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India edition of YouTube Works Awards announces winners
The internationally coveted YouTube Works Awards in India, launched early this year, is in partnership with Kantar. It celebrates the brilliant minds producing the most innovative and effective advertising campaigns on YouTube released between October 2019 and February 2021.
Twitter Spaces adds co-hosts feature to help moderate, manage rooms
The new update will make it easier for hosts of the audio space to help manage and moderate conversations. Once invited, co-hosts have almost all the same moderation and managing privileges as the main host, they can speak, invite other members of the room to speak, pin tweets, boot people from the room and more, reports The Verge.
Byju's to acquire e-learning platform Vedantu for $600-$700 mn
This will be the fourth major acquisition by Byju Raveendran-run company this year. According to sources, the Vedantu deal is currently in the advanced stage and will materialise soon after meeting the necessary regulatory approvals. Vedantu, however, told IANS that no such "discussions have taken place with Byju's and we are not considering anything like this."
Samsung likely to grab 88% share of foldable smartphones this year
The global foldable market is estimated to triple from a year earlier to reach around 9 million units in 2021, and Samsung, the world's largest smartphone vendor, is projected to represent 88 percent of them, according to market tracker Counterpoint Research. Although the market for foldables is still niche, we expect 2021 shipments of Samsung foldable smartphones to grow significantly.
Xiaomi becomes top smartphone brand globally for 1st time
Xiaomi's sales grew 26 per cent (month-on-month) in June, making it the fastest-growing brand for the month. Xiaomi was also the number two brand globally for Q2 2021 in terms of sales, and cumulatively, has sold close to 800 million smartphones since its inception in 2011, according to Counterpoint Research's Monthly Market Pulse Service. China's market grew 16 per cent (MoM) in June driven by the 618 festival.
Google unveils new next-gen Nest cameras, doorbell
The new Google Nest Cam, a battery-powered camera, is priced at $179.99, and Google Nest Doorbell (battery) is priced at $179.99. "Google Nest's mission is to create a home that takes care of the people inside it and the world around it... All of this starts with helping you understand what's happening within the walls of your home and outside of it," the company said in a blogpost.
Two new Philips TWS headphones now in India
The Philips SBH2515BK/10 and TAT3225BK are priced at Rs 9,999 and Rs 7,990, respectively, and are available on Flipkart.com. "The new range of Philips TWS headphones are multi-functional, offering you complete freedom and the assurance of a great audio experience," Shailesh Prabhu, Country Head, TPV Technology India Pvt. Ltd., said in a statement.
Public Cloud IaaS, PaaS market to reach $400 bn in 2025: IDC
Cloud IaaS and PaaS is a critical, enabling component for the future of digital infrastructure. Public cloud services remain an essential part of enterprise recovery strategy as IT organizations reevaluate budgets, build infrastructure focused on business resilience, and work toward operating efficiently and managing risk in a post-Covid-19 world.
Apple plans to make iOS detect child abuse photos: Report
Apple has previously removed individual apps from the App Store over child pornography concerns, but now it's said to be about to introduce such a detection system widely. Using photo hashing, iPhones could identify Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) on the device. Apple has not confirmed this and so far the sole source is the security expert Matthew Green.
Steve Jobs' biographer Isaacson now writing book on Musk
In a tweet, He said that Isaacson has been shadowing him "for several days so far." "If you're curious about Tesla, SpaceX & my general goings on, @WalterIsaacson is writing a biography," tweeted Musk. Musk further said that he "particularly liked" Isaacson's biography of US founding father Benjamin Franklin, and one day, he will write his own autobiography.
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