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iQOO 12 Android 15-Based FuntouchOS 15 Update Reportedly Rolling Out for Global Users
iQOO 12 was unveiled in China in November 2023 with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC and a dedicated Q1 gaming chipset. It runs on Android 14-based OriginOS 4 in China out-of-the-box. For global and Indian users, the phone ships with FuntouchOS 14 based on Android 14. In September this year, Vivo and iQOO smartphones started receiving the Android 15-based ...
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Apple's Affordable Vision Pro Delayed Beyond 2027, to Get an M5 Upgrade Next Year: Ming-Chi Kuo
Apple has been rumoured to unveil an affordable version of the Vision Pro mixed reality headset sometime next year. Now, reputed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has suggested that Apple has postponed its plans to unveil the budget Vision Pro successor beyond 2027. The Cupertino, California-based company is instead said to be planning to refresh the Visi...
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Record High Colombian Cocaine Production In 2023: UN
Colombia, the world's biggest cocaine exporter, set a new record last year for production of the drug and cultivation of the coca leaf it is made from, a United Nations report said.
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Ericsson Said to Have Bagged New 5G Contract from India's Bharti Airtel
Ericsson has said to have received a new multi-billion dollar contract for selling 5G equipment from India's Bharti Airtel. The new contracts are expected to boost Ericsson's revenue next year after seeing a big fall in contracts from India in the first half of the year.
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El Nino Drives Record Global Temperatures in 2023, Studies Reveal
New studies suggest the dramatic temperature increase seen in 2023 was largely influenced by the Pacific’s El Niño, which followed several years of cooling La Niña conditions. While researchers have ruled out some contributing factors, questions about this record-breaking year remain, particularly as temperatures exceeded typical El Niño patte...
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Karnataka Plans Tax Waivers for Hybrid Cars, Incentives for EVs
Karnataka plans to cut levies and offer financial incentives to companies in the clean mobility sector, including a steep tax cut for hybrid cars. The move could make the state, home to the tech hub of Bengaluru, the second after northern Uttar Pradesh to provide tax breaks to hybrid cars, for which Toyota has lobbied New Delhi.
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First Face Transplant With an Eye Reportedly Does Not Show Any Signs of Rejects After a Year
In May 2023, Aaron James, an electrical lineman, became the first person to undergo a partial face transplant that included an eye. Now, a year later, doctors from New York University Langone Health report no signs of rejection, with blood flow reaching the transplanted eye. However, despite this positive development, James remains unable to see fr...
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Google Pixel Phones With Temperature Sensor Get Support for Body Temperature Measurement in Europe
Google Pixel users in Europe will now be able to measure their body temperature. This feature works by leveraging the Pixel Thermometer app and the temperature sensor that Google introduced with its Pixel 8 Pro last year. The sensor is also available in the new Pixel 9 Pro lineup. While its capabilities were initially limited to measuring the tempe...
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Mac Mini With Up to M4 Pro Chipset, Redesigned Form Factor to Be Launched in 2024: Report
Apple Mac Mini with an M4 chip could be launched this year, according to a Bloomberg report. The company's next-generation computer is said to be equipped with an M4 and M4 Pro chipset and arrive with a redesigned form factor that resembles the Apple TV 4K.
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Video Games Face Delay After Actors Go on Strike Over AI Use, but GTA 6 Reportedly Won't Be Impacted
Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto 6 was earlier believed to be affected by the ongoing SAG-AFTRA video game actors’ strike. A new report, however, has confirmed that the hotly anticipated game won't be impacted by the SAG-AFTRA action.
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Apple Vision Pro Gets New Immersive Video Content Including Films, TV Series
Apple Vision Pro, which was unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023, will now support new immersive video content. Apple announced on Thursday that new series and films captured in Apple Immersive Video will be available exclusively to Apple Vision Pro users starting this week. The company's immersive video technology utilise...
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OpenAI's Internal System Hacked, AI Tech Details Stolen In 2023: Report
A hacker gained access to the internal messaging systems at OpenAI last year and stole details about the design of the company's artificial intelligence technologies, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
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YouTube Reportedly in Talks With Record Labels for Deal to Train AI Song Generator
YouTube is reportedly in talks with multiple record labels to strike a deal that will let it use copyrighted songs to train its artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The Google-owned platform is said to be working on several new AI features that it plans to release by the end of this year. Last year, the video streaming platform announced testing an ...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ Listed on Geekbench With MediaTek Dimensity Chipset
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ may launch later this year as a successor to the Galaxy Tab S9+. The latter was unveiled in July 2023 alongside a base Galaxy Tab S9 and a Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra variant. While there are no details available on the upcoming Galaxy Tab S10 series, a new Samsung tablet has surfaced online that is alleged to be the Galaxy Tab S10+...
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Apple Details Its Private Cloud Compute System, Promises Stateless Computation and Verifiable Transparency
Apple Intelligence took centre stage at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023, highlighting new artificial intelligence (AI) features that will debut with the upcoming iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. During the event, the tech giant revealed that some of the processing for the AI features will be done on-device and the mor...
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iQOO 12 Android 15-Based FuntouchOS 15 Update Reportedly Rolling Out for Global Users
iQOO 12 was unveiled in China in November 2023 with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC and a dedicated Q1 gaming chipset. It runs on Android 14-based OriginOS 4 in China out-of-the-box. For global and Indian users, the phone ships with FuntouchOS 14 based on Android 14. In September this year, Vivo and iQOO smartphones started receiving the Android 15-based ...
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Apple's Affordable Vision Pro Delayed Beyond 2027, to Get an M5 Upgrade Next Year: Ming-Chi Kuo
Apple has been rumoured to unveil an affordable version of the Vision Pro mixed reality headset sometime next year. Now, reputed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has suggested that Apple has postponed its plans to unveil the budget Vision Pro successor beyond 2027. The Cupertino, California-based company is instead said to be planning to refresh the Visi...
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Record High Colombian Cocaine Production In 2023: UN
Colombia, the world's biggest cocaine exporter, set a new record last year for production of the drug and cultivation of the coca leaf it is made from, a United Nations report said.
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Ericsson Said to Have Bagged New 5G Contract from India's Bharti Airtel
Ericsson has said to have received a new multi-billion dollar contract for selling 5G equipment from India's Bharti Airtel. The new contracts are expected to boost Ericsson's revenue next year after seeing a big fall in contracts from India in the first half of the year.
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El Nino Drives Record Global Temperatures in 2023, Studies Reveal
New studies suggest the dramatic temperature increase seen in 2023 was largely influenced by the Pacific’s El Niño, which followed several years of cooling La Niña conditions. While researchers have ruled out some contributing factors, questions about this record-breaking year remain, particularly as temperatures exceeded typical El Niño patte...
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Karnataka Plans Tax Waivers for Hybrid Cars, Incentives for EVs
Karnataka plans to cut levies and offer financial incentives to companies in the clean mobility sector, including a steep tax cut for hybrid cars. The move could make the state, home to the tech hub of Bengaluru, the second after northern Uttar Pradesh to provide tax breaks to hybrid cars, for which Toyota has lobbied New Delhi.
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First Face Transplant With an Eye Reportedly Does Not Show Any Signs of Rejects After a Year
In May 2023, Aaron James, an electrical lineman, became the first person to undergo a partial face transplant that included an eye. Now, a year later, doctors from New York University Langone Health report no signs of rejection, with blood flow reaching the transplanted eye. However, despite this positive development, James remains unable to see fr...
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Google Pixel Phones With Temperature Sensor Get Support for Body Temperature Measurement in Europe
Google Pixel users in Europe will now be able to measure their body temperature. This feature works by leveraging the Pixel Thermometer app and the temperature sensor that Google introduced with its Pixel 8 Pro last year. The sensor is also available in the new Pixel 9 Pro lineup. While its capabilities were initially limited to measuring the tempe...
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Mac Mini With Up to M4 Pro Chipset, Redesigned Form Factor to Be Launched in 2024: Report
Apple Mac Mini with an M4 chip could be launched this year, according to a Bloomberg report. The company's next-generation computer is said to be equipped with an M4 and M4 Pro chipset and arrive with a redesigned form factor that resembles the Apple TV 4K.
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Video Games Face Delay After Actors Go on Strike Over AI Use, but GTA 6 Reportedly Won't Be Impacted
Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto 6 was earlier believed to be affected by the ongoing SAG-AFTRA video game actors’ strike. A new report, however, has confirmed that the hotly anticipated game won't be impacted by the SAG-AFTRA action.
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Apple Vision Pro Gets New Immersive Video Content Including Films, TV Series
Apple Vision Pro, which was unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023, will now support new immersive video content. Apple announced on Thursday that new series and films captured in Apple Immersive Video will be available exclusively to Apple Vision Pro users starting this week. The company's immersive video technology utilise...
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OpenAI's Internal System Hacked, AI Tech Details Stolen In 2023: Report
A hacker gained access to the internal messaging systems at OpenAI last year and stole details about the design of the company's artificial intelligence technologies, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
-
YouTube Reportedly in Talks With Record Labels for Deal to Train AI Song Generator
YouTube is reportedly in talks with multiple record labels to strike a deal that will let it use copyrighted songs to train its artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The Google-owned platform is said to be working on several new AI features that it plans to release by the end of this year. Last year, the video streaming platform announced testing an ...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ Listed on Geekbench With MediaTek Dimensity Chipset
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ may launch later this year as a successor to the Galaxy Tab S9+. The latter was unveiled in July 2023 alongside a base Galaxy Tab S9 and a Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra variant. While there are no details available on the upcoming Galaxy Tab S10 series, a new Samsung tablet has surfaced online that is alleged to be the Galaxy Tab S10+...
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Apple Details Its Private Cloud Compute System, Promises Stateless Computation and Verifiable Transparency
Apple Intelligence took centre stage at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023, highlighting new artificial intelligence (AI) features that will debut with the upcoming iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. During the event, the tech giant revealed that some of the processing for the AI features will be done on-device and the mor...
