TECHNOLOGY

You must be X Premium subscriber to get ad revenue share: Elon Musk
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X Corp (Twitter) has halted paying creators, saying it "needs a bit more time to review everything for the next payout". Elon Musk said that you must be an X Premium (Blue) subscriber to receive payouts. "The ad money will otherwise be kept by X if you are not an X Premium (Blue) subscriber. This programme is open to everyone," he posted.
Threads to add search, desktop version in next few weeks: Mark Zuckerberg
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"Search and web coming in the next few weeks," Zuckerberg posted on Threads, saying he's "excited about the team's pace of shipping." "A good week for Threads. The community here is on the trajectory I expect to build a vibrant long term app. Lots of work ahead but excited about the team's pace of shipping. Search and web coming in the next few weeks," the Meta CEO said.
MapmyIndia logs all-time quarterly high in revenue, PAT
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“We are delighted with our Q1FY24 results wherein MapmyIndia achieved all-time highs in revenue, EBITDA, and PAT,” said Rakesh Verma, Chairman and Managing Director, MapmyIndia.
Bill Gates, rumoured girlfriend Paula Hurd spotted at Bezos's another engagement party
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Gates, 67, and Hurd, 61, were photographed sitting in the yacht and chatting with other guests. American entrepreneur Wendi Murdoch, the ex-wife of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, was among the VIP guests at the lavish party, according to the report. 
Redmi 12 Series sales surpass 3,00,000 units as 5G era begins in India
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Featuring two devices -- the Redmi 12 5G and Redmi 12, the Redmi 12 series have received a tremendous response from experts and fans alike since being unveiled first earlier this week.
'There will be transition period': Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on laptop, PC import restrictions
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"There will be a transition period for this to be put into effect which will be notified soon," Chandrasekhar tweeted, a day after the Union Commerce Ministry announced that PC, laptop, tablet, and server manufacturers would now need to have a license and pay duty when importing.
Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Andy Jassy bet big on generative AI
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“And they are virtually embedded in every product that we build,” Cook told CNBC late on Thursday, as the company reported strong June quarter results, driven by stronger services sales that grew 8 per cent (year-on-year)
Apple reportedly plans to unveil iPhone 15 series on Sep 13: Report
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If the tech giant does the unveiling on September 13, pre-orders should begin on September 15, following the official launch a week later on September 22, reports 9To5Mac. For comparison, pre-orders for iPhone 14 started on September 9 last year, with the official release in stores a week later on September 16.
Apple surpasses 1 bn paid subscriptions across its services
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“We see increased customer engagement with our services. Both our transacting accounts and paid accounts grew double digits year-over-year, each reaching a new all-time high. Our paid subscriptions showed strong growth,” said Luca Maestri, Apple’s CFO, during the company’s June quarter earnings call.
Carl Pei’s Nothing to launch smartwatch, earbuds later this year
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In a public address, Pei introduced ‘CMF by Nothing’, a new range of products that makes better design more accessible to a wider group of consumers. “Nothing is dedicated to making tech fun again and has proven its abilities to break boundaries in industrial design. As such, the company believes it can make good design more democratic and impact more people,” it said in a statement. 
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