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upGrad acquires global edtech firm KnowledgeHut
KnowledgeHut, an upGrad Company, expects to cross Rs 300 crore in revenue next year, 65 per cent of which will be from countries across North America, Middle East and South-East Asia. The move comes within weeks of upGrad earmarking $250 million for mergers & acquisitions to drive non-linear growth for the next seven to nine months, the company said in a statement.
Google unveils new tools to boost communication on Chromebooks
With Chrome OS's latest update, Google Meet will be pre-installed on all Chromebooks, making it easy for the users to launch into the app and get on a video call right from the Launcher. Google recently partnered with Zoom to launch an improved version of the app for Chromebooks on the Google Play Store. The new version delivers faster performance, takes up less storage and includes latest features.
Amazon, Microsoft, Google grab 63% of $42 bn Cloud infra market
"This market continues to be a runaway success story for Amazon, Microsoft, Google and some other cloud providers. You would not normally expect to see growth rates actually increasing in such a huge and rapidly developing market, yet once again that is what our research has shown," said John Dinsdale, a Chief Analyst at Synergy Research Group.
Twitter aims to spot, elevate credible information on its platform
Twitter, in a statement said that its Curation team will increase its capacity to add reliable context to conversations happening on Twitter. During the initial phase of the programme, AP and Reuters will focus on English-language content. The joint work will increase the scale and speed of the current work by increasing and improving context sharing, anticipating and proactively identifying emerging conversation.
Netmarble to acquire game company SpinX Games for $2.1 bn
Under the plan, the South Korean company will purchase a 100 percent stake in Cayman Island-based Leonardo Interactive Holdings Ltd., which fully owns the social casino game developer. SpinX Games, established in 2014, operates various types of mobile casino content, including slot machine games. The deal is expected to be completed in September, reports Yonhap news agency.
Google debuts its own chip on upcoming Pixel 6 smartphones
The giant, Google, has announced that it has developed its own chip which will power the next generation of Pixel 6 smartphones, expected to arrive in the market later this year. Called Tensor, the AI-enabled System on a Chip (SoC) has been developed specifically for Pixel phones. Google said that Tensor was built for how people use their phones today and how people will use them in the future.
'AI would not replace people but create new opportunities'
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is creating new opportunities and could be used for health care as well as many other present and future challenges in various sectors. The secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST) Prof Ashutosh Sharma said that AI would not replace people but create new opportunities in various fields. It works on data, and if we could train our machines, it could do wonders for us in milliseconds by automating processes.
Airtel IoT market leader in India's enterprise connectivity segment
"Internet of things (IoT) technology is enabling enterprises to become intelligent and data-driven. With the key partnerships, innovative IoT platforms, and consultative approach, IoT providers are helping enterprises to adopt IoT solutions. The Indian IoT market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.8 per cent moving from CY 2020 TO CY 2023," Frost & Sullivan Consultant, Information and Communication Technology Practice, Abhinav Kumar said.
Affordable YouTube Premium Lite with ad-free viewing soon
YouTube Premium Lite for 6.99 euros is currently being tested in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, reports The Verge. In comparison, YouTube Premium costs around 11.99 euros a month in Europe. The Premium Lite offers ad-free viewing at a lower price. Premium Lite includes ad-free viewing across web, iOS, Android, smart TVs and games consoles as well as in the YouTube Kids app.
Zoom agrees to pay $85 mn over data concerns, zoombombings
While Zoom gained popularity as remote learning became a requirement due to the Covid-19 pandemic, several zoombombing episodes where meetings on the popular video meet platform were hacked into and spammed with pornographic content and threatening messages emerged, adding to the worries of thousands of parents and teachers. Other users who did not have a paying account may be eligible to receive up to $15.
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