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Electronic Arts said on Wednesday it would lay off about 6 percent of its workforce and reduce office space, making it the first major videogame publisher to announce job cuts. Technology firms have led the latest round of layoffs as US companies brace for a potential economic downturn amid rising interest rates around the world. Meta Platforms and Amazon.com announced a second round of job cuts this month. Tech layoffs hit 63,000 in the first two months of the year, according to data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. EA, which had about 12,900 staff at the end of March last year, expects to incur between $170 million (roughly Rs. 1,398 crore) and $200 million (roughly Rs. 1,644 crore) in charges related to the restructuring. "As we drive greater focus across our portfolio, we are moving away from projects that do not contribute to our strategy, reviewing our real estate footprint, and restructuring some of our teams," CEO Andrew Wilson said in a blog post. E...

Meta Verified was launched earlier this year in February. Albeit, inspired by Elon Musk's Twitter Blue plan, Meta Verified is a subscription-based service that verifies each profile with a legitimate government ID. The program rolled out in Australia and New Zealand previously before launching in the US earlier this month. It starts at $11.99 (roughly Rs. 990) per month for an authenticated account. Now, the platform has reportedly opened up a waitlist for its Indian users and the subscription pricing have been disclosed. An Indian Express report states that the Meta Verified subscription will be available to Indian users at Rs. 1,450 per month on mobile. For accessing Facebook and Instagram websites on the Web, the subscription will reportedly cost Rs. 1,099. Meta Verified will not only add a blue tick to the subscribed Instagram and Facebook accounts, but it will also add a layer of added protection by lessening the chances of impersonating accounts since each verified will ...

Realme Narzo N55 is tipped to launch soon in India. The company recently teased a new Narzo N-series lineup, and the Realme Narzo N55 could be the first model in the series. There's nothing official from Realme yet, however, a new report has now suggested a launch timeline for the phone in India and also hinted at a few specifications. Realme recently launched the Realme C55 with a Mini Capsule feature, that looks like the Dynamic Island feature on Apple's iPhones. Realme GT Neo 5 SE is also scheduled to launch on April 3. According to a report by 91Mobiles, the Realme Narzo N55 is expected to launch in the second half of April. The phone will reportedly be offered in two colourways - Prime Black and Prime Blue. The report adds that the upcoming Realme handset will be available in four storage configuration variants - 4GB + 64GB, 4GB + 128GB, 6GB + 64GB, and a top-of-the-line 6GB + 128GB variant. Although the report did not specify any pricing for the phone, it suggested it ...

In recent years, the audiophile hobby has become considerably more affordable for beginners, attracting many more people to the fold. This is because of the rapid growth and global spread of ‘Chi-Fi'; entry-level IEMs from China look and sound pretty good, and don't cost too much either. The emergence of good portable DACs has also largely covered for the lack of 3.5mm sockets on modern smartphones, making it possible to set up a decent portable audiophile kit on a budget. I've had a chance to test many Chi-Fi products, the latest of which is the CCA PLA13 . Priced at Rs. 3,999 in India, the CCA PLA13 has planar magnetic drivers — something unique to products in this price segment — which promise great sound quality. Is this the best audiophile-grade wired IEM you can buy for less than Rs. 5,000 right now? Find out in this review. The CCA PLA13 has small 'windows' at the front of each earpiece, letting you look at the planar magnetic driver inside   CCA PLA13 ...

The Punjab Haryana High Court on Tuesday became the first court in India to have used ChatGPT technology (artificial intelligence) to decide on the bail plea of an accused and it rejected the petition. The bench led by Anoop Chitkara sought the response of ChatGPT while hearing the bail application of an accused arrested in June 2020 for alleged rioting, criminal intimidation, murder, and criminal conspiracy. Justice Chitkara assessed the reply received from ChatGPT and rejected the bail plea of the accused on the basis of his experiences and decisions given earlier. The judge said that "To inflict death is cruel in itself, but if cruelty leads to death, then the situation changes. When a physical assault is committed in a brutal manner, the parameters of bail also change". The court, also made it clear that "Any reference to ChatGPT and any observation made, is only intended to present a broader picture on bail jurisprudence, where cruelty is a factor". Respo...