The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued an advisory highlighting the responsibility of intermediaries, including social media platforms, to curb the spread of hoax bomb threats by various airlines operating in India. MeitY has emphasised that social media intermediaries must comply with the IT Act, 2000, the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company suspended shipments to China-based chip designer Sophgo after a chip it made was found on a Huawei AI processor, according to two people familiar with the matter. Sophgo had ordered chips from TSMC that matched the one found on Huawei’s Ascend 910B, the people said. Huawei is restricted from buying the…
Apple rolled out the iOS 18.2 Developer Beta 1 update for iPhone last week. It introduced Image Playground, Image Wand and Genmoji, expanding the suite of Apple Intelligence features that it first debuted with the iOS 18.1 beta. However, a large number of users have been unable to take advantage of them due to Apple…
Tata released India’s first mass-market all electric SUV-coupe, the Tata Curvv at a starting price of Rs 17.49 lakh (introductory ex-showroom, pan India). There are three versions of it: Empowered Plus, Accomplished, and Creative. It is an electric vehicle which has the driving range from 502 to 583 km. The transmission provided in the car…
Google has rolled out a new update for Quick Share on the Windows platform that does not bundle any new features but carries bug fixes for several issues that have been plaguing users in recent weeks. The new version of Quick Share rectifies an error which caused the app to crash if the file had…
Xiaomi 15 series is expected to launch in China tomorrow (Tuesday) as the company’s next-generation flagship phones, comprised of two models — Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro. The smartphone lineup is confirmed to be the world’s first handsets powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. Ahead of their impending debut, a company official…
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design was launched by the company in September as the world’s first mass-market triple foldable smartphone, although it is only available in China (as of now). It comes with three screens that can be folded in a Z-style manner. However, a recent durability test of the smartphone carried out by a…
As per reports, Japanese car manufacturers Toyota and Suzuki are collaborating to launch a new compact electric vehicle (EV), which is expected to hit the global markets next year. The two Japanese automobile giants have signed an agreement to share technologies and models with each other globally. Codenamed ‘bZ’ (Beyond Zero), this crossover is dubbed…
A potential “fifth force” — an unknown force beyond the known four fundamental forces — might influence the paths of celestial bodies. However, recent research on asteroid Bennu shows no evidence of any such force affecting its orbit, setting a limit on how strong this mysterious force could be. This finding, published in Communications Physics…
On 30 September 2024, NASA’s Perseverance rover turned its Mastcam-Z camera towards the Martian sky, capturing a remarkable view of Phobos, Mars’ small, irregularly shaped moon, as it passed in front of the Sun in a partial eclipse. This event, observed on what scientists refer to as Sol 1285 of the mission, showcased the shadowy…