TECHNOLOGY
Indian gamers to compete in Asian Games 2022 via BGMI
"BGMI's inclusion in the esports games bouquet exemplifies Krafton's commitment to developing esports ecosystem globally and in India. Krafton has been investing heavily in the development of Indian gaming, esports, and IT entertainment industries with the establishment of its Indian office," the company said in a statement.
77% Indian organisations faced downtime due to cyber risk during festive season
According to McAfee Enterprise and FireEye's report titled 'Cybercrime in a Pandemic World: The Impact of Covid-19', the top three most threatening cyber risks that were detected are malware attacks (47 per cent), data breaches (43 per cent), ransomware and cloud jacking (33 per cent each), over 30 per cent of the IT professionals also experienced vulnerabilities in their 'Internet of Things' devices.
Replay: Clubhouse's new feature allows users to record live rooms
This feature will be available on both iOS and Android platforms. The new feature can also be used to skip to the next speaker. It lets users tap through their favourite people and allow them to focus the the room on what they prefer. Users can also pause, play, scrub, clip and listen at 1.5x or 2x.
NASA-SpaceX's Crew-2 astronauts return to Earth safely
The international crew -- NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet returned to Earth in a parachute-assisted splashdown at 10.33 p.m. EST Monday (9.03 a.m. on Tuesday) off the coast of Pensacola, Florida.
Sundar Pichai led Alphabet crosses $2tn market cap
Alphabet's market cap was $1 trillion in January 2020 and it has witnessed around 100% growth till date. With the current valuation, Alphabet has now joined Apple and Microsoft to be the third US-based company with $2 trillion worth.
McAfee to be acquired by investor group for over $14bn
Led by Advent International Corporation, Permira Advisers, Crosspoint Capital Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, GIC Private, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, the investment group bought all outstanding shares of McAfee.
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened game generates over $228mn in 2 months
This month the Harry Potter franchise celebrates 20 years since the release of 'Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone', also known as 'The Sorcerer's Stone' in cinemas. According to Sensor Tower, the early success of Harry Potter: Magic Awakened already makes it the number 2 ranked title in the franchise by global player spending across the App Store and Google Play.
With 18% market share, Vivo pips Samsung to become largest 5G smartphone brand in India in Q3
Samsung takes the second spot with 16 per cent of the market share, according to CMR's ‘India Mobile Handset Market Review Report for Q3 2021' released on Monday. 5G smartphones now capture 22 per cent of the total market share of overall smartphone shipments and over 20 5G-capable smartphones were launched in this quarter, as per the report.
Big Tech now a quarter of S&P 500 combined market cap
Google owner Alphabet is worth just a touch less than $2 trillion, while Amazon is valued at $1.7 trillion. Tesla, Elon Musk's electric car giant recently passed the $ 1 trillion mark and has since surged to a market cap of about $1.25 trillion. These five companies are now collectively worth almost $10 trillion. That's nearly a quarter of the combined $41.8 trillion market cap of the entire S&P 500, the report said.
Google marks Indian cell biologist's 104th b'day with Doodle
Ranadive is best known for her groundbreaking cancer research and devotion to creating a more equitable society through science and education. "Happy birthday, Dr. Kamal Ranadive!" the Google Doodle page said. Kamal Samarath, better known as Kamal Ranadive, was born on this day in 1917 in Pune. Her father's encouragement to pursue a medical education inspired Ranadive to excel academically, but she found her calling in biology instead.
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