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Uber CEO aims to deliver marijuana at your doorstep
The Uber CEO told CNBC News that the ride-hailing company could start delivering weed once federal regulation allows the company to do so. "When the road is clear for cannabis when federal laws come into play, we're absolutely going to take a look at it," Khosrowshahi said during the 'Tech Check' show on Monday.
YouTube testing with 'media literacy tips' as ads before videos
The video streaming platform will play a short 15-second video offering useful tips on how to know what information to trust online, in place of an advertisement. Like many YouTube ads, this promo will be skippable, reports 9To5Google. YouTube has updated their support page listing many of the various experiments the video provider is currently trying, adding details about a new "media literacy" experiment.
Hero Group launches EdTech company for working professionals
The company aims to amplify the government's vision of a self-reliant India by training professionals for Industry 4.1 with full time and part-time programmes ranging from finance and related technologies, integrated programmes in data science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, full-stack development, game design, and entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.
Google hiring people to launch health record tool for patients
"The tech giant has launched an early user feedback programme aimed at exploring how patients might want to see, organise, and share their own medical record data," the report mentioned. Google is currently recruiting about 300 patients for its health records study in the US.
3.1 million external attacks on Cloud user accounts in Q4 2020
According to the report, this data set represents companies in all major industries across the globe, including financial services, healthcare, public sector, education, retail, technology, manufacturing, energy, utilities, legal, real estate, transportation and business services.
Intel-owned Mobileye, Udelv to build 35K autonomous vehicles
Mobileye's self-driving system -- Mobileye Drive -- will "drive" the next-generation Udelv autonomous delivery vehicles (ADV), called "Transporters." "Our deal with Udelv is significant for its size, scope and rapid deployment timeline, demonstrating our ability to deliver Mobileye Drive for commercial use now and in volume," said Professor Amnon Shashua, Mobileye president and CEO.
Twitter to set up its 1st African presence in Ghana
In a tweet late on Monday, Dorsey said: "Twitter is now present on the continent. Thank you, Ghana and Nana Akufo-Addo " In a statement, Twitter said the company is looking for specialists to join several teams including product, design, engineering, marketing and communications in Ghana.
Xiaomi to unveil 'X' series in India on April 23
The company confirmed the news via press invites for an event. CEO Manu Kumar Jain also wrote on Twitter that the flagship series is coming to India. "Mi Fans, Xcited that 'X' flagship series is coming to #India!" the CEO tweeted. According to GSMArena, the Mi X series will include rebrands of the Redmi K40 and K40 Pro, launched in China recently, as Mi 11X and Mi 11X Pro.
Microsoft buys speech-recognition company Nuance for $19.7B
The companies entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Nuance for $56 per share, implying a 23 per cent premium to the closing price of Nuance that is inclusive of Nuance's net debt. Mark Benjamin will remain CEO of Nuance, reporting to Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Cloud & AI at Microsoft.
iQOO, Amazon partner to launch flagship smartphone in India
The iQOO 7 series will have two devices in the line-up -- iQOO 7 Legend and iQOO 7 -- and will be available exclusively on Amazon. "We have been working on iQOO 7 series for the past one year and trying to understand the needs of Indian consumers," Gagan Arora, Director-Marketing - iQOO, told IANS.
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