San Francisco, May 17 Apple has introduced a bunch of new features designed for cognitive, vision, hearing, and mobility accessibility, including a new “Personal Voice” feature for people who may lose their ability to speak. This feature will allow iPhone or iPad to start speaking in users’ voices within 15 minutes. According to Apple, users […]
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth surged by $10.2 billion after the company posted strong quarterly results, leading to its shares rising by nearly 14 per cent, as the company announced two rounds of layoffs impacting 21,000 employees in recent months. Zuckerberg now has a net worth of $87.3 billion and is the […]
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates’ spacecraft Hope probe has taken the first high-resolution images of Mars’s little known Moon Deimos. The images, which capture the farside of the 12.4-km-wide Deimos, were taken during a fly-by performed on March 10, Nature reported. Instead of the carbon-rich rock often found in asteroids, the scientists […]
London, April 26 In a significant move, the UK market regulator on Wednesday announced it was blocking Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, the developer behind hugely-popular Call of Duty (CoD) franchise. The final decision to prevent the deal comes after Microsoft’s proposed solution failed to effectively address the concerns in […]
Mumbai, April 18 For Apple CEO Tim Cook, seeing a 1984 Macintosh Classic machine as he launched India’s first Apple store in Mumbai was a cute surprise. He could not stop his amusement after Sajid Moinuddin, a designer by profession and a Goregaon resident, came with an old Macintosh computer to see him at the […]
Sonipat, April 17 G20 Presidency of India aims for inclusive, resilient and sustainable growth, Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa of India said at the Distinguished Public Lecture entitled: ‘India’s Presidency of G20: The Way Forward’ to mark the inauguration of the Jindal Global Centre for G20 Studies at O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU). Amitabh Kant dwelt […]
New Delhi, April 15 Twitter CEO Elon Musk has created a new company called X.AI which will promote artificial intelligence (AI) in the ChatGPT era. Incorporated in Nevada, Texas, the company has Musk as the only listed director, and Jared Birchall, director of Musk’s family office, as secretary, according to a filing. X.AI has authorised […]
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Apple has announced to use 100 per cent recycled cobalt in all company-designed batteries by 2025. Additionally, magnets in Apple devices will use entirely recycled rare earth elements by 2025, and all Apple-designed printed circuit boards will use 100 per cent recycled tin soldering and 100 per cent recycled gold plating. […]
New Delhi, April 6 A private hospital here launched smart vision glasses that are based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning technology, providing new hope to the visually impaired and blind. The vision glasses are lightweight and feature a camera, a sensor, and come with AI/ML technology, making it even more effective in assisting […]
Hong Kong, March 30 International rating agency Fitch on Thursday predicted that Hong Kong’s economy will rebound by 4 per cent this year, following a contraction of 3.5 per cent in 2022. Removal of most pandemic-related restrictions has led to visible improvements in business activity and cross-border connectivity since early 2023, the firm said, adding […]