Microsoft plans to give $1,500 pandemic bonus to employees worldwide
The bonuses will reportedly cost Microsoft $200 million.
Microsoft is giving employees a $1,500 pandemic bonus this year for the "unique and challenging fiscal year that Microsoft just completed,"...
Twitter Finds Its AI Tool Tends to Crop Out Black People, Men From Photos
Twitter said, "How to crop an image is a decision best made by people."
Twitter's image-cropping algorithm has a problematic bias toward excluding Black people and men, the company...
WhatsApp rolls out this background feature in India; here’s how to use it
This feature is available on both WhatsApp’s Android and iOS-based apps.
WhatsApp, back in November, introduced its UPI-based payments platform in India. At the time, the payments tile that...
Amazon is now offering quantum computing as a service
It’s a “development environment,” but baby steps
Google and IBM may be battling for quantum supremacy, but Amazon is currently happy to be a middleman — today, it’s announcing...
Telegram Gets $150-Million Investment From Abu Dhabi State Fund
Telegram saw an increase in users this year amid privacy concerns with larger rival WhatsApp.
Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala Investment and Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners said they had...
Tencent gains $26 billion after US reassures on WeChat ban
The WeChat owner jumped as much as 4.2% in Hong Kong Monday after people familiar with matter said the Trump administration is privately seeking to reassure U.S. companies including Apple Inc. that...
Researchers Say Potted Plants Don’t Improve Indoor Air Quality
Ever wondered about the potential of a plant to act as an air purifier and not just decor in a room? Researchers from Drexel University had the same question when they started...
Hypotenuse AI wants to take the strain out of copywriting for e-commerce
Imagine buying a dress online because a piece of code sold you on its ‘flattering, feminine flair’ — or convinced you ‘romantic floral details’ would outline your figure with ‘timeless style’. The...
NASA’s Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Drops on Surface of Red Planet From Perseverance Rover
Over the next couple of days, the Ingenuity team will check if the helicopter's solar panels are working properly.
NASA’s Ingenuity mini-helicopter has been dropped on the floor of...
Tecno Camon 16 Premier With 48-Megapixel Dual Selfie Camera Setup Launched: Price, Specifications
Tecno Camon 16 Premier packs a 4,500mAh battery with 33W fast charging.
Tecno Camon 16 series has been unveiled by the smartphone company as its latest offering. The Camon...