TECHNOLOGY
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Dec- 2022 -1 December
Microsoft, LinkedIn empower 7.3 mn learners in India, announce new skills
Microsoft and its subsidiary LinkedIn on Wednesday announced it has empowered 7.3 million learners in India to acquire digital skills for in-demand jobs. To date, Microsoft has engaged 14 million learners in Asia via its professional networking platform LinkedIn, including 7.3 million from India, via its aSkills for Jobs’ programme. The company said it will provide free access to 350 courses, six new ‘Career Essentials Certificates’ and 50,000 ‘LinkedIn Learning Scholarships’ to millions of learners in India and globally. “We want to continue making tech skills accessible to all, opening up employment opportunities for people to succeed and embrace innovation,” said Dr Rohini Srivathsa, National Technology Officer, Microsoft India. The new courses and certificates will be offered in seven languages — English,…
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Nov- 2022 -27 November
AI firm offers highest salary of Rs 2 cr to ISB student amid tech layoffs
The mass layoffs affecting almost 1.5 lakh people aren’t a good look for the tech sector, and Indians in the US as well as back home have been impacted. At the same time AI is gaining ground across sectors, as businesses are embracing automation for futuristic growth. Amidst headwinds and concerns about hiring in the tech sector, a startup catering to American markets has offered the highest salary package of Rs 2 crore to a student of the Indian School of Business. HiLabs, a leading provider of artificial intelligence-based data analytics solutions for health plans in the US recently offered a student from the Indian School of Business (ISB), an international offer of ₹2 crore on the first day of…
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26 November
Asus A3 all-in-one PCs with 12th-Gen Intel Core CPUs launched in India, price starts at Rs 54,990
Asus has announced the launch of two new desktops under the Asus A3 series in India. The line-up includes Asus A3402 and A3202 desktops, and both are powered by 12th-generation Intel Core processors. The A3402 is more premium, and it comes with a 23.8-inch Full-HD display, while the Asus A3202 features a 21.45-inch screen. Both PC’s graphics are handled by the Intel Iris Xe GPU. Asus A3402 and A3202 desktops prices in India The Asus A3 series, which includes A3202 and A3402 desktops, is available to purchase on Asus e-shops offline stores starting at Rs 54,990 and Rs 65,990, respectively. Customers can even purchase via e-commerce platforms, such as Flipkart and Amazon. Asus A3402 and A3202 specifications Starting with the…
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25 November
Hate speech down significantly on Twitter: Elon Musk
Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said that the hate speeches are down significantly on the micro-blogging platform. “Hate speech impressions down by one-third from pre-spike levels. Congrats to Twitter team!” Musk tweeted. “I have half a mind to wag my finger at the 1500 accounts that caused the spike, but I shall forebear.” Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk’s post. While one user commented, “Source? Ummm Twitter! They are the subject matter experts of their own data”, another asked: “Who determines what is hate speech?” Last month, a report mentioned that 1,500 accounts were suspended for posting hate speech on the micro-blogging platform. “We have actually seen hateful speech at times this week decline below our prior norms, contrary to what…
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24 November
Vu launches 43-inch GloLED TV at Rs 29,999; check out specifications here
Vu recently launched a 43-inch GloLED TV in India. Featuring a Vu Glo Panel and Glo AI processor, the company claims that the TV offers 4.5 times better colour reproduction compared to standard 4K TVs. The Vu GloLED TV comes with a quad-core processor and a dual-core GPU, all of which is backed by 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. With an NTSC colour gamut of 72 per cent, Vu says its Glo AI processor helps upscale OTT content. On the audio front, the TV has a built-in subwoofer and a built-in soundbar with two speakers that give a total output of 84 Watt. The smart TV runs on the latest version of Google’s TV OS and comes with the…
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22 November
‘It’s Really Hard,’ Says Jeff Bezos on Donating Effectively While Ex-Wife Gives Away $2 Billion
After years of receiving flak for not actively participating in philanthropy, Jeff Bezos, the world’s fourth-richest person, told CNN his take on big donations. The Amazon founder said that “it’s really hard” to donate big amounts effectively. On the same day, his ex-wife and known philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced that she had given away close to $2 billion in seven months. The difference in both their approaches was clearly highlighted when Scott revealed her thought process behind donating large sums of money to multiple charities. While Bezos seems inclined to donate in a “levered way”, Scott believes in letting the charities she picks decide what to do with the funds. Unlike many of the world’s wealthiest people, Bezos has neither…
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22 November
Apple Watch: BIG change in battery performance, settings unveiled for Apple users
Apple is all set to extend the watch’s battery life with a new battery-saving mode in the next watchOS 9 upgrade. GSMArena says that the Control Center or settings menu can be used to manually activate the mode. According to the source, the recently introduced option will warn users when there has been a 10 percent battery remaining and immediately switches off after charging to 80 percent. The most energy-consuming features, such as the always-on display, heart rate notifications, arrhythmia tracking, and heart rate and blood oxygen readings, will not be available in the battery-saving mode. The workout reminders facility will not work after enabling battery saving mode. If there isn’t an iPhone nearby that is connected to the watch,…
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21 November
Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard returns on iOS
Microsoft‘s virtual keyboard application SwiftKey has unexpectedly made a comeback on iOS’s App Store. “Based on customer feedback, SwiftKey iOS has been relisted on the Apple App Store,” Microsoft’s Caitlin Roulston said in a statement to The Verge. “Please visit Support.SwiftKey.com for more information,” Roulston added. Despite the comeback, SwiftKey’s latest update is still dated August 11, 2021. “Stay tuned to what the team has in store,” said Vishnu Nath, Microsoft’s vice president and general manager of OneNote and the Office product group. According to Microsoft’s chief technical officer (CTO) of its maps and local services division, Pedram Rezaei, the company will be “investing heavily in the keyboard.” In September this year, the tech giant had announced it would end…
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19 November
Apple, Google app review teams scrutinise Musk’s Twitter
San Francisco: Yoel Roth, who has quit Twitter as Head of Trust and Safety, has said as Elon Musk perpetuates lack of legitimacy through his impulsive changes and tweet-length pronouncements about platform rules, Twitter is now facing a close scrutiny by both Apple and Google app stores. In a New York Times article amid the #RIPTwitter trending on social media, Roth said that “Twitter will have to balance its new owner’s goals against the practical realities of life on Apple and Google’s internet, no easy task for the employees who have chosen to remain”.. “And as I departed the company, the calls from the app review teams had already begun,” Roth wrote late on Friday. The instances of racial slurs on…
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18 November
OnePlus 11 key specs leaked, 100W fast charging and 50MP main camera expected
OnePlus has confirmed that its next-gen OnePlus 11 will launch soon with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. Ahead of the official launch, the smartphone’s leaked specifications have started coming in from several leaksters. A leak by Chinese tipster, Digital Chat Station on Weibo, tips that the OnePlus 11 would feature a 2K display with a left-cornered hole-punch cutout for the selfie sensor and a metal frame – similar to the OnePlus 10 series. The phone is also said to come with 16GB of RAM and USF 4.0 support. On the other hand, Indian leakster Yogesh Brar claims that the OnePlus 11 will come with a 6.7-inch 2K LTPO display with a 120Hz refresh rate. In terms of cameras, the…
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