Tech Companies

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  Realme Showcases Interchangeable-Lens Concept, Previews New AI Features at MWC 2025

  Realme showcased a new interchangeable-lens concept on Monday at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona. The consumer tech brand’s new camera technology is currently a prototype, and it will allow users to mount digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) lenses directly to a smartphone. The company said this will significantly enhance the capab...

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  Xiaomi 15 Series Gets Google Gemini Integration; HyperOS 2.0 Global Rollout Timeline Revealed

  Xiaomi announced a collaboration with Google on Sunday, ahead of the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC 2025) in Barcelona. With this collaboration, the Mountain View-based tech giant will allow its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to be integrated within first-party Xiaomi apps in the Xiaomi 15 series. With this, Gemini can find inform...

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  Ex-Google Employee Says Her Income Tripled To Nearly Rs 9 Crore After Divorce, Here's How

  A former Google employee living in California recently shared how she managed to triple her income from $300,000 (about Rs 2.6 crore) to nearly $1 million (approximately Rs 8.7 crore) after getting a divorce.

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  "An Ego Boost": Before Microsoft, Bill Gates Turned Down Multiple Tech Job Offers

  Bill Gates acknowledges that the job offers from companies like Honeywell and General Electric were a significant "ego boost."

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  UK Musicians' 'Silent Album' Protest To Proposed Changes To Copyright Laws

  If passed, the new British copyright law would permit tech companies to use musicians' original music to train AI models.

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  Google Rolling Out Video Transcripts Feature for Google Drive, to Let Users View and Search Captions

  Google is adding a new feature to Google Drive that will make it easier for users to navigate through videos. Dubbed video transcripts, this is an upgrade to the company's automatic captions feature from last year. The Mountain View-based tech giant highlighted that users can now view and search transcripts in videos. This will make it easier to lo...

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  Microsoft Testing a Free, Ad-Supported Version of Microsoft 365 Desktop Apps

  Microsoft is testing an ad-supported free tier for the Microsoft 365 Copilot or Office apps. Typically, these apps are only accessible to those who purchase the Microsoft 365 subscription. However, some users are now seeing an option to opt for a free version that offers limited features and ads. Currently, the Redmond-based tech giant is only offe...

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  Apple Reportedly Plans to Integrate Its In-House 5G Cellular Modem With Main Chipset

  Apple is reportedly planning to integrate its in-house 5G cellular modem into the main chipset. As per the report, the company is already testing the successor to the C1 modem, with an eventual goal of reducing dependence on the Qualcomm-sourced component. After being rumoured for months, the Cupertino-based tech giant finally launched its first ce...

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  Xiaomi TV Anniversary Sale Brings Discounts on X Pro QLED, A Series, Other Smart TVs 

  Xiaomi India is offering special discounted prices on its smart TV lineup in the country as part of its seventh-anniversary sale. The Chinese tech brand is selling its Xiaomi A series, X series, X Pro series and X Pro QLED series smart TVs at up to 50 percent discount now. The sale is currently live on the company's official website and certified r...

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  Infinix Note 50 Series to Reportedly Integrate the DeepSeek-R1 AI Model

  Infinix Note 50 series, which is confirmed to launch in Indonesia on March 3, will reportedly integrate the DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model in the lineup. As per the report, the AI model will be integrated within the company’s native voice assistant, Folax, adding new capabilities to it. The consumer tech brand had revealed that th...

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  Apple Tipped to Be Working on Gemini Integration With Apple Intelligence

  Apple might be planning to expand the integration of third-party artificial intelligence (AI) services with Siri. The Cupertino-based tech giant added Apple Intelligence features to compatible iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices with the iOS 18.2 update in December 2024. The rollout also marked the first time the company offered a system-wide integration...

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  Xiaomi 15 Ultra Launch Set for February 27; Design Officially Revealed

  Xiaomi has finally announced the launch date for the Xiaomi 15 Ultra smartphone in China. It will be introduced alongside the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra electric car in the company's home market.  The brand has also posted official images revealing the design of the Xiaomi 15 Ultra. The handset is confirmed to ship with Leica-branded cameras and HyperOS i...

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  WhatsApp Faces EU Tech Rules After Reaching Very Large Platform Status

  WhatsApp has hit a user criterion set out in landmark EU tech rules, the unit owned by Meta Platforms said, meaning it is required to do more to tackle online illegal and harmful content.

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  Google Reportedly Teases New Features to Gemini Advanced Users, Removes Older Gemini 1.5 Models

  Google teased several new artificial intelligence (AI) features to Gemini Advanced subscribers on Tuesday. As per the report, these features include an AI video generation tool as well as agentic tools. However, there is no news on when these features could be shipped to users. Meanwhile, the Mountain View-based tech giant is said to be rolling out...

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  Meta Announces Inaugural AI-Focused LlamaCon Event for Developers, to Be Held in April

  Meta announced its inaugural LlamaCon event on Tuesday. The developer-focused conference will cover the company's open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models, tools, and future developments with this technology. Announcing the conference, the tech giant stated that LlamaCon will be held on April 29. No further details have been shared for now.