Indian IT sector may lose 22 lakh employees by 2025, here's why

The attrition rate in the IT-BPM sector in India is reaching gigantic proportions and up to 22 lakh IT professionals are likely to quit their jobs by 2025, a report has said. https://ift.tt/hfNR5QU

ED seizes Rs 5,551 crore deposits of Chinese mobile company Xiaomi for FEMA violation

The competent authority under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) has approved an order of seizure of over Rs 5,551 crore worth of deposits of Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Xiaomi, the highest amount frozen till date in India, the ED said Friday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had issued the order of seizure on April 29 under the FEMA and later sent it for approval of the competent authority, as required under the law that regulates foreign exchange violations in the country. https://ift.tt/g1hnp0v

Microsoft confirms two zero-day vulnerabilities in Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019 are being exploited; one researcher suspects a Chinese threat actor (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Microsoft confirms two zero-day vulnerabilities in Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019 are being exploited; one researcher suspects a Chinese threat actor  —  Microsoft has confirmed that two recently reported zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019 are being exploited in the wild.

In a closely watched case, a UK coroner rules 14-year-old Molly Russell died by suicide after consuming extensive self-harm material on Instagram and Pinterest (Dan Milmo/The Guardian)

Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
In a closely watched case, a UK coroner rules 14-year-old Molly Russell died by suicide after consuming extensive self-harm material on Instagram and Pinterest  —  Inquest told 14-year-old took her own life while suffering from depression and had interacted with harmful social media content

Amazon rolls out its QVC-style livestream service Amazon Live in India, running ~15 per day hosted by 150+ creators from 10am-1am, covering electronics and more (TechCrunch)

TechCrunch:
Amazon rolls out its QVC-style livestream service Amazon Live in India, running ~15 per day hosted by 150+ creators from 10am-1am, covering electronics and more  —  Amazon has launched a QVC-style livestream shopping in India, the company said Friday, broadening its offerings in the key overseas market …

Bloomberg Intelligence: Apple moving just 10% of its production capacity out of China, where ~98% of iPhones are made, would take around eight years (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Bloomberg Intelligence: Apple moving just 10% of its production capacity out of China, where ~98% of iPhones are made, would take around eight years  —  Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks Covid-19's impact on trade.  Sign up here, and  —  American companies have had a growing list …

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Internal Palantir documents detail a plan to deepen its ties to the UK's NHS by buying up smaller rivals, helping avoid scrutiny and increase health data (Olivia Solon/Bloomberg)

Olivia Solon / Bloomberg:
Internal Palantir documents detail a plan to deepen its ties to the UK's NHS by buying up smaller rivals, helping avoid scrutiny and increase health data  —  Palantir Technologies had a secret plan to deepen its relationship with the UK's National Health Service without public scrutiny.

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An Apple support document and compliance page reference an "iPhone 14 Max", suggesting Apple chose the iPhone 14 Plus name at short notice (Sami Fathi/MacRumors)

Sami Fathi / MacRumors:
An Apple support document and compliance page reference an “iPhone 14 Max”, suggesting Apple chose the iPhone 14 Plus name at short notice  —  Newly discovered references to the iPhone 14 Plus as “iPhone 14 Max” on Apple's website suggest this was the name originally intended …

Redmi Pad to launch on October 4 in India

The company took to Twitter to confirm the launch date of the upcoming Redmi Pad. The tablet will be launched on October 4 at 12 noon. As of now, the company has not disclosed the price of the Redmi Pad. https://ift.tt/b7uXgUj

A look at Botometer, which claims to identify the likelihood that a Twitter account is a bot and has been cited by Elon Musk's lawyers in the Twitter lawsuit (Morgan Meaker/Wired)

Morgan Meaker / Wired:
A look at Botometer, which claims to identify the likelihood that a Twitter account is a bot and has been cited by Elon Musk's lawyers in the Twitter lawsuit  —  In the battle over Twitter's future, the number of bots on the platform is a key issue.  Problem is, nobody knows how to count them.

How to recover your hacked Instagram account: A step-by-step guide

There are multiple ways on the website or in the app to secure your account if it has been hacked or taken over by someone else. Some of these recovery procedures might not be available for you depending on the type of account (Private, Public, or Business) you're attempting to recover. However, it is advised by the company to try them all. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you recover your Instagram account. https://ift.tt/KcLlnbN

The US' candidate to lead the UN's International Telecommunication Union, which sets global tech and telecom standards, beat Russia's by 139 to 25 votes (Clothilde Goujard/Politico)

Clothilde Goujard / Politico:
The US' candidate to lead the UN's International Telecommunication Union, which sets global tech and telecom standards, beat Russia's by 139 to 25 votes  —  BUCHAREST — A top U.S. official won a massive majority to lead the United Nations agency that sets global standards for telecoms and tech infrastructure.

South Korea aims to garner 12 percent of world's EV market by 2030

South Korea seeks to significantly boost production of electric vehicles to more than double domestic carmakers' global market share to 12 per cent by 2030 and to be a global car industry powerhouse, the industry ministry said on Wednesday. https://ift.tt/tFDuW8T

Russia's social network removed from App Store globally

Apple has removed the iOS apps of VK, the technology conglomerate behind Russia's version of Facebook -- VKontakte -- from its App Store globally. https://ift.tt/gPv4MtE

Dune Analytics: NFT trading volumes in September dropped to ~$467M, down 97% from the record $17.2B in January 2022 (Sidhartha Shukla/Bloomberg)

Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg:
Dune Analytics: NFT trading volumes in September dropped to ~$467M, down 97% from the record $17.2B in January 2022  —  Volume Drop  —  NFT monthly volume has dropped 97% from 2022 highs  —  Source: Dune Analytics; Dashboard by @hildobby  —  Note: Cumulative data from OpenSea, NFTX …

Apple to launch standalone classical music app this year

Apple is preparing to launch a standalone classical music app that will be available along with its flagship 'Apple Music' app. https://ift.tt/QUgqZDk

Intel and Samsung wants to replace your clamshell PC with a ‘slidable’ one

Intel came up with an unexpected announcement at its keynote, a 'slidable' PC. During Intel's Innovation keynote, JS Choi, CEO of Samsung Displays, joined Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger onstage, showing off a prototype of a 17-inch slidable display for PCs – a world first. Pull on the edge of the prototype, and the 13-inch display turns into a 17-inch one, becoming a small monitor from being about the size of a tablet. This device will satisfy various needs for a larger screen and portability as well,” said Choi. https://ift.tt/vifsjNY

Walmart arrives on Roblox gaming metaverse to woo kids

Called 'Walmart Land' and 'Walmart's Universe of Play', the spaces offer unique interactive content and entertainment for customers, bringing to life the best of Walmart's 'isles' in a virtual world, the company said in a statement. https://ift.tt/Z1yikhx

Milan-based app developer Bending Spoons, which makes Splice and Remini, raised $340M+ from Italian banks Intesa Sanpaolo and Banco BPM, Ryan Reynolds, and more (Reuters)

Reuters:
Milan-based app developer Bending Spoons, which makes Splice and Remini, raised $340M+ from Italian banks Intesa Sanpaolo and Banco BPM, Ryan Reynolds, and more  —  Italian app developer Bending Spoons has raised more than $340 million from investors including Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds and Kerry Trainor …

Flatfile, which automates onboarding, structuring, and cleaning data, raised a $50M Series B led by Tiger Global, bringing its total funding to $94.7M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Flatfile, which automates onboarding, structuring, and cleaning data, raised a $50M Series B led by Tiger Global, bringing its total funding to $94.7M  —  Data cleansing — prepping data for applications like predictive analytics — takes time.  In fact, data scientists spend an estimated 60% …

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A look at South Korea's Zepeto, owned by Naver and considered one of Asia's largest metaverse platforms with 15M-20M MAUs, as it plans a global expansion (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
A look at South Korea's Zepeto, owned by Naver and considered one of Asia's largest metaverse platforms with 15M-20M MAUs, as it plans a global expansion  —  Asia's largest metaverse platform, Zepeto, is stepping up its global expansion as it looks to compete against the Big Tech groups …

Meta wants you to have multiple Facebook and Instagram accounts

Meta is bringing two of its social media apps -- Facebook and Instagram -- closer than ever, with the introduction of two new features, encouraging users to have multiple accounts. The new features, which began rolling out recently, make it simple for users to create new accounts and switch between them. https://ift.tt/flkraQG

Oppo A77s design, key specs tipped online: What to expect

Te Oppo A77s is rumoured to have a teardrop notch on top of the display to house the selfie camera and the device is expected to have flat edges. The power button and the fingerprint reader are expected to be combined and placed on the right-side panel of the phone while the volume rockers are likely to be placed on the left side. https://ift.tt/qBhNOSA

Cloudflare announces Zero Trust SIM, a US-only, device-specific eSIM for iOS and Android that uses VPNs and DNS filtering, and Zero Trust for Mobile Operators (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Cloudflare announces Zero Trust SIM, a US-only, device-specific eSIM for iOS and Android that uses VPNs and DNS filtering, and Zero Trust for Mobile Operators  —  Are smartphones ever entirely secure?  It depends on one's definition of “secure,” particularly when dealing with corporate environments.

A New York-based artist received copyright registration on a comic featuring artwork by Midjourney, the first known US copyright for latent diffusion AI art (Benj Edwards/Ars Technica)

Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
A New York-based artist received copyright registration on a comic featuring artwork by Midjourney, the first known US copyright for latent diffusion AI art  —  Registration of AI-assisted comic comes amid fierce online debate about AI art ethics.  —  In what might be a first …

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Analysis: Amazon's regular trucking contractors were more than twice as likely as other companies to get unsafe driving scores from February 2020 to August 2022 (Christopher Weaver/Wall Street Journal)

Christopher Weaver / Wall Street Journal:
Analysis: Amazon's regular trucking contractors were more than twice as likely as other companies to get unsafe driving scores from February 2020 to August 2022  —  Its regular contractors were more than twice as likely to receive unsafe driving scores compared with similar outfits; Amazon says its network is safe

Redmi A1+ renders leaked online ahead of the launch, tipped to feature MediaTek Helio A22 chipset

Redmi recently unveiled its entry-level smartphone in India. The company is now gearing up to launch another A series smartphone in the market. The smartphone is said to be Redmi A1+ and is expected to resemble its predecessor Redmi A launched earlier this year. https://ift.tt/Se0ZKDP

Australian data and back office services provider Link says Canadian legal software maker Dye & Durham's $2.4B bid to acquire it has expired after two years (David Morris/Bloomberg)

David Morris / Bloomberg:
Australian data and back office services provider Link says Canadian legal software maker Dye & Durham's $2.4B bid to acquire it has expired after two years  —  Australia's Link Administration Holdings Ltd. has pulled the plug on a potential takeover by Canadian technology company Dye & Durham Ltd. …

Google Home will now detect your presence via Nest speakers

In a bid to enhance user experience, tech giant Google is bringing an improved presence sensing feature as it has announced that its Google Home can now use Nest speakers to detect users' presence. https://ift.tt/IG4eHT8

Researchers say Slack and Microsoft Teams have fundamental issues vetting third-party apps and should overhaul their app model to be more like traditional OSes (Andy Greenberg/Wired)

Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Researchers say Slack and Microsoft Teams have fundamental issues vetting third-party apps and should overhaul their app model to be more like traditional OSes  —  New research shows how third-party apps could be exploited to infiltrate these sensitive workplace tools.

Counterpoint: the average selling price of iPhones could rise to $892 in Q3 and $944 in Q4, as buyers choose Pro models; the current record is $873 from Q4 2021 (Patrick McGee/Financial Times)

Patrick McGee / Financial Times:
Counterpoint: the average selling price of iPhones could rise to $892 in Q3 and $944 in Q4, as buyers choose Pro models; the current record is $873 from Q4 2021  —  Upward trajectory driven by customers buying more expensive ‘Pro’ models that command higher margins

iPhone, in the third year of a three-year design cycle, may be overhauled next year; Apple Pay Later may arrive in 2023; Apple may not hold an October event (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
iPhone, in the third year of a three-year design cycle, may be overhauled next year; Apple Pay Later may arrive in 2023; Apple may not hold an October event  —  I've spent the last week or so testing out the iPhone 14 Pro Max, and I believe it sets the stage for larger changes next year.

An interview with Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun on his critics and why today's most popular approaches to AI won't lead to human-level intelligence (Tiernan Ray/ZDNet)

Tiernan Ray / ZDNet:
An interview with Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun on his critics and why today's most popular approaches to AI won't lead to human-level intelligence  —  (Article is updated with a rebuttal by Gary Marcus in context.)  —  Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist of Meta Properties, owner of Facebook …

Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: Bluetooth speakers you can get under Rs 1,000

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Using translation apps, dubbing software, and VPNs, some Chinese creators are getting millions of views for TikTok videos summarizing Hollywood movies and shows (Viola Zhou/Rest of World)

Viola Zhou / Rest of World:
Using translation apps, dubbing software, and VPNs, some Chinese creators are getting millions of views for TikTok videos summarizing Hollywood movies and shows  —  With machine translation, dubbing apps and VPNs, Chinese creators are shortening movies for Americans.

Study: LinkedIn ran an experiment on 20M users from 2015 to 2019, randomly varying the strength of its People You May Know algorithm, without telling the users (Natasha Singer/New York Times)

Natasha Singer / New York Times:
Study: LinkedIn ran an experiment on 20M users from 2015 to 2019, randomly varying the strength of its People You May Know algorithm, without telling the users  —  A study that looked back at those tests found that relatively weak social connections were more helpful in finding jobs than stronger social ties.

This new technology can help you detect patients with heart failure in record time

"Heart failure is a dreadful condition resulting from rising pressures inside the heart. We have been researching one of the most cutting-edge methods of flow assessment inside the heart called 4D flow MRI," said lead researcher Pankaj Garg from UEA. https://ift.tt/RkExeCV

Analysis finds 16 smartphone apps, used as alternatives to ankle monitors in the US, allow access to wide swaths of information and are frequently unreliable (Electronic Frontier Foundation)

Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Analysis finds 16 smartphone apps, used as alternatives to ankle monitors in the US, allow access to wide swaths of information and are frequently unreliable  —  Researchers at the University of Washington and Harvard Law School recently published a groundbreaking study analyzing …

After YouTube, now TikTok allow its users to dislike a video

The company said the "dislike" button isn't seen as a way to report comments, and that users should instead use the standard process for reporting comments for harassment. https://ift.tt/mVEc3Ng

How Whale Safe is using real-time data and AI to detect endangered whales in the Bay Area's busy shipping lanes and alert ships to avoid collisions (Todd Woody/Bloomberg)

Todd Woody / Bloomberg:
How Whale Safe is using real-time data and AI to detect endangered whales in the Bay Area's busy shipping lanes and alert ships to avoid collisions  —  Is your iPhone whale-safe?  Smartphones, like many consumer products, arrive in the US on giant container ships, vessels that are leading killers …

Amazon sale: Laptops from Asus, HP, Dell and other leading brands with great discounts under Rs 40,000

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How to use the Flash Fill feature in MS Excel

Flash Fill enables you to quickly complete the information on your sheets by using predictive technology. If your spreadsheet is well-built, Excel will be able to fill in the blanks for you, saving you the time it would take you to manually type everything. https://ift.tt/JKSbZ9M

Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: Power banks with fast charging support from Xiaomi, Realme and others available under Rs 2,000

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A look at the crowded podcast market, where competition has made almost everything in the business more difficult, and some say no one is taking creative risks (Nicholas Quah/Vulture)

Nicholas Quah / Vulture:
A look at the crowded podcast market, where competition has made almost everything in the business more difficult, and some say no one is taking creative risks  —  It's been ages since the last blockbuster narrative show.  What does that mean for the medium as an art form?