TECHNOLOGY

Elon Musk finds butter chicken with naan 'insanely good
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A Musk subscriber/follower by the name Daniel tweeted that "I love basic b**** Indian food, it's so insanely good", while posting a picture of mouth-watering butter chicken with naan and rice. The Tesla CEO replied: "True."
Lava launches new smartphone 'Agni 2' with AMOLED display
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The phone is priced at Rs 21,999 and will be available to buy on online stores from May 24, with a flat discount of Rs 2,000 on all major credit and debit cards making the effective starting price only Rs 19,999, according to the company.
Qualcomm bets big on Hybrid AI in ChatGPT era
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In a white paper, the company said that hybrid processing is more important than ever. "A hybrid AI architecture distributes and coordinates AI workloads among cloud and edge devices, rather than processing in the cloud alone," said the chip maker.
Microsoft's Phone Link for iOS now available to all Windows 11 users
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"We are pleased to announce that Phone Link for iOS is now available to all Windows 11 customers," Microsoft said in a blogpost. Phone Link for iOS on Windows 11 was released last month in 39 languages and 85 markets globally, with the company noting that it would take a few weeks to reach all customers.
Mark Zuckerberg announces Chat Lock on WhatsApp
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The feature will let users protect their most intimate conversations with a password and secures them in a separate folder. "New locked chats in WhatsApp make your conversations more private. They're hidden in a password protected folder and notifications won't show sender or message content," said Zuckerberg.
AWS, Microsoft, Google capture 64% Cloud services market share globally
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Microsoft Azure remained the second largest cloud service provider, with a 23 per cent market share after it grew by 27 per cent year-on-year. Google Cloud grew 30 per cent in the March quarter and accounted for 9 per cent market share. Worldwide cloud infrastructure services spending increased 19 per cent to $66.4 billion in Q1 2023.
Meta patches FB bug that sent unwanted friend requests to users
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According to The Daily Beast, the tech giant has apologised for the glitch after several Facebook users complained about the massive privacy breach on social media. "We fixed a bug related to a recent app update that caused some Facebook friend requests to be sent mistakenly. We've stopped this from happening and we apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused," a Meta spokesperson was quoted as saying.
Crypto exchange Binance exits Canada market due to new policies
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"We are announcing that Binance will be joining other prominent crypto businesses in proactively withdrawing from the Canadian marketplace," the company said in a tweet."We had high hopes for the rest of the Canadian blockchain industry. Unfortunately
iPhone 15, 15 Plus may feature 48MP camera like Pro models
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According to Haitong International Securities analyst Jeff Pu, these models featuring a 48-megapixel camera will use a three-stacked sensor that can capture more light for enhanced image quality, reports MacRumors. As of now, the devices are currently set to launch in September.
PM Modi wants us to start building R&D around 6G technology: Cisco COO
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"It was very exciting to meet the prime minister and other top leaders to witness the great commitment they have to make India a global manufacturing and export hub for various technologies. 5G is a great opportunity for us to do more, not only for the private sector but also for enterprises of all sizes at massive scale," Martinez said.
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