earlier, this option was available in the three-dot menu on top of the email conversation view.
EU approves Broadcom’s $61 bn VMware acquisition
The Commission found that the proposed acquisition, as modified by the commitments, would no longer raise competition concerns and would maintain competition on the market for FC HBAs (Fibre Channel Host-Bus Adapters). The approval is conditional upon full compliance with the commitments offered by Broadcom.
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