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Meta develops AI to bring human-like figures in children's drawings to life
Meta (formerly Facebook) researchers have developed an AI system that can identify and automatically animate the human-like figures in children's drawings with a high success rate
 "Meta develops AI to bring human-like figures in children's drawings to life")
DoT working to simplify clearance process for satellite services
Bharti group-backed OneWeb and US-based SpaceX group firm Starlink Satellite Communications are in the fray to start satellite based broadband services in India
 "DoT working to simplify clearance process for satellite services")
Year in review: Apple Watch 7 to OnePlus Watch, best smartwatches of 2021
Business Standard lists the best five smartwatches that stood out in 2021
 "Year in review: Apple Watch 7 to OnePlus Watch, best smartwatches of 2021")
OnePlus hits 1 crore units global sales target, CEO Pete Lau announces
OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has announced that the brand has achieved the target of selling one crore units globally ahead of its schedule.
 "OnePlus hits 1 crore units global sales target, CEO Pete Lau announces")
Meta alerts 50K users on being targeted by 'surveillance-for-hire' entities
The global surveillance-for-hire industry targets people across the Internet to collect intelligence, manipulate them into revealing information and compromise their devices and accounts
 "Meta alerts 50K users on being targeted by 'surveillance-for-hire' entities")
Meta to bring sign language interpreters into video conversations on portal
Meta (formerly Facebook) has added video relay services (VRS) to its Portal video calling devices, to bring English or Spanish sign language interpreters into video conversations.
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Spyware finds highlights depth, diversity of hacker-for-hire industry
Security researchers said they found two kinds of commercial spyware on phone of a leading exiled Egyptian dissident, providing new evidence of depth and diversity of the hacker-for-hire industry
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Major tech companies struggle to make products safe in logging software
Some of the world's largest technology companies are still struggling to make their products safe from a gaping vulnerability in common logging software a week after hackers began trying to exploit it
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What is 6G technology? What are its potentials?
India is currently testing 5G network services ahead of its final rollout. The country is also working towards developing 6G, using indigenously developed infrastructure. Let's find out what is 6G?
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US airlines warn 5G wireless could cause havoc with flights
By David Shepardson
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Instagram likely to allow users to post 60-second videos on Stories
Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is reportedly now allowing a few users to post longer videos up to 60 seconds on Stories.
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Apple removes controversial child abuse detection tool from webpage
Apple has removed all reference to its controversial child sexual abuse material (CSAM) detection feature from its child safety webpage.
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Minecraft hits 1 trn views on YouTube, now most popular game on platform
Popular game Minecraft has crossed more than 1 trillion views on YouTube making it the most popular game on the video streaming platform.
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Nations renew talks on 'killer robots' as deal hopes narrow
The countries behind a United Nations agreement on weapons have been meeting this week on the thorny issue of lethal autonomous weapons systems, colloquially known as killer robots
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Cloud & Indian businesses: Foreign companies want in
Everyone is eyeing India's cloud market as a potential high return on investment (ROI) sector
 "Cloud & Indian businesses: Foreign companies want in")
The possibilities as the first 'living robots' reproduce
The versatility of this concept has surprised everyone. The potential applications are wide-ranging
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This Dutch IT consulting firm offers boutique solutions to global companies
Xebia began as a group of technologists advising on precise tech blueprints and architecture to companies that had burnt their fingers with shoddy IT implementation
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IBM, Samsung new chip design may lead to week-long battery life on phones
IBM and Samsung have been working to stack up semiconductor transistors vertically to free up more space on the silicon
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Top headlines: Rs 76k-cr scheme for semiconductors; RBI penalty on 2 banks
Business Standard brings you the top stories on Wednesday
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Samsung gets competition in foldables from a $1,250 China phone
Consumers have been slow to adopt foldable phones, one of the industry's biggest innovations of past years, in part because of high price tags and variable quality
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