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Google Voice now allows users to decide what is forwarded to voicemail

Users can now configure the app to forward calls from either individual or groups of contacts to a linked phone number or your voicemail

TikTok's latest video tool is violating open-source license: Report

Short video-making platform TikTok's latest video-production tool is violating open-source licenses, the media reported.

Google Maps testing new feature to dock locations, businesses on desktoP

Google Maps is likely testing a new feature to dock locations and businesses to the bottom of the map page.

Local malls to become a 6G-enabled network reality by 2030: Ericsson study

A mix of connectivity-enabled tech, integrated into the real world to enhance shopping experiences, is seen as a common element of everyday life in 2030 by most of the current early digital adopters

Will India be able to attract global chipmakers with $10 bn incentive?

India has announced a $10 billion incentive plan to woo global chipmakers. But, will semiconductor manufacturers walk down the red carpet rolled out by the government and set up factories here?

What is 6G technology? What are its potentials?

India is currently testing 5G network services ahead of its final rollout. The country is also working towards developing 6G, using indigenously developed infrastructure. Let's find out what is 6G?

Syrma SGS Technology files draft papers to raise up to Rs 1,200 cr via IPO

Electronic manufacturing services firm Syrma SGS Technology has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise up to Rs 1,200 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). The public issue comprises fresh issue of shares worth Rs 926 crore, and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 33.69 lakh equity shares by Veena Kumari Tandon, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP). The company may also consider raising Rs 180 crore via a pre-IPO placement before filing its red herring prospectus and, if that happens, the issue size will be altered accordingly. As per market sources, the company is looking to garner between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 1,200 crore. The net proceeds from fresh issue will be utilised for funding capital expenditure requirements to expand manufacturing as well as R&D facilities, funding long-term working capital requirements besides general corporate purposes. Syrma SGS is a technology-focussed engineering and design company engaged in .

Twitter adds automatically generated captions for all videos

Micro-blogging site Twitter on Wednesday announced that it has started rolling out automatic captions for videos.

Madhabi Puri Buch to head newly set up Sebi committee on technology

The seven-member expert group will guide market regulator on ways to "enhance technological capabilities and explore appropriate solutions for early detection of market anomalies"

Mastering key domains of tech become expression of power and influence: EAM

echnology has become a metric to measure a nation's standing like never before and democracies, in particular, face some unique challenges stemming from it, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said

VVDN to design and manufacture India's indigenous Tablet as an ODM Product

VVDN Technologies announced that it has started the complete design, development and manufacturing of "Make in India" Tablets for domestic and global OEMs and customers.

Technology will empower a billion Indians: Microsoft India President

On skills, it's estimated that more than half of Indian talent of all types will need reskilling in two years, says Anant Maheshwari

'The internet's on fire' as techs race to fix bug emerging as major threat

A critical vulnerability in a widely used software tool one quickly exploited in the online game Minecraft is rapidly emerging as a major threat to organisations around the world. The internet's on fire right now," said Adam Meyers, senior vice president of intelligence at the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike. People are scrambling to patch, he said, "and all kinds of people scrambling to exploit it." He said on Friday morning that in the 12 hours since the bug's existence was disclosed that it had been "fully weaponised, meaning malefactors had developed and distributed tools to exploit it. The flaw may be the worst computer vulnerability discovered in years. It was uncovered in a utility that's ubiquitous in cloud servers and enterprise software used across industry and government. Unless it is fixed, it grants criminals, spies and programming novices alike easy access to internal networks where they can loot valuable data, plant malware, erase crucial information and much more.

Meta tests live chat support for people locked out of their accounts

Meta (formerly Facebook) is testing live chat support for people, including creators, who have been locked out of their accounts.

Tech firms should contribute to preserving democratic societies: PM Modi

Technology firms should contribute to preserving democratic societies as technology has the ability to impact democracy "positively or negatively", PM Narendra Modi said

Twitter acquires Quill; experts says platform's DMs may get major overhaul

Social media giant Twitter has acquired Quill that experts suggest might let Twitter DMs better compete with other messaging apps.

World looking towards India for sustainable tech-enabled solutions: PM Modi

PM Modi said the world is looking towards India for affordable and sustainable technology-enabled solutions across all streams of emerging domains, including 5G, artificial intelligence and robotics.

What is geo-fencing and what are its advantages?

Firms and educational institutes are increasingly turning to geo-fencing, which uses GPS to detect employee/student presence through a chip in identity cards. What is geo-fencing and its advantages?

TMS Ep59: Indigo EGM, Realme, Equities in 2022, geo-fencing

Will Indigo EGM settle spat between co-founders for good? How does Realme CEO see 2022 shaping up for mobile phones? What are the key risks to equities in 2022? What is geo-fencing? All answers here

What is encryption and how does it protect our data?

The Indian government's recent faceoff with WhatsApp could mean a compromise one the latter's end-to-end encryption. Do we really understand what end-to-end encryption is? Let's decode this concept