TECHNOLOGY

Half of Twitter Blue users have less than 1,000 followers: Report
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What's more, there are 2,270 paying Twitter Blue subscribers who have zero followers, according to Mashable. According to researcher Travis Brown, Twitter Blue currently has a total of 444,435 paying subscribers. About half of all paid Twitter subscribers (about 220,132 users) have less than 1,000 followers. About half of all paid twitter.
MeitY Startup Hub, Google to support 100 Indian startups
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The 100 startups were chosen from over 950 applications following an in-depth selection process that took into account their creative ideas and innovation, product quality, product scalability, and talent diversity. About 50 per cent of the cohort comes from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, including Varanasi, Ernakulam, Surat, Dehradun, Allahabad, and many others.
27% of industrial sector computers in India affected by malware in 2022: Report
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According to the ICS threat landscape report by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, the second half of 2022 was marked by a rising number of attacks carried out using malicious scripts, phishing pages (JS and HTML) and denylisted internet resources. Malicious scripts and phishing pages (JS and HTML) were distributed both online and via email, while, a significant part of denylisted internet resources were used to distribute malicious scripts and phishing pages.
Apple acquires AI-driven video compression startup WaveOne
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Although Apple did not announce the acquisition, Bob Stankosh, WaveOne's former head of sales and business development, posted on LinkedIn about the sale of the startup to iPhone maker. "After almost two years at WaveOne, last week we finalised the sale of the company to Apple," Stankosh posted.
Apple releases iOS 16.4 update with voice isolation for calls & more
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Users can update to the latest version by navigating to Settings, General and then the Software Update, reports TechCrunch. With the new iOS 16.4 update, users will get 31 new emojis, including a shaking face, the long-awaited pink heart, two pushing hands, a Wi-Fi symbol and others. The new feature voice isolation.
Only verified accounts to get For You recommendations: Elon Musk
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Musk tweeted: "Starting April 15, only verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations. This is the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over. It is otherwise a hopeless losing battle. Voting in polls will require verification for same reason." "That said, it's ok to have verified bot accounts if they follow terms of service & don't impersonate a human."
Man claims ChatGPT saved his dog's life after vet couldn't diagnose problem
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The user, who goes by the name Cooper on Twitter under the username @peakcooper, stated that his dog named Sassy was diagnosed with a tick-borne disease, but that the symptoms worsened despite taking the prescribed treatment. "#GPT4 saved my dog's life. After my dog got diagnosed with a tick-borne disease, the vet started her on the proper treatment, and despite serious anaemia.
Delhi-based techie gets job after applying to over 150 firms in 8 months
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Taking to LinkedIn, Delhi-based techie Farhan said: "It's been a tough time for the tech industry cause of the layoffs. I faced hundreds of rejections during this time for various reasons. I had been on a job search since July 2022. I was surprised that getting a job despite being experienced was difficult compared to when I was a fresh graduate".
WhatsApp working on new feature 'edit message' on iOS
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According to WABetaInfo, with this feature, users will be able to quickly and easily edit their mistakes in a message without sending additional messages. In addition, it will also improve communication between users as it will offer users a way to ensure that their messages are clear, concise, and error-free. Moreover, the report stated.
New 'smart' bandages to help heal chronic diabetic wounds
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Most of the time, when someone gets a cut, scrape, burn or other wound, the body takes care of itself and heals on its own. But diabetes can interfere with the healing process and create wounds that will not go away and that could become infected and fester. The smart bandage developed by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) may make treatment of these wounds easier, more effective and less expensive.
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