Apple, US govt reach $25 mn settlement over job bias allegations
New York, Nov 10 - Apple Inc reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve allegations that the tech giant illegally discriminated in hiring and recruitment against American citizens and certain non-US citizens whose permission to live in and
Wipro may not give hike to top performers with higher compensation: Report
New Delhi, Nov 9 - Leading technology services and consulting company Wipro might not give salary hikes to "top performers with higher compensation", media reports said on Thursday.
1 in 3 deaths from skin cancer due to working under the sun: UN agencies
Geneva, Nov 9 - Working under the sun is leading to nearly 1 in 3 deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer, according to joint estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
How healthy tissue can help catch lung cancer’s return
New York, Nov 9 - Genetic information collected from seemingly healthy tissue near lung tumors may be a better predictor of whether cancer will come back after treatment than analysis of the tumours themselves, according to new research.
Immature hardware changes will badly hit Indian mobile manufacturing industry: ICEA
New Delhi, Nov 9 - The India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) on Thursday said that any forced mandate to implement "immature" hardware changes will make the Indian mobile industry a “costly experimental ground” and will adversely impact the country’s mobile manufacturing efforts.
IBM, VMware team up to help firms adopt genAI with watsonx platform
New Delhi, Nov 9 - IT major IBM and enterprise cloud services provider VMware on Thursday said they are working together to bring watsonx to on-premises environments on VMware Private AI and Red Hat OpenShift to help enable fast, transparent generative AI capabilities.
Can increasing workplace flexibility lower heart disease risk?
New York, Nov 9 - Increasing workplace flexibility may lower employees' risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
Encrypted messaging platform Signal testing usernames for accounts
New Delhi, Nov 9 - Encrypted messaging platform Signal is testing usernames for accounts so people don’t need to share their phone numbers to connect on the app.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak hospitalised after possible ‘stroke’
New Delhi, Nov 9 - Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was hospitalized in Mexico City after reporting "feeling strange" during the delivery of a speech at an event, media reports said on Thursday.
Controversial live video chat platform Omegle shuts down operations
New Delhi, Nov 9 - Live video chat platform Omegle, that found itself in a massive controversy after a BBC investigation in 2021 found that children are exposing themselves to strangers on the website, has shut down after 15 years.
Jio’s new Rs 866 prepaid plan now offers Swiggy One Lite 3-month subscription
New Delhi, Nov 9- Reliance Jio on Thursday launched new prepaid plans with a bundled Swiggy One Lite subscription.
India, Japan can collaborate in chips, rare-earth & AI, says RBI chief
New Delhi, Nov 9 - There are many collaboration opportunities between India and Japan in semiconductors and resilient supply chains, rare-earths extraction, space technology, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das in Tokyo on Thursday.
Spinny’s losses swell to Rs 820 cr in FY23, revenue surges 30X
New Delhi, Nov 8 - Used car retailing platform Spinny’s losses swelled 67.3 per cent to Rs 820 crore in FY23 from Rs 490 crore in FY23.
Instagram will soon allow users to disable read receipts in DMs
San Francisco, Nov 8 - Meta-owned Instagram has announced that soon users will be able to turn off read receipts in their direct messages (DMs).
Samsung enters GenAI race with own AI model that boosts productivity
Seoul, Nov 8 - Joining the generative AI race, Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its own generative language model called Samsung Gauss that enhances work efficiency by facilitating tasks such as composing emails, summarizing documents and translating content.
Meta joins ‘Lantern’ programme to fight against online child abuse
San Francisco, Nov 8 (IANS) Meta has announced its participation in the 'Lantern' programme, which enables technology companies to share signals about accounts and behaviours that violate their child safety policies.
Global EV battery sales up 54% in 1st half of 2023, China’s CATL leads
New Delhi, Nov 8 The global EV battery sales soared 54 per cent in the first half of this year to reach over 300 gigawatt (GWh), a new report showed on Wednesday.
PM Modi hails surge in India’s patent applications
New Delhi, Nov 8 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed the rise in patent applications in India which reflected the surge in the innovations taking place in the country.
JioPhone Prima 4G keypad phone now goes on sale at Rs 2,599
New Delhi, Nov 8 - Reliance Jio's 4G keypad smartphone 'JioPhone Prima' is now available to purchase at Rs 2,599 in the country.
Boman Irani, Neena Gupta face off in new mustard oil campaign
New Delhi, Nov 8 - The latest advertising campaign launched by P Mark Mustard Oil, a leading brand of mustard oil, has two well-known celebrities adding more star power to the ad film -- Boman Irani and Neena Gupta.