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Luna-25 Spacecraft Made Adjustments While Attempting to Prepare for Landing on Lunar Surface
Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft adjusted its orbit on Friday as it prepared to attempt the first landing near the south pole of the moon, space agency Roscosmos said. It said the adjustment went smoothly and the spacecraft's onboard systems and communications were all functioning normally.
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Instagram Could Release Text-Based App to Rival Against Twitter by June 2023: Report
Meta Platforms' Instagram is planning to release a text-based app that will compete with Twitter and may debut as soon as June, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Facebook parent is testing the product with influencers and some creators, according to the report.
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EA Founder Trip Hawkins Dives Into Web3 Sector With Barcelona-Based Startup
Former Apple executive Trip Hawkins, who founded the company behind the best-selling sports videogame franchise FIFA, is joining a Web3 startup, looking to take on top blockchain games like Axie Infinity. GFAL publishes titles compatible with blockchain technology across consoles, personal computers and smartphones — commonly called Web3.
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OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Plus, a Pilot Subscription Plan, at $20 per Month
ChatGPT owner OpenAI said on Wednesday it is launching a pilot subscription plan for its popular AI-powered chatbot, called ChatGPT Plus, for $20 (nearly Rs. 1,600) per month. Subscribers will receive access to ChatGPT during peak times, faster responses and priority access to new features and improvements.Â
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Amazon Working on Standalone App for Sports Content: Report
Amazon.com is working on a standalone app for watching sports content, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing a source with direct knowledge of the plan. The move will likely complement Amazon's effort to double down on sports programming through its Prime Video service, a key channel to attract consumers to its shopping platform.
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BAYC Parent Yuga Labs Hires Former Activision Blizzard's Head as Chief Executive
Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard's chief operating officer Daniel Alegre will join Bored Ape NFT maker Yuga Labs as its chief executive, the metaverse startup said on Monday. The announcement comes days after the Biden administration sued to block tech giant Microsoft's $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,70,300) takeover of Activision.
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Binance Proof-of-Reserves Auditor Mazars Pauses Work Temporarily for Crypto Clients: Report
Mazars, the auditing firm working with major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has paused all work for clients in the crypto industry, news outlet Coindesk reported on Friday, citing an emailed statement from Binance.
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Is LinkedIn Down? Over 10,000 Users Report Issue Across Globe, Including India
Thousands of users of Microsoft's LinkedIn were impacted on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There were over 10,000 incidents of people reporting issues with the social networking service, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources including user-submitted er...
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Twitter Down? Company Responds as Thousands of Users Report Issues With Accessing Twitter
Twitter was inaccessible to thousands of users on Tuesday, according to a downtime tracking website. Over 33,000 user reports of being unable to access to the service were recorded by Downdetector.com. Meanwhile, Twitter's status page appeared to show that there were no errors with accessing the service on Tuesday.
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Instagram Introduces Feature to Allow Users to Shop Directly in Chats
Instagram is getting a payment feature that will allow users to buy from small businesses through direct messages, parent company Meta Platforms said on Monday. Now, users will be able to make purchases with a qualified small business on Instagram without leaving the chat.
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Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann Steps Down, Google Executive Bill Ready to Take Up Charge
Pinterest Chief Executive Officer Ben Silbermann would step down, handing over the reins of the social media platform to Google commerce executive Bill Ready. The new head for the past two years ran commerce and payment operations at the Alphabet-owned search giant Google. Ready has also held senior leadership roles at PayPal.
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MediaTek Plans to Open New Design Centre in the US With $1.4 Million Aid From the State
MediaTek, the world's fourth largest chip designer by revenue, plans to create a new design centre in US' Indiana in partnership with Purdue University. While there is no clarity on how much the company would invest in its first Midwestern design hub, MediaTek said it will receive $1.4 million from the state for the centre.
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Amazon Debuts CodeWhisperer as an AI Code-Writing Tool for Tech Workers, Developers
Amazon has announced a tool to help software developers write code, the latest such effort by the tech industry.
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Google, NBCUniversal Lead Bid for Netflix's Ad-Supported Subscription Plan Tie-Up: Report
Alphabet's Google and Comcast's NBCUniversal are reportedly the biggest bidders for a tie-up with Netflix to help it create an advertisement-supported subscription plan. A Wall Street Journal report stated that NBCUniversal's sales team can assist the streaming service provider with selling advertisements in the United States and Europe.
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Instagram Owner Meta Is Working to Restore the Platform After Users Report Access Issue
Instagram parent Meta said on Thursday said it is working to restoring the image-share platform. Thousands of users reported issues with Instagram. The team assured that they are working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible.
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Luna-25 Spacecraft Made Adjustments While Attempting to Prepare for Landing on Lunar Surface
Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft adjusted its orbit on Friday as it prepared to attempt the first landing near the south pole of the moon, space agency Roscosmos said. It said the adjustment went smoothly and the spacecraft's onboard systems and communications were all functioning normally.
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Instagram Could Release Text-Based App to Rival Against Twitter by June 2023: Report
Meta Platforms' Instagram is planning to release a text-based app that will compete with Twitter and may debut as soon as June, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Facebook parent is testing the product with influencers and some creators, according to the report.
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EA Founder Trip Hawkins Dives Into Web3 Sector With Barcelona-Based Startup
Former Apple executive Trip Hawkins, who founded the company behind the best-selling sports videogame franchise FIFA, is joining a Web3 startup, looking to take on top blockchain games like Axie Infinity. GFAL publishes titles compatible with blockchain technology across consoles, personal computers and smartphones — commonly called Web3.
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OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Plus, a Pilot Subscription Plan, at $20 per Month
ChatGPT owner OpenAI said on Wednesday it is launching a pilot subscription plan for its popular AI-powered chatbot, called ChatGPT Plus, for $20 (nearly Rs. 1,600) per month. Subscribers will receive access to ChatGPT during peak times, faster responses and priority access to new features and improvements.Â
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Amazon Working on Standalone App for Sports Content: Report
Amazon.com is working on a standalone app for watching sports content, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing a source with direct knowledge of the plan. The move will likely complement Amazon's effort to double down on sports programming through its Prime Video service, a key channel to attract consumers to its shopping platform.
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BAYC Parent Yuga Labs Hires Former Activision Blizzard's Head as Chief Executive
Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard's chief operating officer Daniel Alegre will join Bored Ape NFT maker Yuga Labs as its chief executive, the metaverse startup said on Monday. The announcement comes days after the Biden administration sued to block tech giant Microsoft's $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,70,300) takeover of Activision.
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Binance Proof-of-Reserves Auditor Mazars Pauses Work Temporarily for Crypto Clients: Report
Mazars, the auditing firm working with major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has paused all work for clients in the crypto industry, news outlet Coindesk reported on Friday, citing an emailed statement from Binance.
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Is LinkedIn Down? Over 10,000 Users Report Issue Across Globe, Including India
Thousands of users of Microsoft's LinkedIn were impacted on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There were over 10,000 incidents of people reporting issues with the social networking service, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources including user-submitted er...
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Twitter Down? Company Responds as Thousands of Users Report Issues With Accessing Twitter
Twitter was inaccessible to thousands of users on Tuesday, according to a downtime tracking website. Over 33,000 user reports of being unable to access to the service were recorded by Downdetector.com. Meanwhile, Twitter's status page appeared to show that there were no errors with accessing the service on Tuesday.
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Instagram Introduces Feature to Allow Users to Shop Directly in Chats
Instagram is getting a payment feature that will allow users to buy from small businesses through direct messages, parent company Meta Platforms said on Monday. Now, users will be able to make purchases with a qualified small business on Instagram without leaving the chat.
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Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann Steps Down, Google Executive Bill Ready to Take Up Charge
Pinterest Chief Executive Officer Ben Silbermann would step down, handing over the reins of the social media platform to Google commerce executive Bill Ready. The new head for the past two years ran commerce and payment operations at the Alphabet-owned search giant Google. Ready has also held senior leadership roles at PayPal.
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MediaTek Plans to Open New Design Centre in the US With $1.4 Million Aid From the State
MediaTek, the world's fourth largest chip designer by revenue, plans to create a new design centre in US' Indiana in partnership with Purdue University. While there is no clarity on how much the company would invest in its first Midwestern design hub, MediaTek said it will receive $1.4 million from the state for the centre.
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Amazon Debuts CodeWhisperer as an AI Code-Writing Tool for Tech Workers, Developers
Amazon has announced a tool to help software developers write code, the latest such effort by the tech industry.
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Google, NBCUniversal Lead Bid for Netflix's Ad-Supported Subscription Plan Tie-Up: Report
Alphabet's Google and Comcast's NBCUniversal are reportedly the biggest bidders for a tie-up with Netflix to help it create an advertisement-supported subscription plan. A Wall Street Journal report stated that NBCUniversal's sales team can assist the streaming service provider with selling advertisements in the United States and Europe.
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Instagram Owner Meta Is Working to Restore the Platform After Users Report Access Issue
Instagram parent Meta said on Thursday said it is working to restoring the image-share platform. Thousands of users reported issues with Instagram. The team assured that they are working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible.
