Google is set to update the Chrome browser in a way that will render third-party cookies useless. Google will roll out the update on January 4, and by mid-2024, third-party cookies will be completely disabled. While this is good news for privacy, it also seems highly anticompetitive In a bid to bolster user privacy and…
The Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition for iOS and Android mobile platforms with greatly improved visual and gameplay enhancements, promising an elevated gaming experience. Rockstat Games has finally launched Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition for iOS and Android mobile platforms, featuring its three iconic games: Grand Theft…
Samsung has updated its line of Ultrabook laptops, with the Galaxy Book 4 series now coming with the new Intel Ultra Core CPUs for AI enabled PCs. This new series has three models: Galaxy Book 4 Pro, Galaxy Book 4 Pro 360, and Galaxy Book 4 Ultra, and comes with Intel’s newest Core Ultra CPUs…
ISRO Chief S Somanath revealed that the Indian space agency is already working on Chandrayaan-4 and is currently working on a robotic arm for the upcoming moon mission. He also revealed some of the other missions, projects and experiments ISRO is working on The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is charting an ambitious course in…
Apple has been very selective with its adoption of OLED displays. However, a recent report suggests that the Cupertino-based tech giant is now considering to go all in on OLED displays, and will start using them in more iPads, and more MacBooks. They will also make a foldable iPad In a groundbreaking move set to…
The European Union may soon push app-based cab aggregators and delivery riders to start treating gig workers as full time employees, and give them benefits such as paid time off, and more importantly a liveable wage European Union may have reached a provisional agreement that could potentially reclassify millions of individuals engaged in ride-hailing and…
Following Elon Musk’s tirade where he called out US companies for refraining from advertising on his platform, several of X’s top advertisers have increased their ad spends on Instagram significantly In the wake of the massive advertiser exodus from X, several prominent US companies, including Walt Disney and Comcast, have significantly increased their advertising expenditure…
Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, highlighted the imperative for a united effort involving the technology industry, academic institutions, and governments worldwide, at the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) summit On the second day of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) summit in the capital, Minister of State for Electronics…
Regular users of ChatGPT have been claiming that the AI Chatbot has turned slow, as in there’s a decline in the chatbot’s responsiveness and willingness to perform tasks. Even OpenAI has acknowledges user’s complaints. A theory suggests that this may be a behaviour picked up from humans A peculiar theory has emerged in the tech…
The iOS 17.2 update brins a tone of new features and exciting like the new Journal app, Contact Key Verification, and enhancements to Weather and Messages apps. It also has a tone of features exclusively for the news iPhone 15 series. Image Credit: Firstpost | Mehul Rebeun Das Apple has officially launched the much-anticipated iOS…
Elon Musk, known as one of the most brutal trolls on X, shares some of the best memes on the platform. More often than not though, these memes, hit closer to home than one would want. Case in point would be one of his most recent memes, on phone booths Elon Musk, the crown prince…
Google’s annual Year in Search report is out and it highlights, just how varied people’s search preferences from. From achievements like Chandrayaan-3 to memes like that of Bhupinder Jogi, Indian internet users had wide and varied interests this year As we approach the end of 2023, it’s a fitting moment to look back and examine…
NVIDIA has some major plans for Vietnam and is seeing the country as its main base in Asia for designing and manufacturing AI chips for the Asian market as well as the rest of the world. For that, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is wooing the country and plans on establishing a semiconductor base NVIDIA, the…
Tata Electronics Private Limited the electronics manufacturing division of the Tata conglomerate, is planning to establish one of India’s largest iPhone assembly plants, and capitalise on Apple push to expand its manufacturing presence in the country, and away from China. According to a report by Bloomberg, people close to the development believe that Tata wants…
While Chinese EV companies have grown massively popular for being a lot more affordable than their American and European counterparts, a recent spat of recalls, especially in Australia New Zealand has raised some serious questions around safety and quality control As Chinese electric vehicle (EV) brands gear up to enter the global market, concerns are…
Smartphone addiction in children continues to be a major problem among children in India. Vivo recently conducted a study with Cybermedia Research (CMR), which sheds light on the far-reaching consequences of excessive smartphone use on parent-child relationships In today’s digital age, smartphones have seamlessly integrated into every aspect of our daily lives. However, smartphones are…
Emphasizing India’s rapid technological advancement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the country has achieved in just a few years what took others an entire generation and announced India’s ambitious plans to take a significant leap forward in AI Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced India’s ambitious plans to take a significant leap forward in the…
Here are the best smartphones available in India within a budget of Rs 60,000 this month. Image Credit: Firstpost | Ameya Dalvi You missed the festive sales or didn’t feel the need to change your phone then, but now looking to spend close to Rs 60,000 on a premium smartphone? Don’t worry, we have you…
The scammers would buy a product off of Amazon, buying it legitimately. They would then raise a return and refund request which would get approved by some “insiders.” They would then keep the refund and sell the product on their local listings In a bizarre development, e-commerce giant Amazon has fallen victim to online fraudsters,…
In a fake video that has now gone viral, scammers used a fake Instagram account with the name Sona Agarwal and posted a deepfaked video featuring Ratan Tata, offering followers a risk-free opportunity to “exaggerate investments” with a guarantee Prominent business tycoon Ratan Tata has fallen victim to the growing trend of deepfake technology. Usually…
Several governments across the world are conducting surveillance on Apple and Google smartphone users through push notifications on various apps US Senator Ron Wyden US Senator Ron Wyden issued a warning about unidentified governments conducting surveillance on smartphone users through push notifications on various apps. In a letter addressed to the Department of Justice, Wyden…
Just days after the US showcased one of their most powerful microwave weapons that can jam signals over a large area, China, is now claiming that they have developed the world’s most powerful microwave weapon that can be fitted in a drone, and Just days after the US showcased one of their most powerful microwave…
Elon Musk-led xAI, the makers of ChatGPT-killer Grok, is planning to raise a $1 billion investment by offering equity shares. xAI faces competition from companies such as OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, in which Musk was involved before departing in 2018 xAI, the artificial intelligence startup founded by tech mogul Elon Musk, has filed with the…
Instead of being able to fight and deter the hackers, US authorities and water treatment plants have been forced to switch off their automated systems and do everything manually Iranian-backed hackers have been going after several water treatment and sewage treatment plants in the US for quite some time now. While authorities in the US…
Spotify is set to lay off 17 per cent of its global workforce, marking the third round of layoffs this year for the music streaming service, In a strategic move to cut costs and focus on profitability. CEO Daniel Ek communicated the decision in a blog post on Monday, framing it as a “strategic reorientation.”…
Over the last couple of years, tech has become a very integral part of the car, so much so, that more and more car buyers are now making placing certain features higher on their list of priorities, over the engine and the drive train. In India, the carmaker that saw this trend coming and capitalised…
Over the last couple of years, tech has become a very integral part of the car, so much so, that more and more car buyers are now making placing certain features higher on their list of priorities, over the engine and the drive train. In India, the carmaker that saw this trend coming and capitalised…
Google is accusing Microsoft of indulging in unfair business practices to stifle competition in the cloud services space, and that Microsoft’s Azure has been positioned in a way that makes it almost impossible for business owners to look for economically reasonable alternatives to it Having been embroiled in a number of antitrust legislations itself, Google…
As far as promotional stunts go, Cybertruck taking on a Porsche and handily beating it in a drag race, all the while carrying another Porsche is a pretty neat trick. However, there’s more to it than meets the eye Tesla’s Cybertruck is making all sorts of headlines. Despite its delay and shortcomings with pricing and…
An in-depth study of how Stable Diffusion, the AI bot that generates images based on textual cues, has revealed that the programme is heavily biased in favour of light-skinned people, particularly Europeans, and tends to sexualise women, especially from Latin America and India The Stable Diffusion artificial intelligence (AI) image generator has come under scrutiny…
Soon, EV drivers can recharge their cars, while they drive them, by drawing power from the streets they are driving on. The city of Detroit, US, is trying out a novel wireless charger and receiver that can draw power through a network of charging coils, placed under the street surface In a groundbreaking move, crews…
The Joe Biden-led administration cajoled Prosperity7, a tech venture capital firm backed by the Saudi government to pull out of a startup backed by Sam Altman. The startup, Rain AI was focussed on developing an AI chip that would take on NVIDIA and AMD The Biden administration has compelled a venture capital firm owned by…
