TECHNOLOGY
Xiaomi India gets key ISO certification on distributor selection for offline distribution
Xiaomi India said it underwent a rigorous evaluation process which included an assessment of quality management, system development, documentation review, pre-audit, initial assessment, verification of records, etc. "Xiaomi India will continue to review and improve their quality management systems and policies with the intent to provide high-quality and consistent service to consumers and partners," it added.
Twitter 'tampering' with public record by wiping embedded deleted tweets
IndieWeb developer and former Google Developer Advocate Kevin Marks said that "with all the fuss about Twitter's promised edit button, and how they might design it, we're missing a disturbing development as "Twitter is using its embedded javascript to edit other people's sites". According to him, Twitter is altering web pages with deleted embedded tweets by hiding the text with JavaScript.
Samsung sees 50% jump in profits due to robust mobile, chip sales
The world's largest memory chip and smartphone maker did not break down the performances of its respective business divisions. It will announce the detailed earnings later this month. In the January-March period, prices of memory chips, core products that support a great portion of Samsung's top and bottom lines, held up better than expected.
Koo launches voluntary self-verification feature for users
The new feature empowers the users to prove the authenticity of their accounts on the platform, hence lending credibility to the thoughts and opinions that they share. Voluntary self-verification promotes visibility of genuine voices.
Starlink blocked by French court after legal battle with environmental groups
The decision was published by the Conseil d'Etat, France's Supreme Court for administrative justice, reports Teslarati. According to the court, the recent Starlink ruling negated a decision by Arcep, France's telecoms regulator, back in February 2021.Arcep had granted Starlink two bands of frequencies that would link the company's satellite constellation to France-based customers, the report said.
Musk won't get special treatment on the platform, says Twitter
In a statement to The Verge, Twitter spokesperson Adrian Zamora said the platform is "committed to impartiality in the development and enforcement of its policies and rules," implying that Musk will be subject to the same Twitter rules as everyone else. In other words, Twitter could likely still ban or suspend Musk, if need be.
Flipkart launches health app to supply affordable medicines in remote places
The app Flipkart Health+ aims to partner and strengthen the healthcare ecosystem by solving the critical gap of accessibility to genuine medicines and healthcare products in remote locations to address unmet healthcare needs. It will also contribute to 'Swasth Bharat', the company said.
Elon Musk gets fierce competition as Amazon enters space internet biz
The tech giant signed contracts for launches with United Launch Alliance (ULA), Arianespace, and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The contracts total up to 83 launches over a five-year period, providing capacity for Amazon to deploy the majority of its 3,236-satellite constellation.
Microsoft brings Arm chip support to Azure virtual machines
Azure VMs with Ampere Altra Arm-based processors will offer up to 50 per cent better price-performance than comparable x86-based VMs for scale-out workloads, Microsoft officials said. These new VMs are also for Web servers, application servers, open-source databases, gaming servers, media servers, and more, they added.
Spotify testing new feature for user-made playlists
The Featured Curators pilot is a limited-time test that promotes popular user and influencer playlists alongside our Spotify playlists. "Spotify transformed music discovery through flagship playlists like RapCaviar and personalised playlists like Discover Weekly," the company said in a blog post. "Now, we are experimenting with taking playlist creation and discovery even further.
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