TECHNOLOGY
Intel launches new Xeon workstation processors for professional creators
"Our new Intel Xeon desktop workstation platform is uniquely designed to unleash the innovation and creativity of professional creators, artists, engineers, designers, data scientists and power users -- built to tackle both today's most demanding workloads as well as the professional workloads of the future," Roger Chandler, Intel vice president and general manager, Creator and Workstation Solutions, Client Computing Group, said in a statement.
Twitter relaxes its 'Cannabis Ads policy' in US
With this change, the company aims to "create more opportunities for responsible cannabis marketing." "As the cannabis industry has expanded, so too has the conversation on Twitter," the company said in a Business blogpost. "The cannabis space on Twitter is fun and engaging with users tweeting about their experiences using cannabis-- whether medicinally, for wellness, or recreation," it added.
Apple supplier Foxconn secures new manufacturing site in Vietnam after China turmoil
According to South China Morning Post, Taiwan-based Foxconn (earlier known as Hon Hai Precision Industry) has signed a lease with Saigon-Bac Giang Industrial Park Corp to occupy a plot of 45 hectares for around $62.5 million to meet "operational needs and expand production capacity". In an exchange filing, the Taiwanese giant said the lease will run.
MediaTek launches Dimensity 7200 chip to amplify gaming experience
The Dimensity 7200 delivers the same TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) 4nm second-generation process found in the Dimensity 9200, and is ideal for ultra-slim designs in a variety of form factors, said the company. The MediaTek Dimensity 7000 series will be vital for mobile gamers and photography enthusiasts who are looking for an affordable way.
Medical watch CardiacSense gets approval from Indian regulatory authority CDSCO
The approval came ahead of its commercial launch in collaboration with Israeli Medtech company CardiacSense Ltd. The product has already been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is the only medical watch to demonstrate accuracies higher than FDA-set Thresholds, making it one of the only approved Medical Watch, according to the company.
Apple may introduce its mixed reality headset at WWDC
In a tweet on Thursday, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said, "Apple has postponed the planned introduction of its mixed-reality headset from around April to June at the annual WWDC conference, the latest setback for Apple's next major device." Last month, it was reported that the tech giant's MR headset will use motors to automatically adjust lenses for perfect images.
Apple's 15-Inch MacBook Air may feature M2 Chip
The laptop is expected to be released in the second quarter of this year, which runs from April to June, reports MacRumors. This information comes just one day after display analyst Ross Young said the tech giant's supply chain started production of its display panels for a 15-inch MacBook Air. Young had also predicted that the new MacBook Air will launch in "early April" this year.
'Trouble' fixed, Twitter back after brief outage on iOS
The company tweeted from its @TwitterSupport account: "Pardon the interruption! iOS users may have experienced some trouble using Twitter earlier. Things should be back to normal now."User reports peaked at more than 8,700 on the online outage monitor website Downdetector. According to the outage monitor website, over 85 per cent of people had reported problems.
Elon Musk says he may step down as Twitter CEO by 2023 end
After conducting a poll on stepping down as Twitter CEO in December last year, Musk has not offered any indication as to when he is going to appoint a new CEO to run the daily affairs at the micro-blogging platform. "I need to stabilise the organisation and just make sure it's in a financially healthy place in that the product roadmap is clearly laid out," Musk said via video link at the World Government Summit in Dubai.
Over 1 mn people sign up for Bing with ChatGPT in 48 hours: Microsoft
"We're humbled and energized by the number of people who want to test-drive the new AI-powered Bing! In 48 hours, more than 1 million people have joined the waitlist for our preview," tweeted Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president and consumer chief marketing officer at Microsoft.
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