Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur researchers have developed a novel Cold-plasma Detergent in Environment ‘CODE’ device for good indoor air quality. The device has been tested extensively which deactivates more than 99.99 per cent of harmful pathogens and provides quality indoor air. “Air pollution is basically one of the top 5 risks causing chronic […]
Twitter changes its bird logo to ‘X’ officially
Twitter has replaced its recognisable bird logo with the letter “X” as its new official mark marking the latest major shift since Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform. This comes after Musk’s weekend announcement. The website has already displayed the change. Notably, Musk noted that x.com now points […]
Meta to reveal fresh round of job cuts across Facebook, Instagram
Facebook parent company Meta is all set to commence the companywide new job cuts on Wednesday as part of reorganising teams and management hierarchies, The Washington Post reported. According to the internal memo that a US-based newspaper read, Meta’s head of human resources, Lori Goler, wrote Tuesday evening that the […]
Opera working to integrate ChatGPT into browser’s sidebar
Web browsing application Opera is now adding a ChatGPT-powered tool to its sidebar that generates brief summaries of webpages and articles. According to The Verge, an American technology news website, the feature, called “shorten,” is part of the company’s broader plans to integrate AI tools into its browser, similar to what Microsoft’s […]
Google launches new Cloud tool to help mixed reality developers
American tech giant Google wants to make it easier for others to make powerful mixed reality experiences with the official release of a new Google Cloud tool, Immersive Stream for XR. The Verge, an American technology news website, has reported that according to a blog post the tool lets users scan a QR code or click […]
Nvidia fixes Discord update slowing down user’s GPU issue
American technology company Nvidia has stated that there’s a fix for a recently discovered issue where the Discord update being open in the background limited the performance of some graphics cards. The Verge, an American technology news website, has reported that according to a tweet from the company, the patch will download automatically when […]
Microsoft’s new Teams Premium tier is powered by OpenAI features
Microsoft has now made its Teams Premium service available with features that are powered by OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 AI language model, which has been all the rage in the past months. According to The Verge, an American technology news website, the new premium tier includes an intelligent recap feature that automatically generates […]
Microsoft now officially testing Notepad with tabs feature for Windows 11
American tech conglomerate Microsoft has officially started testing tabs in Notepad for Windows 11 after a company employee had earlier accidentally leaked the information. According to The Verge, an American technology news website, in an update to Notepad for Windows Insiders, in the Dev Channel, tabs are now visible. Notepad’s tab […]
NASA’s retired Compton mission reveals superheavy neutron stars
Astronomers studying archival observations of powerful explosions called short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have detected light patterns indicating the brief existence of a superheavy neutron star shortly before it collapsed into a black hole. This fleeting, massive object likely formed from the collision of two neutron stars. “We looked for these signals in […]
Elon Musk reveals US demanded suspension of 250k Twitter accounts, including journalists
Twitter chief Elon Musk on Tuesday disclosed that US Government demanded the suspension of 250k Twitter accounts, including those belonging to journalists and Canadian officials, reported Fox News. He made the revelation while sharing the latest round of “Twitter Files,” which were made public by the journalist Matt Taibbi. 11.The […]
Spotify launches ‘New Year’s Hub’ feature for upcoming celebrations
Music app Spotify is preparing its users for the coming year with a brand new feature that will be of great help in the spree of festivities ahead. The streaming platform launched ‘New Year’s Hub’, a one-stop spot for users to access their favourite party tunes contained in a number of playlists. […]
Elon Musk announces ‘server architecture changes’ on Twitter, says platform should ‘feel faster’
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has planned yet another set of upgrades to the platform. Taking to the microblogging site, the Tesla CEO wrote, “Significant backend server architecture changes rolled out”. Significant backend server architecture changes rolled out. Twitter should feel faster. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 29, 2022 “Twitter should […]
Twitter Blue allows video uploads up to 2 GB in size, 60 minutes in length
Twitter shared excellent news in store for the many video creators on the platform. With the release of ‘Twitter Blue’, the microblogging site updated a number of features to ‘improve the experience’ for users, including one allowing ‘longer video upload’. “Share more content with your followers. Twitter Blue subscribers can […]
Airtel launches 5G services in Pune
Leading telecom company Bharti Airtel on Friday announced the launch of 5G services in Pune. Airtel 5G Plus services would be available to customers in a phased manner as the company continues to construct its network and complete the roll-out. The telecom company said customers with fifth-generation (5G)-enabled devices would enjoy high-speed Airtel 5G Plus […]
Elon Musk agrees to resign as Twitter CEO if he finds ‘someone foolish enough’ as successor
The Twitter CEO has finally spoken up about his promised resignation from his post after Monday’s poll. Taking to the microblogging site, Elon Musk tweeted, “I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!” I will resign as CEO as soon as […]