TECHNOLOGY

Instagram co-founders launch Artifact, a text-based version of TikTok
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Artifact is a personalised news feed application, whose name represents the combination of articles, facts and artificial intelligence (AI), reports The Verge. The application opened up its waiting list to the public on Tuesday, and is available for both Android and iOS devices. The application opens to a feed of popular articles selected from a curated range of publications
We are hellbent to build complete product ecosystem in India: OnePlus COO
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This year is the 10th year of OnePlus, and "we have a clear strategy going forward," Kinder Liu, OnePlus chief operating officer (COO) and Head of R&D, told IANS. A fast and smooth experience is central to our vision.The success of this vision is a sum of providing a smooth software experience
Payments platform PayPal to sack 2,000 employees: CEO
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PayPal President and CEO Dan Schulman said that these job reductions will occur over the coming weeks, with some organisations impacted more than others. We will treat our departing colleagues with the utmost respect and empathy, provide them with generous packages
Samsung set to launch Galaxy S23 series, Book 3 lineup
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Like every year, the tech giant will unveil its new flagship smartphone series, Galaxy S23. The lineup is expected to have three models -- Galaxy S23, S23 Plus and S23 Ultra.According to reports, the first two models will have similar designs and specifications, and the third will be more visually distinct
Red Hat, Oracle to help organisations boost their digital transformation
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The organisations will now be able to standardise their cloud operations with Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on OCI, which enables customers to gain a common platform that stretches from their datacenter to the OCI distributed cloud. "Customers can also easily plan to migrate existing workloads which are currently on Red Hat Enterprise Linux to OCI without many changes in the stack.
Spotify world's 1st music streaming platform to surpass 200 mn paid users
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Its monthly active users (MAUs) reached 489 million, a 20 per cent increase (YoY), according to the company's Q4 2022 earnings report. "Q422 delivered great platform growth. We ended 2022 strongly despite a challenging year. Expect us to move faster with more intensity of effort, driving even greater efficiency in 2023," CEO Daniel Ek said in a tweet.
Noise launches new affordable earbuds with 40-hour battery life
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The new 'VS102 Pro' is priced at Rs 1,799 and is available in four colours-- Jet Black, Calm Beige, Aurora Green and Glacier Blue, the company said in a statement. In order to reduce the unwanted background sound in the loud environment, ANC in the new buds can cut outside sound up to 25 decibels, which makes users' audio experience much smoother.
Meta to shut down social to-do list app 'Move' in March
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Launched in March 2022, the application allows users to use earned points to customise an alpaca avatar with accessories like hats, clothing, sunglasses and more, reports TechCrunch. Move's larger goal was to promote group involvement as the avatar's customisation allows users to see which members were the most productive, based on the number of accessories they had collected for their alpaca.
Acer launches new laptop with latest AMD Ryzen 7000 series processor in India
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The new 'Aspire 3' is available from Rs 47,990 on Acer Exclusive Stores, Acer E-store, Vijay Sales, Amazon and Acer stores, the company said in a statement. The new laptop comes with a "6nm Zen 2 architecture with up to 4 Cores and 8 threads which converts to astonishing performance, smart battery management and enhanced audio and video streaming quality."
Apple may launch foldable iPad with 'carbon fibre kickstand' in 2024
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Kuo tweeted: "I'm positive about the foldable iPad in 2024 and expect this new model will boost shipments and improve the product mix." "My latest survey indicates that the foldable iPad will feature a carbon fibre kickstand. Carbon fibre material will make the kickstand lighter and more durable."
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