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…
    National

    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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      10 May
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      Apple CEO Tim Cook Makes BIG Statement on Mass Layoffs

      At a time when tech giants Amazon, Twitter, and Meta have laid off thousands of employees, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that layoffs at his company will be made only as a ‘last resort.’“I view that as a last resort and, so, mass layoffs is not something that we’re talking about at this moment”, Tim Cook said in an interview with CNBC. The CEO also said that they are being extremely careful about hiring. “We’re continuing to be extremely prudent on hiring. We’re continuing to hire, just at a lower clip level than we were before. And we’re doing all the right things of challenging the things that we spend, and we’re just finding a few more ways to save…

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      Who is Dhirendra Prasad, an Indian-origin man who stole Rs 138 crore from Apple?

      Dhirendra Prasad, a former Apple employee, has been making headlines recently for all the wrong reasons. The 55-year-old was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $19 million in restitution after pleading guilty to conspiring to defraud Apple and related tax crimes. How did it all go down?  Prasad worked at Apple between 2008 and 2018, primarily as a buyer in the company’s global service supply chain. He was responsible for purchasing parts and services from vendors. Dhirendra Prasad’s position at Apple granted him significant autonomy to make decisions that would benefit the company. However, Prasad abused that trust and used his power to enrich himself while accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in salary and bonuses from…

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    • 2 May
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      IIT-Mandi startup develops AI-based affordable solution to detect respiratory, genetic disorders

      IIT-Mandi incubated startup has built a cost-effective Artificial Intelligence-based medical imaging solution New Delhi: An IIT-Mandi incubated startup has built a cost-effective Artificial Intelligence-based medical imaging solution that has the potential to revolutionise the early detection of respiratory abnormalities, hepatobiliary diseases and genetic disorders in children, officials said. The innovators at Dectrocel Healthcare have developed a platform in which digital and analogue chest X-Ray images and pictures of children are uploaded and, in a few minutes, the algorithm is able to diagnose respiratory abnormalities that have significant mortalities such as tuberculosis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Saumya Shukla, co-founder of Dectrocel Healthcare and Research Private Limited, said, “With AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning), especially in the context of health…

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      Apple Imagine reseller asked to shut at Delhi’s Select City Mall days after Saket Apple Store launch

      Barely days after Apple opened its exclusive store at Delhi’s Select City Walk mall, the company’s premium reseller closed down its outlet in the mall. Apple had furnished a list of 20 resellers with the mall management that was prohibited to open stores near the company’s showroom in the national capital. The operator of the mall chose not to extend the company’s lease as they believed Apple Store will sell more products than the reseller and there was no need for another company selling Apple inside the mall, reported ET. The company has partnered with 24 resellers who sell their products and offer discounts. Imagine, which opened in the mall in 2014, was one of the oldest Apple partners. The…

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    • 24 April
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      More than 300 border villages in Arunachal Pradesh to get 4G connectivity

      The Indian government has installed 254 network towers on Saturday (April 22) in order to provide 4G mobile telephony connectivity in around 336 villages in border areas of the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. The government aims at connecting remote areas of the Tawang district where there have been incursions of Chinese troops.  The government has given approval for the construction of 2,605 4G mobile towers for providing connectivity to more than 3,721 villages in the state with a total outlay of Rs 2,675 crore.  After a ceremony to dedicate the initial set of 254 mobile towers, India’s Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said: “Today’s launch has happened mostly in border areas. By and large, most of the villages will be…

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    • 21 April
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      Elon Musk Kills Off Twitter’s Legacy Blue Checkmark Era

      Twitter has reportedly put an end to its legacy blue checkmarks, a feature that was given to journalists, celebrities, and public officials for free to prevent impersonation and spam on the platform. The legacy blue checks were supposed to end on April 1st, but Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, shifted the end date to April 20th. The new verification marks will only be available to paid users, businesses, government entities, and officials. BREAKING: Legacy Check marks have started to disappear. pic.twitter.com/PRQYvGFfjk— T(w)itter Daily News  (@TitterDaily) April 20, 2023 The label of a verified account will now read, “This account is verified because they are subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone number.” Some users experienced a “flickering”…

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    • 19 April
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      Man With 1984 Mac Surprises Apple CEO On Opening Day Of Mumbai Store

      Tech giant Apple opened its first retail store in India on Tuesday at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai. CEO Tim Cook came to India and joined the special occasion along with employees by opening the gates of the newly retail store. People huddled to the store from across India, hoping to be among the first to enter, in an opening event In the meantime, a customer brought his old 1984 Mackintosh computer at the newly opened Apple’s retail store. Tim Cook reacted in surprise at seeing that old macintosh classic machine. His reaction has gone viral on the Internet. Tim Cook will open Apple’s second retail store in Delhi on Thursday.   #WATCH | Apple CEO Tim Cook surprised at…

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    • 14 April
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      Google CEO Sundar Pichai Hints At Second Round Of Layoffs After Firing 12,000 Employees In January

      After firing six per cent of its total workforce or 12,000 employees in January, Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, has hinted that there may be a second round of layoffs. Pichai hinted the same during an interview with the Wall Street Journal. When Google announced in January that it was cutting 12,000 jobs, it came as surprise and shock to many employees even though the speculation about layoffs had been looming large at the tech giant’s offices. “We’ve decided to reduce our workforce by approximately 12,000 roles. We’ve already sent a separate email to employees in the US who are affected. In other countries, this process will take longer due to local laws and practices,” Mr Pichai said in…

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    • 13 April
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      Elon Musk says not possible to uphold freedom of speech in India, don’t want Twitter employees to go to jail

      Elon Musk is all for free speech and no censorship and absolute freedom to say whatever that can be said on Twitter. But not if it is about India and within the Indian Twitter space. In a candid admission in an interview to the BBC, Twitter boss Elon Musk said that in India, social media rules are extremely strict and it is not possible for the website to offer the same freedom of speech to Indian users that it does in the US and other Western countries.   Musk, in a tacit admission that Twitter often blocks and censures content in India, said that if Twitter doesn’t comply with the rules, its employees in India will end up going to…

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    • 12 April
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      FBI says stop using free public charging ports – here’s why and what you should use instead

      The US domestic intelligence and security service said hackers “have figured out” how to use them to infect devices with malware and other monitoring software. “Carry your own charger and USB cord and use an electrical outlet instead,” said its Denver branch. The tweet was timed for the Easter weekend, when many Americans travelled to see friends and family, but is not believed to have related to a specific increase in the threat level. But just how careful should you be about charging your phone while out and about? And how should you stay safe while keeping your device powered up? Sky News sought out some advice. How are public charging points dangerous? Cybersecurity experts speak of two main methods…

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