TECHNOLOGY
1st-gen iPhone sold for record-breaking $63K at auction
On Sunday evening, an iPhone, still factory sealed, sold for $52,797 at LCG Auctions (a premier auction house in the US) with a 20 per cent buyer's premium fee bringing the total sale to over $60,000, according to iMore. Karen Green, a cosmetic tattoo artist in the US, received the 8GB smartphone as a congratulations gift for starting a new job in 2007.
Gizmore launches new smartwatch 'Cloud' with 1.85-inch display at Rs 1,199
The Gizmore Cloud smartwatch is available to purchase online, priced at Rs 1,199. It comes in three colour options -- black strap, blue strap with black metal body, and brown colour strap with rose gold metal body. The smartwatch offers 500 NITS of brightness for uninterrupted outdoor viewing.
Gmail admins can now disable spam filters, hide warning banners
"You may consider turning off these warnings when conducting anti-phishing training with your end users," the tech giant said in a workspace updates blogpost. The new options provide more flexibility around the visibility of the warnings across admins' organisation however they choose to configure them.
Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates-backed brain implant startup testing mind-controlled computing on humans
Synchron is part of an emerging crop of companies testing technology in the brain-computer interface industry, reports CNBC. The Synchron Switch is implanted through the blood vessels and allows patients to operate technology using only their minds. So far, the experimental technology has been tested on three patients in the US and four in Australia, according to the report.
US proposal to train Indian astronaut is not for Gaganyaan, India's first human space mission
"The US has proposed to train an Indian astronaut. It is part of the future engagement and not for Gaganyaan. No plan has been finalised on training of the Indian astronaut by the US," the ISRO official told IANS. Refuting a news report that states the Gaganyaan astronauts to be trained by the US, the official said the US proposal is only in a discussion stage.
Users can soon earn money from Twitter, says Musk
When one user posted a long tweet with the new Blue feature that allows subscribers to create tweets of up to 4,000 characters. Musk replied, "Good use of long tweet! Next update will allow much longer tweets with basic formatting, so you can post any content on Twitter." "We're also spinning up subscriptions, so you can charge people for some content and they can easily pay with one click."
Godrej Aerospace to manufacture 8 modules of DRDO turbojet engine
On Monday, Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, announced that its business Godrej Aerospace is the first Indian private company to win the order for manufacturing eight modules of the DRDO Engine for aerial applications. Godrej Aerospace won the order competing with over 25 companies owing to its strong infrastructure, proficiency in working with unique materials.
Over 1.6 mn cyber attacks blocked on Indian insurance firms a day in Jan
A total of 49,844,877 cyber-attacks were recorded on 114 insurance sector websites. On average, insurance sector applications face 430,000 attacks each, which is close to the overall average of 450,000 attacks per app across all industries, according to the report by Indusface, an application security SaaS Company funded by TCGF II (Tata Capital).
Next Mac Pro may feature Apple Silicon, PCI-E GPUs
One feature that Apple Silicon Macs lack compared to Intel Macs is the option to use to use GPUs in external enclosures across Thunderbolt or internally in a Mac Pro., reports AppleInsider. The majority of Mac users might not be concerned about it, but for some people, particularly Mac Pro buyers, it is a major problem.
India sees 10-spot jump in median mobile speeds globally
The country also increased two spots in rank globally for overall median fixed broadband speeds, from 81st in December to 79th in January, according to network intelligence and connectivity insights provider Ookla. Overall fixed median download speeds in India saw a slight increase from 49.14 Mbps in December to 50.02 Mbps in January.
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