TECHNOLOGY
Canon India announces new video-centric camera 'PowerShot V10'
Priced at Rs 39,995, the new camera will be available to purchase starting June 2023. With its slim, ergonomic form factor and seamless, high-quality footage, the PowerShot V10 brings Canon's imaging technologies in a pocketable design. According to the company, the PowerShot V10 is a 3-in-1 content creation kit essential for anything from.
Elon Musk appoints female CEO to lead Twitter
Musk said he will transition from his role as CEO of Twitter to serving as its executive chair and chief technology officer (CTO). "Excited to announce that I've a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in.6 weeks! My role will transition to being exec chair & CTO, overseeing product, software & sysops," he tweeted on Thursday.
WhatsApp curbs international spam calls in India after govt's tough call
"Our new enforcement will reduce the current calling rate by at least 50 per cent and we expect to be able to control the current incidence effectively. We will continue to work relentlessly towards ensuring a safe experience for our users," a company spokesperson said in a statement.
India will soon have 85K talent pool in semiconductor space: MoS IT
Addressing an event organised by the non-profit Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI), the minister said that India's 'Techade' is changing the narrative of the country being a IT/ITES hub. "Our digital economy pie has transitioned from a unipolar prism of IT/ITES to one that consists of almost every activity in the digital economy space that the world is pursuing," he told the audience.
Google releases its text-to-music AI 'MusicLM' to public
"Starting today, you can sign up to try it in AI Test Kitchen on the web, Android or iOS. Just type in a prompt like acesoulful jazz for a dinner party" and MusicLM will create two versions of the song for you. You can listen to both and give a trophy to the track that you like better, which will help improve the model," Google said in a blogpost on Wednesday.
Disney+ loses 4 mn subscribers as fresh layoff round approaches
In its Q2 2023, the company reported 157.8 million subscribers, compared to 161.8 million in the previous quarter. The key reason behind the decline was Disney+Hotstar, which lost 8 per cent of its subscriber base -- from 57.5 million in Q1 2023 to 52.9 million in Q2.
57% of all fraud incidents in India now 'platform' frauds: Report
More than 26 per cent of Indian organisations lost over $1 million due to platform fraud, and 44 per cent of the perpetrators were found to commit fraud for financial gain, according to PwC's second edition of 'Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey 2022: India Insights'.
realme's narzo N53 with slimmest design ever to debut on Amazon
According to sources, the new device in narzo N series is set to offer top-notch performance and features at a competitive price point, addressing next-gen users' demands for a trendy and fresh design. narzo's new smartphone's slimness is a big deal for realme. Fitting in best in class features in such a slim body can be quite challenging and it makes us wonder how realme achieved this.
Meta expands Ads on Reels test with new performance-based payout model
Meta is also evolving the programme by testing a new payout model that pays creators based on the performance of their public reels, not the earnings of ads on their reels. "This means creators can focus on creating engaging content while we optimise the ad experience for advertisers and people," Meta said in a blogpost on Tuesday.
WhatsApp bug causing some Android devices to falsely report microphone access
The issue first surfaced a month ago, but it received renewed attention after a Twitter engineer mentioned it in a post boosted by Elon Musk, reports Engadget. Twitter engineer Foad Dabiri recently shared an image that raised concerns about the app's privacy practices. The image appeared to show that the app's microphone was.
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