Science-Tech

Twitter announces new look for icons

San Francisco: Twitter has announced it is introducing a new look for its icons used across the social network. The company’s “Twitter Design” account tweeted two tweets from the thread so that people could see what’s changed. In the first thread, users can see how they looked before and now, while in the second one, users […]

Analysts dispute Elon Musk’s claim Tesla becoming bigger than Apple

New York: Wall Street analysts have disputed Elon Musk‘s claim about Tesla Inc. becoming bigger than the combined valuation of Apple Inc. and Saudi Aramco one day. According to the Bloomberg article, the electric-vehicle maker reported lacklustre third-quarter results on Wednesday, with revenue and margins missing estimates even as profit beat. This is the first […]

Google Meet will now zoom in on your face for better visibility

World: Google has announced a feature for Meet users to improve visibility by automatically framing the video. Before a user attends a meeting, Meet will automatically frame the video to ensure that everyone is equally visible, the company said. There are no motion disturbances that could draw attention away from the meeting’s subject because the […]

Space sector transitioning towards the constellation of satellites

World: The global space sector is moving away from geo-satellite and towards the constellation of small satellites in low earth orbit, a senior official of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) said. In his address at the conference ‘Space Technology: The Next Business Frontier’, Prof. Rajeev Jyoti, Distinguished Scientist, Director (Technical), IN-SPACe, […]

Google now labels ads as Sponsored in mobile search results

World: Google has announced to put a “sponsored” tag on ads in mobile search results, in a bid to help users differentiate between paid and organic content. The company said it now wants the label to be prominent and clear across different types of paid content. Paid results will now carry a “sponsored” tag in bold, […]

DEWA first government entity to launch in the metaverse

Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched its ‘DEWAVerse’ platform on the Metaverse and became the 1st local government organisation to launch its platform on the Metaverse to provide its services to customers, employees, and members of the society. DEWA invests in Metaverse technology to implement and develop its current and future projects, […]

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