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Padma Bhushan for Nadella, Pichai top recognition of India's tech talent
Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the country, after Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan. The Indian government on Tuesday awarded Padma Bhushan to Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella and Alphabet and Google's Sundar Pichai among the 17 awardees.
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked S22 event set for Feb 9
A YouTube video that was unveiled along with the announcement shows a video recording during a pitch-black night and ends with the phrases "Break through the night" and "Break the rules of light." The video indicates that the upcoming smartphone will be fitted with upgraded cameras and sensors that can overcome some of the challenges of shooting at night.
Data breaches hit all-time high in 2021, identity fraud biggest threat
"The new record number of data compromises is 23 percent over the previous all-time high (1,506) set in 2017. The number of data events that involved sensitive information increased slightly compared to 2020 (83 percent vs. 80 percent). However, it remained well below the previous high of 95 percent set in 2017," according to its 'Annual Data Breach Report'.
Apple, Ericsson patent dispute escalates into Europe
In what originally seemed like a near repeat of their 2015 patent battles, Apple and Ericsson have already been suing each other in the US over 5G technology, reports AppleInsider. The number of suits has now increased, however, since Ericsson's first filing, as soon as all of its previous deals with Apple had expired. Apple's initial countersuit was filed in the US, but specifically with the US International Trade Commission (ITC).
Hyderabad-based Darwinbox turns unicorn
With this round, the company's valuation will cross the $1 billion mark and take the total investment raised thus far by the company to over $110 million. Darwinbox, an enterprise HR Tech company, has grown 200 per cent since the last fund raise a year ago. Darwinbox, a Cloud-based HR technology platform which caters to an organisation's HR needs across the employee lifecycle, was founded by IIM/IIT/XLRI alumnus with work experience across leading firms like McKinsey, Google and EY.
Microsoft updates original Surface Duo to Android 11
Tech giant Microsoft has finally begun rolling out Android 11 to the Surface Duo.The newer operating system is the main draw, of course, but you will also find a host of Surface Duo-specific improvements, reports Engadget. Users can now play Xbox Game Pass cloud titles using an on-screen controller, for a start. OneDrive also has an "enhanced" dual-screen interface for viewing and editing photos.
Twitter's upcoming feature could share tweets with up to 150 select users
Micro blogging site Twitter is reportedly developing a feature that will allow users to curate a list of people -- up to 150 users -- to send certain tweets out to. If this sounds familiar, it is because Instagram's Close Friends feature lets you do the same thing; but in Twitter's case, you will be limiting your tweets to your "Flock," The Verge reported.
Legion Y90 gaming phone may come with 22GB RAM, 640GB storage
Lenovo has announced that it will launch its new gaming smartphone 'Legion Y90' soon and now a new report has claimed that the device may come with 22GB of total RAM, 18GB of which will be true physical RAM as well as 4GB virtual. According to reliable tipster Pandaisbald, the device may come with 640GB, made possible by actually combining two separate 512GB and 128GB sticks, reports GizmoChina.
Our AI supercomputer will be world's fastest this year: Meta
Called the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC), the machine is already being used by Meta researchers to train large models in natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision for research, with the aim of training models with trillions of parameters in the near future.
Apple fined $5.6 mn per week over policies for Dutch dating apps
Apple made updates to its app store policies in response to an earlier order by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) but the watchdog found it to be unsatisfactory. ACM informed Apple that if it fails to adhere to its order, it will have to pay each week a penalty payment of 5 million euros up to a maximum of 50 million euros.
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