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Google employees battle bugs in New York office and these are not in the computers
Google employees at the Chelsea office in NYC are facing a bed bug outbreak. Staff were temporarily told to stay home while exterminators tackle the tiny pests
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Amazon Web Services outage: Here’s how much companies may have lost due to the global disruption that lasted for hours
A failure in an AWS core region caused outages at over a thousand companies worldwide. Modelling suggests multi-hour downtime across so many tenants likely pushed total losses into the billions
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How to convert your Diwali photos into Studio Ghibli style AI art using ChatGPT: A step-by-step guide with right prompt
You can convert Diwali photos into Ghibli-style AI art by pairing the right base image with prompt structure, restraint in style strength, and consistent lighting guidance for believable painterly output.
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This smart toilet camera can analyse users’ waste for gut health, hydration, and potential health risks
Kohler’s new smart toilet camera, Dekoda, analyzes users’ waste to provide insights on gut health, hydration, and potential health risks, all from the comfort of your bathroom.
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Diwali photo editing tips: 10 Google Gemini Nano Banana AI prompts to edit your selfies and firework photos
Google’s Gemini Nano Banana AI allows mobile photo editing through text commands instead of sliders or layers. It can interpret lighting conditions, recognize subjects such as diyas, rangoli and fireworks, and apply targeted edits based on what you type. Here are 10 practical ways to use it for Diwali photography.
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iQOO 15 with 7,000mAh battery and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 announced in China
iQoo 15 has been announced in China with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a 7,000mAh battery, LTPO AMOLED panel, triple 50MP cameras and India launch confirmed for next month
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iPhone 17 sales jump 14% over iPhone 16 in first 10 Days, base model big hit in some countries
Apple’s iPhone 17 beats iPhone 16 early sales by 14%. Strong value base model and Pro Max offers are driving the rush in China and the US.
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55 iPhone and iPad users sue Apple in China: Here’s why it matters
55 iPhone and iPad users in China have sued Apple, accusing it of abusing market power by forcing App Store payments and charging high commissions.
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Wikipedia sees its traffic fall as AI and social media change how people search
The online encyclopedia’s pageviews have dropped 8% year-on-year, as generative AI and social platforms reshape how people find information online.
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Amazon says Perplexity, Snapchat, and other services coming back soon, explains what went wrong
Amazon says services including Perplexity and Snapchat are starting to recover after an AWS outage in the US-East-1 region caused failures due to a DNS issue affecting DynamoDB endpoints.
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Reddit down globally: Here are the issues users are facing; probable cause and more
Reddit is facing a global outage with users reporting app and website failures. Early indicators suggest the disruption is linked to the ongoing AWS incident impacting multiple online services.
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Amazon Web Services down globally: 10 popular services currently not working due to the outage in India
AWS is facing a major outage impacting services in India, with multiple popular apps and platforms going offline due to failures in the US-East-1 cloud region.
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Perplexity down in India: Arvind Srinivas pins the outage to AWS, says “we’re working on resolving it”
Perplexity AI is currently unavailable for users in India, with CEO Arvind Srinivas confirming that the disruption is tied to the ongoing AWS outage affecting multiple cloud-dependent services.
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Snapchat down globally: Users facing login and feed loading issues; AWS outage likely the cause
Snapchat is experiencing a global outage linked to a wider AWS failure, preventing users from logging in and loading feeds across devices and regions, according to Downdetector data.
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Amazon Web Services are down globally: Takes down Perplexity, Snapchat, Alexa and more; here’s what the company has to say
A major AWS outage in the US-East-1 region disrupted global services including Perplexity, Snapchat, Alexa, Ring, Roblox, Fortnite, Prime Video and other platforms that rely on Amazon Web Services.
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Tim Cook wishes Happy Diwali with user-shot iPhone 17 Pro Max photo
Apple CEO Tim Cook shared Diwali greetings along with a photograph showing a woman lighting diyas amid marigold decorations, captured on an iPhone 17 Pro Max.
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Elon Musk-owned X to sell usernames of these users: All the details
X is about to put a price on identity. The platform will soon let paid users browse and buy inactive usernames, turning handles into digital real estate — and a potential cash cow for Elon Musk’s company.
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Diwali 2025: How to create custom Diwali greeting images using Gemini Nano Banana AI, ChatGPT, Grok, Perplexity and more
Generative AI can convert a written Diwali wish into a personalized greeting image by extracting visual cues from text, prompting an image model, and refining results through conversational iterations.
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Zoho takes on Microsoft and Google with new Zia-powered agentic AI capabilities for enterprise apps
Zoho has introduced agentic AI across its suite of enterprise apps at no added cost, expanding Zia-powered automation as it positions itself against Microsoft and Google in the AI enterprise stack.
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Diwali 2025 wishes: How to download and send Happy Diwali WhatsApp stickers
Clear, step-by-step instructions to find Diwali 2025 sticker packs on Play Store or inside WhatsApp, add them to your library, and send them in chats or post them to Status.
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Spotify Premium price drops to Rs 499 per year: Here's how to get the deal and all other details
Spotify has announced a Diwali-time discount on its Premium Individual annual plan in India, pricing it at Rs 499 — significantly lower than Apple Music and YouTube Premium annual plans.
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Meta to ban third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp, set to hurt OpenAI and others
WhatsApp will soon block third-party AI chatbots from operating on its platform, a move that effectively makes Meta AI the only assistant allowed on the world’s biggest messaging app.
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Meta to ban AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Perplexity from WhatsApp: 5 key things to know
WhatsApp is changing its policy to block AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Perplexity. From January 2026, only Meta’s own assistant will remain active.
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ChatGPT’s growth slows down despite millions of downloads: Here’s what went wrong
ChatGPT app growth slows as downloads drop 8% in October. Users spend less time on the app while competition from Google Gemini heats up.
