After Google’s AI Overview feature received a lot of flak and mockery due to errors and misleading errors, one would expect that the tech giant would lessen their reliance on artificial intelligence (AI). But contrary to the obvious expectation, Google is rather motivated to put more artificial intelligence into its products, despite being aware about […]
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Microsoft Service Outage Disrupts Noida IT Sector, Halts Operations in Major Companies
NOIDA, July 20, 2024 – A widespread Microsoft service outage significantly impacted Noida’s IT sector, causing disruptions in work and affecting operations across several firms. On Friday, employees at Adani’s data center in Sector-62 and other IT companies reported severe delays due to slow Windows performance, with pages taking several minutes to respond. The disruption […]
Google indexing Problem since June 20, 2024, affects global publishers’ visibility and traffic in search results.
June 21, 2024, Noida, Google Search Indexing is experiencing a significant technical glitch affecting the indexing and display of newly published content, leaving publishers worldwide scrambling to maintain their visibility. This issue, which started around 5 p.m. ET on June 20, 2024, has major news outlets like AP News and CNN, as well as smaller […]
MediaTek to make ARM-based chips for Microsoft’s AI PCs
After Qualcomm, Intel and AMD, Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek is about to join the bandwagon of the AI PC race with its own AI chips. According to a report from Reuters, three people familiar with the matter have revealed that MediaTek is developing an ARM-based personal computer chip that will run Microsoft’s AI laptops, which are […]
WhatsApp rolling out new update to protect your profile picture
Meta’s instant messaging platform WhatsApp is introducing a new feature that will block the ability to take screenshots of your profile picture. With an aim to bolster user safety and security, WhatsApp has recently started rolling out this update that restricts unauthorised download, sharing and distribution of other user’s profile pictures. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp […]
Meta introduces WhatsApp-like ‘Communities’ feature to Messenger app
Meta has recently rolled out the ‘Communities’ group chat feature on Messenger app, which permits users to join a community without having to be a part of the same Facebook group. The feature was originally introduced on WhatsApp in 2022 in order to improve communication for big organisations and groups. This new feature is expected […]
Indian Solar Physicist’s work gets recognised by International Astronomical Union (IAU)
In a moment of pride for the Indian scientific community, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has recognised the exceptional research work of Indian heliophysicist Devojyoti Kansabanik for his contribution in the field of Solar Physics. Mr. Kansabanik did his Ph.D from the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) based in Pune, which is a part […]
What is ‘Sadfishing’ trend prevalent on social media?
We all have that one person in our social media circle who loves to post cryptic and emotional status/stories, often with quotes about self-worth or vague hints at karma targeting someone anonymous. This attention and sympathy-seeking behaviour is being called by academic researchers as “sadfishing”. The term ‘Sadfishing’ was first coined by journalist Rebecca Reid […]
Google Maps update brings important change to its privacy
Google Maps is bringing a significant change to its privacy feature. Until now, Google used to store all the Maps location history on its servers. But a new update of Google Maps will see them storing all the location data locally on the devices, and not on their servers anymore. Google has also renamed the […]
Meta Verified feature to be available for WhatsApp Business users in India
Meta, owner of the popular messaging service WhatsApp, recently announced that it is rolling out the Meta Verified feature for WhatsApp Business users in India, Indonesia, Brazil and Colombia. The announcement was made at Conversations, Meta’s annual business messaging event, on Thursday, June 6 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Meta Verified subscription service, much like in […]