OpenAI to bring parental controls in ChatGPT after California teen's suicideThe company said on Monday the controls will allow parents and teens to link accounts for stronger safeguards for teenagers.Under the new m...
29 Sep, 2025, 08.48 PM IST
Centre issues draft standards to make everyday products accessible for people with disabilitiesThe government is drafting accessibility standards for everyday items. This includes kitchenware, furniture, and grooming products. The goa...
06 Sep, 2025, 12.26 PM IST
'Please message Dad': How a son’s tech fix for his father’s cataract struggles led to three job offersAn Indian developer has created an open-source voice tool enabling visually impaired individuals to control Android phones using voice comm...
28 Aug, 2025, 02.59 PM IST
IIT-Guwahati researchers develop sensor that can help people with voice disabilities communicateDeveloped in collaboration with researchers from Ohio State University in the US, the sensor offers a promising alternative communication m...
04 Aug, 2025, 02.37 PM IST
Best Echo Smart Displays 5, 8 and 10: Features and SpecificationsAre you looking for the best Echo smart displays? If so, continue reading this article where we navigate you through the various options av...
04 Mar, 2024, 05.59 PM IST
Making content more accessible for disabled: OTTsThe OTT service providers were responding to a letter sent by the ministry of information & broadcasting (MIB) last month. The ministry had...
26 Oct, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Google Assistant to roll out Parental Controls, kid-friendly voices to let children browse safelyGoogle will now ensure that kids enjoy a safe browsing experience.
03 Nov, 2022, 03.03 PM IST
Meta expands Horizon Worlds metaverse to more European countriesMeta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that he looks forward to "seeing people explore and build immersive worlds, and to bringing this ...
16 Aug, 2022, 05.05 PM IST
Google launches new features that will let users operate Android phones with smiles, face gestures and eye movementsThe changes are the result of two new features, 'Camera Switches' and 'Project Activate'.
24 Sep, 2021, 09.05 AM IST
Twitter starts testing 'Spaces', its Clubhouse-like voice chat roomsUsers can create a 'Space' that their followers can join to participate in a conversation. Anyone on Twitter can listen in on the conversat...
20 Dec, 2020, 11.36 AM IST
Google Meet introduces Zoom-like features, will allow users to add fun backgrounds, indulge in QnA, pollingGoogle is also adding a virtual whiteboard to Meet through Jamboard.
26 Jun, 2020, 02.29 PM IST
TRAI moots measures to make ICT services accessible for differently-abledBy 2020 end, all mobile handset manufacturers producing five or more different models should produce at least one mobile handset meeting th...
09 Jul, 2018, 06.08 PM IST
Innovating to help those with disabilitiesWhile most startups bypass those who are disabled, a clutch of entrepreneurs has set aside cash and raised funds to build apps and devices ...
31 Jul, 2016, 11.59 AM IST
Government draws up guidelines to make public spaces disabled friendlyThe ministry has come out with the final draft of the harmonized guidelines and space standards for barrier-free environment for persons wi...
12 Dec, 2015, 12.06 PM IST
After Swachh Bharat, Modi government to launch 'Accesible India' to help physically challenged peopleThe next initiative bearing the stamp of the Prime Minister’s Office, will introduce initiatives over the to make the country disabled-frie...
17 Aug, 2015, 01.11 PM IST
Experts wake up to blind spot at 35,000 feetEven a cockpit voice recorder that is part of the black box may not provide clues if the 777-200 operated for hours after controllers lost ...
18 Mar, 2014, 11.07 AM IST
- Internet an equalizer for people with disabilities
Internet gadgets and software are creating a virtual world of equality and opportunity for a large segment of the population once marginali...
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