In a startling revelation, a report has claimed that Meta (Facebook’s parent company) paid a prominent Republican consulting firm to malign the Chinese short-video-making app TikTok. According to the report from The Washington Post late on Wednesday, Meta ran a nationwide campaign to sow distrust… Read More »Facebook ‘maligned’ TikTok in media via a top Republican firm in the US
What exactly is this “Metaverse” everyone seems to be talking about? Is it just that, a ‘thing’ people like to think they’re in the know about, perhaps the next big thing on the internet, a virtual reality video game, or just a crazy marketing idea… Read More »Is the metaverse really the next big step in cyberspace?
UK scientists are working on a genetic test that can predict how well drugs work in your body. The tests could be available on the NHS next year, the BBC reported. Some drugs are completely ineffective or become deadly because of subtle differences in how… Read More »UK scientists are testing to match drugs to DNA
Digital payments leader Visa on Wednesday launched a new program to help creators such as digital-first artists, musicians, fashion designers, and filmmakers accelerate their small businesses through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Called the ‘Visa Creator Programme’, the initiative will help next-generation entrepreneurs understand and use NFTs.… Read More »Visa enters the world of NFTs, to help digital-first creators
As we just discovered via its official Twitter page in India the Chinese electronic giant OnePlus has confirmed that it will be unveiling the new Bullets Wireless Z2 alongside the OnePlus 10 Pro tomorrow, March 31 by 7:30 pm IST. The brand had earlier fixed… Read More »OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2 is to be released tomorrow, March 31
Google’s Chrome browser has been updated to version 100, almost 14 years after it introduced the world to its clean design and all-encompassing “Omnibox” in 2008. For most of its history, the search giant’s browser has gained a new version number roughly every six weeks,… Read More »Chrome version 100 arrives with refreshed logo in tow
AI-powered app development platform Builder.ai on Wednesday announced an investment of $100 million in a Series C funding round led by Insight Partners, a New York-based global venture capital and private equity firm. The round, which brings the company’s total funding to $195 million across… Read More »Builder.ai raises $100 mn Series C funding
Tech giant Apple on Wednesday announced a $50 million Supplier Employee Development Fund that will expand access to learning opportunities and skill development in India, along with other supply chain hubs like the US, China, and Vietnam. Through this initiative, the iPhone maker will work… Read More »New Apple $50 mn global fund to empower Indian suppliers
Mark Vande Hei, who spent 355 days in low-Earth orbit- the longest continuous stay in space by an American – has safely returned to Earth along with two cosmonauts aboard a Russian spacecraft. Vande Hei, along with Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, began the journey… Read More »NASA astronaut reaches Earth after spending record 355 days in space
SK Hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chip maker, is reviewing acquiring British semiconductor company Arm with strategic partners, its top executive said on Wednesday. In a massive blow to Big Tech, graphics chip giant Nvidia in February scrapped the $40 billion deal — the biggest… Read More »SK Hynix now seeks to buy British chip designer Arm
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