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Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in Europe to build 'metaverse'

The company said in a blog post Sunday that those high-skilled workers will help build the metaverse, a futuristic notion for connecting online that uses augmented and virtual reality.

Apple Unleashed highlights: MacBook Pro, new M1 chips, AirPods 3 announced

Apple's Unleashed event has concluded. At the event, the American technology giant announce two new trims, the M1 Pro and M1 Max, of its ARM architecture-based chip for Pro PC lin

WhatsApp expands joinable call feature to group chats: Check details here

Users can call a WhatsApp group and join the call directly from the group chat

Smartphone producer Foxconn announces electric car venture

Foxconn said its first electric bus, the Model T, will have a range of less than 400 kilometres on one charge.

Apple Unleashed event on Oct 18: When, where to watch livestream in India

The Apple Unleashed event will start at 10:30 pm on Monday, October 18 in India. It will livestream online on Apple website and Apple TV app

Apple privacy tweaks create windfall for its own advert biz: Report

The in-house business, called Search Ads, offers sponsored slots in the App Store that appear at the top of search results

AirPods 3 rumoured to be announced at Apple event on October 18

Rumours are widely suggesting the event will be focused on redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with a faster version of the M1 chip, brighter mini-LED displays, and more

WhatsApp for iOS working on message reaction feature with new settings

WhatsApp has been working on new reaction features as the new beta version of the platform brings the ability to manage reaction notifications with new settings

Apple offers 20% bonus in India for adding money to Apple ID

Users are being notified about a 20 per cent bonus when adding funds to an Indian Apple ID account, citing a developer on Twitter

What happens to your life stories if you delete your Facebook account?

For many people, a decade or more of updates, comments, photos, messages, tags, pokes, groups and reactions reside inside that particular digital sphere.

iOS 15.1, iPadOS 15.1 tipped to launch on Oct 25 after Unleashed event

Apple's iOS 15 has been off to a rocky start with users reporting several bugs. The tech giant is already ironing out these complaints.

Biggest tech companies face US Bills on liability and competition

A measure from Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone and other leading House Democrats would revoke legal liability protections for platforms that use algorithms to spread harmful information

Apple Watch Series 8 may come with a bigger display in 2022

Apple seems to have started working on the Apple Watch Series 7's successor, likely called Apple Watch Series 8. The Cupertino giant may be developing an Apple Watch with a bigger display for 2022

India 6th most affected country by ransomware, says Google

Israel was far and away an outlier, with the highest number of submissions and nearly a 600 per cent increase in the number of submissions compared to its baseline.

After India report, US mulls bill to fix Amazon's predatory practices

The third-party sellers have long accused Amazon of similar anti-competition behaviour.

Google introduces continuous scrolling to Search on mobile

This new Search experience is starting to gradually roll out for most English searches on mobile in the US.

'Fake it until you make it': 5G marketing outpaces service reality

The latest generation wireless technology is actually only available less than a third of the time in the best served states, new data shows

Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn in China amid censorship rules

Microsoft is shutting down its LinkedIn service in China later this year after censorship rules were tightened by Beijing.

WhatsApp to begin rolling out end-to-end encrypted chat backups

With this update, if you choose to back up your chat history with end-to-end encryption, it will be accessible only to yoy; no one will be able to unlock the backup, not even WhatsApp

FCEV: New breed of hydrogen-powered electric vehicles India plans to test

The vehicles derive electricity from a fuel cell powered by hydrogen, instead of drawing it from only a battery; if successful, the initiative could help India reduce its carbon footprint