Technology
FB, Insta to soon mandate checkout experience on Shops
San Francisco, April 28 Meta (formerly Facebook) has announced that it will be phasing out the onboarding of new Shops without checkout on Facebook and Instagram enabled. "Beginning April 24 of next year, Shops without checkout on Facebook and Instagram enabled will no longer be accessible," Meta said in a ...YouTube rolls out ‘podcasts’ in its Music app
San Francisco, April 28 Google-owned Youtube has rolled out 'podcasts' in its Music app for users in the US on Android, iOS, and the web. According to the company, this update allows users watching podcasts on the main app to continue listening to them on YouTube Music. "We're happy to ...EU warns Twitter over spreading disinformation, favouring Kremlin agenda
London, April 27 The European Union (EU) has warned Elon Musk-run Twitter over spreading disinformation and encouraging the Kremlin agenda. Vera Jourova, Vice-President for Values and Transparency at EU, said in a tweet that this is yet another "negative sign from Twitter on not making digital information space any safer ...UK blocks Microsoft’s $68.7 bn Activision acquisition, tech giant to appeal
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 ...Nasscom appoints Microsoft India President Anant Maheshwari as Chairperson
New Delhi, April 25 IT industry's apex trade body Nasscom on Tuesday announced the appointment of Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India as its chairperson for 2023-24. Nasscom also announced the appointment of Rajesh Nambiar, Chairman and MD, Cognizant India as its Vice Chairperson for the same time frame. Maheshwari takes ...WhatsApp working on new feature ‘channels’ for broadcasting information
San Francisco, April 23 Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature called "channels", a new one-to-many tool for broadcasting information on iOS. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp plans to rename the Status tab "Updates" in order to include channels within this section. A WhatsApp channel is a private tool ...Google AI chatbot Bard now helps people generate, debug code
New Delhi, April 22 Google has updated its AI chatbot called Bard to help people with programming and software development tasks, including code generation, code debugging and explanation. The company is launching these capabilities in more than 20 programming languages including C++, Go, Java, Javascript, Python and Typescript. "You can ...SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket explodes after launch
Los Angeles, April 20 SpaceX's giant Starship rocket exploded after its launch from the US state of Texas on Thursday. The rocket got off the launch pad in SpaceX's Starbase in South Texas but exploded minutes later. The spacecraft failed to reach orbit. The launch was the first test flight ...Snapchat brings its AI chatbot to all users, empowers more creators
New Delhi, April 20 Snapchat has announced to roll out its AI chatbot called ĹMy AI to all users globally with new features for a better way to chat with your friends. Snapchat+ subscribers are currently sending nearly 2 million chat messages per day via ĹMy AI' to learn more ...Tim Cook relishes vada pav with ‘Dhak Dhak’ sensation Madhuri
Mumbai, April 17 Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday relished his first 'vada pav' here, with none other than Bollywood superstar Madhuri Dixit Nene. Sharing a picture of him enjoying the local delicacy at a city restaurant, Cook thanked Madhuri for introducing him to Vada Pav. "Thanks @madhuridixit for introducing ...