TECHNOLOGY
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Jul- 2022 -3 July
Bill Gates gets nostalgic, shares 48-year-old resume; internet thanks Microsoft co-founder
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently took a trip down memory lane, as he shared a photo of his almost five-decade old resume. The CV of the entrepreneur has grabbed eyeballs online, as many users were left in splits due to his funny and self-deprecating caption. Gates took to LinkedIn and posted his 48-year-old resume with the caption, “Whether you’re a recent grad or a college dropout, I’m sure your resume looks a lot better than mine did 48 years ago.” Newham: £19.99 Will-Writing Service AdLegacy Wills & Estate Planning Check it out: The one-page resume was created by Gates when he was in his first year at Harvard. The document also featured the courses taken in by Gates at the…
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2 July
WhatsApp says it banned over 19 lakh bad accounts in India in May
Meta-owned WhatsApp on Friday said that it banned over 19 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of May in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. The platform had banned over 16.6 lakh bad accounts in India in April. The company also received 528 grievance reports in May within the country, and the accounts “actioned” were 24. In April, WhatsApp received 844 grievance reports within the country, and the accounts “actioned” were 123. “Over the years, we have consistently invested in Artificial Intelligence and other state of the art technology, data scientists and experts, and in processes, in order to keep our users safe on our platform,” a WhatsApp spokesperson said in a statement. “This user-safety report contains…
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2 July
Indian-origin Tech Entrepreneur Arrested In The US Over Alleged $45 Million Investment Fraud
A50-year-old Indian-origin tech entrepreneur has been arrested in the US for an alleged investment scheme that defrauded more than 10,000 victims of over $45 million and netted him several luxury cars and real estate, according to a report by news agency PTI. Neil Chandran, of Las Vegas in Nevada, was arrested on Wednesday in Los Angeles, the Department of Justice said. According to the indictment, Chandran owned a group of technology companies that he used in a scheme to defraud investors by falsely promising extremely high returns on the premise that one or more of his companies, operating under the banner of “ViRSE,” was about to be acquired by a consortium of wealthy buyers. Modus operandi Chandran’s companies — which included Free…
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Jun- 2022 -30 June
Nothing Phone (1) camera will support 4K 60fps video recording, more specifications leaked
Nothing Phone (1) specifications and features have started to surface as we get closer to the launch. The first smartphone from Nothing will debut globally on July 12. Amid all the hype created by the company for its new smartphone with a transparent design, the Phone (1)’s camera features have leaked online. Tipster Abhishek Yadav has leaked many other details about the Phone (1). The tipster claims that the dual-camera setup of the Phone (1) will feature a 50MP main camera and an ultrawide camera with a 114-degree field of view. The main camera, which will have an f/1.8 aperture, will support video recording up to 4K 60fps. In addition to this, the Nothing Phone (1) will have a 6.55-inch…
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30 June
Google Nest Camera (Tata Play Secure+): Device offers peace of mind
I moved into a new apartment last year, just before the second lockdown kicked in, keeping us all indoors for weeks on end. Now, as we slowly try and step back into what was our old routine, it is becoming tougher to let go of the comforts of home. For those who want to keep in sync with what’s happening at home even as they return to work, technology can be an enabler in the form of security cameras. The Google Nest Camera is probably the easiest off-the-shelf solution now available, coming with the convenience of its partnership with Tata Play. The Google Nest Camera has been around for a while, though it’s making its India debut only now. The…
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29 June
Starbucks and Samsung collaborate on eco-friendly accessories collection
South Korean electronics giant Samsung and American coffee house multinational Starbucks have released a unique collaboration, featuring an array of cases with thematic designs for Galaxy S22, S22 Plus, S22 Ultra, and Galaxy Buds. This is only the latest collaboration in Samsung’s long history of partnerships with other brands. Samsung collaborated with Pokemon to create Pikachu and Poke ball merchandise for Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 in April 2022. The cases for the Galaxy Buds are the highlight of the association and are available in two types. One features the famous Starbucks logo of the twin-tailed mermaid (or siren, as some believe) on a normal protective case in the brand colour of the coffee chain. The other is pretty unique — the…
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28 June
Xiaomi Officially Confirms Leica-Powered 12S Series Launching On July 4
Xiaomi 12S smartphone series is launching on July 4 which is just a week away from now. The company has officially confirmed the name of its next flagship series, which also introduces Leica to the Xiaomi lineup for consumers. The update was shared by none other than Lei Jun, Founder and CEO, Xiaomi via this tweet on Monday. https://twitter.com/leijun/status/1541624717395693571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1541624717395693571%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news18.com%2Fnews%2Ftech%2Fxiaomi-officially-confirms-leica-powered-12s-series-launching-on-july-4-5452405.html As you can see in the visual, Xiaomi is giving us a teaser of the Xiaomi 12S smartphone with a giant camera lens, which is most likely to be part of the Xiaomi 12S Ultra smartphone. Xiaomi confirmed its partnership with Leica for its smartphone cameras a few months back, and this teaser confirms the prospect of an Ultra phone. This…
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28 June
T-Hub gets five times bigger
What started as a humble 70,000 sqft building inside the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad in Gachibowli has now metamorphosed into a 3,70,000 sqft building bang in the middle of the technology hub in Raidurg. The T-Hub 2.0 will be five times bigger in size and shape and yet the first phase of T-Hub has contributed immensely to this new venture. “The idea of T-Hub started when IT Minister KT Rama Rao had a meeting with entrepreneurs working out of ISB. When asked about the challenges faced by startups, they said they were not able to afford big office spaces in the tech hub of Cyberabad. That is when we thought of having a building that offers desks…
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27 June
Google to use only first 15MB of webpage for Search rankings
Tech giant Google has clarified how its Googlebot ranks pages, saying it will crawl the first 15 MB of a webpage and anything after this cutoff will not be included in rankings calculations. Google specified in the help document that “any resources referenced in the HTML such as images, videos, CSS and JavaScript are fetched separately”. “After the first 15 MB of the file, Googlebot stops crawling and only considers the first 15 MB of the file for indexing,” Google said. “The file size limit is applied on the uncompressed data,” it added. As per the report, this left some in the SEO community wondering if this meant Googlebot would completely disregard text that fell below images at the cutoff…
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26 June
Indian iPhone users to get 12 extra filters for spam text messages
iPhone users in India will be able to better classify spam text messages with iOS 16 — going by the latest developer beta — and also easily extract movie and train tickets using Apple’s AI assistant, Siri. Apple has released the second developer beta of the 2023 iteration of its iPhone operating system, and as per a TechCrunch report, the Cupertino tech giant appears to have strengthened its SMS filters, particularly those related to junk messages. Born 1941 – 1971 You Could Apply For This £10,000 Life Insurance Cover AdBritish Seniors The report states that the new update allows developers of third-party SMS filter extensions — such as Truecaller — or even its native message filter, add 12 sub-categories to…
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