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Industry lauds PLI 2.0 for IT hardware to boost laptop, tablet manufacturing
The revised PLI scheme has increased its budgetary outlay to Rs 17,000 crore and expanded its tenure to six years. With an anticipated incremental investment of Rs 2,430 crore, the scheme aims to generate an incremental production amounting to Rs 3,35,000 crore.
Insta now let users comment on posts with GIFs
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri announced that users can now post GIFs in Instagram comments during a Broadcast Channels chat with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, reports Engadget. "This is a bit of 'finally feature,' but we're launching GIFs in comments today," Mosseri told Zuckerberg.
iPhones will soon start speaking in your voice within 15 mins
According to Apple, users can create a Personal Voice by reading along with a randomised set of text prompts to record 15 minutes of audio on an iPhone or iPad. "At the end of the day, the most important thing is being able to communicate with friends and family," said Philip Green, board member and ALS advocate at the Team Gleason nonprofit.
Less than 60 of 2 lakh Indian developers pay service fee above 15%: Google
Google estimates less than 60 of the over 200,000 Indian developers on Google Play currently could pay a service fee of above 15 per cent. "This fee is further reduced by 4 per cent if a user pays through an alternative billing system," the company said in a blog post.
Samsung may reveal Galaxy Z Fold 5, Flip 5 in July
The company is expected to hold the Unpacked event on July 26, and the devices could become available in stores on August 11, reports The Verge. The news was first reported by the Korean news outlet The Chosun Ilbo.
Apple's App Store stopped over $2 bn in fraudulent transactions in 2022
"Today, Apple announced that in 2022, the App Store prevented over $2 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions, and rejected nearly 1.7 million app submissions for failing to meet the App Store's high standards for privacy, security, and content," Apple said on Tuesday.
If AI goes wrong, it can go quite wrong: OpenAI CEO to US lawmakers
Sam Altman, who testified at a hearing in the US Senate in Washington, DC, late on Tuesday, said that the AI industry needs to be regulated by the government as AI becomes "increasingly powerful". "If this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong," Altman told them.
Google to delete all personal accounts inactive for 2 years
The company said it will purge the content in inactive accounts within Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet, Calendar), YouTube and Google Photos. While the policy took effect on Tuesday, it will not immediately impact users with an inactive account and the earliest the company will begin deleting accounts is December 2023.
Apple unveils new tools for cognitive, speech, vision accessibility in its products
The tech giant introduced new tools for cognitive accessibility, along with Live Speech, Personal Voice, and Point and Speak in Magnifier in celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 18. "At Apple, we've always believed that the best technology is technology built for everyone," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO.
Grateful of IT Minister's acknowledgment of our user safety efforts in India: WhatsApp
Vaishnaw on Tuesday launched the Sanchar Saathi portal, on the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, that will help millions of people track their lost or stolen mobile phones, and mentioned WhatsApp's cooperation with the government to ensure customer safety.
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