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You can now talk to Google Gemini from your iPhone’s lock screen

March 04 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Google Gemini users can now access the AI chatbot directly from the iPhone’s lock screen, thanks to an update released on Monday first spotted by 9to5Google. Users can now call up Gemini Live, Google’s relatively real-time voice feature for its AI chatbot, before they unlock their phone by adding a Gemini widget to their lock screen.READ MORE

US servers in Singapore fraud case may contain Nvidia chips, minister says

March 04 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Servers used in a fraud case that Singapore announced last week were supplied by U.S. firms and may have contained Nvidia's (NVDA.O), opens new tab adva...
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Nvidia and Broadcom testing chips on Intel manufacturing process, sources say

March 04 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Chip designers Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab and Broadcom (AVGO.O), opens new tab are running manufacturing tests with Intel (INTC.O), opens new tab, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, demonstrating early confidence in the struggling company's advanced production techniques.

The two tests, which have not been reported previously, indicate the companies are moving clo...
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China to publish policy to boost RISC-V chip use nationwide, sources say

March 04 2025 | TW News Correspondent

China plans to issue guidance to encourage the use of open-source RISC-V chips nationwide for the first time, two sources briefed on the matter said, as Beijing accelerates efforts to curb the country's dependence on Western-owned technology.

The policy guidance on boosting the use of RISC-V chips could be released as soon as this month, although the fi...
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India's Paytm receives notice from financial crime fighting agency, sees no business impact

March 02 2025 | TW News Correspondent

India's Paytm (PAYT.NS), opens new tab received a show cause notice from India's financial crime fighting agency on Saturday for allegedly violating the country's Foreign Exchange Management Act.

The notice relates to violations relating to the acquisition of two subsidiaries-Little Internet P...
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China's DeepSeek claims theoretical cost-profit ratio of 545% per day

March 02 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek on Saturday disclosed some cost and revenue data related to its hit V3 and R1 models, claiming a theoretical cost-profit ratio of up to 545% per day, though it cautioned that actual revenue would be signif...
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Skype to Cease Operations from May, Microsoft Confirms

March 01 2025 | TW News Correspondent

On Friday, February 28, CNN reported, citing an official post on the company’s X account, that the once-popular communication platform Skype will no longer be available for use from May.

According to the post, "Launched in 2003, Skype was once a primary means of communication for people around the world. However, users will only be able to access the platform for a limi...
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Sophos X-Ops Identifies New Phishing Attack Using SVG Files

March 01 2025 | TW News Correspondent

The Threat Research Unit of Sophos, Sophos X-Ops, has identified a new phishing attack technique in which cybercriminals are exploiting Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format to bypass anti-phishing and anti-spam protections.

According to a research report by Sophos X-Ops, cybercriminals have recently adopted a new tactic of sending malicious SVG files as email attachmen...
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Amazon to stop support for communications service Chime next year

February 20 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab said it would stop support for its unified communications service, Chime, next year and will not accept new customers beginning Wednesday.

Amazon employees have long used Chime, which lets users meet, chat and place business calls inside and outside the organization, as a preferred service for video calls.

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