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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...
AI to touch every aspect of Indian tech industry in 2024: Top leaders
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AI to touch every aspect of Indian tech industry in 2024: Top leaders

New Delhi, Dec 30: Leading Indian tech industry leaders said on Saturday that the coming year presents an exciting opportunity for purpose-driven organisations to better serve their communities as we advance in ways of using AI which will require more funding and expertise. In the next year,...
JN.1 variant dominates US with 50% of Covid cases: CDC
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JN.1 variant dominates US with 50% of Covid cases: CDC

New York, Dec 28: The new highly transmissible JN.1 variant, from the lineage of Omicron variant of Covid, is now the dominant variant in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said. The variant, classified as a variant of interest (VOI) by the World Health Organization...
Centre refutes report that India targeted Apple over phone hacking notifications
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Centre refutes report that India targeted Apple over phone hacking notifications

New Delhi, Dec 28: The Centre on Thursday strongly rebutted a media report that claimed that India targeted Apple over its phone hacking notifications, saying this is for Apple to explain if their devices are vulnerable and what triggered these notifications. Union Minister of State for...
Amazon begins to produce own hydrogen fuel to power vehicles
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Amazon begins to produce own hydrogen fuel to power vehicles

San Francisco, Dec 29: Amazon has announced plans to produce hydrogen fuel at its fulfillment centres and has partnered with hydrogen company Plug Power to install the first electrolyser (equipment that can split water molecules to produce hydrogen) at a fulfillment centre in the state of Colorado...
Tesla Cybertruck involved in 1st accident, results in
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Tesla Cybertruck involved in 1st accident, results in 'minor' injury to driver

San Francisco, Dec 29: A Tesla Cybertruck has been involved in a first-ever accident of the $61,000 vehicle (base model price), that resulted in a minor injury to the driver. A Reddit user posted two pictures of a Cybertruck accident in the US and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) later...
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Musk's X loses appeal to block California content moderation law

San Francisco, Dec 29: Elon Musk-run X (formerly Twitter) has lost a bid to block a California law requiring social media companies to disclose how they handle content moderation on their platforms. In September, X sued California to undo the state's content moderation law, saying it violated...
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