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Apple Watch 8 series’ automated crash notifications feature backfires in a ski town in the USA

ANI - 27 December, 2022

iPhone 14 series' "crash detection" and "fall detection" features immediately dial 911. The emergency centre then calls the caller back, and if they do not answer, it is presumed that they have been in an accident

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Man claims to solve fertility issues and genetic disorders with artificial womb facility called Ectolife. Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff - 13 December, 2022

The concept video claimed that Ectolife will extensively use AI technologies to provide nutrients that are customised to the needs of each child

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India jumps six slots to rank 61st in Network Readiness Index 2022, ranked 3rd among lower-middle-income nations

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2022

Network Readiness Index 2022 by Portulans Institute state that India’s overall score has improved to 51.19 in 2022 from 49.74 in 2021.

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Users verified earlier by Twitter for being ‘celeb’ will lose their blue ticks if they don’t pay $8 per month, Elon Musk makes it...

OpIndia Staff - 16 November, 2022

Twitter Blue subscription service was earlier paused after many users assumed identities of existing celebrities by getting a blue tick or verified mark by paying $8 per month. Many such users were later suspended by Twitter.

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‘Social Media has become an instrument of a terrorist toolkit to spread conspiracy theories’: EAM S Jaishankar at UN Counter-Terrorism meet

OpIndia Staff - 29 October, 2022

EAM Jaishankar highlighted the flip sides of technology, saying that it has posed new challenges to the governments.

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‘Prepare for launch’: India ready for 5G rollout, Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw issues spectrum assignment letters

OpIndia Staff - 18 August, 2022

In his Independence Day address, PM Modi had said that the wait for 5G is over and the services shall be launched soon.

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Yahoo pulls out of China citing ‘challenging’ environment, soon after new data protection law came into effect

OpIndia Staff - 3 November, 2021

Yahoo’s departure from coincides with the implementation of a new data privacy law that grants sweeping authority to officials to access personal information collected by tech firms.

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Adobe, Qualcomm, First Solar and more: CEOs of 5 major US companies meet PM Modi, here is what they said

OpIndia Staff - 24 September, 2021

“As an Indian American, it is a matter of pride to see the Prime Minister encourage startups and investments in India," remarked Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen.

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