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Ola expands top leadership team in India
G.R. Arun Kumar joins as the Group CFO for Ola and CFO for Ola Electric, while Swayam Saurabh has come in as CFO for Ola's Mobility, Financial Services and Foods businesses, the company said in a statement. "At Ola, we are building a world class leadership team and hiring top talent from around the world.
Huawei showcases P50 flagship phone, Watch 3 series
The company did not talk about its price, however, a teaser video revealed that the smartphone might feature four camera lenses.
The teaser also hinted at Huawei's continued camera partnership with Leica, The Verge reported. Given that the size of the camera bump seems to have increased compared to the P40 Pro Plus, it seems reasonable that Huawei might have crammed some even larger sensors and lenses in the P50, the report said.
OnePlus Nord CE 5G to be launched with Snapdragon 750G chipset
The smartphone is scheduled to launch in India on June 10. According to GSMArena, it looks like the Nord CE -- Core Edition -- is based heavily on the original Nord, with a few cuts here and there to presumably give it a lower launch price. The report said that pre-orders will start in India on June 11. The Nord CE 5G is said to feature a 6.43-inch 90Hz AMOLED touchscreen with an in-display fingerprint sensor, the Snapdragon 750G chipset at the helm.
Twitter rolls out 'Birdwatch' fact checks inside tweets
The micro-blogging platform launched a pilot version of the programme in January this year with select users in the US. "Now, when you're browsing Twitter on Android, iOS, or https://Twitter.com, you may see Tweets with Birdwatch notes. Notes will appear in a card on the Tweet. Right now, this feature is only visible to pilot participants," the company said in a tweet late on Wednesday.
Microsoft to showcase next generation of Windows on June 24
"Soon we will share one of the most significant updates to Windows of the past decade to unlock greater economic opportunity for developers and creators. I've been self-hosting it over the past several months, and I'm incredibly excited about the next generation of Windows," the Microsoft CEO had said during his keynote address on May 25.
Samsung introduces new Galaxy Book Go laptops
The Galaxy Book Go and the Galaxy Book Go 5G will be the latest additions to Samsung's notebook portfolio powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon compute platforms. The Galaxy Book Go 5G is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G platform, while the LTE version is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 system.
Apple asks employees to join office 3 days a week from September
Cook said that most workers will be asked to come into the office on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, with the option of working remotely on Wednesdays and Fridays. Apple teams that need to work in person will join the office for four-five days a week, The Verge reported on Wednesday.
Order mangoes for home delivery on 'Mango Baba'
The app has been developed by the Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture (CISH), a Lucknow based ICAR lab. Director of the institute, Shailendra Rajan said, "The app was developed last year but has been modified based on the first years' experience. Consumers were facing difficulty generating an OTP.
Paytm's diversified businesses bring massive revenue, leave behind its competitors
The company, which has been a public limited company for long, is expected to list in the Indian stock market by November. The company has leveraged its multi-payment architecture, and sees revenues that are multiple times higher than any other company in the digital payments and financial services category.
Amazon announces Prime Day in select countries on June 21-22
The two-day shopping extravaganza will offer Prime members over 2 million deals across every category, including fashion, electronics, toys, home decor, automotive, and more, the company said in a statement.
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