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Meta rolls out new ad placements, formats on Instagram
Businesses can now place ads in Explore home, the grid people see when they first arrive on the Explore tab.
"We are also beginning to test ads in profile feed, which is the feed experience that people can scroll through after visiting another account's profile and tapping on a post," the company said in the blogpost.
Elon Musk's SpaceX sends fresh batch of astronauts to ISS
"Missions like Crew-5 are proof we are living through a golden era of commercial space exploration. It's a new era powered by the spirit of partnership, fueled by scientific ingenuity, and inspired by the quest for new discoveries," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
Google takes on Meta, introduces own video-generating AI
'Imagen Video' is a text-conditional video generation system based on a cascade of video diffusion models. According to a Google paper, given a text prompt, 'Imagen Video' generates high-definition videos using a base video generation model and a sequence of interleaved spatial and temporal video super-resolution models.
GIGABYTE launches mid-range gaming laptops in India
G5 series come with 11th Gen Intel i5 H series processor, 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz memory and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series graphics card. The laptops come in three variants -- G5 KD equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, the G5 MD supported NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, and the G5 GD equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050.
Google updates Wear OS apps for upcoming Pixel Watch
The Phone, Fitbit, and Weather apps were being updated ahead of the launch event of the new wearable on Thursday (US time). A new Weather app has been added for Wear OS 3 smartwatches. The app only displays the weather of the current location of the wearer. When permission is given, weather data from weather.com, UV index, precipitation, and forecasts for the following eight hours and the following five days are displayed.
Panasonic unveils 4K professional camcorders in India
The new camcorders have integrated with 20x optical zoom, 24.5mm wide angle for both UHD and FHD, 4K high-precision AF with new face detection, and higher precision with a 1.0-type (1.0-inch) sensor. HC-X2 is priced at Rs 2,69,990 and HC-X20 will cost Rs 2,29,990. Both the models can be purchased from across all the Panasonic stores in the country.
High fuel prices, depreciation of rupee to hamper margins in aviation sector
International passenger traffic has also been on an uptrend, since the resumption of international operations in March 2022. "However, some concerns like high fuel prices and depreciation of Indian Rupees still hover in the industry. Despite a healthy recovery in passenger traffic, there remains financial pressure on earnings and liquidity profiles of airlines. In the near-term, entry of LCC - Akasa Air and relaunch of Jet Airways will intensify competition," it said.
Airtel rolls out 5G Plus in 8 cities, no SIM change required
Customers in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur and Varanasi will start enjoying the Airtel 5G Plus services in a phased manner, said the company, as it continues to construct its network and complete the roll out. The company promises between 20 to 30 times higher speeds than the current speed, coupled with brilliant voice experience and super-fast call connect.
12K Facebook employees may lose jobs amid 'quiet layoffs': Report
According to a report in Insider, the senior executives are in the process of executing "quiet layoffs" of underperforming workers. Several employees told Insider that as much as 15 per cent of the workforce could be cut within the next few weeks. This means that some 12,000 employees could be out of jobs soon. "It might look like they are moving on, but the reality is they are being forced out," the employee told Insider.
Google set to launch new Pixel devices: What to expect
Previously, Google showed off renders of Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro which shows that each comes with an aluminum camera bar and the improved Tensor G2 chip, reports The Verge. The devices are rumoured to house 50MP main camera, the same as the Pixel 6. Both the upcoming smartphones may come with an upgraded 11MP front camera.
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