Musk takes a u-turn, says Twitter must remain 'politically neutral'

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to silence people who have slammed his 'free speech' idea amid fears of growing polarisation and hatred on the micro-blogging platform, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday that Twitter must remain politically neutral…

Defying Elon Musk, embattled Parag Agarwal takes up for Team Twitter

New York (IANS) Ahead of Twitter's imminent takeover by Elon Musk, the world's richest man, its CEO Parag Agrawal replied to a quip by a parody account -- @NotParagAgrawal -- "I thought we were fired", with a "nope! we are still here".

Rising mercury may affect some EV batteries: Gadkari

New Delhi (IANS) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday again cautioned EV makers to recall all faulty two-wheelers, saying that some EV batteries may be facing issues owing to extreme hot weather conditions the country…

Motorola launches affordable 'Moto G52' in India

New Delhi (IANS) US-based Motorola on Monday launched a new smartphone 'Moto G52' with a pOLED display, stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos and triple rear camera setup in India.

The smartphone starts at Rs 14,499 for the 4GB+64GB storage…

Twitter 'inching closer' to finalise $46.5 bn deal with Elon Musk

San Francisco (IANS) Despite internal disagreements, the Twitter board is reportedly inching towards finalising the hostile takeover deal worth $46.5 billion made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and an announcement was expected as early as Monday (US time).

NASA's Chandra telescope finds location of medium-sized black holes

New York (IANS) Intermediate-mass black holes are notoriously hard to find but a new study indicates there may be some at the centre of dense star clusters located throughout the universe.

For decades, astronomers have detected smaller black…

Apple's MagSafe battery pack can now charge iPhones faster

San Francisco (IANS) Tech giant Apple has released a new firmware update that will allow MagSafe Battery Pack to recharge iPhones a little faster that before.

Earlier when users plugged into a 20W charger, the MagSafe pack could transfer up…

Global chip shortage set to ease despite China lockdowns

New Delhi (IANS) The global chip shortage, that plagued several industries like automotive and consumer electronics, is set to ease during the second half of the year despite lockdowns in China as demand-supply gaps decrease across most components,…

India must manufacture more mobile tempered glass screens to counter China

New Delhi (IANS) The domestic market for tempered glass screen protectors for smartphones -- dominated by China -- is expected to reach 550 million units with a value of Rs 25,000 crore ($3.4 billion) by 2025, generating at least 75,000 jobs in the…

6 in 10 Asia-Pacific firms saw 1 data breach in last 12 months

New Delhi (IANS) More than six organisations in the Asia-Pacific region have admitted at least one data breach in the past 12 months, a new report has shown.

Organisations in the Asia-Pacific region took an average of 33 days to find and eradicate…