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Apple relying more on Chinese engineers amid Covid lockdowns: Report
The Wall Street Journal reported that before the pandemic, Apple sent "hundreds of US engineers each month to China" to oversee the contract manufacturers. "Now, in a shift, the global technology giant relies more on local engineers," the report said late on Monday.
Microsoft announces new service to achieve security against threats
The company said that the new service brings together several security-focused technologies from Microsoft and human expertise. "I am thrilled to announce that Microsoft is expanding our existing service capabilities under a new service category called Microsoft Security Experts," Vasu Jakkal, Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, Identity, and Management, said in a blogpost.
Uber CEO to treat hiring as a 'privilege' and be 'hardcore' about costs
In a memo to employees, Khosrowshahi said that the hurdle rate for Uber's investments has gotten higher, and "that means that some initiatives that require substantial capital will be slowed". "The least efficient marketing and incentive spend will be pulled back. We will treat hiring as a privilege and be deliberate about when and where we add headcount. We will be even more hardcore about costs across the board," he said.
Elon Musk, mother remember Taj Mahal as people want Tesla in India
Maye even shared an interesting anecdote along with pictures about Elon's grandparents who flew to the World Heritage Site in Agra on their way to Australia from South Africa in 1954. "In 1954, your grandparents flew to the Taj Mahal from South Africa, on their way to Australia. The only people to ever do this trip in a single-engine propeller plane, without a radio or GPS. Their motto 'Live dangerously'. carefully,'" she tweeted late on Monday.
Instagram testing NFTs this week, Facebook soon: Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg confirmed that the social network is testing NFTs on Instagram, with "similar functionality" coming soon to Facebook. "Similar functionality is coming to Facebook soon, along with augmented reality NFTs on Instagram Stories via Spark AR so you can place digital art into physical spaces," he announced.
Samsung captures Rs 1 lakh and above smartphone market in India
The success of Galaxy S22 series also helped Samsung India emerge as the top smartphone maker in the overall premium segment (Rs 30,000 and above) with 38 per cent market share (by volume), according to Counterpoint Research.
Nothing OS now available for all devices with Android 11, higher
The company said that the Launcher app icon is now available on the home screen and a new �How to Set Up' page when you open Launcher for the first time has been added.. "For easy access, the Dropbox link to download bonus wallpapers and ringtones now sits in Launcher settings," said the company.
EU to enforce new regulation to tame Big Tech in spring 2023
Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission's executive vice president, earlier said the antitrust legislation could be implemented as early as October of this year. According to TechCrunch, Vestager announced at the International Competition Network (ICN) conference that the DMA will enter into force next spring and "we are getting ready for enforcement as soon as the first notifications come in".
Microsoft Xbox Live gaming suffers massive outage, fixed now
Some players were unable to even access streaming apps including Netflix and Disney Plus. Some users reported that Xbox prompted them to sign in to play their own games. "No I still can't get on with my games, keep saying check my connection but it's fine," a Xbox user tweeted.
Musk tweets on death under 'mysterious circumstances', mother says not funny
"If I die under mysterious circumstances, it's been nice knowin ya," tweeted Elon Musk. His mother replied: "That's not funny". Elon then said: "Sorry! I will do my best to stay alive." The tweet sparked buzz over social media among his over 91 million followers. "No, you will not die. The world needs you to reform," posted one user.
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