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WhatsApp launches native app for Google's Wear OS

Google has promised more third-party native apps coming to Wear OS including Spotify.

Asus to produce Intel's NUC barebone PCs going forward

Under the new agreement, Asus will receive a non-exclusive license to manufacture and sell 10th to 13th generation NUC systems and also develop future designs.

Google testing "Genesis" AI that can write news articles for journalists

The AI tool has already been demoed for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.

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Threads iOS app updated with translations, follow tabs and more

The second major update for Threads has added translations, a follow tab on the activity feeds and the ability to subscribe to unfollowed users.

Twitter quietly renames Notes to Articles, testing new tools for long-form tweets

In response to a tweet that broke the news about Notes being renamed to Articles, Elon Musk confirmed that this will allow users to post, "very long, complex articles with mixed media".

Instagram rolls out new update for Reels templates

The social media platform has improved the template browser and sped up the creation process for Reels.

Corsair acquires mechanical keyboard company Drop

Drop is a peripheral developer that is best known for its mechanical keyboards and switches

Microsoft to replace Xbox Live Gold with Game Pass Core in September

Any Xbox 360 titles that have been redeemed in the past will still be kept in the users libraries. Xbox One titles, however, will require a subscription to Game Pass Core or Game Pass Ultimate.

Microsoft gets a two-month pause over UK appeal of Activision Blizzard merger

Microsoft, Activision Blizzard and UK's Competitions and Markets Authority had asked for a two-month stay to give parties time to resolve the dispute.

Norway slaps ban on Meta's behavioural advertising, threatens daily fine of $100,000

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority considers Meta's behavioral advertising one of the biggest threats to privacy.

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The hacker who leaked GTA VI footage deemed unfit to stand trial

Late last year, a hacker breached Rockstar Games security and released early GTA VI footage on the internet.

Google Play Games PC Beta launches in India

Google recommends at least a 4-core Intel CPU and 8GB of RAM as minimum.

Apple could reveal new Macs with M3 chips by October this year: Report

Apple is also working on a new M3 iPad model with an OLED screen but that is not expected to ship until next year.

Twitter will not let you receive DMs from non-Blue accounts by default

A new option has been added for direct messages on Twitter that allows users to receive DMs only from verified users or users they follow.

Viewsonic launches Omni VX28 180Hz monitors: Check price, specs

The panels have a response time of 0.5ms and cover 104 percent of the sRGB color space.

Best smartwatches under Rs 10,000: These are the most affordable, feature-loaded smartwatches

Smartwatches: Looking for an affordable smartwatch? Check out our list of the best smartwatches under Rs 10,000. From Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 to Boult Crown R Pro, these wearables offer premium features, stylish designs, and advanced wellness tracking.

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Meta to train ASR models by clustering speech at an 'utterance level'

The goal is to meld similar utterances from a diverse group of speakers together in one data set, and then use that to train the ASR model.

Microsoft says goodbye to Calibri, Aptos is now Office's default font

Calibri has been the default font for Microsoft Office since 2007.

New study says ChatGPT makes weak writers perform closer to more proficient ones

The experiment consisted of 453 volunteers including professionals, marketers, managers, grant writers and more.

3 India-specific Apple features you must try on iOS 17

While there are a bunch of new features to try in iOS 17, Apple has added some India-specific features that you must know about.

Apple releases iOS 17 public beta: Here's how you can try it out

You need to sign up for Apple's Beta Software Program to get access to the beta.