Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the introduction of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the Union Budget 2022-23. The Reserve Bank of India is in the process of implementing the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in a phased manner for the wholesale and retail segments, an official said on Wednesday. The introduction of CBDC was announced in the Union Budget...
For the study, researchers have used data from a larger, ongoing health research project known as the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA). Wearable devices like Apple Watches and Fitbits with movement tracking features could soon be able to alarm about cognitive decline among older adults, claims a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...
There has been constant support to pass an antitrust bill that would ban self-preferencing by Big Techs like Amazon and Alphabet’s Google. US congressional leader on antitrust, Senator Amy Klobuchar, on Tuesday, called for Congress to pass a bill to rein in Big Tech, as prospects of it becoming law seemed to be dimming. Supporters have been pressing Senate Majority...
Zoox’s vehicle, called VH6, has room for four passengers, with two facing each other. Zoox, a self-driving technology firm owned by Amazon.com Inc, said on Tuesday it was gearing up to launch its robotaxi business, self-certifying that its vehicle with no pedals or steering wheel meets U.S. federal regulations and applying for a permit in California to test-drive it. “We...
Business and government customers increasingly use the data centres of big tech companies’ public clouds, rather than building their own infrastructure. Microsoft on Tuesday launched a public cloud for government customers, offering greater control over their data, and has signed up Italian defence group Leonardo and Belgian telecoms firm Proximus as partners. The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a digital transformation...
PlayStation Summer Sale will be live until August 3. PlayStation has launched its annual Summer Sale, offering discounts up to 80 percent off on select titles on PS5 and PS4 games. The sale will be live for a limited time, starting July 20 and running until August 3 — after which new titles get added to the PlayStation Store. Gamers...
Nubia Z40S Pro has a 6.67-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display. Nubia Z40S Pro has been launched in China on Wednesday. It is an upgraded version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC-powered Nubia Z40 Pro that was launched earlier this year in February. The new Nubia Z40S Pro features a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. This is a photography-oriented smartphone that...
OnePlus 10T 5G is expected to come in two colour options. OnePlus 10T 5G alleged teaser image has been leaked and it suggests that the smartphone will come with a textured back panel. The image also shows a back panel in Black colour, which is tipped to be one of the two options that the phone is reported to launch...
Netflix has still not confirmed what all content is going to be missing from the upcoming ad-supported tier. Netflix was recently reported to be in talks with Hollywood Studios to renegotiate deals to put content on its cheaper advertising-supported plan. The online streaming platform has recently announced that it will launch the ad-supported subscription plans soon, which are said to...
Amazon has begun rolling out the new interface on the Prime Video applications for Fire TV, Android, and other connected living room devices. Amazon has started implementing the revamped user interface for the Prime Video app with the primary objective of making content discovery simpler for its consumers. According to an official statement by the company, the Prime Video app will...
