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  Jeff Bezos-Backed Space Company Blue Origin To Lay Off 10% Workforce

  Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin LLC is cutting about 10% of its workforce, a significant pullback aimed at slashing costs and refocusing resources after years of development work.

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  Apple Hikes Monthly AppleCare+ Subscription Price for All iPhone Models

  Apple has hiked the price of the monthly AppleCare+ subscription for all iPhone models in the US. This change applies to both Standard and Theft and Loss plans that the company offers for the iPhone. However, it does not affect the AppleCare+ price for other devices such as the iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch.

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  Samsung’s Chip Division Underwhelms in Costly AI Memory Race

  Samsung's chip division reported a smaller-than-expected profit. Samsung executives said on Friday the company expanded its HBM3E supply to multiple providers of graphic processing units and datacenter customers in the fourth quarter.

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  Ola S1 Gen 3 Electric Scooters With Dual ABS, Chain Drive Technology Launched in India: All You Need to Know

  Ola S1 Gen 3 electric scooters were launched in India on Friday. The company claims to deliver big improvements in terms of reliability, quality, and serviceability with its third-generation platform. As part of its latest portfolio, Ola has debuted four scooters — Ola S1 X, S1 X+, S1 Pro, and the S1 Pro+, and all of them come with varied battery...

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  Ola Electric to Unveil New Electric Scooter Based on Gen 3 Platform in India This Week

  Ola Electric will launch a new electric scooter based on its third generation platform next week, the company announced on Wednesday. First announced in August, the EV maker’s Gen 3 platform is claimed to deliver improvements related to reliability, quality, and serviceability over the previous generation electric scooter. The new generation prod...

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  SpaceX Achieves 400 Orbital Rocket Landings with Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy

  SpaceX achieved its 400th orbital-class rocket landing with Falcon 9 leading the charge. The company’s focus on reusable technology has reshaped space exploration, with Falcon Heavy contributing through multi-booster landings. Starship development also continues, aiming to support human missions to the moon and Mars. This milestone underlines Spa...

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  YouTube Premium Rolls Out Experimental Features Including Higher Audio Quality, Faster Playback Speeds

  YouTube on Wednesday introduced several new experimental features for its premium subscribers. Aimed at enhancing the content consumption, it enables them to enjoy higher quality audio while watching music videos and toggle faster video playback. Further, YouTube Shorts for iOS now benefits from picture-in-picture and smart downloads. The company h...

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  Netflix Hikes Prices in Some Countries After Record Subscriber Gains

  Netflix sought to capitalise on its galloping popularity by raising prices in the US, Canada, Portugal and Argentina as it spends more on programming. In the US, the company's ad-supported service will cost $7.99 (roughly Rs. 690) a month, up from $6.99 (roughly Rs. 605), while the premium package will cost $24.99 (roughly Rs. 2,163), up nine perce...

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  Apple Starts Developing MacBook Air With MacBook Pro-Like Oxide TFT LCD: Report

  Apple has reportedly started working on the next generation of MacBook Air. Previously, it was reported that the company's plans for OLED screens for the MacBook Air had been postponed owing to cost and demand concerns. However, the Cupertino-based tech giant is still expected to incorporate a slight upgrade over the existing variants, which will b...

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  "You're More Responsible For Microsoft Losing The $400 Billion": Android Co-founder To Bill Gates

  Android co-founder Rich Miner has criticized Bill Gates for Microsofts failure in the mobile market, which Gates admitted cost the company $400 billion.

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  Samsung Galaxy S25 Series Price Leaked Ahead of Launch; Tipped to Cost More Than Galaxy S24 Models

  Samsung Galaxy S25 series is expected to be launched at the company's Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event, scheduled to take place in San Jose, California, on January 22 at 10am PT (10:30 pm IST). Ahead of the launch, the prices of the upcoming smartphones have been tipped. The leak suggests that the Galaxy S25 series will cost more than the Galaxy S24 ha...

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  AI Companies Are Turning To Synthetic Data, But There's A Hidden Cost

  When genuine data does run out, it will present a major problem for both developers and users of AI. It will force tech companies to depend more heavily on data generated by AI, known as "synthetic data".

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  Apple iPad (11th Gen) to Launch With A17 Pro SoC, Apple Intelligence Support: Gurman

  Two of Apple’s entry-level iPad models may be powered by an older chipset rather than the latest A18 processor, according to a report. The device in mention is the iPad 11th generation whose purported variants are speculated to use the same chip as the iPhone 15 Pro models despite previously reported issues related to high cost of manufacturing a...

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  Sony Honda Mobility Unveils Afeela 1 EV With ADAS and 480-Kilometre Claimed Range at CES 2025

  Sony Honda Mobility Afeela 1 was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 in Las Vegas on Monday. It is the first electric vehicle (EV) as part of the joint venture between two Japanese conglomerates — Sony Group Corporation and the Honda Motor Company, which was formulated in 2022. The Afeela 1 is claimed to deliver a hassle-free and...

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  Microsoft Reportedly Bundling Copilot AI With Microsoft 365 Subscription and Hiking Prices

  Microsoft is reportedly making changes to its Microsoft 365 subscription in some regions to bring Copilot to more users. As per the report, the Redmond-based tech giant has started bundling the Copilot AI assistant, which is available across multiple apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with the subscription. This new addition is also...