TECHNOLOGY
Musk's $44 billion Twitter deal in serious trouble: Report
The report comes just hours after Twitter had a conference call with media outlets to explain that its spam account data and technology for blocking bots are just fine, setting up a showdown between the company and its would-be new owner. The platform reportedly claimed that it blocks 1 million spammers every day.
TSMC captures 70% global smartphone chipset market share
TSMC captured the market from the complete System-on-Chip (SoC) to discrete Application Processors (AP) and cellular modems, reports Counterpoint Research. Global smartphone chipset shipment declined 5 per cent (on-year) in Q1 due to seasonality, weaker demand in China amid lockdowns and over shipping from some chipset vendors in Q4 2021.
Lava unveils new smartphone 'Blaze' at affordable price
"With Blaze, we are trying to meet those expectations. It comes with the latest glass back design, Android 12, and a 13MP triple camera that makes it an all-rounder. This best-in-segment smartphone is dedicated to every Indian smartphone user that dreams of seeing their country as the next tech superpower," Tejinder Singh, Product Head, Lava International Limited, said in a statement.
Over 66% of India's blue-collared employees earn below Rs 15K per month: Report
The report by payroll management app Salarybox stated that females in the workplace made Rs 12,398 on average, which was 19 per cent less than their male colleagues, which brings forth the country's wide gender pay disparity.
Hackers target national portal of India via 'unprecedented' phishing technique
The threat actors have been targeting the Indian government's portal by utilising a bogus URL to trick users into submitting sensitive information such as credit card numbers, expiration months and CVV codes, according to AI-driven cyber-security firm CloudSEK.
CERT-In warns users of multiple bugs in Google Chrome, Zoho software
A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending specially crafted requests on the targeted system. "Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code and denial-of-service (DoS) conditions on the targeted system," said CERT-In the advisory late on Wednesday.
Elon Musk had twins with Neuralink executive in 2021: Report
According to the court documents, Musk and Zilis filed a petition in April to change the twins' names to "have their father's last name and contain their mother's last name as part of their middle name", the Daily Mail reported citing Insider. Zilis, who was born in Ontario, Canada, met Musk through OpenAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) research-and-deployment nonprofit Musk cofounded in 2015.
Samsung estimates $11 bn in Q2 profit riding on chip biz
In its earnings guidance, the South Korean tech giant estimated its operating profit at 14 trillion won ($11 billion) for the April-June period, up 11.38 per cent from a year ago. Its Q2 operating income estimate is slightly lower than analysts' earnings expectations of 14.5 trillion won in the data compiled by Yonhap Infomax, the financial arm of Yonhap News Agency.
Mobile broadband adoption faces key barriers in Asia Pacific in 5G era
According to the GSMA's 'Mobile Economy Asia Pacific 2022' report, mobile broadband networks cover around 96 per cent of the population in the region which is a testament to operators' investment in 3G, 4G and, increasingly, 5G infrastructure.
Apple Lockdown Mode to safeguard high-profile users from govt spyware
"Apple makes the most secure mobile devices on the market. Lockdown Mode is a groundbreaking capability that reflects our unwavering commitment to protecting users from even the rarest, most sophisticated attacks," said Ivan Krstic, Apple's head of Security Engineering and Architecture. While the vast majority of users will never be the victims of highly targeted cyberattacks.
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