7 in 10 workers are millennials in India: Report
New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Seven out of 10 employees (about 70 per cent) are millennials in India, and about 22 per cent of millennials in the workforce are females, a new report showed on…
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Microsoft Outlook users to now be visible in Google Calendar’s meeting attendees list
San Francisco, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Google has announced that Microsoft Outlook users will now display as organisers in Google Calendar when they invite a Calendar user to a meeting event. Earlier, if a Microsoft Outlook…
GenAI promises transformative change in automotive industry: Report
New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the automotive industry embarking on a technology-driven journey, generative artificial intelligence (genAI) emerges as an engine to help overcome some of its most pressing challenges and make operations more…
India gets its 1st unicorn of 2023 in Zepto which raises $200 mn
New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ending the unicorn drought in India amid the ongoing funding winter, online grocery company Zepto on Friday announced it has raised $200 million in its Series E round, valuing the…
Scientists from IIT and Germany explore interaction between two cyclones
Chennai, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) A team of researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) of Madras and Hyderabad along with those from Germany’s Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research (PIK) used a novel, data-driven approach…
Common supplements may reduce natural hearing loss: Study
New York, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Age-related hearing loss is associated with a decrease of cholesterol in the inner ear and a common supplement may help reduce the condition, according to a study in mice. Experiments…
Meta’s next Ray-Ban smart glasses may let users livestream video
San Francisco, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Meta’s (formerly Facebook) next Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses will reportedly let users livestream video to viewers who can talk back to them. Internal documents obtained by tech journalist Janko Roettgers…
India’s moon rover did a ‘Michael Jackson Act’ on the moon – It moon walked
Chennai, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s moon rover did a ‘Michael Jackson act’ on the lunar surface after walking down on the ramp! Well it moon walked after slowly rolling down on the moon lander’s ramp,…
Microsoft testing new Settings homepage on Windows 11
San Francisco, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Microsoft has announced that it is rolling out ‘Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22631.2262’ to the Beta Channel, which includes a new Settings homepage, backup and restore improvements, and more….
Constipation, IBS may be early warning signs of Parkinson’s disease
New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Certain gut problems, such as constipation, difficulty swallowing and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), may be early warning signs of the neurological condition Parkinson’s disease, new observational research has warned. Gastrointestinal…
NASA showcases 1st images from pollution-monitoring instrument
Washington, Aug 25(SocialNews.XYZ) US space agency NASA has released the first data maps from its new pollution-monitoring instrument, launched to space earlier this year. From its orbit 22,000 miles above the equator, NASA’s TEMPO, or…
Google introduces Workday app for Chat
San Francisco, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Google has introduced a new Workday app for the communication service ‘Google Chat’. “We’re adding a new Workday app for Google Chat that allows you to perform quick actions in…
T-Mobile announces to lay off about 5K workers
San Francisco, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) US-based wireless network operator T-Mobile has announced to lay off 5,000 employees, or around seven per cent of its workforce, over the next five weeks. The job cuts will largely…
Chingari fires up to 50% of workforce in 2nd job cut round in 2 months
New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Homegrown short-video making platform Chingari has laid off up to 50 per cent of its workforce in its second round of job cuts in just two months amid fund scarcity,…
Protect users from data scraping, 12 key regulators tell social media giants
New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Social media companies and the operators of websites that host publicly accessible personal data have obligations under data protection and privacy laws to protect personal information on their platforms from…
realme brings biggest leap on buds with industry’s 1st coaxial dual-unit earphones
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) In the fast-evolving world of technology, innovation has become a driving force behind a brand’s success. realme, the consumer centric brand,has consistently grasped the preferences of users. realme brings products…
Thanksgiving puja for Moon God performed for India landing on moon
Chennai, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) With India safely landed on the moon, a group of devotees performed thanks giving puja at the Chandranaar Temple, in Thingalur near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, said a devotee. Interestingly, they…
Big Tech firms invest $235 mn in AI model repository Hugging Face
San Francisco, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tech giants like Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Intel, IBM, Salesforce, Qualcomm and others have infused $235 million into Hugging Face, an open-source AI model repository similar to GitHub for programming. The…
X introduces new $250 ad credit to lure back advertisers
San Francisco, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) X (formerly Twitter) has introduced a new $250 ad credit in order to lure back advertisers. “To show our appreciation to the small business community and highlight our recent product…
US Justice Department sues Musk’s SpaceX for discriminating in hiring
Washington, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has sued Elon Musk-run SpaceX for discriminating against asylees and refugees in hiring. The lawsuit alleged that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022,…