Technology
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Will NPCI implement or extend the 30 pc cap on market share of UPI players?
New Delhi: As digital payment platforms, PhonePe and Google Pay, continue to have a duopoly in the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) market, the deadline by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)…
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Fintech startup Simpl cuts around 100 jobs in restructuring exercise
New Delhi: Fintech startup Simpl has laid off around 100 employees in a restructuring exercise, a media report said on Wednesday. According to Inc42, citing sources, the fresh job cuts have impacted…
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Zomato unveils India’s 1st crowd-supported weather infrastructure, offers free access
New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Zomato’s co-founder and CEO, Deepinder Goyal, on Wednesday unveiled India’s first crowd-supported weather infrastructure, which would provide localised, real-time information on key weather parameters such as…
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5 big announcements from Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ event
New Delhi: Apple has made big announcements at its ‘Let Loose’ event in which it unveiled the new iPad Pro, M4 chip, redesigned 11-inch and all-new 13-inch iPad Air with M2 chip,…
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MediaTek unveils new flagship mobile chip in its Dimensity portfolio
New Delhi: Chip-making giant MediaTek on Tuesday unveiled a new flagship mobile chip in its Dimensity portfolio called the ‘Dimensity 9300+’. The new chip is designed to accelerate on-device generative Artificial Intelligence…
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Fintech firm Lendingkart raises $10 mn for onward lending activities for MSMEs
New Delhi: Fintech company Lendingkart, on Tuesday, said that it raised $10 million by way of external commercial borrowing from a fund managed by a leading global impact investment manager and member…
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ICSE & ISC students can access results, mark sheets real-time via DigiLocker
New Delhi: Students of the ICSE class X and ISC class XII can now access their results, mark sheets as well as certificates in real-time from the DigiLocker, the Ministry of Electronics…
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Truecaller’s net sales up 8 pc in India with over 234 million daily active users
New Delhi: Leading caller identification app Truecaller on Tuesday reported an 8 per cent increase in net sales in India in the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year, saying that the…
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Hospitality, oil & gas, FMCG sectors see surge in hiring in India
New Delhi: Sectors like hospitality, oil and gas and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) witnessed a surge in hiring in India last month, a report showed on Tuesday. The hospitality and travel sector…
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AWS to invest additional $9 bn in Singapore to grow its cloud infrastructure
New Delhi: Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Tuesday said it will invest an additional $9 billion in Singapore over the next five years to grow its cloud infrastructure and services in the…
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Musk calls for fully reusable rockets & spacecraft, as Boeing scrubs Starliner
New Delhi: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday called the need for fully reusable rockets & spacecraft, and not another capsule, even as rival Boeing’s much-awaited Starliner yet again scrubbed its crewed…
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Boeing again scrubs crewed launch of Starliner
New Delhi: Boeing has yet again scrubbed the Starliner manned mission over an oxygen relief valve, two hours before launch, NASA announced. The CST-100 Starliner spacecraft was expected to launch NASA astronauts…
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Apple to introduce iPad Pro models with OLED displays for 1st time
New Delhi: Apple is expected to introduce iPad Pro models in 11.1-inch and 12.9-inch sizes with OLED displays for the first time, a report showed on Monday. The tech giant is set…
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ISRO moves ahead in development of 2,000 kN thrust semi-cryogenic engine
Chennai: The Indian space agency on Monday said it has successfully achieved the ignition of a semi-cryo preburner, a major milestone in the development of semi-cryogenic propulsion systems. According to the Indian…
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Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Max best-selling smartphone in Q1 this year: Report
New Delhi: Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Max was the best-selling smartphone of the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, a new report showed on Monday. According to Counterpoint Research, Apple and Samsung dominated…