Technology
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Oracle lays off 12,000 staff in India, another round likely within a month
New Delhi: US-based IT firm Oracle is believed to have laid off approximately 12,000 staff in India, with another round of layoffs expected within a month, impacted employees said on Tuesday, March 31.…
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India mandates only made-in-India CCTV sales from April 1
New Delhi: India’s CCTV market will only sell made-in-India products, as the government has barred the sale of non-certified imported units from April 1. The Ministry of Electronics and IT had barred…
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With Mission Artemis II, the US plans return to the Moon after 50 years
The countdown has begun for Mission Artemis II, the US attempt to resume its manned journey, after 54 years, to the Moon on April 1, from the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral…
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Happy 50th birthday, Apple: From near-death to now a USD 3.6 trillion giant
On April 1, 1976, three men signed a piece of paper in a California garage and called their new venture Apple Computer Company. One of them, Ronald Wayne, sold his 10 per…
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Public data not used for intel, no personal information collected: MHA
New Delhi: The home ministry has told a parliamentary panel that security agencies use open-source intelligence from public sources, including social media, to gather information, emphasising that no privacy breach occurs as…
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IT rules amendments detrimental to independent journalism: Owaisi
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday, March 31, alleged that the proposed draft amendments to IT rules will allow the government to ban independent…
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Factchecker Mohammed Zubair’s Ramnavami posts blocked in India
Alt News co-founder and factchecker Mohammed Zubair, who, days ago, shared a series of posts purportedly showing communal violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district during Ramnavami processions, said that X took down…
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WhatsApp brings dual accounts to iPhones, adds Meta AI tools
New Delhi: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Friday announced a slew of new features, allowing Apple iPhone users to operate two accounts on a single device simultaneously, while also introducing new artificial…
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AI enters Kerala’s poll battlefield, reshaping campaigns across party lines
Kochi: A sea of people holding BJP flags and walking behind a political figure standing atop a jeep, waving to them, is not a public rally by Prime Minister Narendra Modi or…
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Meta, YouTube found liable in US teen addiction case
Washington: A US jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark case, ruling that their platforms harmed a young user through addictive design features and failed to warn of risks…
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OnePlus India’s CEO Robin Liu steps down amid shipment decline
New Delhi: The CEO of Chinese mobile device maker OnePlus India, Robin Liu, has stepped down, the firm said on Tuesday, March 24. The development comes as the company works to recover…
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In the age of AI, innovation soars, imagination snores
Once upon a time, humans had a curious habit – they used their brains. They solved problems, wrestled with ideas, made mistakes, corrected them and occasionally produced something called original thought. It…
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AI must strengthen, not override judiciary: CJI Surya Kant
Bengaluru: CJI Justice Surya Kant has said that AI must be integrated into the judicial system in a manner that strengthens the institution without undermining its core functions. In his inaugural address…
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India advances AI-ready data infrastructure across key sectors: Govt
New Delhi: India has achieved tremendous progress in building AI‑ready public data infrastructure, with many platforms improving access to official statistics and supporting AI deployment across health, weather, agriculture and other public…
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Hyderabad quiz whiz who built a USD 100 bn empire: The Shantanu Narayen story
It was a cold winter evening in New Delhi towards the end of December 1993. A delegation from Apple Computers, US, was holding a media briefing at the Taj Palace hotel in…
