Elon Musk praises Twitter for ’empowering citizen journalism’ By: webdesk on October 27, 2022Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday took to his Twitter account and praised the microblogging website for promoting participatory journalism in an unbiased manner. “A beautiful thing about Twitter is how it empowers citizen journalism – people are able to disseminate news without an establishment bias”, the billionaire tweeted. In response to Musk’s tweet, Chicago-based […]
New NASA tool helps detect ‘super-emitters’ of methane from space By: Agencies on October 26, 2022NASA scientists, using a tool designed to study how dust affects climate, have identified more than 50 spots around the world emitting major levels of methane, a development that could help combat the potent greenhouse gas. “Reining in methane emissions is key to limiting global warming,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a press release […]
Big Tech tumbles as results sound alarm bells By: Reuters on October 26, 2022Grim results from Alphabet Inc and Microsoft Corp stoked fears of a global economic downturn and slammed the brakes on a fragile recovery in stock markets ahead of earnings from other tech megacaps. Shares of the Google-parent and Microsoft fell about 6% in premarket trading. Meta Platforms Inc, which is scheduled to report after markets close […]
Mirae Asset in talks to help fund Elon Musk’s Twitter deal: source By: Reuters on October 25, 2022SAN FRANCISCO: South Korea’s Mirae Asset Financial Group is planning to commit about 300 billion Korean won ($208 million) to help finance Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout of Twitter, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. The deal with Mirae is expected to be finalised in the coming days before the deadline […]
WhatsApp services restored after worldwide outage By: Web Desk on October 25, 2022The WhatsApp messaging app’s services have been restored after a more than hour-long interruption, WABetaInfo, a website that tracks the app’s progress, reported on Tuesday. Many users were unable to send and receive messages on WhatsApp. WhatsApp was starting to come back online at 2pm Pakistan time (0900 GMT) and the company said the issue […]
Apple watch helps to spot rare tumor in 12 year old By: Web Desk on October 24, 2022Apple’s technology has come handy several times in saving people’s lives. This time, a young girl’s family has credited the heart monitoring features of Apple Watch to save her life, by helping her to discover cancer rarely seen in children. Apple Watch’s heart rate notifications feature is available on the Watch SE, Watch 7 as […]
Instagram to make it easier to avoid trolls By: Reuters on October 21, 2022Instagram to make it easier to avoid trolls. Instagram will enhance features that help users block the accounts of abusers and trolls on the social media platform, the Meta Platforms-owned company said on Thursday. Users will now be able to block all existing accounts of a person, expanding a feature launched last year that only allowed […]
Google activates Israel’s first local cloud region By: Reuters on October 21, 2022Google activates Israel’s first local cloud region. Alphabet’s Google on Thursday activated a local cloud region for Israel, offering cloud services to the country’s government and military in a move expected to boost jobs and economic growth. Israel signed a deal with Google and Amazon Web Services (AWS) in May 2021 for the more than $1 billion […]
Apple cuts production of iPhone 14 Plus By: Reuters on October 19, 2022Apple is cutting production of iPhone 14 Plus within weeks of starting shipments as it re-evaluates demand for the mid-range model, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing two people involved in the company’s supply chain. The Cupertino, California-based company told at least one manufacturer in China to immediately halt production of iPhone 14 Plus components, according […]
India’s Reliance Jio selects Nokia as equipment provider in 5G push By: Reuters on October 18, 2022India’s Reliance Jio selects Nokia as equipment provider in 5G push. Indian telecom service provider Reliance Jio has chosen Nokia as a major supplier, the Finnish telecom equipment maker said on Monday, as India’s biggest mobile carrier gears up to expand next-generation wireless services across the country. Nokia will supply Reliance Jio, which has more […]