Visa CEO Al Kelly Bets Big on Blockchain-Based Stablecoins, CBDCs Days Before Stepping Down

Al Kelly, the CEO of payments giant Visa, has spoken in favour of blockchain-based payments solutions that are bound to revolutionise the future of the fintech industry. Kelly has pegged his hopes on stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), both of which are powered by blockchains, to open newer and faster ways to facilitate … Read more

Government Expects Up to 7 Countries to Sign Up to Adopt UPI, Aadhaar and More Technologies by March: MoS IT

The government expects five to seven countries to sign up for adopting India-developed technology platforms like UPI and Aadhaar by March for accelerating digitisation, according to Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. While speaking at India Stack Developer Conference, the minister said that the Prime Minister has decided to offer India … Read more

Infinix Note 12i With Mediatek Helio G85 SoC, 50-Megapixel Camera Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Infinix Note 12i was launched in India on Wednesday as the company’s latest addition to its Note lineup of smartphones. The newly launched smartphone is powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC, paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of inbuilt storage. It features a 50-megapixel triple rear camera setup and an 8-megapixel selfie camera with … Read more

Google Sued by US Justice Department Over Dominance in Digital Advertising

The US Justice Department sued Google on Tuesday for its dominance of the online advertising market, launching a fresh legal battle against the California-based tech giant. The case was the second federal lawsuit against Google over alleged antitrust violations and the first since US President Joe Biden took office two years ago. The earlier case … Read more

Moto G13, Moto G23 with MediaTek Helio G85 SoC, 6.5-inch HD+ Display Launched: Price, Specifications

Motorola debuted new affordable Moto G series smartphones on Tuesday. These include the Moto G13 and Moto G23. Both carry almost identical specifications and design. They are powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC and run on Android 13 with a MyUX interface. There is a 6.5-inch HD+ LCD screen with a centrally-placed hole-punch slot … Read more

AI Will Create Powerful Tools That Need Legal Regulation, Social Norms, Nvidia CEO Says

Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang on Tuesday said that the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence will create powerful tools that require legal regulation and social norms that have yet to be worked out. Huang is one of the most prominent figures in artificial intelligence because Nvidia’s chips are widely used in the field, including … Read more

Metaverse Technology Seeing Strong Early Pickup, At-Scale Adoption May Be a Decade Away: NASSCOM

Metaverse technology is seeing a strong early pickup, although at-scale adoption is likely to be 8-10 years away, according to a report by the industry association NASSCOM. Metaverse has many interpretations. However, with growing consensus about the key characteristics of this technology, Metaverse refers to a persistent and immersive virtual world experience with digital-physical fusion … Read more

Moto E13 With 5,000mAh Battery, Unisoc T606 SoC Launched: Price, Specifications

Moto E13 was launched on Tuesday as the latest addition in Motorola’s budget-friendly E series of smartphones. The newly unveiled Moto E13 sports a 6.5-inch HD+ IPS LCD display and is powered by an octa-core Unisoc T606 SoC. It runs Android 13 Go Edition out-of-the-box. The phone also packs a 5,000mAH battery and comes with … Read more

Twitter Saw Ad Spending Fall by Over 70 Percent in December After Elon Musk Takeover, Data Shows

Advertising spend on Twitter dropped by 71 percent in December, data from an advertising research firm showed, as top advertisers slashed their spending on the social-media platform after Elon Musk’s takeover. The recent data by Standard Media Index (SMI) comes as Twitter is moving to reverse the advertiser exodus. It has introduced a slew of initiatives … Read more

BTC, ETH Join Most Altcoins in Opening with Price Dips as Crypto Charts Reflect Volatility

After two days of most cryptocurrencies opening with profits, the price chart reflected losses next to majority altcoins on Wednesday, January 25. Bitcoin managed to retain its recently spiked price despite encountering a small loss of 2.10 percent. The value of BTC, at the time of writing, stood at $22,621 (roughly Rs. 18.4 lakh). The … Read more