New wearable device can send health data up to 24 kms farther than Wi-Fi
New York, Dec 5 - A group of researchers has developed a wearable monitoring device system that can send health data up to 24 kms much farther than Wi-Fi or Bluetooth systems can – without any significant infrastructure.
Celebrating realme’s 200 mn global shipments: A success story in smartphone industry
New Delhi, Dec 5 - realme, a rapidly growing smartphone brand in India, has recently announced a significant achievement -- its global smartphone shipments have successfully surpassed the 200 million units mark. This milestone was highlighted in Counterpoint's latest whitepaper, titled "Smartphone Democratisation
Mark Zuckerberg sells nearly $190 mn in Meta’s shares
San Francisco, Dec 4 - Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold around $190 million in the company’s stock last month, the media reported.
Gen Z in India to lead key trends on Instagram in 2024
New Delhi, Dec 4 - Gen Z in India will lead the key trends on Instagram next year, from prioritising careers to being super on point with meme preferences, and exploring a variety of food flavours, the Meta-owned company said on Monday.
Google’s new AI experiment lets you create music inspired by instruments
San Francisco, Dec 2 - Google's new AI-powered experiment -- "Instrument Playground" lets you create music inspired by instruments from around the globe.
Global smartwatch shipments up 9% in Q3, Fire-Boltt & Huawei hit new highs: Report
New Delhi, Dec 1 - The global smartwatch shipments increased 9 per cent (year-on-year) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, a new report said on Friday.
Researchers harness AI to map visual functions in brain
New York, Dec 1 - Researchers have harnessed the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to map visual functions in the brain, which they say will also remove biases that may arise when looking at responses.
Tech Mahindra, AWS join hands to build a sports cloud platform
New Delhi, Nov 27 - Tech Mahindra on Monday announced it has collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build a sports cloud platform.
Nvidia becomes biggest semiconductor firm in Q3, beats Intel, Samsung, TSMC
San Francisco, Nov 27 - Graphics chip giant Nvidia has become the most profitable semiconductor firm in the third quarter (Q3) of this year, surpassing Intel, Samsung, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).
Crayon launches 1st ISV incubation centre in India with AWS
New Delhi, Nov 29 - Crayon Software Experts India (Crayon) on Wednesday announced the launch of an independent software vendor (ISV) incubation centre in Bengaluru in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Samsung launches new smartphone with 50 MP camera in India
New Delhi, Nov 28 - Samsung on Tuesday launched a new smartphone under its Galaxy A series -- Galaxy A05, with a 50MP wide-angle camera in India.
TikTok parent ByteDance begins mass layoffs in gaming division
San Francisco, Nov 27 - Bytedance, TikTok parent company, has started mass layoffs in its gaming division, and several Nuverse employees were awaiting their future, the media reported.
Samsung unveils new unit to explore new business opportunities
Seoul, Nov 27 - Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of memory chips and smartphones, said on Monday it has established a unit tasked with exploring new business opportunities, as part of the electronics giant's annual reshuffle of its top-level executives.
Russia adds Meta spokesperson to its criminal wanted list
Moscow, Nov 27 - Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put Meta spokesperson Andy Stone to its wanted list under a criminal article.
Generative AI to replace 46% of time spent on accounting tasks in India
New Delhi, Nov 27 - Generative AI has the potential to automate 46 per cent of time spent on accounting tasks in India by 2032, a new report showed on Monday.
Atomic Stealer malware spread to Mac users via fake browser updates: Report
San Francisco, Nov 27 - Threat actors are delivering Atomic Stealer malware, also known as AMOS, to Mac users via a fake browser update chain tracked as "ClearFake", a new report has found.
Death risk from coal particulate pollution double than PM2.5 from other sources
New York, Nov 25 - Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants (coal PM2.5) is associated with a risk of mortality more than double that of exposure to PM2.5 from other sources, say researchers after examining emissions data and Medicare
Half dose of Covid-19 booster delivers similar immune response as full: Study
San Francisco, Nov 25 - Decreasing the widely used Covid-19 booster vaccine dose produces a similar immune response in adults as compared to a full dose with fewer side effects, a new study has found.
E. coli bacteria more capable at evolving antibiotic resistance than previously thought
New York, Nov 25 - E. coli bacteria may be far more capable at evolving antibiotic resistance than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.
2 crypto firms linked to Justin Sun lose $115 mn after hack: Report
San Francisco, Nov 25 - Two cryptocurrency firms associated with high-profile digital entrepreneur Justin Sun were hacked in two exploits that might have stolen up to $115 million to date, the media reported.