TECHNOLOGY
Insta launches new collaborative collections feature to save posts shared with friends
With this new feature, people can connect with friends over common interests by saving posts to a collaborative collection in their group chat or a one-on-one DM, according to TechCrunch. Now when you go to save a piece of content on Feed or from your DMs, you'll see a new option to create a collaborative collection.
Unacademy lays off 12% of workforce in its latest round of job cuts
Gaurav Munjal, co-founder and CEO of Unacademy, announced the latest layoffs in a Slack message to employees, reports TechCrunch. "We have taken every step in the right decision to make our core business profitable, yet it's not enough. We have to go further, we have to go deeper," Munjal was quoted as saying.
Google says reviewing NCLAT order in CCI case, weighing legal options
The NCLAT has directed that Google will have to pay the fine of Rs 1,337.76 crore, imposed on it by the CCI in October last year for anti-competitive practices in relation to Android mobile devices. "We are grateful for the opportunity given by the NCLAT to make our case. We are reviewing the order and evaluating our legal options," a Google spokesperson told IANS.
HP Inc introduces 150 products, solutions for future hybrid work
The next generation of HP EliteBook and ProBook devices are equipped for premium collaboration with HP Presence (for an enriched video conferencing experience on the PC) with and next-level productivity. The enterprise-ready HP EliteBook 800 and 805 G10 Series PC lineup is equipped with a 13th Gen Intel Core processor or next-generation AMD Ryzen processor and offers up to 64GB LPDDR5 memory.
Covid vax boosts immunity even in blood cancer patients: Study
Researchers from the University of Melbourne undertook the most comprehensive analysis of adaptive SARS-CoV-2 immunity to date in haematology patients of varying diseases and treatments across three doses of Covid-19 vaccination in comparison to healthy individuals.
India experienced 7 lakh malware attacks in 2022, banking sector most hit
The top six industries affected by malware in India in 2022 were banking, government, manufacturing, technology, healthcare, and finance. However, there was a slight decline in the number of malware detections across the six critical sectors, indicating that appropriate measures are being taken, according to the report by global cyber-security firm Trend Micro.
Elon Musk, top researchers call for immediate pause on all giant AI experiments
"We call on all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4. This pause should be public and verifiable, and include all key actors. If such a pause cannot be enacted quickly, governments should step in and institute a moratorium," they wrote.
Blocking directions given for 30,310 URLs since 2018 till March 15
Section 69A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 gives the government the power to issue directions for blocking for access of information if it is necessary or expedient to do so in the interest of the sovereignty, integrity and defence of India, security of the state, friendly relations with foreign states or public order or for inciting cognisable offence relating to the above.
WhatsApp working on 15 new durations for disappearing messages
Currently, the platform supports three durations for disappearing messages-- 24 hours, 7 days and 90 days, reports WABetaInfo. The new durations will be present under the "More options" menu. The menu will include 15 new durations -- 1 year, 180 days, 60 days, 30 days, 21 days, 14 days, 6 days, 5 days, 4 days, 3 days, 2 days, 12.
Motorola announces new affordable phone with 6.5-inch display in India
The new moto g13 costs Rs 9,999 for the 4GB RAM + 128GB Storage variant and Rs 9,499 for the 4GB RAM + 64GB Storage variant, the company said in a statement. The device comes in two colours -- Matte Charcoal and Lavender Blue -- and will go on sale starting April 5 on Flipkart, Motorola.in and leading retail stores.
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