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Coca-Cola to launch branded smartphone in India?
Sharma claims that the company will collaborate with a smartphone manufacturer to bring the device to the market. “Here's the all new #Cola Phone. Can confirm that the device is launching this quarter in India. Coca-Cola is collaborating with a smartphone brand for this new phone," Mukul Sharma posted on Twitter. He also shared an image of the upcoming Coca-Cola phone.
Musk changes his name to 'Mr Tweet' on Twitter
Musk revealed that he got stuck with his new name as Twitter is not letting him change it back. "Changed my name to Mr Tweet, now Twitter won't let me change it back," he tweeted accompanied by a laughing emoji. It is well-known that the billionaire owner makes out-of-the-blue decisions and tweets at times.
Tech major IBM lays off 3,900 employees, bets big on hybrid cloud, AI
The layoffs will cause a charge of $300 million in the January-March period to the company, according to IBM Chief Financial Officer James Kavanaugh. "We have taken a number of significant portfolio actions over the last couple of years, which has resulted in some stranded costs in our business," he said during the company's earnings call late on Wednesday.
Google complies with CCI order, changes its rules for Android platform in India
Indian users will now have the option to choose their default search engine via a choice screen that will soon start to appear when a user sets up a new Android smartphone or tablet in the country, the tech giant said in a statement. "The CCI's recent directives for Android and Play require us to make significant changes for India, and we've informed the CCI of how we will be complying with their directives," said Google.
Metaverse adoption at mass level likely 8-10 years away: Nasscom
Significant private equity/venture capital investments and strong merger and acquisition commitments were announced in the first half of 2022 in the metaverse space, amounting to more than $120 billion in value. Now, enterprises are starting to implement metaverse use-cases across the value chain.
'For You' tab to stay on users' preferred timeline on Twitter for web
"Were any of you (all of you) asking for your timeline to default to where you left it last?," the company tweeted. "Starting today on the web, if you close Twitter on the "For you" or "Following" tabs, you will return to whichever timeline you had open last," it added. The microblogging platform also said that the feature will also be coming to iOS and Android soon.
The age of AI is upon us and Microsoft is powering it: Satya Nadella
In a conference call with analysts after posting quarterly results, Nadella said that we're going to lead in the AI era, knowing that maximum enterprise value gets created during platform shifts. "We have the most powerful AI supercomputing infrastructure in the cloud. It's being used by customers and partners like OpenAI to train state-of-the-art models and services, including ChatGPT," said Nadella.
Ola Electric users complain of vehicle's front suspension on Twitter
A user Samkit Parmar tweeted that his wife suffered an accident as her Ola scooter's front wheel broke out of the suspension. "Yesterday a horrific incident took place with my wife. She was riding her @OlaElectric at 9:15 p.m. at a speed of about 35kmph when her front wheel just broke out of the suspension. She was thrown away in front and is in the ICU facing severe injuries.
Source codes of 'League of Legends', 'TFT' stolen after cyber attack: Riot Games
"Over the weekend, our analysis confirmed source code for League, TFT, and a legacy anticheat platform were exfiltrated by the attackers," the company tweeted. Earlier this week, Riot disclosed the breach as a "social engineering attack" on Twitter, assuring players that an update would be provided after an investigation.
US govt sues Google over its monopoly on digital advertising market
Filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the complaint alleged that Google monopolises key digital advertising technologies, collectively referred to as the "ad tech stack", that website publishers depend on to sell ads and that advertisers rely on to buy ads and reach potential customers.
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