TECHNOLOGY
Delhi HC rejects Snapdeal's injunction against domain names with its trademark
A bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar was dealing with the application filed by Snapdeal against a bunch of DNRs, with whom it has no connection or association, registering domain names that include the "SNAPDEAL" word/thread. As per Snapdeal's allegations, these domain names are infringing in nature, as the plaintiff is the registered proprietor of the "SNAPDEAL" trade mark.
Amazon reportedly working on AR smart home product
Among the roles, Amazon is looking to fill are a wide variety of senior positions for computer vision scientists, designers, programme managers, product managers, researchers and technologists, suggesting that the company is looking to build out a substantive team, reports Protocol.
Podcasts, short-form Soundbites arriving on Facebook soon
Soundbites are short-form, creative audio clips for capturing anecdotes, jokes, moments of inspiration, poems and other things. "We'll start testing Soundbites over the next few months with a small number of creators and refine the product with their input before making it available to everyone," Fidji Simo, Head of Facebook App, said in a statement late on Monday.
Hackers steal $180 mn in crypto from Beanstalk Farms
Beanstalk operates a system where participants earn rewards by contributing funds to a central funding pool that is used to balance the value of one token at close to $1, reports The Verge. "Beanstalk suffered an exploit. The Beanstalk Farms team is investigating the attack and will make an announcement to the community as soon as possible," the company admitted in a tweet.
Apple may skip iPhone 14 mini as new series surfaces on social media
According to AppleInsider, physical models for the Apple smartphones begin to appear and "models for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max show that there's little more to learn beyond existing renders". Posted on Chinese social media platform Weibo, the four models show the burr marks left from machining, with each also labeled to show their model and screen size.
Samsung Galaxy M53 arriving in India for nearly Rs 25K on April 22
Galaxy M53 5G comes with segment-best 108 MP camera, 'Auto' data switching and sAMOLED+ display. The �Auto' data switching feature helps consumers stay connected through their secondary SIM seamlessly for calls or data streaming when the Primary SIM loses network, according to the company.
BYJU's faces litmus test as edtech bubble bursts in India
After a six-week training, he was promised Rs 45,000 as salary at a location of his choice -- which was Agra or Noida in his case, as he had relatives there to support him on his first stint out of his home-town.
After Musk, Jack Dorsey slams Twitter's board amid takeover push
Dorsey, who left Twitter in November last year -- handing over the baton to Indian-origin Parag Agrawal -- remains a board member until next month with his 2.2 per cent share.
Musk explains why Tesla removed mobile connectors with car purchase
"Usage statistics were super low, so it seemed wasteful. On the (minor) plus side, we will be including more plug adapters with the mobile connector kit," Musk wrote on Twitter. According to the auto-tech website Electrek, Tesla changed its long-standing policy to deliver every vehicle with a mobile charging cable and instead, it starts selling them separately for $400 for level 2 charging and $275 for level 1.
WhatsApp adding option to hide 'Last Seen' status from specific contacts
With the latest beta release of its iOS app, WhatsApp has added an option that allows users to limit specific individuals from seeing their "Last Scene" status, according to WABetaInfo. If you are not familiar with that part of WhatsApp, it is the feature that indicates when someone last checked the app, and it is a way to find out if a contact may have potentially seen your message even if they have read receipts turned off, reports Engadget.
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