Monday, April 25, 2022

Apple Supplier Foxconn Suspends Production at 2 China Factories Due to COVID-19 Spread

Apple supplier Foxconn had to halt operations at two of its factories in China after new COVID-19 cases were reported on site. The operations have been suspended since last week.

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Ola Electric Recalls 1,441 Two-Wheelers Units to Conduct Diagnostics and Health Checks

Ola Electric has announced that it'll recall 1,441 units of its electric scooters and will be conducting a detailed diagnostics and health check on the recalled batch. This comes weeks after one of its vehicles caught fire.

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Saturday, April 23, 2022

Pluto's Orbit Is Highly Chaotic, Radically Different From Other Planets: Study

Since Pluto - the dwarf planet - was discovered in 1930, it has generated considerable interest among astronomers, primarily over its highly eccentric and inclined orbit.

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WhatsApp Group Voice Calls Now Support Up to 32 Participants, Messenger Gets Other Design Updates

WhatsApp now lets you add up to 32 participants during voice calls. Other features that are reportedly under development or in the beta testing stage include a new caption view when sending media, a redesigned location sticker, an option to save disappearing messages, more emojis for message reactions, and advanced settings to manage your privacy settings.

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CERN's Large Hadron Collider Restarts Operations After a 3-Year Break for Upgrades

The Large Hadron Collider restarted Friday after a three-year break for upgrades that will allow it to smash protons together at even greater speeds, in the hope of making new ground-breaking discoveries.

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Solution to India’s Education-Strangling Issues Lies in Metaverse Tech: Manish Maheshwari

Manish Maheshwari quit his job as the head of Twitter India in 2021 and began a promising Web3 project — Invact Metaversity. The aim of this project is to establish a university in the virtual world, where students from India and around the world can come together for educational and training courses in an immersive, 3D environment.

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Twitter Bans Ads That Defy Climate Change Science

Twitter on Friday banned ads that deny the reality of climate change. Twitter's announcement on Earth Day came as it tries to fend off an unwanted takeover bid by billionaire Elon Musk, who has said he thinks people should be able to say pretty much whatever they want on the platform.

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Google, Meta Face New EU Online Rules to Curb Illegal Content

Google, Meta and other large online platforms will have to do more to tackle illegal content or risk hefty fines under new Internet rules agreed between European Union countries and EU lawmakers on Saturday.

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Friday, April 22, 2022

Amazon's New Buy With Prime Service Extends Prime Subscription Benefits to Merchant Stores

Amazon is extending the benefits of its Prime subscription to online merchant stores beyond its own site with new service called Buy With Prime. It'll be initially available by invitation for merchants and only in the US.

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Samsung Galaxy M53 5G Launch in India Today: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Price, Specifications

Samsung Galaxy M53 5G will be launched in India later today, in an event that will be streamed live on the company’s YouTube channel. The smartphone debuted in global markets earlier this month, and is equipped with a 120Hz AMOLED+ display, a 5,000mAh battery, and a 108-megapixel quad camera setup. It packs a 5,000mAH battery with support for 25W fast charging. Here...

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Battlegrounds Mobile India Royale Pass Month 10 is Live, Brings New Missions, Skins, Perks, More

Battlegrounds Mobile India Royale Pass Month 10 is currently live. Players can earn exclusive weapon skins, perks, and gear sets.

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Apple Considering Using AI to Design its Chips, Technology Executive Says

Apple is interested in tapping generative AI to help speed up the design of the custom chips at the heart of its devices. Johny Srouji, Appl...