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iPhone maker Pegatron shuts plants in China amid Covid restrictions
According to Nikkei Asia, dozens of Apple and other suppliers have said they have suspended operations in and around Shanghai since April 2. "Three key Apple suppliers have suspended production in and near Shanghai as strict Covid-19 lockdown measures show signs of affecting the US tech giant's supply chain in China," the report said late on Tuesday.
Apple CEO rails against bad privacy regulation, sideloading
Kicking off the International Association of Privacy Professionals' annual event, the Global Privacy Summit, Cook took to the stage on Tuesday as part of its keynote address, reports AppleInsider. His keynote started by calling privacy one of the most essential battles of modern times. "A world without privacy is less imaginative, less empathetic, less innovative, Less human," said Cook to the audience privacy a fundamental human right that Apple is continually fighting for.
YouTube suffers global outage, firm says fixed all issues
YouTube users also reported issues with accessing website elements like the sidebar navigation, switching accounts or the Setting menus, for example. YouTube confirmed the site was experiencing a variety of issues that are impacting users worldwide. "Getting reports from around the globe that some of you are having trouble with certain features across YouTube services (e.g. logging in, switching accounts & using the navigation bar) - we're aware & working on a fix," said the company.
Reliance-backed Addverb setting up new robot manufacturing facility in India
Spread over 60,000 sq metres, the new plant will create highly-skilled job opportunities and lead to direct and indirect employment for over 3,000 people. Ten times bigger than the current manufacturing facility called Bot-Valley in Noida, the new factory will position the company as the largest manufacturer of robots in the world and will provide capacity for new growth opportunities, the company said in a statement.
Musk may remain engaged in Twitter strategy 'without limitation'
. Musk's update on his role as Twitter's single largest shareholder was reflected in an amendment to a Schedule 13D filing, which was dated Monday, April 11, 2022. As per the purpose of the transaction outlined in the document, Musk might acquire and sell additional Twitter shares as he sees fit. Interestingly enough, a seat on Twitter's Board of Directors would have limited Musk's stake in the company to 14.9%.
S.Korean regulator gives warning against Samsung chief over false data
The chiefs of large business groups are required to submit to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) every year details about affiliates governed by them and their family members and information of executives and shareholders of corporate units, reports Yonhap news agency.
E-governance to drive digital ID users' number to cross 6.5 bn in 2026
The pandemic has accelerated this expansion of over 50 per cent, and reflects the growing importance of digital identity in sectors such as government services, according to Juniper Research. A digital identity document is a digital representation of a physical identity document like a driving licence or a passport.
Meta to stop people from sharing private residential info of other users
Reacting to a decision by Facebook Oversight Board, Meta agreed to remove the exception from its policy. "As the board notes in this recommendation, removing the exception for 'publicly available' private residential information may limit the availability of this information on Facebook and Instagram when it is still publicly available elsewhere," the company said.
Elon Musk will not join Twitter's board, says CEO Parag Agrawal
The Indian-origin CEO last week said the micro-blogging platform has appointed Musk to its board of directors. Musk, who acquired 9.2 per cent share in the micro-blogging platform for nearly $3 billion, is limited from buying more than 15 per cent of Twitter's stock. In a message late on Sunday, Agrawal said Musk has decided not to join Twitter's board.
Apple confirms manufacturing top-selling iPhone 13 in India
The tech giant manufactures some of its most advanced iPhones in the country, including iPhone 11, iPhone 12 and now iPhone 13 at the Foxconn facility while iPhone SE and iPhone 12 are being assembled at the Wistron factory in the country. According to industry experts, the new Apple iPhone 13 series has benefitted from the strong consumer appetite and spend to upgrade to premium smartphones.
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