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Google Pixel 6a will reportedly sport a faster fingerprint sensor than the Pixel 6 Pro. The smartphone is also said to turn hot after using the camera continuously for about 8 minutes. Two Malaysian YouTubers have got hold of the Pixel 6a prior to the official sale. The Google Pixel 6a was announced earlier this year and will go on sale next month. The purported official cases for the smartphone had been leaked by a tipster a few days ago. The Pixel 6a with Tensor SoC, always-on display, and dual cameras was launched at…

Instagram announced new AI technology to prevent underage children from creating accounts Instagram announced a new set of AI-age verification tools designed to protect the young user and unveiled new AI technology aimed at preventing underage children from creating accounts and blocking adults from contacting young users they don’t know. But the tools won’t be used, at least not yet, to try to keep children off of the popular photo and video-sharing app. The current test only involves verifying that someone…

Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal: A look at efforts to reduce online advertising's carbon footprint, which, according to a 2018 study, accounts for roughly 10% of the internet's energy usage — Digital ads require a lot of computing power, but the exact amount of electricity they consume is hard to pin down Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal: A look at efforts to reduce online advertising's carbon footprint, which, according to a 2018 study, accounts for roughly 10% of the internet's energy…

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued a new order that will enable telecom operators to reduce spectrum usage charges proportionately on buying fresh radiowaves in the upcoming 5G auction.The DoT, in the order dated June 21, has removed spectrum usage charge (SUC) from the radiowaves that will be bought in the auction scheduled to start from July 26.The government will, next month, auction about Rs. 4.3 lakh crore worth of airwaves capable of offering fifth-generation or 5G telecom services including ultra-high-speed…

In order to provide relief to telecom service providers the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has scrapped 3 percent floor rate on spectrum usage charges."For spectrum acquired through auctions held after 15 September 2021 in different access spectrum bands, no SUC (Spectrum Usage Charges) shall be charged," the DoT said in an order dated June 21, 2022.The weighted average of SUC rates across all spectrum assigned to an operator in all access spectrum bands including the Broadband Wireless Access spectrum in the 2300…

David Shepardson / Reuters: The US FAA says Verizon and AT&T have voluntarily agreed to delay some C-Band 5G usage until July 2023 as airlines retrofit some airplane radio altimeters — The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that Verizon Communications (VZ.N) and AT&T (T.N) have voluntarily agreed to delay … David Shepardson / Reuters: The US FAA says Verizon and AT&T have voluntarily agreed to delay some C-Band 5G usage until July 2023 as airlines retrofit some…

Starbucks Corp. SBUX 1.30% customers encountered longer waits for Frappuccinos, Cold Brew and other items this week as cafes faced what the company said were technical problems with online orders.Some U.S. Starbucks stores across several days this week struggled to fulfill mobile orders and credit-card transactions for stretches of time, as cafes contended with mobile-ordering and payment-processing disruptions, according to company messages viewed by The Wall Street…

A Celsius Network booth at a conference in Paris earlier this year. Photo: Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg News…

It wasn’t that long ago that Facebook META -4.58% seemed to be riding high—with its ad-driven money machine still humming and a valuation that, as recently as September, topped $1 trillion.Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, is today the poster child of the tech reckoning. And, more so than its fellow tech giants, Meta’s fate in the long run is anyone’s guess. Which makes it an interesting time to ponder how much longer its travails will last, and what it might…

Python demands that the laptops have a longer battery life, a powerful hard drive, faster processors, and excellent VRAM Python, without a doubt, is one of the most popular and widely-used programming languages across the globe. This language is utilised on a broad range of platforms and operating systems. A point to note is that not every laptop is capable of providing what it requires. Python demands that the laptops have a longer battery life, a powerful hard drive, faster processors, and excellent VRAM, to…