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Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Andy Jassy bet big on generative AI
“And they are virtually embedded in every product that we build,” Cook told CNBC late on Thursday, as the company reported strong June quarter results, driven by stronger services sales that grew 8 per cent (year-on-year)
Tesla Cybertruck spotted with Ford F-150 wrap: Report
Some people believe that the auto-maker is wrapping the Cybertruck prototypes to hide the final production design, while others speculate that the company is testing wraps since it is going to be the only way to make the vehicle look different
Indian-origin techie accuses Meta of anti-Asian bias, files lawsuit
Vaishnavi Jayakumar, 36, who joined Meta in January 2020 after stints at Disney, Google and Twitter, said she was punished for asking how to move up the ranks at Meta, left out of opportunities, and layered under less experienced colleagues.
Google rolling out feature to let users negotiate time directly in Gmail
"We're adding a feature into Gmail that helps you find convenient 1:1 meeting times with others much quicker," the company said in a Workspace Updates blogpost on Tuesday. Earlier, this option was available in the three-dot menu on top of the email conversation view.
Google introduces new 'Reading practice' feature for Play Books
Now available in the US, the new feature will highlight the text as the user reads out loud, tracking where they are in the book and helping them to focus on the next word, the tech giant said in a blogpost on Thursday. If the user gets stuck on how to pronounce a word, they can tap it to hear what it sounds like.
Tencent launches palm-based payments in China
According to South China Morning Post, users can pay for rides on the Daxing Airport Express Line in the Capital by holding their hands over a scanner at metro station turnstiles. "Recognition of a unique palm print triggers an automatic payment through the user's WeChat account," the report said.
Google 1st Big Tech firm to end Covid jab mandate for entering its buildings
According to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle, Google said it was dropping the Covid-19 vaccination mandate that the company implemented in December 2021, effective immediately. In a memo to employees, the Sundar Pichai-run tech giant cited the "extraordinary time" that has passed since the onset of the Covid pandemic.
BlackBerry launches new 'IoT Center of Excellence' in India
By the end of 2023, the company said that the Hyderabad facility, which is expected to be the second largest in the world for BlackBerry's IoT division after Canada, is expected to house over 100 software engineers in a variety of technology positions and skill sets, including senior management, technical project management, product.
DuckDuckGo's new feature will block 'Sign in with Google' pop-up
The company cites that sites like Reddit often present this Google pop-up, usually upon first loading the web pages, reports TechRadar. It claims that users will be "saved from these disruptive and misleading pop-ups" with its updated mobile apps or Firefox, Chrome, Brave, and Edge extensions in order to provide a "cleaner experience and more privacy".
Tech layoffs surpass Great Recession levels, set to get worse in early 2023
In 2008, tech companies laid off about 65,000 employees, and a similar number of workers lost their livelihoods in 2009, according to data by global outplacement and career transitioning firm global outplacement & career transitioning firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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