TECHNOLOGY

boAt unveils new affordable smartwatch in India
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The boAt Primia smartwatch will be available for an introductory price of Rs 3,999 for the first 1,000 customers on Amazon and the boAt Website. Post this, the watch will be available at Rs 4,499. "Taking it a notch higher with the 'Bluetooth Calling' option, boAt Primia smartwatch is the first of its kind from the house of boAt," the company said in a statement.
YouTube Music for Wear OS rolls out Wi-Fi, LTE streaming
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The company said that starting this week users will be able to stream music over LTE or WiFi, so they can listen to their favourite playlists wherever they go, even when their phone is not nearby. Second, users can now add a new YouTube Music tile to their watch that allows quick access to a recently played playlist or the browse page of the YouTube Music app.
Twitter executive mocks Musk's medical condition, slams 'free speech'
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Conservative political journalist Benny Johnson on Wednesday posted a secretly recorded conversation by US-based far-right activist group Project Veritas on his Twitter handle, where a Twitter Lead Client Partner Alex Martinez can be heard saying that Twitter is not here "to give people free speech", along with mocking Musk's medical condition.
Disney+ will not show ads to preschoolers on new streaming plan
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The company confirmed this to TechCrunch and added that the lighter ad load and no commercials for preschool content will be the plan for the initial launch. Disney+ will have fewer ads than its sister service Hulu's ad-supported tier, which shows ads for nearly twice as much time (approximately 7.4 ads), the report said.
Musk wants US SEC to probe Parag Agrawal's claim on Twitter users
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Replying to a follower who said that if it turns out that Twitter lied in the official filing, serious consequences and complete distrust of investors can await it, Musk replied: "Hello @SECGov, anyone home?"
Qualcomm among Samsung's top 5 chip vendors for 1st time
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In a quarterly corporate filing, the South Korean tech giant named Apple, Best Buy, Deutsche Telekom, Qualcomm and Supreme Electronics as its five biggest clients. Combined, they accounted for 14 percent of Samsung's total sales.
Microsoft 'Cloud for Sustainability' to be available from June 1
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Microsoft in July last year announced the Cloud for Sustainability to help customers across all industries meet their carbon reduction and sustainability goals.
Apple releases new updates for iPhones, iPads
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According to AppleInsider, some notable changes include the expansion of Communication Safety in Messages to the UK, New Zealand, Canada, and Australia plus the patching of dozens of security vulnerabilities.
Employee says Twitter is 'biased' towards conservatives in undercover operation
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Siru Murugesan, a senior engineer, is heard admitting to a female Project Veritas journalist in the video that the social media company routinely censors posts by conservatives, according to Daily Mail.
Twitter deal 'cannot move forward' until CEO proves bot numbers: Musk
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In a series of tweets, Musk mentioned that the CEO publicly refused to show proof of less than 5 per cent of bots. 20 per cent fake/spam accounts, while 4 times what Twitter claims, could be much higher. My offer was based on Twitter's SEC filings being accurate," Musk wrote. "Yesterday, Twitter's CEO publicly refused to show proof of less than 5 per cent. This deal cannot move forward until he does," he added.
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