Several users took to the social media platform to complain that the app was not allowing them to log in.

One user Anurag Sharma wrote : “I think @_groww servers are down. Not able to login. Anyone else facing this issue?”

Another user Amar Singh wrote, “#groww app not working. Not able to login – its showing SOMETHING WENT WRONG. Is this the case with everyone? Please help.”

Numerous users turned to social media platforms to express their grievances, claiming they faced difficulties logging into the app. Some faced issues with logging in, while others reported problems viewing their balances and executing orders.

Numerous users turned to social media platforms to express their grievances, claiming they faced difficulties logging into the app. Some faced issues with logging in, while others reported problems viewing their balances and executing orders.

Users demand compensation for ‘loss’

“You are my broker and I am not able to transact on your app. And unable to execute orders. What is going on? Who will pay for my losses? Don’t do this type of cheap manipulation. Very disgusting. Shameful,” a user wrote on X, claiming to have faced losses due to the glitch.

“We people lost our money due to a stock brokerage firm technical issues. Who Will compensate us? I lost my ₹19,700 money,” another user said.

Groww is the top stock brokerage in India. According to National Stock Exchange data, as of the end of September 2023, Groww had 66.3 lakh active investors, whereas Zerodha had 64.8 lakh.

Groww says ‘technical issue’

As users complained about the glitch, the fintech firm acknowledged the issue. Without providing details of the issue, it said that they are actively addressing the technical glitch experienced by users.

“Hello! We apologize for the inconvenience. Our team is addressing a technical issue and working to resolve it promptly. Your patience is highly appreciated, and we’ll be back to normal operations shortly. Thank you for your understanding. Team Groww,” posted the company on X

Later, the issue was resolved by the trading platform, as users continued to ask about compensation for their claimed loss due to the glitch.

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Sam Ximenes is a pioneering space architect who has a big vision and plans to make San Antonio a hub for space exploration and architecture.

Space architecture is the design and building of physical structures for human needs in outer space. As the field grows, more people are needed to build space stations, habitats and lunar or planetary bases.

And while his local companies achieve success through design, Ximenes is recruiting San Antonio students for the workforce, making STEM education, tech and architecture accessible.

His work, belief in education, and entrepreneurial spirit follow the steps of his family, who achieved the Mexican American dream through the same values.

Born at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and baptized at the San Fernando Cathedral, the San Antonio native founded the Exploration Architecture Corporation, known as XArc, and Astroport Space Technologies, companies focused on designing and developing lunar surface infrastructure from raw moon material.

This year, their work attracted more than $1 million in NASA grants to fund technologies needed for lunar surface landing and launch pads. 

In 2016, he founded the nonprofit WEX Foundation, which offers programs for children in San Antonio that introduce them to space exploration and engineering. It’s named after his late father, Judge Waldo E. Ximenes, who he described as an unwavering proponent of educational opportunity for those who were economically or socially disadvantaged.

Ximenes has worked for aerospace companies like Lockheed Martin, L-3 Communications, and Futron Corporation, but he eventually came back to his roots in San Antonio. In May 2023, Ximenes was inducted into the San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame. 

He comes from a line of exemplary Mexican American public servants: His uncle Vicente T. Ximenes was the first Hispanic commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. 

Another uncle, Edward Ximenes, was the first Hispanic member appointed to the Board of Regents for the University of Texas System. For 25 years, he advocated for a UT campus at San Antonio. Today, a UTSA campus driveway street and a building are named after him.

His family had roots in Floresville, but Ximenes grew up as a military brat, moving often. At seven years old, he lived in Germany at the height of the Cold War.

In a 2013 TedxSan Antonio Talk, Ximenes said he found a cave one day. He lay on his belly and crawled to the end of the tunnel in pure darkness and found a box of German coins. 

“That sense of adventure and discovery into the darkness of that cave has never left me,” he said in his speech. 

Today, Ximenes’ companies are developing technology to explore caves on the lunar surface.

But where does that tech come from to get to the moon — or Mars?

“Right here,” he said. “You can’t tell me the economic development of this lunar base is not tied to the economic development of the community that sponsored it: San Antonio.”

Because of the growth of his companies that work with space companies and agencies, like Virgin Galactic, the U.S. military and NASA, Ximenes spends most of his days doing administrative work. 

Much of what he talked about in that Tedx talk a decade ago has come to fruition, thanks to NASA depending on private companies and other institutions like the Southwest Research Institute and the University of Texas at San Antonio to advance space exploration.

Now, Ximenes is predicting a continuation of those partnerships. “What’s going to happen next is we’re going to build an economy,” he said. “The next economy is going to be in space: A cislunar economy,” referring to the space between the earth and the moon. 

And as people and starships begin to come and go while they dig for resources on the moon or Mars, Ximenes said fuel depots for them will be essential.

Grinning while he speaks, Ximenes has the enthusiastic energy of a visionary, but has the business plans to back it up.

Astroport’s goal is to create the technology and architecture to be a space port fixed base operator, similar to business models that serve aircrafts, for example, doing refueling and maintenance. 

“We want to be the same thing on the moon for the rockets [and] lunar landers coming and going, to resupply,” he said. “It’s the same model that provided the shuttles for the gold miners in the old days. We’re not digging for gold, we’re providing the shovels, is kind of my idea. … We’re going to be the port, the gateway to the lunar locations.”

But that sort of work can’t be done in the future without access to STEM education for young people to learn the necessary skills to succeed in the future. That’s where his WEX Foundation comes in. 

On Dec. 4, Melody Herrera walked inside the Boeing Center at Tech Port with her 8-year-old nephew for an Aerospace workshop inside of Area 21, an introduction of what the WEX Foundation’s space exploration LCATS program. 

“Recently we’ve had school closures that are happening and I wanted to make sure they were aware of that because our students need resources,” Herrera said, explaining she had proactively reached out to Area 21 about opportunities for her nephew. 

“I hope it just gives him a learning opportunity to let him know his options and also just to help him with other executive function skills and knowledge that he’s not getting in school,” she said. 

Out of all his ventures, the WEX Foundation is Ximenes’ favorite endeavor. He chuckled describing the excitement on students’ faces when they explore the lunar cave sites through the program. 

“We have students that have gone on to MIT. … Seeing that happen is very satisfying, seeing they’re being successful,” he said. “We have students that have gone on to become NASA interns as well. … It’s still a young program, but we’re seeing the success.”

Ximenes’ career in space architecture took off after a business venture that ended in bankruptcy. He went back to school for a master’s in space architecture from the University of Houston. 

At the time, the new program was called design for extreme environments, said Larry Toups, an adjunct professor at the University of Houston’s Saskawa International Center for Space Architecture who studied and worked with Ximenes on projects in the late 1980s. 

Toups, who did space architecture for NASA’s International Space Station for 25 years, worked beside Ximenes on projects that showed Ximenes “has a vision,” and that he’s good at looking at the big picture.

“When you’re working on a project, such as an international space station, … [he’s] able to focus down on those areas that particularly touch the humans,” Toups said. “In the case of space, the astronauts themselves.”

Space architecture is a relatively new field, and the community of people who have backgrounds like Ximenes’ is narrow, Toups said. He recalled Ximenes being one of the first people of color to be in a program like space architecture, especially because the number of students was still low. 

“Being such an emerging field, he’s done a lot to break barriers and identify opportunities. He does that by example of what he’s done and what he’s doing now,” Toups said. “He still maintains that enthusiasm he had when I first met him.”

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Xiaomi India CMO Anuj Sharma shared a teaser on X (formerly Twitter) revealing that HyperOS will come to India soon. The post is accompanied by an image with the words “Coming to India” alongside the HyperOS logo. In the caption, Sharma wrote that 2024 will be a big year for Xiaomi India with “tons of action.”

Meanwhile, the Xiaomi HyperOS India (@XiaomiHyperOSIN) page on X confirmed that the new operating system will start rolling out in India this month. The first devices to get the HyperOS update in the country will be the Xiaomi 13 Pro and Xiaomi Pad 6, both of which ship with Android 13-based MIUI 14.

Previously, the company confirmed that other than these two products, the Xiaomi 13 Ultra, Xiaomi 13, Xiaomi 13T Pro, Xiaomi 13T, Redmi Note 12, and Redmi Note 12S will receive the HyperOS update globally within the first quarter of this year. All eligible handsets running the stable version of HyperOS are said to get regular over-the-air (OTA) updates similar to other smartphone users.

Xiaomi HyperOS is based on its in-house Vela system and Linux which is said to optimise the efficiency of a handset, irrespective of its RAM size. It bills itself as a human-centric operating system that works smoothly with personal devices, automobiles, and smart home items to provide users with a refreshed smart ecosystem experience. The UI includes an AI subsystem and cross-device connection, as well as AI-powered improvements to existing UI features.

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In its latest monthly report published in compliance with the Information Technology
(Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules (2021) WhatsApp says that it banned 71,96,000 accounts between November 1 and November 30 last year. These were accounts that were registered from a phone number with the +91 international prefix, according to the messaging platform.

WhatsApp says that it banned 19,54,000 of more than 71 lakh accounts last November proactively — users didn’t have to report these accounts for violating the company’s policies. While WhatsApp allows users to report accounts, the platform also employs on-platform abuse detection systems that can proactively detect policy violations.

As per existing regulations, WhatsApp receives grievances from users via emails sent to grievance_officer_wa@support.whatsapp.com and via mail sent to the India Grievance Officer via post. The company says that reports related to account assistance, help with accessing features, service feedback, denied requests related to banned accounts, or accounts that did not violate the company’s terms and the laws of India.

In order to comply with the IT Rules (2021), WhatsApp said it acted on 6 requests — one related to ban appeals and the others related to miscellaneous support queries — received as grievances by the company’s Grievance Officer. In November 2023, the company received 8,841 grievances and complied with 8 orders received from the Grievance Appellate Committee during the same month.

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Well-known tipster Steve Hemmerstoffer (@onleaks), in collaboration with Smartmania, has leaked the price, design renders, and specifications of the Moto G Play (2024). As per the report, the handset will go official next month with a price tag of $169 (roughly Rs. 14,000).

The leaked renders show the Motorola handset in a sapphire blue colour with a hole-punch cutout on the display for the selfie camera. A triple camera setup is seen arranged in the upper left corner of its rear panel, alongside the LED flash. Further, the left spine of the handset appears to have the power and volume buttons. The volume button could also work as a fingerprint scanner. Further, the renders indicate the presence of a 3.5mm headphone output at the top.

As per the report, the Moto G Play (2024) will run on Android 13 and feature a 6.5-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,200) LCD display with 90Hz refresh rate. The upcoming Motorola phone could be powered by a Qualcomm chipset, with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. Its 2023 counterpart is powered by a 12nm MediaTek Helio G37 chip.

The triple rear camera setup on the Moto G Play (2024) is said to include a 50-megapixel main sensor. It is tipped to come with an 8-megapixel selfie sensor. Just like the Moto G Play (2023), the upcoming model is also expected to be backed by a 5,000mAh battery.

Moto G Play (2023) was launched in select global markets in December 2022 with a price tag of $169.99 (roughly Rs. 12,500) for the single Navy Blue shade.

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With the Location Sharing feature on Google Maps, you can choose who can access your location details and for how long. There are also a few nifty additions to normal live location sharing present on messaging apps. For example, with Google Maps Location Sharing, people you share your location with can also see your device’s battery power and if it’s charging. And you can also share your estimated time of arrival if you’re navigating to a destination.

According to Google’s support page on Location Sharing, the feature also works when Location History is turned off in Maps. The feature works pretty much the same way on Android and iOS. To start sharing your location, head to the Google Maps app on your Android device, iPhone or iPad, tap the profile icon on the top right, and select Location Sharing. You will then get an option to choose how long you want to share your location (you can select to share you location for up to one full day, or choose to share it until you turn off Location Sharing), along with a list of Google contacts you can share your location with. You can tap the profile of a contact and select Share.

To share you location outside Google contacts, you can select More options in the Location Sharing menu and share the link for your real-time location via other messaging apps like WhatsApp and iMessage. To stop sharing your location, you can tap the profile of the person you’re sharing your location with and select Stop.

You can also share your estimated time of arrival (ETA) with a contact while navigating to a destination on Google Maps. To do so, open Maps, set a destination, and start navigation. Then, tap More and select Share trip progress to share your route with a contact. Location sharing automatically stops when you reach your destination or when you stop navigation.

Last month, Google Maps introduced a few India-focussed features at its Building for India event in New Delhi. The tech giant showcased features like Live view walking, Lens in Maps, fuel efficient routing, address descriptors, local trains support, among others. According to Google, Live view walking navigation is coming to 3,000 cities in the country. The Where Is My Train feature, which lets users track trains, is set to add support for Mumbai local trains. Local trains support for Kolkata is coming soon, too.

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Flipkart has listed the base 128GB storage variant of the iPhone 15 for Rs. 73,999. The e-commerce website is offering Rs. 4,000 cashback for customers purchasing the handset using HDFC debit and credit cards and EMI transactions. This would bring down the effective price to Rs. 69,999. The no-cost EMI options start at Rs. 12,334 per month.

Meanwhile, Apple’s India website and Amazon are currently selling the base variant of iPhone 15 for Rs. 79,900. The iPhone 15 comes in 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage options and is offered in Black, Blue, Green, Pink, and Yellow shades. The 256GB storage variant is listed for Rs. 83,999 and the 512GB variant can be purchased for Rs. 1,03,999.

Apple launched the iPhone 15 series — iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and the iPhone 15 Pro Max — on September 13 during the Wonderlust event.

The iPhone 15 sports a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with Ceramic Shield protection. It features the Dynamic Island and has an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. The handset runs on an A16 Bionic chip. It has a dual rear camera setup, comprising a 48-megapixel wide-angle camera and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide sensor. For selfies, it has a 12-megapixel TrueDepth camera. It also gets a USB Type-C port. 

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In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Nothing CEO Carl Pei confirmed that the company will launch a new smartphone, along with an image of what appears to be a cutout of a dragon from a popular cartoon series. The Chinese New Year — marking the start of the year of the Wood Dragon — will be celebrated on February 10.

While Pei’s post does not specify the name or model number of Nothing’s next handset or include details about when it will be launched, the company has scheduled an event titled Nothing to See that is scheduled for February 27, during MWC 2024. The alleged Nothing Phone 2a was previously spotted on the BIS India website, hinting at its upcoming debut in the country.

Last week, WinFuture’s Roland Quandt leaked the colour options as well as the RAM and storage configurations of the purported Nothing Phone 2a. The handset is said to be available in 8GB+128GB and 12GB+256GB options, in Black and White colourways. Pricing for the Nothing Phone 2a will be lower than EUR 400 (roughly Rs. 36,800) for the 8GB+128GB model, according to Quandt.

Recent reports suggest that the Nothing Phone 2a will be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7200 chipset and will run on Android 14-based Nothing OS 2.5. The handset is tipped to feature a 6.7-inch full-HD+ (1,084 x 2,412 pixels) AMOLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate. The design of the handset also surfaced online last month.

The purported Nothing Phone 2a is also said to be equipped with a dual rear camera setup comprising a 1/1.5-inch 50-megapixel Samsung S5KNG9 primary sensor and a 1/2.76-inch 50-megapixel Samsung S5KJN1 sensor with an ultrawide lens. The phone is tipped to sport a 32-megapixel selfie camera with a Sony IMX615 sensor, for selfies and video calls. We can expect to learn more about the Nothing Phone 2a from the company in the weeks leading up to its expected debut.

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Honor CEO Zhao Ming shared the design of one of the Honor Magic 6 variants on Weibo. The phone is seen in a green-colour with a triple camera unit inside a circular camera module that’s placed centrally on the back panel of the phone. The camera module appears to have angular, rounded edges. The volume rocker and the power button are seen on the right side of the phone.

The Honor Magic 6 and Honor Magic 6 Pro are already listed on the Honor China website. The base model is listed to be available in 256GB and 512GB storage options, while the Pro model will launch with an additional higher-end 1TB variant. Both models are confirmed to be offered in black, cyan, green, purple, and white colour options. The company is yet to reveal the RAM options and prices of the smartphones.

Alongside the Honor Magic 6 series, the firm will also introduce the MagicOS 8 during the January 10-January 11 launch event. The Honor Porsche Design variant will also be revealed on the same day. The phone has previously been confirmed to launch with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC.

The Honor Magic 6 series models will likely come with a 160-megapixel periscope zoom camera with the OV50K primary sensors with LOFIC (Lateral Overflow Integration Capacitor) technology. The models are also expected to support optical image stabilisation (OIS) and wireless charging. The base Honor Magic 6 is expected to get an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance.

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According to a PassionateGeekz report, the Realme Note 50 4G was spotted on Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and Thailand’s NBTC certification sites with the model number RMX3834. The phone is likely to launch in a select few markets soon, including in India. The report claims that the handset may be priced between Rs. 7,000 and Rs. 8,000 in the country.

The Realme Note 50 4G is expected to be powered by a Unisoc chipset paired with up to 8GB of RAM including 4GB of virtual RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. It is likely to ship with Realme T UI edition. The phone is said to sport a 6.67-inch HD+ LCD panel and a dual rear camera unit including a 13-megapixel primary lens and a 0.8-megapixel secondary sensor. A 5-megapixel sensor is expected to be housed within the waterdrop notch front camera slot. The report did not suggest any other details. 

Realme recently launched the Realme C67 5G in India priced at Rs. 13,999 for the 4GB + 128GB variant and Rs. 14,999 for the 6GB + 128GB option. It is offered in Dark Purple and Sunny Oasis colourways. The company also introduced a 4G version of the model, the Realme C67 4G, in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, the company has teased the arrival of a new smartphone in India. Realme said that it will announce details about the new smartphone on January 3 in the country. It is tipped to be the Realme 12 Pro or the Realme 12 Pro+ and is teased to carry a periscope lens.

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