
Google may soon let users use Android phone as USB webcam
Tech giant Google is reportedly working on a new feature that will allow users to use their Android phone as a USB webcam. Esper's Mishaal Rahman posted on the decentralised social media platform Mastodon, "using an Android phone as a webcam became really popular during the pandemic, but you've typically had...
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Meta purged over 34 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Instagram in India in Dec
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Three centres of excellences on AI soon at top educational institutions: FM
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Samsung set to launch Galaxy S23 series, Book 3 lineup
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WhatsApp faces privacy setting issue globally on iOS
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5G infra to cost Rs 3 lakh cr in next 4-5 yrs amid elevated debt levels: ICRA
30 January 2023 | IANS -
'Samsung Pay' to become 'Samsung Wallet' in India on Jan 31
30 January 2023 | IANS -
Premium segment at highest spot, 5G phones at 32% market share in India
28 January 2023 | IANS

CARS24 now says will hire over 500 after layoffs
After slashing around 600 jobs last year, pre-owned vehicle platform CARS24 on Friday said it will hire more than 500 employees across verticals in the next 3 months. The company said it will be hiring for both tech and non-tech related roles and has opened positions in departments including technology, product,...

Dell acquires Cloud services startup Cloudify for '$100 mn'
Dell Technologies has acquired Israeli startup Cloudify that is known for cloud orchestration and infrastructure automation. According to reports, Dell spent close to $100 million in buying the startup to boost its its cloud services business, specifically its offerings in DevOps. A company spokesperson told TechCrunch that Dell Technologies "has completed the...

'Should I keep working hard?': Google layoff survivors ask top bosses
Employees, who survived the recent layoffs at Google, are worried and have demanded assurances that their jobs are not next to be axed by the company during a recent all-hands meeting with top bosses. As Google's parent company Alphabet chopped six per cent of its workforce globally, an employee based in...

Chinese hackers attack 12 S.Korean academic institutions
South Korea's internet safety watchdog said on Wednesday a Chinese hacking group has launched a cyberattack against 12 South Korean academic institutions. The Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) said the attackers hacked into the websites of 12 institutions Sunday, which included some departments of Jeju University and the Korea National...

Apple unveils new education, awareness efforts on Data Privacy Day
Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new set of educational resources designed to help users take control of their data, as Data Privacy Day approaches on January 28. To drive awareness about the importance of data privacy, Apple has also partnered with Apple TV+ Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed in "A Day...

Musk's deep space rocket Starship completes 1st flight-like dress rehearsal
In a significant move, Elon Musk-run SpaceX has completed its first-ever, full flight-like dress rehearsal for its deep space rocket Starship that is likely capable of taking astronauts to Mars, the company announced on Tuesday. The space company conducted a "wet dress rehearsal" with the 395-foot-tall (120 metres) Starship at its...

ChatGPT's paid version available for $42 a month for some early users
Some ChatGPT users on Monday posted on social media that they have been granted access to a "ChatGPT Professional" version which costs $42 a month. OpenAI, the Microsoft-owned AI company that developed the sensational chatbot, was yet to confirm the pricing. AI developer Zahid Khawaja posted the screenshot of ChatGPT pricing, showing...