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Telegram announces colourful calls, largest bot update
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Telegram announces colourful calls, largest bot update

New Delhi, Jan 2: Encrypted messaging platform Telegram on Tuesday unveiled new updates, featuring a range of exciting enhancements aimed at elevating user experience. The update introduces colourful calls, a visually stunning Thanos Snap Effect for deleted messages, and the largest Bot update...
Researchers inch closer to cut dependence on regular insulin jab
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Researchers inch closer to cut dependence on regular insulin jab

Sydney, Jan 2: A team of Australian researchers are inching closer to regenerate insulin in pancreatic stem cells and replace the need for regular insulin injections, developing a cure for millions of people with diabetes. The team from Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute demonstrated that the...
WhatsApp banned record 71L bad accounts in India in Nov 2023
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WhatsApp banned record 71L bad accounts in India in Nov 2023

New Delhi, Jan 1: Meta-owned WhatsApp banned a record over 71 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of November 2023, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021, the company said on Monday. Between November 1-30, the company banned 71,96,000 accounts. About 19,54,000 of these accounts were...
YouTuber MrBeast won’t upload videos on Musk’s X due to poor monetisation
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YouTuber MrBeast won’t upload videos on Musk’s X due to poor monetisation

San Francisco, Jan 1: YouTube sensation Jimmy Donaldson (aka MrBeast) has snubbed Elon Musk, saying his won’t upload his videos on X as doing so would not even fund a fraction of what he spends on making those videos. When famous X handle DogeDesigner asked MrBeast to upload his latest video on X...
Key UPI transaction changes that come into effect in New Year
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Key UPI transaction changes that come into effect in New Year

New Delhi, Jan 1: The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) rules have gone through some key changes in the New Year to improve online banking and payment transaction experiences. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) have instructed payment apps to deactivate inactive UPI IDs that have...
China’s BYD gears up to topple Musk’s Tesla as world’s top EV maker
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China’s BYD gears up to topple Musk’s Tesla as world’s top EV maker

New Delhi, Jan 2: Chinese automotive giant BYD has moved one step closer to topple Elon Musk-run Tesla as the world’s top EV manufacturer, after the Shenzhen-based company sold a record 526,000 electric vehicles in October-December 2023. For the entire year, BYD sold more than 3 million battery...
Meta removes support for Chromecast from Quest VR headsets: Report
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Meta removes support for Chromecast from Quest VR headsets: Report

San Francisco, Jan 2: Meta has discontinued Chromecast functionality from Quest VR headsets via a software update with the build number (firmware version) 60.0, which was released last month. The change is especially noticeable on the Quest 3 headset, with several users on Reddit claiming that...
India begins 2024 with PSLV rocket lifting off with XPoSat
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India begins 2024 with PSLV rocket lifting off with XPoSat

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 1: On the first day of the calendar year 2024, India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C58 (PSLV-C58) on Monday morning lifted off with the country's X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) with 10 other payloads. The 44.4-metre tall PSLV-C58 rocket with a lift off...
WhatsApp to soon let search for users by username
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WhatsApp to soon let search for users by username

San Francisco, Dec 29: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly developing a feature that will allow users to search for others through their username. As spotted by WABetaInfo, users will now be able to search for others by entering their username into the search bar, in a future update of the web...
Some children develop long Covid too: Study
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Some children develop long Covid too: Study

Toronto, Dec 29: Although children infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19, reported increased chronic symptoms, few of these children developed post-Covid-19 conditions, also known as long Covid. The study, published in the JAMA Network Open, showed that the overall quality of life...
ADHD risk factor for serious mental health issues: Study
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ADHD risk factor for serious mental health issues: Study

London, Dec 29: The hyperactivity disorder, usually referred to as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is an independent risk factor for several common and serious mental health issues, according to research. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition in children and teenagers that...
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Musk's SpaceX sends top-secret US military space plane to orbit

Washington, Dec 30: Elon Musk-run SpaceX has sent a secretive US military space plane to orbit and what all it carried aboard the mission are classified. This is the first time the US military has selected SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket for a mission, reports TechCrunch. The Falcon Heavy rocket...
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