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Police verification for passports issuance often proves to be moving a mountain and people have to jump through varies hoops to get the process done. A regular complain has been that it is time-consuming process and frequently results in corruption. However, now things are set to change as Ministry of External Affairs on Friday launched … Read more
Microsoft, in collaboration with Parallels Desktop maker Alludo, released Windows 11 for Apple’s M1 and M2-powered MacBook models, allowing Mac users to access its applications virtually. With this, Parallel Desktop 18 users are authorised to run Arm versions of Windows 11 Pro and Windows 11 without using Boot Camp or creating partitions. ARM, which stands … Read more
Tech giants including Facebook, Google, Twitter and TikTok face stricter online content rules in the European Union due to their huge number of users. The new rules, known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), classify companies with more than 45 million users as very large online platforms (VLOPs) and require them to do risk management … Read more
Meta has come up with feature called ‘Broadcast Channels’ for Instagram, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg announcing it by starting his own ‘Meta Channel’ on the photo and video sharing service. “Broadcast channels are a public, one-to-many messaging tools for creators to invite all of their followers into and engage with their most interested fans,” Instagram … Read more
A first-generation iPhone, gifted to its owner in 2007, was put on auction earlier this month, with the sale scheduled to conclude on Feb 19. The auction, which began on Feb 2 and is being conducted by LCG Auctions, is expected to see tattoo artist Karen Green fetch at least $50,000 (approx. ₹41 lakh). The … Read more
Video streaming service Disney+ Hotstar is down for several users in India, with people taking to Twitter to complain about the outage, which coincided with the ongoing India vs Australia second Test in Delhi. Hotstar’s web version and app are both down. Former Indian cricketer Abhinav Mukund was among those who took to Twitter to … Read more
ChatGPT creator OpenAI has now unveiled a tool called ZeroGPT, with which, it says, users will be able to detect whether text has been written by an artificial intelligence (AI) programme and passed off as human-written, or it was actually written by a person. How does ZeroGPT work? According to OpenAI, users need to enter … Read more
Neal Mohan, an Indian American who is all set to become the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YouTube, on Thursday said that he is excited to continue this “awesome and important mission” and looking forward to a new future. After Susan Wojcicki announced her resignation, Mohan became the new CEO of the online video-sharing … Read more
Neal Mohan, an Indian-American, is all set to become the next chief executive officer (CEO) of YouTube, replacing Susan Wojcicki who on Thursday announced that she is stepping down from her role. Wojcicki spent nine years as the head of the global online video-sharing and social media platform. He will join a growing list of … Read more
Susan Wojcicki is stepping down as CEO at YouTube after spending nine years as the head of the social media platform. In a blog post Thursday, Wojcicki said that she was now going to spend time “focused on my family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate about.” Neal Mohan will become the new CEO. Wojcicki … Read more