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Netizens slam new Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal over old tweet on racism
In 2010, when he was not even an employee of Twitter, Agrawal quoted a comedian mocking racism and Islamophobia in America. "If they are not gonna make a distinction between Muslims and extremists, then why should I distinguish between white people and racists," Agrawal said in the tweet posted on October 26, 2010. Questioning this, Republican Ken Buck, who represents Colorado's Fourth Congressional District, asked how users could trust Twitter's new CEO to treat everyone equally.
Noise unveils new earbuds at Rs 2,499
The earbuds will be available on offline and online channels in three colour options -- black, white and blue. "With a long-lasting playtime and ANC mode, Noise Air Buds Pro offers the best-in-class features and experiences," Gaurav Khatri, Co-founder, Noise, said in a statement. "Our newly launched set of TWS earbuds are carefully designed keeping in mind the needs for extended calls, fitness enthusiasts, music fanatics and binge-watchers. We are aggressively expanding its portfolio of TWS earbuds to be ahead in the market," Khatri added.
UK competition regulatory board likely to block Meta's Giphy deal: Report
Tech giant Meta which was previously known as Facebook had moved to buy Gift in May 2020, however, the UK competition regulator has raised concerns in regard to the deal and provisionally ruled in August that Meta should be forced to sell Giphy, as per financial times report. The regulators will be making their final call regarding this matter by December 1, it added.
Parag Agarwal joins elite club of Indian-origin CEOs
Agarwal joins Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Adobe President and CEO Santanu Narayan and IBM Group CEO Arvind Krishna, who are currently leading global corporations. Besides, the elite club has other honchos like Mastercard's CEO Ajay Banga, Arista Networks' CEO and President Jayshree V. Ullal, Micron Technology's CEO Sanjay Mehrotra and Reckitt Benckiser's CEO Laxman Narasimhan.
As IIT, central school boy Parag Agrawal breaks into born-in-India US CEOs XI, a listing of alma maters
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, attended Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, and did electrical engineering at Manipal Institute of Technology in Karnataka. Nadella then shifted to the US for an M.S. degree in computer science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Jack Dorsey quits as Twitter CEO, announces IIT man Parag Agarwal as successor
Confirming long-standing speculation that he would, @Jack, Dorsey's handle for 18 years, enigmatically said: "not sure anyone has heard but," and attached a one-page version of why and who. Indian-American Parag Agarwal, Twitter @paraga, is the new CEO, with immediate effect, Dorsey announced. Agarwal attended Kendriya Vidyalaya (Central School) and IIT Mumbai and followed it with a Stanford PhD and ten years at Twitter.
What Jack Dorsey said in his latest tweet
"Not sure anyone has heard, but I resigned from Twitter," Dorsey said in his latest tweet. Dorsey gave three reasons for his resignation -- 1) Appointment of Parag Agrawal as Twitter CEO; 2) Bret Taylor agreeing to be Board chairman; 3) All members of the Board have the potential to change the course of the company for the better. Dorsey will remain a member of the Board until his term expires at the 2022 meeting of stockholders.
PC shipments in China grew 3% to reach over 15 mn units in Q3
Compared to last year, desktop (including desktop workstation) shipments grew 3.8 per cent to 5.3 million units. Notebook (including mobile workstation) shipments were also slightly up by 1.9 per cent at 9.7 million units, according to market research firm Canalys. The growth resulted in a record third-quarter shipment in China, beating a year-old record of 14.7 million unit shipments in Q3 2020.
Moto G31 smartphone launched for Rs 12,999 in India
The smartphone is priced in India, starting at Rs 12,999 for the 4GB RAM+64GB storage option and Rs 14,999 for the 6GB RAM+128GB storage option. In terms of features, the smartphone features a 6.4-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixels) OLED hole-punch display with a 60Hz refresh rate and a 20:9 aspect ratio.
China's mobile phone shipments reach 282 mn units in Jan-Oct
In October, the country's mobile phone shipments surged 28.4 percent year on year to nearly 33.58 million units, said the CAICT, a research institute under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. A total of 26 new models were released last month, up 4 per cent from a year earlier, the data showed.
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