TECHNOLOGY
Airtel 5G Plus now available in 3,000 cities, towns
From Katra in Jammu to Kannur in Kerala, Patna in Bihar to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh to the Union territory of Daman and Diu, all the key urban and rural parts of the country have unlimited access to Airtel 5G Plus service, the company said. Bridging every town and key rural areas in india.
Razorpay launches payment reconciliation service for buyers, sellers on ONDC
The move, said the company, will streamline the payment processes on ONDC, providing the users with an integrated single view of all their transactions. I believe the possibilities the ONDC network provides are endless and I'm confident the Payment Reconciliation Service will only further strengthen the development of ONDC's tech.
Google rolls out 1080p video calls option for Meet users
This enhanced video quality is currently available on the web and can be utilised in meetings with two participants."For select Google Workspace editions, you can set your Google Meet video resolution to 1080p. This resolution is available on the web when using a computer with a 1080p camera and enough computing power in meetings with two participants," Google said in a blogpost.
SpaceX's Starship launch comes under US FAA scanner
On April 20, the first flight test of SpaceX's fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket, built to take humanity to the Moon, Mars and beyond, lifted off successfully.
Samsung logs worst quarter in 14 years amid memory chip glut
The world's largest memory chip and smartphone maker reported operating profit of 640.2 billion won ($478 million) during the January-March period, falling 95 percent from the 14.12 trillion won it posted a year ago.Its first-quarter net income came to 1.57 trillion won, down 86.1 percent from a year earlier. Sales fell 18 per cent to 63.74 trillion won, reports Yonhap news agency.
Microsoft rolls out Phone Link for iOS on Windows 11 with iMessage support
This new feature will allow the connection between a Windows 11 PC and an iOS mobile device, enabling users to easily connect with their contacts. However, the tech giant said that the messaging feature will be limited and session based and will only come through when the phone is connected to a PC. Initially, the company has begun a gradual rollout of the Phone Link feature to its Windows 11 customers with all users enabled by mid-May.
GitHub announces Kyle Daigle as Chief Operating Officer
Daigle is currently VP, Strategy and Chief of Staff to the CEO, working closely with CEO Thomas Dohmke. "Today, more than 100 million developers rely on GitHub and we're rapidly building the complete developer platform, secure at every step and powered by AI through the advancements of GitHub Copilot and the vision we've shared for Copilot X," said Daigle.
Elon Musk may testify under oath about his Autopilot tweets
The family of Walter Huang, an Apple engineer who died after his Tesla Model X with Autopilot engaged crashed after hitting a highway barrier, had sued Tesla in California Superior Court, County of Santa Clara. Now, a California judge has ordered Musk to "be interviewed under oath" in the case, reports TechCrunch.
Time spent on Instagram up 24% thanks to AI-driven Reels: Zuckerberg
Reels continues to grow quickly on both Facebook and Instagram. Reels also continue to become more social with people resharing Reels more than 2 billion times every day, doubling over the last six months. Reels are also increasing overall app engagement and we believe that we're gaining share in short-form video too.
EU warns Twitter over spreading disinformation, favouring Kremlin agenda
Vera Jourova, Vice-President for Values and Transparency at EU, said in a tweet that this is yet another "negative sign from Twitter on not making digital information space any safer and free from the Kremlin disinformation and malicious influence". Twitter has been confirmed as one of 19 major tech platforms subject to a centralised oversight.
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