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Apna: The fastest unicorn startup in the history

Apna became India’s fastest unicorn when its valuation surpassed $1 billion just 22 months after its inception. It was also an almost twofold increase in the company’s worth in only three months (it was valued at $570 million in June), owing to its rapid rise in scale. The employment portal for blue-collar employees boasts 16 million users on its Android-only app, with 150K recruiters spread across 42 cities. While these figures were reported for the current fiscal year (FY22), the company had a strong financial success in its first full…

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Binance to investigate squid game cryptocurrency scam

Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, will now look into the latest scam involving the Squid crypto token, which took money from investors in an exit scam. The exchange has also stated that it will ban accounts associated with the scam from its network. A cryptocurrency based on the famous Netflix series Squid Game has caught the curiosity of crypto investors, reaching to a high of $2,861 within a week of its launch. The currency quickly fell to about $0 as the cryptocurrency’s inventors cashed out the tokens, leaving the project with…

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Windows 11 users facing issues with some features: Microsoft has the solution

Microsoft has begun to inform users that certain functions of Windows 11 will no longer work due to an expired certificate. Microsoft has already found a solution, but it is trying to make it available to everyone, which means that only a few customers who know how to install beta updates will be able to resolve the issue. The certificate expired on October 31 and several features that relied on it to work are no longer available. The Snippet Tool, touch keyboard, and emoji panel are among the Windows 11…

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Meta doesn’t want to remove facial recognition system completely

Facebook revealed a few days ago that it is discontinuing its controversial face recognition feature. The facial recognition system, which was released in 2010, has been dragged up multiple times by cybersecurity experts due to privacy flaws. However, this does not imply that the business is abandoning the face recognition technology completely. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, stated that it will continue to use the face recognition system for its metaverse products. Meta has recently said that while the feature has been withdrawn from Facebook and its Portal devices, facial recognition…

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Airtel is unsure about JioPhone Next will attract users

Jio’s Google-backed smartphone went on sale. The JioPhone Following is priced at Rs 6499, but consumers can purchase the device for Rs 1,999 and pay the rest in simple EMIs over the next 18 or 24 months. “I’m not too sure if the new 4G device (read: JioPhone Next) will drive feature phone users to upgrade in a major way as smartphone prices, including those of 4G devices priced up to Rs 12,000 have risen sharply due to high input costs chipset costs, memory and screen prices have all gone…

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Samsung inspired by Apple?

The Apple vs. Samsung battle is never ending, but it appears that the latter is recently adopting inspiration from Apple for numerous of its products and services. A new example is being circulated on the internet, in which Samsung appears to have followed in the footsteps of Apple in terms of web browsing experience. Apple has just started to deliver the iOS 15 upgrade to its iPhones. Several changes have been made to the company’s Safari web browser as a result of the update. One such feature allows iPhone users…

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Moto G51 comes with everything you ever wanted

Motorola has finally lifted the lid on the Moto G51 after months of leaks and rumours. The smartphone is now available in the Chinese market. The Moto G51 is a mid-range smartphone with features such as a Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ SoC and a 5,000mAh battery. The front camera is housed in a punch hole cutout in the display. At the back of the smartphone is a capsule-shaped camera module that holds three sensors. Motorola has been on a roll, having previously released the Moto E40 and the Edge 20 line…

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Meta shuts down Facebook’s facial recognition feature

Facebook is shutting down its controversial facial recognition system so your photos and videos will no longer be automatically detected. People who have enabled the Face Recognition feature will not be recognized in photos. Facebook has stated that it would remove the face recognition template that was used to identify them. The removal of the face recognition system, which it deployed ten years ago, is the social media giant’s first strategic step after changing its parent company to Meta. The feature has long been chastised by society’s watchdogs for its…

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Netflix in gaming industry: What to expect

Netflix is more than simply a video stream service. It has formally announced its entry into gaming, bringing the company one step closer to competing with rivals such as Google. All Netflix customers may play the five mobile games that the firm first unveiled on their Android phones or tablets, while iOS users will have to wait a little longer, although no exact date is known. “We’re in the early days of creating a great gaming experience, and we’re excited to take you on this journey with us,” said Mike…

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Microsoft introduces “Mesh” a metaverse counterpart

Meta has recently revealed its grand ambitions for the metaverse, which will combine the powers of VR, AR, and MR to bring the world to the internet. Virtual avatars of users that they may use everywhere, including conferences and meetings, are an important aspect of the metaverse. That, however, will take some time. But not for Microsoft. It has introduced Mesh, which is a metaverse counterpart that delivers collaborative tools in virtual reality to Teams users. Mesh will employ Microsoft’s mixed reality technology with HoloLens goggles for virtual meetings, conferences,…

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