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YouTube testing new online games offering 'Playables': Report
According to Engadget, the video hosting platform has invited employees to test a new product called "Playables", which will allow users to access online games directly from YouTube. The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Samsung's chip biz to remain in red in Q2 amid weak chip demand
Samsung is projected to report an operating profit of 100.4 billion won ($76.5 million) for the April-June period, a 99.3 per cent drop from the 14.09 trillion won operating income it registered a year earlier, according to a median estimate based on the outlooks.
Hyundai may join Tesla’s EV charging network
According to Hyundai CEO and President Jaehoon Chang, the company would consider joining the alliance of automakers adopting Tesla's charging standard if it is in its customers' best interest, reports Investopedia.
Apple Vision Pro may turn any surface into touchscreen display
An Apple Vision Pro developer has learned that the headset can create controls and displays, and make them appear on any surface in the user's room.Troughton Smith conducted his experiment using the Apple Music app, but any app and seemingly any controls could be used.
ChatGPT 4 excels at picking the right imaging tests: Study
The study by investigators from Mass General Brigham in the US, suggests that large language models have the potential to assist decision-making for primary care doctors and referring providers in evaluating patients and ordering imaging tests for breast pain and breast cancer screenings.
Pak-based hackers target Indian Army, education sector in new cyber attack
Transparent Tribe, a persistent threat group that originated in 2013 in Pakistan, has been targeting Indian government and military entities, according to the report by Seqrite, the enterprise arm of Pune-based Quick Heal Technologies. The Pakistan-based group (dubbed as APT36) is using a malicious file.
Hacker who took over Biden, Musk Twitter accounts sent to prison
A 24-year-old hacker behind the massive July 2020 Twitter hack where he along with others attempted to take control of at least 130 famous Twitter accounts has been sentenced to federal prison in the US. O'Connor was sentenced in a New York federal court to five years in prison, after pleading guilty in May to his role in cyber.
Google to set up global fintech operation centre in Gujarat: Pichai
After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday during his three-day state visit to the US, Pichai made the announcement, saying that the company will continue to invest in India through its $10 billion digitisation fund. In 2020, Google had announced to invest a whopping $10 billion.
Intel India head Nivruti Rai steps down after 29 years at company
"We're grateful to Nivruti for the tremendous progress Intel India has made under her leadership," the company said in a statement to IANS on Friday. "Today, Intel India is our largest engineering site outside the US and a critical talent base for the company. We will have more to share soon about Intel India's leadership plans, and we wish Nivruti all the best in her next chapter," Intel India added.
YouTube introduces new policy for fan channels
If someone operates a fan channel, they have to make it obvious in their channel name or handle that their channel does not represent the original creator, artist or entity, the company said in a support page on Thursday. This update will take effect from August 21, 2023.
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