Sunday, September 22, 2019

Huawei denies interest in acquiring Oi or any other Brazilian carrier

The Chinese company expects the Brazil business to grow significantly once the country starts deploying its 5G technology, and Oi's fiber infrastructure is seen as an attractive asset. https://ift.tt/2LHrhpT

We're on same page with government on 5G security: Huawei

As India prepares to roll out 5G spectrum-based field trials and participation of Huawei in this process still open to question primarily due to security concerns, the Chinese tech giant has said that it shares the "same opinion" as the Indian government that network security is important. https://ift.tt/30iDU2Y

Google Maps Testing Incognito Mode Ahead of Official Launch: Report

Google Maps may soon have an "Incognito Mode" for better privacy on your location data. The "Incognito Mode" in Google Maps is currently being tested in the Android app, reports XDA Developers. https://ift.tt/34UZmKO

Emmys 2019: Game of Thrones, Fleabag, and All the Other Winners

Full list of 2019 Emmy winners, including Game of Thrones and Fleabag for best drama and comedy series. Fleabag also won the Emmys (4), while HBO won amongst networks. https://ift.tt/31KHjoH

Restaurants Losing Customers Post-Zomato Gold Logout, Report Claims

RedSeer claims that there has been a 20 percent decline in bill volumes for partners after they logged out of Zomato Gold programme. https://ift.tt/2QoDDYC

Rental property platform AvantStay, which owns and runs 150 high-end properties and focuses on group travel, raises $20M Series A led by 3L Capital (Samson Amore/Los Angeles Business Journal)

Samson Amore / Los Angeles Business Journal:
Rental property platform AvantStay, which owns and runs 150 high-end properties and focuses on group travel, raises $20M Series A led by 3L Capital  —  West Hollywood-based hospitality technology startup AvantStay Inc. announced a $20 million Series A financing round led by 3L Capital, a venture capital investor based in Westwood.



How to setup and measure ECG on Apple Watch 4 in India

Apple Watch Series 4 enables users to take an ECG reading from the new ECG app. Apple has added built-in electrodes in the Digital Crown along with a new electrical heart rate sensor in the back crystal. https://ift.tt/2NqFSZa

A look at Peloton, which may raise $1.2B in this week's IPO and sells $2.3K iPad-equipped stationary bikes and $40/mo. cycling video subscriptions to 510K+ subs (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
A look at Peloton, which may raise $1.2B in this week's IPO and sells $2.3K iPad-equipped stationary bikes and $40/mo. cycling video subscriptions to 510K+ subs  —  13 reasons this bike has a cult  —  It makes lazy people like me work out.  That's the genius of the Peloton bicycle.



Smartphones that can get you a discount of up to Rs 12,600 on buying new iPhones

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ETtech Top 5: New growth-stage SaaS fund, Indian IT wages vs local firms in US & more

A closer look at today's biggest tech and startup news and why they matter. https://ift.tt/30Ibhbq https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Amazon’s ‘Fleabag’ wins four Emmys, including best comedy series

Amazon must be pretty happy after tonight’s primetime Emmy Awards, where its shows “Fleabag” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” dominated the comedy categories.

“Fleabag” did particularly well, winning the big award for Comedy Series, as well as additional awards for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Phoebe Waller-Bridge, pictured above), Writing for a Comedy Series (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) and Directing for a Comedy Series (Harry Bradbeer).

Meanwhile, last year’s Comedy Series winner “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won this year’s awards for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Alex Borstein) and Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Tony Shaloub).

Netflix didn’t go home empty handed, either. “Ozark” won for Directing for a Drama Series (Jason Bateman) and Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Julia Garner), while Jharrel Jerome was named the best Lead Actor in a Limited Series for his performance in “When They See Us.” And “Bandersnatch,” the interactive episode of “Black Mirror,” won for Television Movie.

This was also a big night for HBO, which retook the lead in Emmy nominations from Netflix, setting a new record for the most nominations in the process. And it went into the evening having already won 25 Creative Arts Emmy Awards (those are the technical awards that they don’t get included in the big ceremonies), compared to Netflix’s 23.

That included taking the best Drama Series award for “Game of Thrones” (yes, that’s for the show’s controversial final season), which also won Peter Dinklage his fourth Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. “Chernobyl,” meanwhile won three awards, including Limited Series.

And for fans of HBO’s “Succession” (a.k.a. most of my Twitter feed), I’ll note that series creator Jesse Armstrong the drama writing award for the season one finale.

You can see the full list of winners here.

Korean exchange Upbit says it is delisting six "privacy coins" including Monero, Dash, and Zcash following June's FATF guidance and a similar delisting by OKEx (William Foxley/CoinDesk)

William Foxley / CoinDesk:
Korean exchange Upbit says it is delisting six “privacy coins” including Monero, Dash, and Zcash following June's FATF guidance and a similar delisting by OKEx  —  Another cryptocurrency exchange has delisted a slew of privacy coins following recent regulatory requirements …



Asus ROG Phone 2 to Launch in India Today: How to Watch Live Stream

Asus ROG Phone 2 live stream details, expected price in India, and specifications. https://ift.tt/2ObSTW2

Moto E6s to Go on Sale for the First Time in India Today

Moto E6s will go on sale for the first time in India today via Flipkart at 12pm IST. The smartphone is the latest entry-level offering from Lenovo-owned Motorola Mobility. https://ift.tt/2IiLTCY

Facebook will sunset its group stories feature, available globally since December of last year, on September 26 (Queenie Wong/CNET)

Queenie Wong / CNET:
Facebook will sunset its group stories feature, available globally since December of last year, on September 26  —  Facebook is killing a feature that allows administrators and members who're part of the social network's groups to post videos and photos that vanish within 24 hours, the company said on Friday.



Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid western sanctions after its Ukraine invasion (Financial Times)

Financial Times : Russian cryptocurrency payment network A7 expands to Africa, as Moscow builds an alternative payments system amid weste...