Samsung Electronics created and manufactured the Samsung Galaxy Note line of high-end Android phablets as well as phones, way back in 2011. The Galaxy Note range is largely geared around stylus productivity; all versions come with a stylus pencil and a pressure-sensitive Wacom digitizer. Most Galaxy Note models also contain software capabilities geared around the […]
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Jack Dorsey Has Committed to Making Bitcoin More Than Just a Side Investment
Square Crypto, the billionaire’s bitcoin fundraising venture, has been relaunched as Spiral, with the goal of “making bitcoin the world’s preferred currency.” Square, the transactions business, announced on Wednesday that it changed its name to Block Inc. Spiral is the new name for Square Crypto, a business focused on sponsoring Bitcoin innovations. Spiral’s emphasis, Bitcoin, […]
Is The Worldwide Web Under Major Threat?
The idea of a unified worldwide web is crumbling. This is due to attempts by nations such as China as well as Russia to construct national barriers. However, there is a significant transformation taking place in the internet’s physical backbone, including the fiber optic cables that span international boundaries. The common idea of a fragmented, […]
Baidu Gets Approval in Parts of Beijing for Offering Robotaxi Service
Baidu Inc. said this week that it would begin collecting robotaxi fees in portions across Beijing on Thursday, marking a significant step toward expanding its autonomous taxi company. The regulatory clearance to encourage robotaxis in China comes at a time when municipal governments in the United States are moving in the same way. The city […]
Startup Makes Fastest AI Chip in The World, Receives USD 250 Million Funding
Cerebras Systems Inc., the creator of a wafer-sized A.I. processor with 2.6 trillion transistors, has received USD 250 million in investments to advance its innovation and broaden industry use. Alpha Wave Ventures as well as Abu Dhabi Growth Fund supplied the investment. Cerebras Systems announced the investment round today, stating that it is now worth […]
Twitter Extends Tipping Feature To Android Users To Send And Receive Money Directly
Microblogging platform Twitter is rolling out a new feature for its Android users. The feature is designed to send and receive money on the platform. It is a tipping feature. It is called Tips. The company said that users can use the latest feature to tip others. It is an in-app feature. However, it is […]
Elon Musk Says Startship’s First Flight Early Next Year, Targets Dozen Launches Thereafter
Starship is ready for a space visit. Developed by SpaceX, Starship is a reusable launch vehicle. SpaceX founder Elon Musk said that the company will try to fly a Starship early next year. This will be the first orbital flight for the vehicle. Musk said that engineers are targeting January or February for the launch. […]
China Wants to Increase Cyber Monitoring of Hong Kong Technological IPOs?
On Sunday, China’s internet watchdog issued draught guidelines requiring businesses listed in Hong Kong to undertake a cyber-security examination if the stock sale may jeopardize national security, challenging a recent migration by IT groups in the region. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s prominent data police, stated in July that it will tighten […]
Federal Communications Commission Approves Satellite Internet Project Of Boeing
Another company has entered into the growing competition of satellite internet projects. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given a go-ahead to Boeing for its satellite internet project. The largest aerospace company had first proposed the project in 2017. With the green signal from the FCC, the aerospace company can now start building, launching, and […]
General Motors To Enter EV Charging Infrastructure, Plans To Install Its Charging Stations
General Motors has been aggressively working on electric vehicles and it is set to launch a new wave of electric vehicles. Amid all this, the American multinational automotive is launching its own charging infrastructure. This is important to make sure those EVs are on the road. For this, the company has launched a community charging […]
After Lengthy Wait, Instagram Users Now Allowed To Post Photos, Videos From Their Desktop
After years of wait, Instagram is finally letting you post photos and videos from the desktop. The photo-sharing platform has been sharing a flurry of updates. As part of these updates, the social media space is allowing folks to post through their computer browser without relying on the phone app. The feature is likely to […]
2 Astronauts Initially Scheduled to Fly Boeing’s Launch Vehicle Will Now do so with SpaceX
NASA stated today (Oct. 6) that two astronauts who were initially scheduled to fly Boeing’s launch vehicle will now go to space in a SpaceX spacecraft instead. NASA has reallocated astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada to SpaceX’s Crew-5 mission, which is scheduled to fly to the ISS no later than the autumn of 2022. […]
Twitter Testing Prompts Feature To Warn Users About Potentially Intense Conversation
Twitter often sees users getting engaged in a heated debate. To prevent users from jumping into such a conversation, the company is planning to introduce a new mechanism. It will warn users about a potential intense conversation. Twitter said that the feature is currently under trial. It will curb heated conversation that leads to unproductive. […]
Chinese AR Glasses Maker Nreal Secures USD 100 Million in Funding
Nreal, a Chinese producer of Augmented Reality (AR) glasses, has secured USD 100 million to support worldwide expansion and the development of new products. Augmented reality is a technology that enables digital pictures to be superimposed on real-world objects, and it is an area in which the world’s top technology corporations are developing. The fundraising […]
Google Scraps Plex Banking That Offered Google Pay Based Services
Google has announced to stop its Plex service. The Plex is mobile-first bank accounts by the search engine giant. It announced the project in November last year. It allowed users to do their banking. Users only required the Google Pay app. It eased the banking services. Users were able to check balance and perform other […]
NASA Says It Didn’t Find Evidence Against James Webb In Purging LGBT Employees, Rules Out Changing Name Of James Webb Space Telescope
NASA has said that it will not rename the James Webb Space Telescope. The space agency said that it has no intention to rename the instrument. The clarification came in the wake of controversies involving the name of the telescope. The telescope is branded as a technological marvel. It is touted to be the successor […]
All You Need to Know About the New iPhone 13 Models
The iPhone 13 has arrived, and it comes completely loaded with a shrunken notch, improved screens, a faster A15 Bionic processor, and substantial camera improvements. The battery performance is also improved. The cinematic video mode, which keeps focusing on the subject while it moves, is the coolest improvement thus far. This year, Apple incorporated bigger […]
Samsung May Manufacture Next-Gen Self-Driving Chips For EV Manufacturer Tesla
Samsung is reportedly in talks with Elon Musk’s company to manufacture the next-generation self-driving chips for Tesla’s fully autonomous vehicles. The chips that the South Korean would manufacture will be based on its 7-nanometer chip production process. The development doesn’t come as a surprise because both the companies have discussed the topic of chip designing […]
People Spend More Time On TikTok Than YouTube, Average Watch Time Per User Now Over 24 Hours Per Month
TikTok has been an extremely popular app among youngsters. So much so that several social media giants tried to copy it and launched their own version of short-form videos. Despite several big names joining the club, TikTok remains the undisputed leader of the market. This has been proved once again as social media users are […]
Startup Firefly’s First Test Flight Didn’t Go As Expected, Ends Up Into Explosive Fireball
Small launch company Firefly wanted to create history with its first-ever launch attempt, but things didn’t go as planned. The space startup launched its first unmanned rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base north of Los Angeles. The lift-off was smooth and the 100 feet tall rocket soared in the sky above the Pacific Ocean. Everything […]