TECH-NEWS 04-DECEMBER-2023

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                            04-DECEMBER-2023

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WhatsApp to soon let you search users by their username

In a bid to enhance user privacy and connectivity, WhatsApp is likely to soon introduce a new search bar feature that will allow users to search for others using their usernames. Shared in a screenshot by WABetainfo, the update aims to streamline the process of connecting with friends and contacts while eliminating the necessity of sharing personal phone numbers. read more

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Elon Musk says he had suicidal thoughts when he was a child, wondered about the meaning of life

Elon Musk has often opened up about not having a happy childhood. In May this year, he had shared a long tweet, talking about his unhappy childhood and revealed that he used to live in a one-bedroom flat back in 1989. And recently, at The New York Times' DealBook Summit in New York, the tech mogul shared a deeply personal experience from his past, highlighting the challenges he faced as a child. read more

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Latest on OpenAl drama: Sam Altman is back as CEO, Microsoft joins the board

According to a report in The Verge, the tech giant will occupy a "non-voting observer seat on OpenAl's nonprofit board that controls the company. This happened after all the drama that unfolded at the company a couple of days back, when Sam Altman was fired as the CEO by the previous board members. Altman made a dramatic comeback to the company and the entire board was then changed. read more

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Skies in Mongolia mysteriously turn blood-red. Pictures show eerie phenomena

The phenomenon, known as an aurora, typically occurs closer to the poles and is often green in colour. However, the auroras seen in Mongolia were of a striking crimson hue, a rarity caused by the interaction of solar particles with oxygen at high altitudes over 241 kilometres above the Earth's surface, where the atmosphere is much thinner. read more

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IIT Kharagpur students secure 700+ job offers, several surpass Rs 1 crore

More than 61 companies offered various roles to our students mainly in the profile of software, analytics, finance-banking, consulting and core engineering offer the Pre-placement offers from Apple, Arthur D Little, Da Vinci, Capital One, DE Shaw, EXL Services, Glean, Google, Graviton, Microsoft, Mckinsey. Quantbox, Databricks, Square point, TSM, Palo Alto and many more," the statement said on Saturday read more

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