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Tesla is closely working with Panasonic to develop 4680 cells

Tesla's plans for batteries, China scrutinized as Musk drops features

The larger, simpler-to-make batteries, in theory would have higher energy density and would extend ranges of current vehicles and let Tesla offer a $25,000 car in three years,sharpening its technology edge as rivals flood the market with EVs.

Mobile phones, biometric ID Aadhaar, digital payments, and many other schemes and programs have brought unprecedented changes in the lives of people, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Electronics and IT

Tech, platforms brought full benefit of govt schemes to common man: Vaishnaw

Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands unveiled the bridge.

World’s first 3D-printed steel bridge opens to public in Amsterdam

Ishan Patra The 12-metre-long steel structure will be a ‘living laboratory’ that will capture and transmit data on its health in real-time to show how it changes over its lifespan.

The new touch-screen film is created and coated onto glass using plasma technology

A new material to make touch screen of smartphones

Abhishek Chatterjee The new touch-screen film is created and coated onto glass using plasma technology. The entire process takes only a few minutes, produces minimal waste, is cheaper than using indium, and can be used for any glass surface such as a phone screen or window.

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Microsoft update messages could get annoying while working on certain tasks

How to disable Microsoft 365 update messages

Abhishek Chatterjee The frequency of update messages could get annoying while working on certain tasks.

ByteDance-owned TikTok crossed 3 billion downloads globally

TikTok breaks into Facebook’s exclusive domain with 3 billion installs

Abhishek Chatterjee TikTok has thrived despite threat of government bans in some countries.

Google Meet to limit time on group calls for free accounts.

Google Meet to limit time on group calls for free accounts

Aditya Saroha Google users with free accounts will now have a 60-minute limit on group calls on Google Meet, rather than the previous 24-hour duration.

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Apple Music showing the Lossless Audio and Dolby Atmos badges, with AirPods Max

explained | Did you (literally) hear? Apple has finally rolled out new Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio technologies

Divya Kala Bhavani In its striving towards more sophisticated audio, Apple Music brings studio-quality music to India users by finally rolling out its much-awaited Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio. We break down these technologies that also leverage Dolby Atmos

Apple’s recent iOS updates are slowing down iPhones

Apple’s recent iOS updates are slowing down iPhones, consumer protection group says

Abhishek Chatterjee The OCU sent a letter to Apple on July 9, asking the company to explain the published reports on the lack of performance experienced by users of the Iphones 12, 11, 8 series and XS after IOS 14.5, 14.5.1 14.6 updates.

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Boeing’s autonomous MQ-25 completed first aerial refueling

Watch : Boeing completes the first mid-air refuel by an unmanned aircraft

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Tesla's plans for batteries, China scrutinized as Musk drops features

Tech, platforms brought full benefit of govt schemes to common man: Vaishnaw

China launches 6-month campaign to clean up apps

China regulator bars Tencent from exclusive rights in online music

Chipmaker TSMC says too early to say on Germany expansion

Let the games begin, Netflix

Weekly Bytes | Zoom integrates over 50 third-party apps, WhatsApp starts joinable group calls, and more

Here's our curated list of important tech news from this week in byte size.

A new material to make touch screen of smartphones

The new touch-screen film is created and coated onto glass using plasma technology. The entire process takes only a few minutes, produces minimal waste, is cheaper than using indium, and can be used for any glass surface such as a phone screen or window.

‘The Witcher: Monster Slayer’ review: A spellbinding, on-the-go AR game, which asks for more than it should

The Witcher world finally takes on Augmented Reality mobile gaming, with a dash of Pokémon GO’s formula. However the experience is hindered by some questionable gameplay decisions

Kerala folk tales meet sci-fi in Vimal Chandran’s NFT series

Palakkad-based artist Vimal Chandran reimagines characters from Kerala folklore in a sci-fi setting for his new digital series, drawn from a child’s perspective

India’s smartphone sales fall 13% during second COVID-19 wave

Online smartphones purchases, however, helped sales surge 87% compared with a year earlier, according to market research firm Canalys.

IBM and Amadeus integrate travel health platforms amid travel rebound

The aviation, tourism, and tech sectors have deepened their collaboration since the pandemic began, with a host of new digital applications and products springing up in response to a global patchwork of restrictions and requisites to travel.

7 in 10 consumers in India encountered tech support scams last year, highest globally: Microsoft

Microsoft said the high number of people falling victim to scams is likely due to consumers in India being more trusting of unsolicited contact and more inclined to believe that a company would initiate contact.

World’s first 3D-printed steel bridge opens to public in Amsterdam

The 12-metre-long steel structure will be a ‘living laboratory’ that will capture and transmit data on its health in real-time to show how it changes over its lifespan.

Clubhouse ends invite-only system, opens app to all users

The social audio app has been invite-only since its launch in beta last year. After its iOS roll out , the company launched the service to Android users in May.

Pegasus maker says it will probe any credible proof of misuse, shut down system if necessary

NSO termed the expose a ‘well-orchestrated media campaign’ led by Forbidden Stories and pushed by special interest groups.

Tesla mints nickel deal with Aussie mining giant

Under the agreement, the innovative carmaker will lock in supplies from a mine in Western Australia, one of the world's largest sources.

Saudi Aramco facing $50M cyber extortion over leaked data

The Saudi Arabian Oil Co., better known as Saudi Aramco, told The Associated Press that it “recently became aware of the indirect release of a limited amount of company data which was held by third-party contractors.”

Netflix's gaming foray will cost time and money -Wall St

Announcing the move with this week's quarterly results, the video streaming pioneer offered little detail about the investment its plans would require, but product boss Greg Peters said it would be a "multi-year" effort that would start "relatively small".

Flipkart app to offer shoppers camera option with AR

This offer would help shoppers to imagine and experience what a product would look like in reality

Pegasus | How to find out if your phone was infected with the spyware

Researchers at Amnesty International have developed a toolkit that can help users identify whether their phone was infected by the spyware.

Explained | Right To Repair movement and how Big Tech is reacting to it

With products becoming difficult to repair, activists and consumer organisations are advocating the ‘Right to Repair’ movement, which aims to enable consumers to repair their electronics products by themselves or third-party technicians.

Wally Funk, who was barred from flying because of her gender, becomes oldest person to reach space

The pioneering female aviator, who accompanied Jeff Bezos in his trip to space is 'America's new sweetheart'

Fujitsu enters India consumer laptop market, aims to sell 10k premium units by March

The company has partnered Flex to handle its business in India, which includes distribution, after-sales service, among others.

Apple to release all 5G-enabled iPhones for 2022 lineup

Apple will not introduce an updated version of its iPhone Mini next year, after it failed to become popular among consumers.

Netflix confirms move into video games as its growth slows

The confirmation of the long-anticipated expansion came in conjunction with the release of Netflix's latest earnings report.

How to disable Microsoft 365 update messages

The frequency of update messages could get annoying while working on certain tasks.

Apple’s recent iOS updates are slowing down iPhones, consumer protection group says

The OCU sent a letter to Apple on July 9, asking the company to explain the published reports on the lack of performance experienced by users of the Iphones 12, 11, 8 series and XS after IOS 14.5, 14.5.1 14.6 updates.

Pegasus Issue | What are zero-click attacks and how do they infect smartphones?

At the heart of the hack is a powerful spyware called Pegasus, which uses zero day vulnerability in the operating systems (OS) to enter into a targeted individual’s phone.

Nintendo refutes report claiming it will make more profit from Switch OLED

The OLED version is priced at $349.99, which is $50 more than the regular Switch model.

Amazon shuts down cloud infrastructure linked to Israeli firm NSO

NSO Group's spyware was used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, government officials and human rights activists around the world, according to an investigation by 17 media organisations published on Sunday.

Austrian activist Schrems’ Facebook complaint referred to EU court

The civil case revolves around Schrems’ assertion that Facebook deprives users of the rights and protections they enjoy under the EU’s privacy law, the GDPR, by treating consent as a contract that empowers it to use their data to deliver targeted ads.

Did you (literally) hear? Apple has finally rolled out new Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio technologies

In its striving towards more sophisticated audio, Apple Music brings studio-quality music to India users by finally rolling out its much-awaited Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio. We break down these technologies that also leverage Dolby Atmos

How ‘Space. Life. Matter.’ is a celebration of Indian science discovery

As he dissects the varied and unusual themes of his first book ‘Space. Life. Matter.’, journalist-author Hari Pulakkat explains where India stands in the global space of science research

Explained | Target list of Israeli hack-for-hire firm widens

The report, by a global media consortium, expands public knowledge of the target list used in NSO's military-grade spyware.

Beyond security crackdown, Beijing charts state-controlled data market

The plan, fermenting for years but rapidly gaining momentum, is designed to help support China's economy in the coming decades and includes pilot projects for state-supervised data trading markets, policy documents show.

US and allies accuse China of global hacking spree

The United States was joined by NATO, the European Union,Britain, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Canada in condemning the spying.

Getting the cap on the bottle: Inside P&G's robot ambitions

P&G is a model and its use of high-speed automation and robots is a key to its success.

Tencent snaps up British video game developer Sumo in $1.3 bln deal

The deal comes days after China's market regulator decided to block Tencent's plans to merge videogame streaming sites, Huya and DouYu, on antitrust grounds.

‘Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword’ review: Gaming best experienced with Motion Controls

A decade after its initial launch, Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, fixes all of the problems that plagued the 2011 original to bring you a very loveable Zelda game

Internet speeds in India increase despite bandwidth pressure

With a median download speed of 61.88 Mbps, Jio is the fastest ISP in the market in Q2 followed by Excitel, ACT, Airtel, Hathaway and BSNL.

A new way to encrypt photos on the cloud

A new model by researchers at Columbia Engineering can encrypt photos uploaded to cloud services including Google Photos and iCloud without making any change to the services.

All aboard the hyperloop: How your commute could be changing

Josh Giegel, the chief executive and co-founder of Virgin Hyperloop foresees us zipping between cities in minutes.

U.S. tech companies disappointed with DACA ruling, urge Congress to act

Twitter, Google, Microsoft and Photoshop maker Adobe urged the U.S. Congress to come together to protect Dreamers, with Google saying they wanted DACA to be "cemented" into law.

Zoom to buy cloud software provider Five9 in $15 bln deal

It is now shifting focus to its two-year-old cloud-calling product Zoom Phone and conference-hosting product Zoom Rooms.

Explained | Is Twitter acceding to takedown requests?

How has the social media platform reacted to pleas for information data from governments around the world?

Weekly Bytes | WhatsApp’s multi-device experience, Google app’s ‘quick delete’ option, and more

Here's our curated list of important tech news from this week in byte size.

Fashion NFTs: Going beyond the designers

Digital artists in the growing fashion metaverse of NFTs and web3 are not necessarily fashion designers but could pave the way for a level playing field

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