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Nokia Oyj’s mobile networks assets are drawing preliminary interest from suitors including Samsung Electronics Co. amid increasing pressure to find new growth in the troubled telecom equipment sector, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Finnish company has been having discussions with advisers about potential options for its mobile networks business, which has…
Google is reportedly bringing new features to its Google Photos app to help users edit their photos in hassle-free ways. According to a recent APK teardown by tech publication Android Authority, the existing Spotlights feature has been renamed as Presets on Google Photos version 6.97 on Android devices. The Presets feature might provide four…
Wordle answer for August 29: Did you manage to crack yesterday’s Wordle? If not, you’re in good company. The August 29 puzzle presented a real challenge, with the answer being LITHE—a term meaning “Thin, supple, and graceful,” mostly used to describe a person. Thankfully, today’s Wordle is less daunting. It’s a straightforward word that…
Kevan Parekh will be Apple’s new chief financial officer (CFO) starting next year, as he replaces the current CFO, Luca Maestri. This major change will come into effect from 1 January 2025, as Maestri steps down from his role at the iPhone maker. Kevan Parekh is an Indian-origin electrical engineer who has previously worked…
Microsoft Edge is one of the most used web browsers around the globe. The pre-installed Windows’ web browsers has the second largest market share right in terms of desktop users after Google Chrome. As our reliance on the internet is growing, we increasingly share personal information such as banking details, dates of birth, and…
Addressing MIT’s newest students and their families yesterday, President Sally Kornbluth and several alumni faculty offered some tips about how to thrive at the Institute. “You belong here,” Kornbluth and others assured the audience, while emphasizing the many ways that the 1,102 members of the Class of 2028 are connected and interdependent. “All of…
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), neuroscientists have identified several regions of the brain that are responsible for processing language. However, discovering the specific functions of neurons in those regions has proven difficult because fMRI, which measures changes in blood flow, doesn’t have high enough resolution to reveal what small populations of neurons are…
WhatsApp is set to elevate the video calling experience with new AR (Augmented Reality) features. Following successful beta testing on Android, these features are now becoming available to iOS users. This update introduces a range of new options to enhance video calls with more personalisation and interaction. WhatsApp AR Call Features Initially, the AR…
Reddit Inc. spent more than a decade known as the internet’s edgy bulletin board, a site where mostly anonymous users could post memes and share wild opinions on topics ranging from investing advice to Taylor Swift’s love life. It was also a service many advertisers tended to avoid. Now, six months into life as a…
Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis, is believed to infect as much as one-third of the world’s population. Many of those people have no symptoms, but the parasite can remain dormant for years and later reawaken to cause disease in anyone who becomes immunocompromised. Why this single-celled parasite is so widespread, and what…
