Nearly 3 years ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared in front of the Communist Party’s policy-making aristocracy that artificial intelligence “is an essential driving factor for a fresh round of technology advancements and smart manufacturing, and speeding-up AI development is a significant priority to decide whether we can capture opportunities.” This remark set in action […]

When Microsoft unveiled Windows 11 this summer, it also revealed a significant shift in its approach to its app store. After years of apathy, Microsoft announced that it will accept all types of programs created and packaged using all types of technologies into its Windows Store, including anything from classic Win32 apps to Electron applications, […]

Popular video-sharing company YouTube is updating its captions and audio features. The company said that the two features will make live streaming easier and increase the reach. The features will be made available to users worldwide soon. The features are currently under testing. The company in a statement said that creators will be able to […]

Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram recently witnessed unprecedented outages. While it resulted in huge revenue loss for Facebook, it also came as an opportunity for rival platforms. Messaging apps Telegram and Signal recorded huge downloads and user sign-ups during Facebook’s outage. Signal, which is endorsed by Edward Snowden, saw millions of new sign-ups on Monday – […]

Password has become part of our life and everything on digital platforms requires one. Making passwords strong has become important than ever before. You have been probably asked to secure your accounts by using two-factor authentication. Google has been talking about implementing this setup for the past few months. As its Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Google […]

Apple has already updated a lot of devices in the recent past. But the tech giant is not done with updates yet for the holiday season. There are reports that the company is working on launching a totally redesigned MacBook Pro. According to a report, the company may launch the M1X-powered MacBook Pro in the […]

Underneath a new regulation imposed by the European Commission, companies will be required to provide a ubiquitous recharging mechanism for smartphones and small electronic gadgets. The goal is to decrease waste by encouraging consumers to re-use old chargers when purchasing a new device. According to the plan, all cellphones sold in the EU must include […]

As per the Freedom House study, the biggest decline in internet freedom occurred during the election and political crisis in Myanmar, Belarus, and Uganda. Pakistan and China are among the lowest-ranked ten nations as per the international freedom advocacy group’s global rankings of internet freedom. Freedom House, located in Washington, has released a study titled […]

Apple has announced to suspend the repair program for iPhone 8 models. The company offered iPhone 8 customers to get the defective models for the logic board repaired. It didn’t charge owners for the service. The iPhone maker had launched the program in August 2018 after customers reported problems with the logic board. The Cupertino-based […]

According to OnePlus CEO Pete Lau, the company will not be releasing a “T” series device any time soon post 2020. This year we will not be launching any “T” series products,” Lau said at a conference attended by members of TechRadar. Lau may be talking about the rumored OnePlus 9 RT, the “T” version […]

After a series of articles in The Wall Street Journal, last week revealed just how far Facebook has gone to prioritize revenues over the safety and health of its billions of users, this organization spent several days on its defense.  For those who have been paying attention to the social-networking behemoth over the last few […]

Apple’s iPad mini is finally getting a significant makeover, similar to that of last year’s iPad Air upgrade, following years of being trapped with the same appearance and functionality, Apple announced today. The tablet’s screen size has increased from 7.9 to 8.3 inches, and it also has a new A15 Bionic engine that Apple claims are “up […]

Facebook has refuted reports that claimed that Instagram is ‘toxic’ for teenagers. The rebuttal came from Pratiti Raychoudhury, Vice President, Head of Research at Facebook. In a post on Facebook’s Newsroom, Raychoudhury said that characterization of internal research by a media house is ‘not accurate’. Facebook said that the report misrepresented the finding and did […]

Two Scientists from the United States who have been responsible for developing mRNA technology that has been used in Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID19 shots have been given an esteemed medical honor, which is often known as ‘America’s Nobel’. The officials from the Lasker Foundation have said that Dr. Drew Weissman and Dr. Katalin Kariko who […]

Astronauts take healthy and nutritious foods during space missions. Foods that they carry are lightweight. They must be kept for long periods so that astronauts can eat. Scientists are developing technologies that can address challenges faced by astronauts when it comes to food. According to SpaceX, the private aerospace company has made a breakthrough. The […]

Amazon has once again announced to hike average hourly pay as it is looking to hire around 125,000 employees across the United States. The average starting wage has been hiked as companies trying desperately to get workers in the present circumstances. Companies like Amazon are having a tough time hiring workers to meet the increase […]

Popular photo-sharing platform Instagram is working on a new feature to prioritize accounts in the feed. For now, users have to scroll through a sea of posts in the feed that are of little relevance for them. To cut this, the company is working to introduce Favorites. The feature will allow users to see posts […]

Twitter has announced a new feature to take on Facebook Groups. The feature is called Communities. Twitter said that the Communities feature will bring users with similar interests on a common platform. It will ease the way users can find and connect with people with similar interests. It said that the feature will encourage users […]

WhatsApp has been making a slew of changes of late. The Facebook-owned company is now working on making some changes to its privacy settings. It is expected that the users will soon be able to hide their last seen status for specific contacts. For this, WhatsApp will add a ‘my contacts except’ option in the […]

Electric bikes and scooters are gaining popularity around the world. The segment is certainly heating up and several companies are busy launching new designs to encash this opportunity. BMW’s Motorrad division is leaving no stone unturned to capture the market of electric bikes and scooters. The company has unveiled a new concept CE 02. This […]