TECHNOLOGY

    HP launches laptops with industry-leading AI tools for creators in India

    New Delhi:  PC and printer major HP on Wednesday launched Envy x360 14 laptops with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) features for the creators’ community in India. The new laptops come with a Microsoft CoPilot button on the keyboard to enable generative AI features such as assisted search, content generation and more. The HP Envy x360 14 laptop is available at a starting price of Rs 99,999 in two colours – meteor silver and atmospheric blue. Weighing 1.4 kgs, the device comes with a 14-inch OLED touch display and is equipped with Intel Core Ultra processors to facilitate high-end creation with apps such as Adobe Photoshop, the company said in a statement. “The laptops also come with a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) that helps with battery optimisation by 65 per cent for uninterrupted creativity and productivity,” the company added. The HP Envy x360 14 laptops are equipped with Windows Studio effects for better video…
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    Apple doesn’t have access to a customer’s passcode, says company policy

    New Delhi: Amid the debate over Apple reportedly denying to unlock the iPhone of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the request of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), people close to the development said on Wednesday that no one at the tech giant in India or the global level were contacted directly for unlocking the device. The ED had approached “informally” to Apple to help unlock the device, as per reports. However, Apple has a clear-cut policy that it cannot provide the passcode of an iOS device that is currently locked. “No, Apple does not have access to a customer’s passcode,” according to the company’s ‘Legal Process Guidelines’ for government and law enforcement outside the US. “Questions or inquiries regarding the government legal process can be emailed to lawenforcement@apple.com”. According to sources, there was no written communication from ED to Apple. Apple’s notice policy applies to account requests from law enforcement, government and private…
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    OnePlus Nord CE 4 India price details leak just 3 days before the launch event

    The OnePlus Nord CE 4 will make its debut in India on April 1 and the price details of the upcoming OnePlus 5G phone have leaked online. Just a few days before the launch event, tipster Abhishek Yadav claimed to have received the India price of the OnePlus Nord CE 4. Earlier today, full specs of the device made rounds on the internet and now, the exact price details have leaked. Here is everything you need to know. The tipster claims that the OnePlus Nord CE 4 will come with a starting price of Rs 24,999 in India for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage. There will also be 8GB RAM + 256GB storage, which is tipped to cost Rs 26,999. These are not the official prices, but if the leak turns out to be true, then it would mean that the company will be offering it at a lower…
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    “US govt Sues Apple on monopoly charges”

    The US Department of justice (DoJ) has filed a lawsuit against Apple and accused it of “broad, sustained, and illegal” monopoly in the smartphone market. The DoJ claims that Apple has hindered competition by limiting access to its software and hardware. Apple, on the other hand, argues that the “lawsuit threatens who we are and the principles that set Apple products apart”. The lawsuit aims to bring about alterations in Apple’s practices. Here is a complete lowdown on the lawsuit in 5 points: -The lawsuit specifically questions the functionality of iMessage and the interconnectivity of Apple products like the iPhone and Apple Watch. The complaint states that the case aims to “free smartphone markets” from Apple’s anticompetitive behaviour, contending that the company has impeded innovation to maintain its market dominance. “Apple has maintained its power not because of its superiority, but because of its unlawful exclusionary behaviour,” The Guardian reported…
    SCIENCE

    Study decodes how human brain plans before speaking

    New York: A team of US researchers has found pauses in speech in the human brain, which indicates how the complex organ that controls thoughts, memory, and speech, makes plans before speaking. The team from NYU Grossman School of Medicine analysed brain-mapping recordings of 16 people undergoing surgery to treat seizures related to epilepsy. The results showed that two regions — the inferior frontal gyrus and the motor cortex — in the folded top layers of the brain or cerebral cortex, play an important role in planning before words are said aloud. Previously, the brain regions were known to control the muscle (motor) movements in the throat and mouth needed to produce speech. It wasn’t clear whether these regions also control “the mix of sounds and words people want to say aloud”, said the team in the paper, published online in the journal Brain. “Our study adds evidence for the role…
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    Is India part of Apple’s Vision Pro global roll out plan? Find out

    Apple is may soon make its Vision Pro available in more regions outside America. The tech giant is planning to introduce 12 new languages to the virtual keyboard ahead of the launch, according to a report on MacRumors. While the virtual keyboard currently supports only English (US) and Emoji, limiting it to the United States now, the addition of more languages suggests the expansion of the Vision Pro’s reach to other countries. Will India be a part of the expansion plan? The list of 12 languages that may be supported by the Vision Pro are Cantonese, Simplified Chinese, French, French for Canada, German, Japanese, Korean and English variants UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore and Japan. Going by the speculated list of language options being made available on the device, an Indian launch does not seem to be a part of the scheme at this point of time. That said, Apple may launch their…
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    Rockstar Games may release second trailer of GTA VI soon

    Hyderabad: Video game developer Rockstar Games is expected to launch the second trailer of the sixth title of Grand Theft Auto, one of the most popular video games of all time. The gaming studio has upgraded its banner with a GTA VI artwork on its official website, leading to speculations of some news about the title coming out soon. Meanwhile, Grand Theft Auto enthusiasts have been eagerly awaiting the release of GTA 6 for quite a while now. The first trailer of the game, which was released in December, 2023, got so popular that it became the most watched non-music video within 24-hours on YouTube. The first trailer of the game confirms that GTA will return to Vice City for the sixth edition and it may be noted there will be a male and a female protagonist. Some enthusiasts speculate a March or April release of the second trailer, but there has been…
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    Sam Altman texted Elon Musk after finding out about OpenAI lawsuit, here is what happened next

    A couple of days back, Elon Musk made headlines for his decision to fire OpenAI, saying that the company had abandoned its original mission and had violated its contract. In the lawsuit, Musk also accused OpenAI of malpractice and argued that OpenAI, along with its president Gregory Brockman and CEO Sam Altman, as well as Microsoft should be barred from benefiting from the company’s artificial general intelligence technology. Shortly after the lawsuit was filed, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was seen sharing an old Twitter (now called X) exchange, trying to remind Musk of how he stood by him when people were against Tesla in 2019. And now, Altman has revealed in an interview that he had texted Musk right after finding out about the lawsuit. And what followed was exchanging of some “emojis.” Sam Altman reveals texting Elon Musk after OpenAI lawsuit In an interview with journalist Kara Swisher, Altman…
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    iQOO Z9 5G launched in India, price set at Rs 19,999: Launch offers, sale date, specs and other details

    The iQOO Z9 5G has been launched in India under Rs 20,000. Some of the key highlights of the new mid-range 5G phone are a MediaTek Dimensity 7200 chipset, a 120Hz display, a 5,000mAh battery, a 50-megapixel dual rear camera setup and more. The iQOO Z9 5G will cost you Rs 19,999 in the country for the base model. Here is a look at the sale date, launch offers, specs and other details. iQOO Z9 5G: India price, launch sale offers The iQOO Z9 5G will go on sale in two configurations. The 8GB + 128GB storage model will cost you Rs 19,999, whereas the 8GB + 256GB variant is priced at Rs 21,999. The new 5G phone will be available for purchase in India via the company’s iQOO India website and Amazon.  People who have Amazon Prime membership will be able to buy the device in an early access…
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    IIT-Hyderabad cluster receives Rs. 60 cr grant from DST for SATHI scheme

    Sangareddy: The Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H)Cluster has been awarded aRs. 60 crore grant by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the Sophisticated Analytical and Technical Help Institutes (SATHI) scheme. Only three clusters have been selected under the SATHI scheme. The proposed IIT-H centre, called the Centre for In-Situ and Correlative Microscopy (SATHI-CISCoM), will serve as the cornerstone for cutting-edge characterisation. The proposed centre would be the first of its kind to enable real-time characterisation across multiple length scales for fundamental and industrial R&D purposes. This initiative aims to bring together scientists from a broad range of scientific disciplines, including physical sciences, chemistry, biology, and pharmaceutical studies, to address common scientific goals that can only be addressed by using suchsophisticated microscopy techniques. Led by Prof BS Murty, Director, a team of researchers from IITH with Dr Sai Rama Krishna Malladi as the Principal Investigator, the SATHI-CISCoM facility will be supported…

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      Tackling phobias to anxiety: Experts reveal 5 health benefits of VR headsets

      New Delhi: Virtual reality (VR) headsets such as the Apple Vision Probring a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘glued to the screen’, but these devices can also play a role in improving health and well-being, experts said. Online gaming information site Indivisible Game has revealed five ways that VR headsets can bring physical and mental benefits to players. “While VR headsets do pose various risks like injuries from your surroundings, motion sickness, and eye strain, this technology has also proved useful in recreational, educational, and medical settings,” an Indivisible Game spokesperson said. Tackle phobias with VR: Medical professionals have successfully adopted VR technology as a tool to help tackle and reduce phobias. Patients can be exposed to some of their greatest phobias…

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      Elon Musk vs Sam Altman fight starts as Musk sues OpenAI, says paid ChatGPT is betrayal of original mission

      Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and unfair business practices by “maximising profits for Microsoft, rather than for the benefit of humanity”. Musk filed a lawsuit on Thursday in San Francisco court. In the lawsuit, Musk has reiterated something he has been saying for a few years now, that OpenAI’s recent collaboration with Microsoft has eroded the company’s original commitment to developing public, open-source artificial general intelligence. n the lawsuit, Musk demands that OpenAI, alongside its president Gregory Brockman and CEO Sam Altman, who have been named co-defendants in the lawsuit, and Microsoft, be barred from profiting from the company’s artificial general intelligence technology. Elon Musk and…

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      MWC 2024: Xiaomi Watch 2 makes global debut with WearOS 3, looks promising 

      At MWC 2024, Xiaomi showed off a set of new smartwatches catering to different price points. One of them is the Xiaomi Watch 2 which I used for some time. It comes with the latest WearOS 3 operating system and a generic round dial design. This is the company’s flagship offering, which looks quite promising, but it isn’t coming to India for now. Xiaomi already sells a few smartwatches in India under the Redmi branding, and of late, we haven’t seen it launching a Xiaomi-branded watch in the country. The current portfolio of Xiaomi India suggests that it is currently focusing on only offering budget watches under Rs 5,000 because it has been reported that the budget category is seeing…

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      Google killing Gmail in August 2024? Don’t believe rumours, only a part of it is accurate

      For many people across the globe, their day begins with logging in to Gmail. Many companies operate on Google’s email platform and freelancers too use it to keep a tab of their professional communications. So, when rumours of Google deciding to kill Gmail in August this year started coming up on X, people were naturally concerned. However, there’s no need to panic as this is just a partially true rumour. Google isn’t killing Gmail and it is here to stay, the company confirmed in a post on X. But there is indeed a feature of Gmail has been discontinued. And that feature is the basic HTML version of the email platform. This was confirmed back in September last year.  Google…

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      Elon Musk congratulates Intuitive Machines on Moon Rover landing

      San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday congratulated the US company Intuitive Machines on the moon rover landing. Intuitive Machines’ first lunar lander touched down on the moon early Friday morning, marking the first American spacecraft to land on the lunar surface in more than 50 years. “After troubleshooting communications, flight controllers have confirmed Odysseus is upright and starting to send data. Right now, we are working to downlink the first images from the lunar surface,” Intuitive Machines posted on X. To which Musk congratulated, saying, “Congrats on landing on the moon!”. The uncrewed lander, named Odysseus, landed at the lunar South Pole on Thursday at 6.23 p.m. Eastern Time (4.53 a.m. India time), according to NASA. Odysseus carries NASA…

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      Smartwatches provide insights into depression symptoms

      New York: Smartwatches may not only help count steps, and sleep but can also offer mental health clinicians valuable information about depression symptoms, according to a new study. Wearable technology is part of a focus on precision medicine that will allow clinicians to better tailor treatment for individual patients, said Joshua Curtiss, Assistant Professor of applied psychology at Northeastern University, US. “The purpose of this type of research was to figure out if we can use passive sensor data to predict the things we care about — to see if it is associated with changes in depression severity or symptom severity,” Curtiss said. “It showed the very individualised ways depression manifests in people,” he said, in an article published in the New…

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      BlackBerry launches loT ‘Center of Excellence’ in Hyderabad

      Hyderabad: BlackBerry Limited opened the new ‘BlackBerry loT Center of Excellence, Engineering and Innovation’ in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The world-class facility has been designed to advance mission-critical embedded software development for loT industries. The new facility is now fully operational, hosting some of India’s best and brightest software engineers and creating the Asia Pacific hub for the BlackBerry QNX global developer network. The BlackBerry IoT CoE in Hyderabad has been established to help businesses scale up their operations to meet growing industry demand for its embedded software solutions and services and invest in India’s skilled loT innovators. They have recruited locally in the Hyderabad region and from across the country, offering new career opportunities for talented candidates who want to build the…

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      Deepfake democracy: Behind the AI trickery shaping India’s 2024 election

      New Delhi, India — As voters queued up early morning on November 30 last year to vote in legislative elections to choose the next government of the southern Indian state of Telangana, a seven-second clip started going viral on social media. Posted on X by the Congress party, which is in opposition nationally, and was in the state at the time, it showed KT Rama Rao, a leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samiti that was ruling the state, calling on people to vote in favour of the Congress. The Congress shared it widely on a range of WhatsApp groups “operated unofficially” by the party, according to a senior leader who requested anonymity. It eventually ended up on the official X account…

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      Paytm explains what will work and what will not after March 15: Wallet, Fastag, UPI questions answered

      Paytm has posted an update on its website, explaining what will work and what will not after March 15 in regards to Wallet, Fastag, and more. Here is everything that you need to know about Paytm’s UPI service. As the deadline for the ban on Paytm Payments Bank has been extended, confusion around whether the UPI service will keep working or not is still there. Following this, Paytm has posted an official update on its website, explaining what will work and what will not after March 15 in terms of Wallet, Fastag, and more. Here is everything that you need to know.

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      Adopting AI tech for better patient care

      Hyderabad: In the last year or so, health care providers, especially private institutions, not only in Hyderabad but even in other major urban centres such as Bengaluru and Mumbai, are in a literal race to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies into their health care systems to make patient care more effective and efficient. While State-run health care facilities are yet to catch up with such high-end technologies, major corporate hospitals in Hyderabad like Apollo Hospitals and Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) have already taken the lead and adopted AI systems in their health care delivery systems. Recently, AIG Hospitals, Gachibowli, held an exclusive conference on AI in health care with the objective of bringing together doctors, technology experts, AI researchers, and…

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