TECHNOLOGY

Moto G9 Power with 6000mAh battery now in India
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The smartphone will be available in two colour variants, the vivid electric violet and the sophisticated metallic sage. "The phone will go on sale starting December 15, 12 noon onwards, exclusively on Flipkart," the company said in a statement.
Airbnb launches nonprofit to help essential workers, refugees
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The company has committed 400,000 shares of Airbnb stock to support Airbnb.org, and co-founders Joe Gebbia, Brian Chesky and Nate Blecharczyk will donate an additional $6 million.
IIT Guwahati developing method to 'harvest' drinking water from air
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With increasing water scarcity throughout the world, there have been attempts to collect and conserve water through non-traditional means. Scientists have turned to nature to design ways of water harvesting. Scientists worldwide are trying to build technologies that can pull out water from thin air, both literally and figuratively.
Growing up in India helped me build inclusive digital economy: Sundar Pichai
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Pichai was speaking at the Singapore FinTech Festival, he said that the question of inclusion and opportunity is highly personal to him.
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.26 with new tools for creators
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Epic Games' Unreal Engine is the world's most open and advanced real-time 3D tool. Creators across games, film, television, architecture, automotive and transportation, advertising, live events, and training and simulation choose Unreal to deliver cutting-edge content.
Researchers develop AI helmet to prevent seizure disorders
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The detection system from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's (CSIRO)'s Data61 has been developed and trained using traumatic brain injury data to monitor brain activity for seizures. According to zdnet.com, the research team said using wireless communication, the helmet can transfer any collected data to a healthcare practitioner.
Vivo Y51 with 5000mAh battery, 48MP main sensor launched
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"With Vivo Y51, we are taking a step further in our customer-centric approach to offer the ‘best of everything' from 18W Fast Charge to 5000mAh long-lasting battery and an 48MP AI Triple Rear Camera. The Y-series line-up reiterates Vivo's efforts to make technology accessible with leading camera capabilities, premium design and seamless experience to the consumers," Nipun Marya, Director- Brand Strategy, Vivo India, said in a statement.
SpaceX, NASA launch upgraded cargo Dragon spacecraft to ISS
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The upgraded Dragon spacecraft successfully separated from the Falcon 9 rocket's second stage, as the spacecraft continued its journey to the ISS to deliver critical supplies, equipment, and material to support multiple science and research and experiments that will take place aboard the space station.
DD made copyright claim relating to ISRO rocket launches: YouTube channel promoter
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"The DD made a copyright claim to YouTube against Gareeb Scientist and the entire advertisement revenue from that post has been lost to DD," the promoter of Gareeb Scientist channel not wanting to be named told IANS.
Slack acquisition an expensive buy by Salesforce: Analysts
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In one of the biggest deals in its history, Salesforce earlier this month announced to acquire Microsoft Teams rival and enterprise chat platform Slack. As of October, there were 115 million daily active users of Microsoft Teams while Slack had 12 million users in 2019 (the last that it reported active users).
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