TECHNOLOGY
Hackers steal $100 mn in crypto from Harmony Blockchain bridge
Harmony admitted that a malicious attack happened on its proprietary Horizon Ethereum Bridge and multiple transactions occurred that compromised the bridge with 11 transactions that extracted tokens stored in the bridge. "The estimated value at the time of the attack was approximately $100 million," the US-based company said in a statement late on Friday.
Tesla Enhanced Autopilot now available in US, China
According to Teslarati, in the US, Enhanced Autopilot costs $6,000. Meanwhile, in China, it costs approx 31,970 yuan ($4,779). The features included in Enhanced Autopilot are Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark, Summon, and Smart Summon. Earlier this month, Tesla released Enhanced Autopilot in New Zealand and Australia.
India must accelerate digitisation via chip design, innovation: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
After inaugurating Intel India's state-of-the-art design and engineering centre here, he said that Intel's critical contributions and relentless quest to advance innovation in design and engineering in the country over the past two and half decades highlights the design opportunity India offers to the world. "The inauguration of Intel's new state-of-the-art design facility in Bengaluru is a testament of its commitment to contribute towards bolstering India's technology leadership," the minister told the audience.
Govt user data requests need reforms to curb unwanted gag orders: Google
"As our lives continue to become more digitised, laws governing government access to personal information need to evolve to protect both public safety and civil liberties," Kent Walker, President of Global Affairs, Google and Alphabet, said. The governments across the world seek orders to prevent providers like Google from telling users about demands for data. These so-called non-disclosure orders (NDOs) or "gag orders" have become commonplace.
Apple likely to release its AR/MR headset in January 2023
According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the vast potential demand in the Chinese market and "Apple AR/MR, which will likely release in January 2023, will also favour the continued rapid growth of the headset sector". "Although Apple has repeatedly reiterated its focus on AR, I believe Apple AR/MR supporting video see-thru could also offer an excellent immersive experience," Kuo predicted.
Microsoft Windows 8.1 coming to an end in Jan 2023
The tech giant is ending Windows 8.1 support in January 2023, and will begin pushing alerts to users next month. "Support for Windows 8 ended on January 12, 2016, and support for Windows 8.1 will end on January 10, 2023," the company said in an update. "Microsoft 365 Apps is no longer supported on Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 after they have reached their end of support dates.
iOS users can now securely save their passwords in Chrome
The company also announced few other features for the iPhone and iPad users. "When it comes to getting things done on your iPhone and iPad, there's no place like Chrome. With the Chrome iOS app, you can securely save your passwords so there's no need to keep guessing," said Nasim Sedaghat, Product Manager, Chrome in a blog post.
Netflix confirms ads coming to its platform by year end
Netflix's Co-CEO Ted Sarandos confirmed during the Cannes Lions advertising festival that the future of the streaming giant will include ads, reports Hollywood Reporter. "We are adding an ad tier. We're not adding ads to Netflix as you know it today. We're adding an ad tier for folks who say, 'Hey, I want a lower price and I'll watch ads,'" Sarandos told 'Sway' podcast host Kara Swisher.
Tesla 'virtual power plant' to pay users to send energy back to grid
Tesla launched the 'virtual power plant' in partnership with California Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to support the electricity grid while also earning compensation and maintaining energy security for its users. Powerwall is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery stationary home energy storage product manufactured by Tesla Energy which stores electricity for solar self-consumption.
Netflix bids goodbye to 300 employees in 2nd round of layoffs
According to Variety, the cuts are across multiple business functions in the company, with the bulk of the jobs lost in the US. These new layoffs hit just a few weeks after the streaming giant -- which has a global workforce of roughly 11,000 staffers -- made an initial round of reductions of similar size in May. At that time, Netflix laid off 150 employees, and dozens of contractors and part-time workers.
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