Have you ever wondered how virtual assistants like Siri and Cortana work? How do they understand what you’re saying? Well, part of the answer is natural language processing. This interesting field of artificial intelligence has led to some huge breakthroughs over the last few years, but how exactly does it work? Read on to learn
Month: September 2021
SMIC will invest $8.87 billion (roughly Rs. 64,830 crores) to build a chip plant in Shanghai, expanding capacity amid a global chip shortage as Beijing pushes to boost independence in the sector. The expansion by China’s largest chipmaker comes as the shortage rattled the automotive and electronics industries, spurring new capacity plans by firms like
YouTube has signed up more than 50 million paid subscribers to its music service, a major milestone for Google’s video site that has long been criticised by record labels and Hollywood studios for giving away their work for free. That 50 million figure includes people paying for YouTube Music, customers for YouTube Premium, who get
Telegram has announced a major update that will remove the cap off the number of viewers that can watch a livestream. The app has also improved the way messages are forwarded between chats along with a feature that suggests trending stickers to users. Telegram will also show if a user is choosing a sticker during
PUBG or PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was launched in 2017 and soon became a phenomenon. It was developed by Brendan Greene aka Brendan ‘PlayerUnknown’ Greene under PUBG Corporation, a subsidiary of Krafton. Now, Greene has announced his departure from Krafton to work on his own Amsterdam-based studio called PlayerUnknown Productions. This could be why PUBG was renamed
YouTravel.Me is the latest startup to grab some venture capital dollars as the travel industry gets back on its feet amid the global pandemic. Over the past month, we’ve seen companies like Thatch raise $3 million for its platform aimed at travel creators, travel tech company Hopper bring in $175 million, Wheel the World grab
Twitter will launch a safety feature that would allow users to temporarily block accounts for seven days for using harmful language or sending uninvited replies, the social media platform said on Wednesday. Once the Safety Mode is turned on, Twitter’s systems will check the tweet content to assess the likelihood of a negative engagement and
There are a variety of reasons to use Telegram, from its convenient multi-device sync to its fun stickers and other chat features. And while Telegram has greatly increased its popularity in recent years, there are some downsides to consider, too. Let’s look at some of the reasons you might want to step away from Telegram.
Samsung Galaxy S22 series is expected to launch sometime next year. A few specifications of two of the models expected in the series – Samsung Galaxy S22+ and Galaxy S22 Ultra – have surfaced online. The battery capacities of the two rumoured Samsung smartphones have been spotted on China’s 3C certification site. It was earlier
Flipkart Smartphone Carnival has begun and it’s offering deals and discounts on popular phones such as Realme Narzo 30 5G, Poco M3, iPhone 12, iPhone XR, Infinix Hot 10S, and more. The sale will end on September 8. The e-commerce platform and it lists phones with exchange discounts, no-cost EMI options, Flipkart Assured quality check,
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a slew of recommendations to enhance broadband connectivity in the country, and one of the key suggestions is fixing the minimum download speed for broadband connectivity at 2Mbps. This is four times more than existing minimum broadband speed of 512Kbps that the regulator had introduced back in
Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas, US, have found a way to weave “smart clothing” that can monitor your heart. A snug athletic shirt was created with conductive carbon nanotube fibres that is said to be able to measure your heart rate efficiently and accurately. Researchers state that the nanotube fibres sewn into the
Battlegrounds Mobile India will soon shut down data transfers with Facebook accounts due to a policy update. Ever since its launch, the game allowed its users to transfer their data from PUBG Mobile to the new game using Facebook and Twitter accounts, given that players used the same accounts in PUBG Mobile. Developer Krafton has
Amsterdam-based startup VanMoof has raised a $128 million Series C funding round. The company designs and sells electric bikes that are quite popular in some markets. It now wants to become the world’s leading e-bike brand by iterating at a faster pace. Asia-based private equity firm Hillhouse Investment is leading the round, with Gillian Tans,
Facebook is preparing to adjust its News Feed to de-emphasize political posts and current events, but news reader Flipboard is instead rolling out an update that puts users in control of their own feeds. The company announced this morning the launch of a new controller on the cover of its own main newsfeed, aka the
LinkedIn is removing the ‘Stories’ feature it introduced last year exclusively for its mobile users that allowed them to post short, ephemeral videos on the platform. The Microsoft-owned company has announced that the change will come into force on September 30. Launched almost exactly a year ago, LinkedIn Stories mimicked Facebook and Instagram and allowed
Twitter usernames make your account stand out from someone else with a similar profile name. Your username is unique and tied to your profile, but it doesn’t have to be your real name. It can be your stage name, nickname, a pun, or anything else really. Unlike your real name, you may get bored of
Vivo X70 Pro+ camera details have been leaked following the official teaser shared by Vivo. The Vivo X70 series is expected to include three phones, namely, Vivo X70, Vivo X70 Pro, and the Vivo X70 Pro+. The series is set to launch September 9 as a successor to the Vivo X60 series from December last
Chrome 93 is now being rolled out by Google to Android, iOS, Mac, and Windows platforms. It brings changes to the Recently Closed tabs feature, replaces the lock icon for HTTPS Web addresses, and several more features and updates. Additionally, Chrome 93 for Android is getting an altered dark theme, with the dark background now
We take the word of manufacturers as gospel when it comes to PC hardware. The assurance of testing is what makes us, as consumers, buy one brand over another. But what if those trusted brands were actively gaming the system and falsifying test results to make their hardware appear better than it is? Samsung, Crucial,
The Dell XPS laptops are the company’s flagship ultraportables, and the Dell XPS 13 2021 edition now comes with an OLED display to make it even more appealing. The Dell XPS 13 was known for its sleek and stylish chassis but with the new display, did Dell have to forego some other key features to
Reliance Jio on Tuesday updated its prepaid recharge portfolio with one-year of Disney+ Hotstar Mobile service that Disney+ Hotstar announced last month. The new Jio prepaid plans come at the existing price band between Rs. 499 and Rs. 2,599. The plans have a range of validity options and include high-speed data access as well as