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India improves global ranking for mobile speeds amid 5G rollout
The country increased two spots in rank globally for median mobile speeds, from 66th in February to 64th in March, according to Ookla, the global leader in network intelligence and connectivity insights. However, for overall fixed broadband speeds, India's global rank dipped by three spots, from 81st in February to 84th in March.
Netflix grows engagement in India by 30% in Q1 2023 after price cuts
Over time, Netflix has adapted our prices to meet local needs and to further deepen its penetration, it lowered prices in India by 20-60 per cent in December 2021. These reductions -- combined with an improved slate -- helped grow engagement in India by nearly 30 per cent year on year while F/X neutral revenue growth.
Meta to slash around 4K high-skilled jobs this week: Report
This week's layoffs could be in the range of 4,000 jobs, according to a report in Vox, citing sources. In March, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company would cut 10,000 jobs in the coming months. In an internal memo seen by The Washington Post, Meta said that "the company will begin notifying employees on its technical teams.
Tim Cook left amused after seeing 1984 Mac computer at Mumbai retail store
He could not stop his amusement after Sajid Moinuddin, a designer by profession and a Goregaon resident, came with an old Macintosh computer to see him at the inauguration of Apple BKC here. Tim Cook was elated to see the old Apple machine at the event, and signed an autograph on it.
Elon Musk working on 'TruthGPT' as ChatGPT alternative
In an interview with Fox News, Musk said that an alternative approach to AI creation is needed to "avoid the destruction of humanity".
"I'm going to start something which I call 'TruthGPT' or a maximum truth-seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe," Musk was quoted as saying.
Apple generated over 1 lakh direct jobs in India in 2 yrs: MoS IT
Apple on Tuesday launched its first own-branded retail store in India, in Mumbai in presence of its CEO Tim Cook. The company will also launch its second store in Delhi on Thursday. "Propelled by Prime Minister @narendramodi's visionary PLI scheme @Apple ecosystem has generated over one lakh new direct jobs in manufacturing.
US firm CommScope hit with ransomware attack, employee data exposed
According to TechCrunch, hackers exposed social security numbers and bank account details of employees of the company which designs and manufactures network infrastructure products. "It's unclear exactly how many employees have been affected. CommScope employs more than 30,000 people worldwide," the report mentioned.
Twitter adds more 'govt-funded' labels to global media, faces outcry
The micro-blogging platform earlier placed the 'publicly-funded' label to the BBC account and applied the 'government-funded' label to US-based NPR. ABC News said in a tweet that it is a publicly funded broadcaster, "governed by the ABC Charter which is enshrined in legislation". For more than 90 years, the ABC has always been.
Twitter will label 'hateful' tweets, make them less discoverable
The company occasionally restricts tweets that violate its policies by making them harder to find or visible to fewer people.The new labels will make those actions more clear, said the Elon Musk-run company. "Restricting the reach of Tweets, also known as visibility filtering, is one of our existing enforcement actions that allows us to move beyond the binary aleave up versus take down' approach to content moderation," Twitter said in a blog post late on Monday.
Tim Cook relishes vada pav with 'Dhak Dhak' sensation Madhuri
Sharing a picture of him enjoying the local delicacy at a city restaurant, Cook thanked Madhuri for introducing him to Vada Pav."Thanks @madhuridixit for introducing me to my very first Vada Pav - it was delicious!" Cook posted.Dixit had earlier shared a picture with Cook with the caption: "Can't think of a better welcome to Mumbai than Vada Pav!"
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