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Paul Ehrlich's 'The Population Bomb' book most damaging: Musk
Twitter user Dr Jordan B Peterson, who is a well-known author and psychologist tweeted: "Paul Ehrlich has been famously wrong about everything he has predicted for six decades." To this, Musk replied: "His 'Population Bomb' book might the most damaging anti-human thing ever written." The 90-year-old Ehrlich is known for his warnings about the consequences of population growth and limited resources.
Samsung unveils new laptop with Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 processor
The new Galaxy Book2 Go is a compact, high-performance PC that "represents an affordable entry point to the Galaxy Book2 range", the tech giant said in a blogpost. The laptop is thin and light with a thickness of 15.5 mm and a weight of 1.44 kg. Its ultra-compact chassis has thin edges and offers a 14-inch full HD LCD screen with in-plane switching (IPS) technology for better colour matching and visuals.
Indians still want to touch & feel smartphones before buying: Report
The top three drivers for satisfaction on overall smartphone sales support are satisfaction on trade/sell out schemes, transparency in process and timely payout, according to the report by CyberMedia Research (CMR). "In the new normal, both online and offline retail continue to be equally important touch points for consumers. Consumers seek to research online, buy offline, or vice-versa," said Prabhu Ram, Head- Industry Intelligence Group, CMR. Offline will continue toA be the cornerstone for mobile business in India in 2023 and beyond, he added.
Tesla announces to launch Model S, X in China
Since the automaker halted production in January of 2021 to revamp the cars, the Model S and Model X have not arrived in China, reports Electrek. "The two performance monsters will officially announce the price on January 6. The deliveries start in the first half of 2023," the company said in a statement.
Apple fails to launch 'dedicated' classical music app in 2022
The iPhone maker acquired Primephonic in August of 2021, reports MacRumors. "Apple Music plans to launch a dedicated classical music app next year combining Primephonic's classical user interface that fans have grown to love with more added features," Apple had said in 2021. Since then, the tech giant has not commented on the plans in public, thus it is still unclear if the app will be published in 2023. When Primephonic shut down in September 2021, users received free access to Apple Music for six months, the report said.
Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai welcome New Year with message for peace, health
"Happy New Year! May 2023 be the year we find peace, the year we reconnect with our shared humanity, and the year we recommit ourselves to a brighter future," posted Cook. A follower commented: "May 2023 be the year we get USB-C on iPhone." Pichai posted: "Happy New Year! Best wishes to everyone for a happy and healthy 2023."
Google starts rolling out full TV controls on Home app
Users that have TVs compatible with Google Assistant/Home support are noticing that the Home application is now offering full touch controls, reports 9To5Google. These controls include volume up/down, un/mute, power on/off, play, pause, channel and a source list. Earlier, the controls were only available on the Nest Hub, but now they are available on the Home application.
Nvidia plans to release 'unlaunched' 12GB graphics card
RTX 4070 Ti graphics processing unit (GPU) specifications were released on the company's website, however, Twitter user @momomo_us managed to take a screenshot before Nvidia took the page down, reports The Verge. The leaked specifications look similar to the 12GB RTX 4080, with the chip featuring 7,680 CUDA cores, a 2.61 GHz boost clock and 12GB of memory.
Twitter sued for not paying rent of San Francisco office
The landlord, Columbia Reit - 650 California LLC, said that it had notified the company on December 16 of last year that it would go into default on its lease for the Hartford Building's 30th floor in five days if the rent was not paid, reports Bloomberg. In the complaint that Columbia Reit filed last week in San Francisco's state court, it claimed that the tenant failed to comply. The company was also sued in December 2022 for refusing to pay for two charter flights, the report said.
Twitter bans 48,624 accounts for policy violations in India
The micro-blogging platform, going through a churning under its new owner, also took down 3,035 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country. In total, Twitter banned 48,624 accounts in the reporting period in India. Twitter, in its monthly report in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, said that it received 755 complaints from users in India in the same time-frame through its grievance redressal mechanisms, and took action on 121 of those URLS.
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