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iPhone 13 to Be Available Under Rs 40,000 During Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2023 is set to kick off on October 8, and the e-commerce giant has started sharing some worthy deals, including the iPhone 13, which will be available at its lowest.

OnePlus Diwali 2023 Sale Announced: Offers on OnePlus Mobiles, TWS and More Expected OnePlus Diwali sale 2023 has been officially teased by the company. While the sale dates and exclusive deals are yet to be unveiled, OnePlus has listed a number of its products that will be up at a discounted price during the upcoming sale. Interested buyers will also get additional benefits on their purchase using OnePlus App Store.

Loki Season 2, Kaala Paani, and More: The Biggest Shows on Netflix, Hotstar, Apple TV+, Prime Video in October Tom Hiddleston-led Loki season 2, Rick and Morty season 7, Sultan of Delhi, Kaala Paani starring Mona Singh and Ashutosh Gowariker, a David Beckham docuseries, Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto anime, Mumbai Diaries season 2 with Mohit Raina and Konkana Sen Sharma, and more — the 10 biggest TV shows and web series releasing in October 2023 on Netflix, Hotstar, Apple TV+, and ...

Amazon Great Indian Festival 2023 Kickstarter Deals Now Live: Laptops, Mobiles, Smart TVs, and More Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2023 will begin on October 8 for all users, with a one-day early access to Prime members. The e-commerce site is bringing a number of deals and discounts on gadgets like smartphones, TV, tablets, earphones and other electronic products. Days ahead of the Amazon Great Indian Festival 2023 sale, the website has teased a few offers thro...

Google Rolls Out Earthquake Alerts System for Android Smartphones in India Google has announced a new alert system for Android smartphones in India to deliver early warnings in the event of an earthquake. The Android Earthquake Alerts System utilises sensors present on Android smartphones to detect earthquakes and estimate their severity.

Meta Used Public Instagram, Facebook Posts to Train Its New AI Assistant Meta Platforms used public Facebook and Instagram posts to train parts of its new Meta AI virtual assistant, but excluded private posts shared only with family and friends in an effort to respect consumers' privacy, the company's top policy executive told Reuters in an interview.

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale vs Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale: Bank Offers Detailed Amazon Great Indian Festival sale bank offers and Flipkart Big Billion Days sale bank offers have been announced, days ahead of the sale events that will begin on October 8. Customers can avail of bank discounts to reduce the prices of the products they purchase during the sale. Here's everything you need to know about bank offers available during the upcoming Amazon ...

Disney+ to Begin Password Sharing Crackdown This November in Canada Disney+ will start cracking down on password sharing starting November 1 in Canada. Members in the region received an email claiming that they’ll soon be prohibited from sharing accounts with people outside their ‘household.’ Disney+ will monitor the account activity to determine whether a user is violating rules and, accordingly, limit or terminate access to th...

Amazon Great Indian Festival 2023: Smart TV Deals Live Ahead of Sale Amazon Great Indian Festival 2023 will begin on October 8 and ahead of it, the e-commerce company has made a few deals live. Smart TVs from top brands including Samsung, OnePlus, Sony, LG, and Xiaomi with OLED and QLED, and 4K displays are listed with up to 60 percent on Amazon right now.

PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan Is Retiring After Almost 30 Years at Sony PlayStation head Jim Ryan is stepping down after a nearly 30-year stint at Sony. The executive has chosen to retire in March 2024, citing the inability to strike the ‘right balance’ between working in the US and his personal life in the UK. Starting April 1, 2024, Sony Group Corporation COO Hiroki Totoki will be taking over as the interim CEO until the company dec...

PlayStation Plus October 2023 Free Games: The Callisto Protocol, Farming Simulator 22, and Weird West PlayStation Plus monthly free games for October have been revealed. Starting October 3, PS Plus Essential, Extra, Premium, and Deluxe subscribers can add The Callisto Protocol, Farming Simulator 22, and Weird West to their library. Access ends on November 6, after which players will need to hold onto their subscriptions to keep playing.

WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger to Get AI Assistants; Meta Shows Off Image Generation Tool Emu Meta showcased a host of new products and services, including the Meta Quest 3 mixed reality headset and a pair of smart glasses made in collaboration with Ray-Ban, at its Meta Connect annual conference on Wednesday. Alongside the hardware, the company also announced its own AI assistant, Meta AI, and a variety of AI experiences across Meta’s suite of apps such as I...

Amazon Great Indian Festival Starts October 8: Top Deals, Bank Discounts and More Amazon Great Indian Festival sale date has been announced ahead of the upcoming festival season. The Great Indian Festival sale will start on October 8, but an end date hasn't been unveiled yet. Amazon Prime members will be given early access to the sale, as always, on October 7 at midnight.

Meta Smart Glasses in Collaboration With Ray-Ban Launched, Allows Hands-Free Livestreaming Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses were introduced on Wednesday alongside the Meta Quest 3 and other products. Users can livestream videos to Facebook and Instagram using the smart glasses, hands-free. The frame comes embedded with a 12-megapixel camera sensor and an LED indicator.

Counter-Strike 2 Has Officially Launched on Steam, Replacing CS:GO Counter-Strike 2 is now available to play for free on Steam. Serving as an upgrade, the game has replaced CS:GO on the store and brings a ton of improvements ranging from better lighting to new assets, volumetric smoke, and a responsive sub-tick architecture. Valve has also introduced a new ranking system that shows your skill rating among the world’s best, alongsid...

Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2023: Festive Season Sale to Begin on October 8 Flipkart Big Billion Days 2023 sale dates are now official. The week-long online sale will begin in India on October 8. Like previous years, Flipkart Plus members will get 24-hour early access to the sale.

Killers of the Flower Moon, Khufiya, and More: Movie Guide to Cinemas and Streaming in October 2023 Akshay Kumar-led Mission Raniganj: The Great Bharat Rescue, Dumb Money with Paul Dano, Khufiya starring Tabu, Pain Hustlers led by Chris Evans and Emily Blunt, Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddys, horror movie The Exorcist: Believer, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and more — a list of the biggest movies out in October 2023 in cinemas, Netflix, and ...

WhatsApp Spotted Working on New Colours, Icons for Chat Interface on Android WhatsApp's latest beta update on Android contains clues to a new redesigned version of the chat app for Android, days after similar changes were spotted on WhatsApp for iOS. Here's how the new colours on WhatsApp might look like along with updated icons and buttons in a future version of the app.

Apple’s App Store Missing From List Mobile Storefronts Submitting Filings to China’s CAC Under New Rules China's cyberspace regulator released on Wednesday names of the first batch of mobile app stores that have completed filing business details to regulators, signalling it has begun to enforce new rules that expand its oversight of mobile apps.

Star Wars Jedi 3 Is in Development at Respawn Entertainment, Actor Cameron Monaghan Confirms A third Star Wars Jedi game was casually confirmed by actor Cameron Monaghan, who plays Cal Kestis in the video game series. The news comes in the wake of game director Stig Asmussen leaving Respawn Entertainment/ EA, which is strange considering he repeatedly expressed interest in exploring the arc through a trilogy. It was previously confirmed that the Star Wars Jed...

Resident Evil 4 Remake App Store Listing Goes Live, Priced at Premium Cost of Rs. 3,599 Resident Evil 4 remake’s App Store page has gone live, and it’s slated to launch by late 2023. The mobile version — iPhone 15 Pro and above — is listed for Rs. 3,599, which is the same price as the mainline PC port. However, the title comes with support for Apple’s Universal Purchase, so you can share the same app across other Apple devices like the iPad and...

Reddit Rolls Out Contributor Program, Offering Real Money for Gold and Karma Reddit, the popular social networking platforming, is starting a new contributor program, which will let users convert their Reddit gold and karma into real money. Reddit made the announcement in a blog post, alongside bringing a new simplified way to award content on its platform with Reddit gold.

Rick and Morty Season 7 Trailer Is Out With Replacements for Justin Roiland’s Voices Rick and Morty season 7 trailer is out now, revealing the new voices for our titular dynamic duo. Adult Swim hasn’t revealed the actors replacing Justin Roiland — following his firing due to misconduct — but the soundalikes sound eerily similar to the original. Season 7 seems to pick up with Rick Sanchez heading out on a dimension-hopping adventure to thwart his...

ChatGPT Updated With Support for Voice Conversation, Image Recognition Features: Details ChatGPT is being updated with voice conversations and image recognition and will soon be able to understand images captured or shared by users and capable of back-and-forth conversation with "human-like" audio, according to OpenAI. Here's everything you need to know about OpenAI's latest ChatGPT features that are coming to its premium subscribers in the coming weeks.

SAG-AFTRA Video Game Performers Vote to Authorise Strike Against Publishers and Studios SAG-AFTRA members have voted to authorise a video game strike, with an overwhelming 98.32 percent in favour. This doesn’t necessarily mean that the strike is happening, but rather that the performers are serious about halting work if the union and video game companies fail to reach a proper agreement. Just like the writers’ strike, the actors are looking for fair ...

iOS 17 Modifies Privacy Settings on iPhones After Update? Apple Reportedly Investigating User Claims iOS 17 update enabled two settings that were previously disabled on some iPhone models, according to security researchers. Apple is reportedly investigating these claims after a post on X by the researchers received responses from users that the setting was enabled on their iPhone after the update.

Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2023: Discounts on Samsung, Nothing, Xiaomi and More Smartphones Teased Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2023 will go live next month with deals, offers, and discounts on smartphones from 10 brands including Vivo, Nothing, OnePlus, Samsung, and Xiaomi, according to the company. Customers will also be able to take advantage of

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2023 Said to Begin on October 10: Deals on Mobiles, Laptops Expected Amazon Great Indian Festival sale 2023 date has been leaked by tipsters and the e-commerce giant is expected to offer a range of deals discounts and offers during the upcoming sale event. Meanwhile the next Great Indian Festival sale is confirmed to offer SBI credit and debit card holders an additional instant discount of up to 10 percent during the sale, alongside de...

Amazon Great Indian Festival 2023 Sale Page Goes Live; Bank Offers Revealed The Great Indian Festival 2023 Sale page goes live on Amazon and gives a sneak peek into discounts on various products.

Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2023 Instant Bank Discount Details Teased Flipkart has started teasing bank offers that would be available during the yearly sale. Flipkart is partnering with different lenders including ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Kotak Bank to offer instant discounts for purchases made through their cards and EMI transactions.

Amazon Prime Video Shows and Movies to Include Limited Ads in Early 2024 Amazon Prime Video will include advertising during shows and movies starting early next year. Ads in Prime Video content will be initially introduced in countries including the US, UK, Germany, and Canada in early 2024. Prime Video users in France, Italy, Spain and Mexico will start seeing ads later in the year.

Baldur’s Gate 3 ‘Big’ Third Patch Finally Lets You Change Appearance Baldur’s Gate 3’s third patch is coming later tonight, September 22, and brings with it the ability to change your in-game character’s appearance. The update adds a Magic Mirror to the player’s camp, which can be accessed at any time to alter hair, makeup, voice, pronouns, and such. One cannot alter their race or body type, and Origin characters’ appearance ...

Tokyo Game Show 2023: Like a Dragon Gaiden, Persona 5 Tactica, More Coming to Xbox Game Pass on Day-One Xbox revealed a slate of new titles coming to Game Pass this year, at the Tokyo Game Show event. Major highlights include Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Persona 5 Tactica, Persona 3 Reload, Forza Motorsport, and Mineko’s Night Market, all of which are day-one releases. Meanwhile, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy lands on the service next week...

Sex Education Season 4 to Jaane Jaan: Top Movies and TV Series to Watch on Netflix This Weekend What are the top movies and TV series trending on Netflix right now? We’ve listed the most interesting picks for you to binge-watch this weekend, ranging from Sex Education season 4, Kareena Kapoor Khan-led Jaane Jaan, the top-ranking Love at First Sight, Jujutsu Kaisen, and more.

Google DeepMind AI Tool Predicts Whether Genetic Mutations Are Likely to Cause Harm Researchers at Google DeepMind, the tech giant's artificial intelligence arm, on Tuesday introduced a tool that predicts whether genetic mutations are likely to cause harm, a breakthrough that could help research into rare diseases.

Amazon Devices Unit Morale Suffers Amid Staff Cuts, Shaky Development Pipeline Some workers within Amazon’s once-storied hardware division – responsible for popular devices like the Kindle reader and Echo voice-assistant – say morale within the division has suffered amid staff cutbacks and a pipeline of devices in development that they fear are unlikely to prove hits.

Elon Musk's Neuralink Receives Approval to Start Brain Implant Human Trial for Paralysis Patients Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it has received approval from an independent review board to begin recruitment for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients.

Meta Urged Not to Roll Out End-to-end Encryption on Messenger, Instagram by UK Britain urged Meta, which already encrypts messages on WhatsApp, not to roll out end-to-end encryption on Instagram and Facebook Messenger without safety measures to protect children from sexual abuse after the Online Safety Bill was passed by parliament.

Starfield Review: A Slow Liftoff, but the Ride’s Worth It Starfield Review: It is an imperfect but grandly immersive voyage into the vastness of the galaxy, rife with immaculate world-building that absorbs you a few hours in. It’s a Bethesda game through and through, featuring an immense array of side quests and a quality role-playing system that favours player agency above all else. Unfortunately, space exploration is bro...

Meesho Eyes Threefold Growth in Festive Season Orders, Will Use Meesho Mall to Attract Consumers SoftBank-backed Meesho aims for three-fold growth in orders in the upcoming festive season as it will leverage Meesho Mall for the first time to attract consumers to buy directly from brands and authorised channel partners.

National Cinema Day 2023: Movie Tickets to Cost Just Rs. 99 on October 13 Movie tickets in Indian theatres will cost just Rs. 99 on October 13, in celebration of National Cinema Day. Marking the second year of the event, discounts will be offered across more than 4,000 participating theatres including PVR Inox, Cinepolis, Movie Time, and more. It’s unclear whether the said amount includes taxes and internet fees levied upon by online tick...

Assassin’s Creed Mirage PC System Requirements Announced Ahead of Launch Assassin’s Creed Mirage’s PC system requirements are out now. Running the game on Ultra settings does not require the latest Nvidia 40 or AMD’s 7000 series cards, which is surprisingly odd for PC games of this generation. The port also comes with support for wide and multi-screen displays, an in-game benchmark, and more. Intel seems to be the official partner fo...

Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2023 Page Goes Live; Teases Deals on Mobiles, Laptops, Smart TVs and More Flipkart's Big Billion Days Sale 2023 is just around the corner. The sale dates are not confirmed officially yet, however, the marketplace is teasing the offers we can expect during the upcoming festival sale. As always, Flipkart Plus members will get early access to the sale.

OpenAI Unveils Its Latest Text-to-Image AI Tool Dall-E 3 That Uses ChatGPT for Prompts: Details Dall-E 3 will be available to ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise customers in October via the API, the company said. Users can type in a request for an image and tweak the prompt through conversations with ChatGPT.

WhatsApp Passkey Support Reportedly Rolling Out to Beta Testers on Android: How It Works WhatsApp beta has added support for a new feature that will allow users to log in to their accounts using facial recognition or fingerprint recognition on their smartphone. The messaging service will soon allow users to create passkeys on their device which can be used to securely log in to an account using biometric authentication.

Kaala Paani Release Date: Mona Singh-Led Survival Drama Series is out October 18 on Netflix Kaala Paani, Netflix’s upcoming survival drama series, is slated to drop October 18. It follows a group of individuals trying to survive in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The series stars Mona Singh, Amey Wagh, and Ashutosh Gowariker in the lead roles, with the last of them returning to acting for the first time since 2006.

Microsoft Considered Buying Nintendo at One Point, Court Documents Reveal; Unannounced Bethesda Games Leaked Xbox head Phil Spencer considered acquiring Nintendo at one point, a leaked email from August 2020 revealed. In it, he claimed that the Mario maker is comfortable with its position in the industry, so any hostile buyout moves would be deemed futile. We also learned that when Microsoft was acquiring Bethesda-owner ZeniMax Media, it was also in discussions to buy Warner...

Xbox Leak: Microsoft Is Planning Xbox Series X and Series S Refreshes in 2024, New Controller With Gyro Microsoft is refreshing the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles in 2024. The former is taking an all-digital route, with a cylindrical design and 2TB storage. The remaining hardware stays the same and it’s planned for October 2024. Similarly, the Xbox Series S refresh comes with an upgraded 1TB storage and is slated to drop August 2024. Xbox is also planning a new w...

Google DeepMind AI Tool Predicts Whether Genetic Mutations Are Likely to Cause Harm Researchers at Google DeepMind, the tech giant's artificial intelligence arm, on Tuesday introduced a tool that predicts whether genetic mutations are likely to cause harm, a breakthrough that could help research into rare diseases.

Elon Musk's Neuralink Receives Approval to Start Brain Implant Human Trial for Paralysis Patients Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it has received approval from an independent review board to begin recruitment for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients.

Meta Urged Not to Roll Out End-to-end Encryption on Messenger, Instagram by UK Britain urged Meta, which already encrypts messages on WhatsApp, not to roll out end-to-end encryption on Instagram and Facebook Messenger without safety measures to protect children from sexual abuse after the Online Safety Bill was passed by parliament.

CCI Said to Have Appointed Former WhatsApp Executive, Government Officials as New Members India's antitrust body has appointed three new members to oversee cases, including a former government official from the commerce ministry and a former interim compliance officer of WhatsApp, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Google Bard Gets New Features to Catch Up With Rival ChatGPT's Popularity Alphabet's Google said on Tuesday that Bard, its generative artificial intelligence, will have the ability to fact-check its answers and analyze users' personal Google data as the tech giant scrambles to catch up to ChatGPT in popularity. The release last year of ChatGPT, a chatbot from Microsoft-backed OpenAI, sparked a race in the tech industry.

WhatsApp iPad Support Spotted in Testing on Latest iOS Beta, Improved Group Calls Interface on Android WhatsApp iPad support is now in beta testing, according to details shared by feature tracker WABetaInfo. The platform will finally add support for Apple's tablets in companion mode. A new interface for group calls is also being tested on the latest Android beta release making it easier to start calls on the app.

Jio AirFiber Launched in Eight Indian Cities at a Starting Price of Rs. 599: Check Plans, Benefits Reliance has unveiled Jio AirFiber in India today (September 19). The wireless Internet solution was introduced during Reliance Industries' 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) last month. The Jio AirFiber allow users to access the Internet with up to 1.5 Gbps speed without any hardware requirements.

Elon Musk Says X to Charge All Users 'Small Monthly Fee' to Use Platform in Conversation With Israeli PM Elon Musk has announced that X (formerly known as Twitter) will start charging all users a "small monthly fee" to use the platform. The platform owned by Musk sees users typically share "100 million to 200 million" posts to the microblogging platform every day. Musk also assured Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu that he was against antisemitism during a discussion with th...

Microsoft Product Chief Panos Panay to Exit, Pavan Davuluri to Lead Next Microsoft's Pavan Davuluri will lead a team focused on Windows software, devices portfolio and semiconductor chips, the company said on Monday, while announcing the departure of longtime product chief Panos Panay. The team led by Davuluri will "build silicon, systems and devices that span Windows, client and cloud for an AI world," according to a staff email by Rajesh...

iPhone 16 Pro Models With Larger Screens, Apple Watch X With New Health Features Coming in 2024: Mark Gurman iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will feature larger displays while the iPad Pro will be updated with a OLED screen, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Meanwhile, M3-powered Mac computers will be introduced beyond 2023, and the company's first spatial computer, the Apple Vision Pro, will go on sale in early 2024.

Khufiya Trailer: Tabu Tracks Down an Agency Mole in Netflix’s Upcoming Espionage Thriller Netflix India has dropped the trailer for its upcoming spy-thriller film Khufiya, which features Tabu as a hard-nosed R&AW field operative Krishna Mehra. Set for an October 5 debut, the film follows her attempts at tracking down a mole within her organisation by navigating an elaborate surveillance scheme. Khufiya also stars Ali Fazal, Wamiqa Gabbi, Ashish Vidyarthi, ...

Just How Much of an Environmental Impact Does Watching Netflix Have? The Pebble Browser Extension Gives You the Hard Truth In a world increasingly focused on environmental sustainability and carbon neutrality, the Pebble browser extension helps you monitor just how much impact your browsing sessions have on the environment, by breaking down your digital carbon footprint into figures and data that you can relate to.

Apple Supplier Foxconn Aims to Double Jobs, Investment in India Over Next 12 Months Apple supplier Foxconn aims to double its workforce and investment in India by next year, a company executive said on Sunday. Taiwan-based Foxconn, the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics, has rapidly expanded its presence in India.

Google to Pay Over $155 Million to Settle Claims About Tracking Location Data Google agreed to pay $155 million (nearly Rs. 1,300 crore) to settle claims by California and private plaintiffs that the search engine company misled consumers about how it tracks their locations, and used their data without consent. Both settlements resolve claims that the Alphabet unit deceived people into believing they maintained control over how Google collected...

Spider-Man 2 Gameplay Details Open-World Experience With Fast Travel, Teases Over 65 Suits Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 just got a new gameplay trailer touching upon its open-world aspects, such as the expanded city, which has now doubled in size. Players can seamlessly switch between Spider-Men instantly, thanks to the PS5’s SSD, whose effect also extends into the fast travel system. The sequel features over 65 different Spider suits, with an exclusive, addit...

The Best Horror Movies to Stream Right Now: Hereditary, The Witch, and More There’s no dearth of streaming services now, though looking for quality horror movies can feel like a chore to many. So, we’ve decided to pick some of the best scary movies to watch this weekend, all of which are available on streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hotstar. The list includes Ari Aster’s Hereditary, Anya Taylor-Joy-led The Wit...

WhatsApp Denies Report That It Is Considering Showing Ads on App's Chat Screen WhatsApp's top head on Friday denied a Financial Times report that said the Meta Platforms-owned messaging platform was exploring advertisements as it sought to boost revenue.

NieR Replicant, Civilization VI, and Unpacking lead PlayStation Plus Extra, Deluxe Games for September 2023 Sony has revealed the list of games coming to the PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe catalogue in September. Key highlights include NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…, Unpacking, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, Planet Coaster, Cloudpunk, Call of the Sea, and more. The games will be available on PS Plus’ higher-tier plans, starting September 19.

Takeshi’s Castle Reboot Casts Bhuvan Bam as Hindi Commentator, Releasing Late September on Amazon Prime Video Takeshi’s Castle reboot has cast Bhuvan Bam as the Hindi-language commentator, where he’ll be playing one of his YouTube characters, Titu Mama. The eight-episode series is out September 26 on Amazon Prime Video and brings back the original Castle Lord Takeshi Kitano. The game show has 100 contestants participate in a series of physical challenges as they try and s...

Unity Engine’s Installation-Based Fee Prompts Backlash From Game Developers: Details Unity will soon charge developers a certain fee based on the number times a game is installed onto a system. The plan is called Unity Runtime Fee and it goes into effect starting January 1, 2024, upsetting indie developers around the world, who are bound to make a loss and potentially, go bankrupt because of it. For those on Unity Personal and Plus plans, the game mus...

iPhone 15 Pro Models Get Support for India's NavIC, Apple May Let You Limit Charging Percentage on New Lineup iPhone 15 series went official during the recently concluded 'Wonderlust' event on September 12. Apple has extended support for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (NavIC) to iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models. Additionally, a source code reportedly found in the iOS 17 beta indicates that the iPhone 15 will have an option to limit the maximum batte...

Arm Secures $54.5 Billion Valuation in Year's Biggest IPO With Apple, Nvidia, Samsung as Investors Chip designer Arm Holdings secured a $54.5 billion (roughly Rs. 4,52,137 crore) valuation in its US initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, seven years after its owner SoftBank Group took the company private for $32 billion (roughly Rs. 2,65,475 crore).

Elon Musk's X a 'Habitual Non-Compliant Platform', Says IT Ministry to Karnataka HC India's government has told a court that Elon Musk's X is a "habitual non-compliant platform" and for years has not followed many orders to remove content, undermining the government's role, according to a legal filing reviewed by Reuters.

Amazon Web Services Signs MOU With ISRO, IN-SPACe to Support Space Tech With Cloud Services Amazon Web Services (AWS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with ISRO and IN-SPACe to support space-tech innovations through cloud computing. It plans to give space startups, research institutes and students access to cloud technologies through AWS Activate for new solutions in the space sector.

WhatsApp Channels With Directory Search, Reaction Support Rolling Out to 150 Countries Including India WhatsApp Channels feature is rolling out to users in India and several other countries, according to the Meta-owned platform. These channels will allow users to share updates with a large number of users on WhatsApp just like a one-way broadcast tool. WhatsApp Channels will be rolled out to users over the coming days, according to the company.

Cyberpunk 2077 Developer Suggests PC Players Test Cooling Systems Before Phantom Liberty Launch In preparation for Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty expansion and version 2.0 update, a developer has warned PC players to test their cooling systems, suggesting that the game will be very CPU intensive. CD Projekt Red’s lead scene programmer Filip Pierściński recommends players run applications like Cinebench to gauge how their system performs under heavy loads...

Resident Evil 4 Remake, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, and More Soon Headed to iPhone 15 Pro Apple confirmed plans to bring AAA games like Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Resident Evil 4 remake, Death Stranding, and more to the iPhone 15 Pro. The games — previously limited to PC and console — will run natively on mobile with ray-tracing enabled and are slated to roll out gradually later this year and into early 2024. Even Ubisoft’s upcoming Assassin’s Cree...

Google Denies $10 Billion Unlawful Payment Claim, Says Quality Kept Search on Top Google argued on Tuesday the US was wrong to say the search and advertising giant broke the law to hold onto its massive market share, noting its search engine was wildly popular because of its quality and that dissatisfied users could switch with "a few easy clicks."

Borderlands Maker Gearbox Reportedly Up for Sale by Embracer Group Borderlands developer Gearbox will reportedly be sold off by Embracer, as it attempts to stabilise after its $2 billion investment deal with Savvy Games Group fell through. The report suggests that some third parties are interested in acquiring the developer, while its CCO Dan Hewitt is even considering going independent. Embracer previously shut down Saints Row maker...

Barbie Is Now Available to Watch On-Demand; Meg 2: The Trench Is Out September 18 on Amazon Prime Video Barbie is now available to watch on-demand via Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, BookMyShow Stream, Google Play Movies, and YouTube Movies. The film is available at 4K Ultra HD quality across all platforms, albeit only in the English language dub with subtitles. Meanwhile, Meg 2: The Trench will be available to rent on Prime Video, starting September 18 at Rs. 499.

XDefiant Delayed After Failing PlayStation and Xbox Console Certification Test XDefiant has been delayed due to failing console certification tests. In a blog post, producer Mark Rubin confirmed that before being denied certification, the free-to-play shooter was eyeing a release by the end of August. However, it will now be released anywhere between mid-September to mid-October, depending on the need for a day-one patch. XDefiant underwent a cl...

Starfield Will Get Official Mod Support in 2024, Bethesda Confirms Starfield is getting official mod support in 2024, games director Todd Howard confirmed. “...the mods will be supported next year, but we will do it in a big way because we love it too,” he said in an interview. For now, there are thousands of unofficial mods that enable QoL changes to some performance-improving ones. However, it could take a while for the officia...

ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Sued by More Writers for Copyright Infringement Over AI Training A group of US authors, including Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon, has sued OpenAI in federal court in San Francisco, accusing the Microsoft-backed program of misusing their writing to train its popular artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT.

Apple Renews Qualcomm Deal to Cover iPhone Launches Till 2026 in Sign Its Own Modem Chip Isn’t Ready Apple is extending an agreement to get modem semiconductors from Qualcomm for three more years, a sign that its ambitious effort to design the chips in-house is taking longer than expected. Qualcomm shares surged on the news.

Amazon Upcoming Sale: Offers, Discounts, Sale Dates, Best Deals and More Amazon's upcoming sale should bring in big discounts and offers on plenty of electronics. Here is a list of all the major upcoming Amazon sales and their likely dates where you can try to grab some of the best deals on electronic items like mobiles, laptops, tablets, PCs, TVs, audio accessories, and other smart wearables.

AI Detects Gall Bladder Cancer as Accurately as Radiologists in India: Lancet Study An artificial intelligence (AI) based approach demonstrated diagnostic performance comparable to experienced radiologists in detecting gall bladder cancer at a hospital in Chandigarh, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia journal.

WhatsApp Chat Interoperability Feature Spotted in Development on Latest Beta Update: Report WhatsApp is reportedly working on adding a new section to the popular messaging app that could display third party chats on the app. The Meta-owned messaging service appears to be working to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act which will require the service to offer interoperability with other chat services by March 2024.

Meta Developing New AI System as Powerful as Most Advanced OpenAI Model: Report Meta Platforms is working on a new artificial-intelligence system intended to be as powerful as the most advanced model offered by OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.

YouTube 'Subscribe' Button Spotted to Be Glowing When Creators Request Subscription YouTube is currently testing a new feature that highlights the 'Subscribe' button anytime the word 'subscribe' appears in a video. The experimental update was spotted across a wide range of content, therefore it seems that the platform itself has fully automated the procedure.

Flipkart's Upcoming Sale: Sale Dates, Offers, Discounts & More Details Flipkart is currently running a Mobiles Bonanza sale to offer deals and discounts on smartphones, including the iPhone 14, Realme 11 Pro, Redmi Note 12 Pro and Nothing Phone 1, among others. This smartphone sale will be followed by a Big Billion Days sale, a Big Diwali sale and many others. Here is a rundown of the upcoming Flipkart sales to look forward to.

Nintendo Reportedly Demoed Switch 2 to Select Developers at Gamescom Nintendo privately demoed the Switch 2 to select developers at Gamescom last month, as per a report from Eurogamer. The demo was said to be running The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at a higher framerate and resolution. Another report corroborated it, and noted that the Switch successor was able to run The Matrix Awakens Unreal Engine 5 tech demo with ray-tracin...

OTT Releases This Week: One Piece, Bro, Friday Night Plan, and More on Netflix What are the top movies and TV series trending on Netflix right now? We’ve listed the most interesting picks for you to binge-watch this weekend, ranging from One Piece, Babil Khan-led Friday Night Plan, Bro starring Sai Dharam Tej, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, and more.

iOS 16.6.1 Released With Security Fixes; Vulnerability Used to Infect iPhone with Pegasus Spyware: Researchers iOS 16.6.1 is now rolling out to users with fixes for security flaws and bugs. iPhone users should update to the latest version, as Toronto-based Citizen Lab recently discovered a flaw used to infect an employee of a US civil society group with NSO Group's nefarious Pegasus spyware. Apple rolled out the security fixes to users after the digital watchdog group reported...

Zoom Discussed Alleged Microsoft Anti-Competitive Behaviour With US, EU Regulators: Report Zoom has discussed concerns over rival Microsoft's alleged anti-competitive behaviour, according to a Bloomberg News report. The video meeting software maker reportedly met US, EU, and UK competition enforcers over the past year. Microsoft recently announced it would unbundle Teams from the company's Office productivity software amid an EU antitrust investigation.

ChatGPT Traffic Falls for Third Month in a Row Amid Signs of End of Decline, Data Shows ChatGPT traffic fell for the third month in a row even as signs indicate the service's decline in usage is coming to an end. Data from Similarweb shows that desktop and mobile visits to the website decreased in August, while worldwide unique visitors rose slightly from 180 million to 180.5 million.

UNESCO Releases First Guidance on Use of Generative AI for Education UNESCO on Thursday published its first guidance on use of Generative AI (GenAI) for education, urging governmental agencies to regulate the use of the technology, including protection of data privacy and putting an age limit for users. GenAI chatbot ChatGPT has become the world's fastest growing app to date, and its emergence has prompted the release of rivals, such a...

Elemental Releasing on Disney+ Hotstar on September 13 in India Elemental will release on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar on September 13. The animated film featuring anthropomorphic elements of nature comes to streaming 82 days after its theatrical release in June, during which it collected $480.2 million (about Rs. 3,995 crore), at the global box office. In India, the movie will be available in English and Hindi languages.

UK Admits Encryption Hurdles to Online Safety Law After WhatsApp, Signal Threaten to Pull Out The UK has admitted there could be technical challenges in the country's upcoming Online Safety Bill which plans to allow regulator Ofcom to compel tech firms to scan their services for illegal content. WhatsApp and Signal had warned of the threat to privacy and encryption of user data posed by the UK's Online Safety Bill, even threatening to pull out of the country.

Microsoft, Google and Meta Among Big Tech Firms Set to Face Overhaul Under New EU Tech Rules: Details Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Apple, and ByteDance are some of the 22 firms that have been designated as "gatekeeper" services under the new EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). Once the EU labels a business a 'gatekeeper', it will need to make its service interoperate with rivals and let users decide which apps to pre-install on their devices. Here's how the rules could ...

Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty, and More: New Games on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X in September What are the biggest games releasing in September 2023 for PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X? Bethesda’s Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty expansion, Mortal Kombat 1, EA Sports FC 24, the Pinocchio souls-like Lies of P, and Payday 3 are among the standout titles this month.

All Upcoming Marvel Movies and Web Series: Phases 5, 6, and Beyond After a lacklustre first half of 2023, Marvel is spreading out its upcoming projects to make each release feel like a big movie event. A lot of them have also been affected by the ongoing Hollywood strikes, leading to delays and a complete halt in production. So we figured it’d be best to list all the upcoming MCU releases alongside their updated release dates. Majo...

Stray Is Getting an Animated Movie Adaptation at Annapurna Interactive Stray, the wildly popular cat simulator game from 2022, is getting an animated film adaptation. As per Entertainment Weekly, it is simply the first of developer Annapurna Interactive’s games catalogue to be turned into a film/ movie, and it’s being described as having a ‘hopepunk’ vibe that relies on optimism as a weapon. The original video game had you play a...

Elon Musk Borrowed $1 Billion From SpaceX in Same Month of Twitter Takeover: Report Elon Musk withdrew a loan of $1 billion from SpaceX - the two-decade-old rocket company run by the billionaire - around the same time he was acquiring Twitter, now known as X, for $44 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

WhatsApp's Multi-Account Feature Now Reportedly Available for More Beta Testers on Android WhatsApp may soon allow users to access two accounts from a single phone. The app has reportedly been spotted testing the multi-account feature for Android phones. Usually, the social media platform also releases the iOS version of the feature close to one another.

Arcane Season 2 Will Reportedly Debut in Winter 2024 Arcane season 2 is reportedly eyeing a release in late 2024. As per Twitter user LeagueOfLeaks, the window was revealed during Tencent’s Video V Vision Conference late last week, with a Q4 2024 date marking a release sometime between October to December next year. Riot Games previously confirmed that it’s not trying to rush out a second season and that it never ex...

Starfield Peaks at Over 248,000 Concurrent Players on Steam During Early Access Period Starfield is dominating the Steam charts with massive numbers during its early access period, having peaked at 248,632 concurrent players, earlier this week. Considering the game hasn’t officially launched yet, these figures reflect how impatient gamers have been for Bethesda’s latest space RPG, willing to fork over Rs. 6,699/ $100 for the Premium Edition. Even Xb...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Meets Nvidia CEO, Discuss India’s AI Potential Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met CEO of American software firm Nvidia Jensen Huang and they talked at length about the "rich potential" India offers in the world of Artificial Intelligence.

Paytm Launches Card Soundbox That Accepts Both Mobile and Card Payments One97 Communications, which owns the brand Paytm, on Monday launched its latest innovation – Card Soundbox, which is intended to empower merchants to accept both mobile and card payments across all Visa, Mastercard, American Express and RuPay networks.

SBI Introduces UPI Interoperability With eRupee CBDC for Seamless Transactions The State Bank of India (SBI) announced it has implemented Unified Payments Interface (UPI) interoperability in Digital Rupee, also called as Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

Terrorists Using Cryptocurrency, Metaverse; Need Global Cooperation on Cybercrime: PM Modi Terrorist organisations are using technology for radicalisation and capitalising on emerging digital avenues such as the dark net, metaverse and cryptocurrency platforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said while seeking global cooperation to deal with cybercrimes.

WhatsApp Rolls Out New Instant Video Message Toggle for Android, iOS: Here’s How It Works WhatsApp has been spotted rolling out a new toggle to turn on or off the ability to share instant video messages. The messaging platform introduced the ability to share instant video messages last month. The feature is enabled by default, however, with the latest beta update it seems to offer more control to users.

Meta to Offer Paid Versions of Facebook and Instagram in Europe to Avoid Ads: Report Meta Platforms is considering paid versions of Facebook and Instagram with no advertisements for users residing in the European Union (EU) as a response to scrutiny from regulators, the New York Times reported on Friday. Those who pay for the subscriptions would not see ads while Meta would also continue to offer free versions of the apps with ads in the EU, the repor...

Amazon Board Sued by Shareholder Over Blue Origin Launch Contracts for Project Kuiper An Amazon shareholder has filed a lawsuit against founder Jeff Bezos and the Amazon board alleging directors failed to fully vet a decision to award launch contracts for the company's Project Kuiper satellite project to Blue Origin, Bezos's space company. The lawsuit claims that the Amazon board did not consider rival Elon Musk-owned SpaceX as an alternative launch pr...

Starfield’s Performance on Xbox Consoles Is Reportedly Way Better Than Past Bethesda Games Starfield is out now for Premium Edition owners on PC and Xbox Series S/X, and unlike previous Bethesda titles, its performance on console seems to be very polished. As per Digital Foundry, the space sci-fi RPG runs at a solid 30fps across both current-gen Xbox consoles, with barely any distinguishable graphical features. However, in their testing, it did struggle in ...

Dell Forecasts Yearly Revenue to Reach Up to 91.5 Billion Amid AI Boom, Recovering Demand for PCs Dell Technologies raised its full-year forecast for revenue and profit on Thursday, as it benefited from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom and stabilizing demand for computer hardware and server products after a months-long slump.