Saturday, September 26, 2020

Elon Musk voiced his discontent on Twitter that OpenAI is exclusively licensing GPT-3 to Microsoft saying "OpenAI is essentially captured by Microsoft" (Isobel Asher Hamilton/BusinessInsider)

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Elon Musk voiced his discontent on Twitter that OpenAI is exclusively licensing GPT-3 to Microsoft saying “OpenAI is essentially captured by Microsoft”  —  - Elon Musk voiced his discontent on Twitter that OpenAI — the AI research firm he helped found — is exclusively licensing …



Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin discloses hack that emptied its hot wallets, with the minimum loss currently estimated at $150M (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

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Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin discloses hack that emptied its hot wallets, with the minimum loss currently estimated at $150M  —  KuCoin said an intruder drained all its hot wallets today.  —  Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin disclosed today a mega hack.



How to video call 49 people on Google Meet

Google recently rolled out the support to view up to 49 people at the same time on Google Meet. However, is disabled by default and you will have to manually enable it. If you are wondering how to do that, here are the steps: https://ift.tt/3cBZ5R7

Apple online store, Jio PostpaidPlus plans, new devices from Amazon, Realme and more

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WhatsApp chats backup: What you may or may not know

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Poshmark, an online clothes resale marketplace, says it has confidentially filed its draft S-1 with the SEC for an IPO (Michael Hytha/Bloomberg)

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Poshmark, an online clothes resale marketplace, says it has confidentially filed its draft S-1 with the SEC for an IPO  —  Poshmark Inc., an online resale marketplace for second-hand clothing, said it has filed confidentially for an initial public offering.



SEC filing: Postmates posted a loss of $32.2M in Q2, compared to a loss of $73M in Q1; Postmates lost $105.2M in H1 2020 vs. $239M in the same period of 2019 (Danny Crichton/TechCrunch)

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SEC filing: Postmates posted a loss of $32.2M in Q2, compared to a loss of $73M in Q1; Postmates lost $105.2M in H1 2020 vs. $239M in the same period of 2019  —  Popular food delivery service Postmates is in the process of merging with Uber in a blockbuster $2.65 billion deal …



Friday, September 25, 2020

Vodafone arbitration case: All options open, govt to take action after studying award

An international arbitration tribunal in The Hague ruled that India's imposition of a tax liability on Vodafone, as well as interest and penalties, were in a breach of an investment treaty agreement between India and the Netherlands. The government said it will consider all options, including legal remedies. https://ift.tt/341hDqb

Twitter aims to label more state-affiliated accounts worldwide

Twitter first announced the labeling last month, but only initially applied it to accounts from China, France, Russia, the UK and the United States. https://ift.tt/334xSUo

Three dead after fire at Huawei facility in southern China: local govt

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Reliance Jio's postpaid play poses no risk to Vodafone, Airtel; signals lowering of competition:Report

The postpaid plans indicate Jio's continued steps towards improving the industry-level ARPU (average revenue per user), India Ratings said. https://ift.tt/330q9GK

Google parent agrees to $310million misconduct lawsuit settlement

Google's parent company has reached a $310 million settlement in a shareholder lawsuit over its treatment of allegations of executives' sexual misconduct. Alphabet Inc said that it will prohibit severance packages for anyone fired for misconduct or is the subject of a sexual misconduct investigation. https://ift.tt/3kTqXU1

Ather 450x special edition is called Series 1 and you cant have it

Indian electric scooter manufacturer Ather today has unveiled the Ather 450x special edition, called Series 1. The company had announced the electric scooter at an even in January earlier this year and had promised that the new electric scooter would start shipping in November. At the time, the company had bet big on consumers having faith in the brand, and expected people to lock in pre-orders before even seeing the final design of the Ather 450X. Today, Tarun Mehta, CO-Founder, Ather Energy has revealed that those who pre-ordered the Ather 450X will receive a very limited edition version of the electric scooter called Series 1.

The idea behind Series 1 was to do something special for the people who pre-ordered the scooter before its official reveal. The Scooter has a custom paint job, coming in a high-gloss black finish with a red stripe placed on the side panel with the number 1 emblazoned on it. Additionally, Mehta also revealed that the company has been working hard on developing a translucent body panel for the scooter, which will be made available to owners of the Series 1 later next year. The upgrade would be handled by Ather themselves and shouldn’t be too complex.

During the reveal, the company also clarified that the Series 1 will be a very limited edition version of the Ather 450X, and will only be sold to those who had pre-ordered the scooter originally. Mehta insisted that neither the high gloss black finish nor the translucent panels will be made available later in another model. For those wondering if Series 1 will come with any performance tweaks, Mehta clarified that besides the cosmetic tweaks, there’s absolutely nothing different performance wise on the Series 1 in comparison to the Ather 450X. Besides the custom paint-job and translucent body panels, owners of Series 1 will also get 1 year of free service as well.

Mehta said that the Series 1 scooter should be available to consumers by November in some markets, and December for some others.

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Xiaomi Mi Band 5 and Mi Watch Revolve prices tipped ahead of launch on September 29

Xiaomi Mi Band 5 and Mi Watch Revolve expected prices have leaked ahead of their launch on September 29 in India during the company’s Smarter Living event. The Mi Band 5 was announced back in June in China while the Mi Watch Revolve is the successor to the Mi Watch Color that was launched globally. 

As per a tweet posted by popular tipster Ishan Agarwal, the Mi Band 5 could be priced under Rs 2,999 in India and is likely to be launched at Rs 2,499 on September 29. The Mi Watch Revolve is expected to be priced under Rs 10,999 and could launch at Rs 9,999, according to Agarwal. Xiaomi is also expected to launch a new smart speaker under its IoT portfolio of devices.

Mi Band 5 MRP: INR ₹2,999 What it means: Sale price will be below this. Perhaps ₹2,499e ven? Mi Watch Revolve MRP: INR ₹10,999 What it means: Sale price will be below this. Perhaps lesser than ₹9,999? What you think? No idea about the upcoming Mi's Smart AI Speaker.

— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) September 25, 2020 Xiaomi Mi Watch Revolve features

Xiaomi Mi Band 5 and Mi Watch Revolve pricing tipped

The Mi Watch Revolve has a stainless steel casing and features 1.39-inch AMOLED screen. The Watch Revolve is equipped with a heart-rate monitoring system, sleep tracking, air pressure sensor and is certified for use by upto 5ATM waterproof levels. It comes with a 420mAh battery that Xiaomi claims can provide a 14-day backup.

Xiaomi Mi Band 5 features

Xiaomi Mi Band 5 and Mi Watch Revolve prices tipped

Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 5 features a 1.1-inch AMOLED display which is 20% larger than the previous generation Mi Band 4. The fitness trackers come preloaded with more than 65 watch faces and can be paired with up six different coloured straps. The screen also has a one-touch button which can be used to wake up the screen, otherwise, it serves as the back button.

The Mi Smart Band 5 comes with a magnetic charging dock so users will no longer have to take out the tracker from the rubber straps to charge it up every time. The fitness tracker claims to provide 14-day battery life and can be recharged from 0-100% in under 2 hours. In battery saving mode, the tracker can last for upto 20 days on a single charge.

It features 11 professional sports modes including outdoor running, treadmill, cycling, walking, freestyle, pool swimming, elliptical, rowing machine, jump rope, indoor cycling and Yoga. The tracker is also able to monitor running and walking automatically along with data points on pacing, kilometres alerts and heart-rate alerts.

The Mi Band 5 comes with a 5 ATM certification which means that it can survive 50 meters underwater for 10 minutes easily. The fitness tracker also supports 24-hour smart heart rate monitoring by up to 50% increased accuracy and also vibrates alerting wearer of irregular heart-rate.

The Mi Band 5 also comes with 24-hour sleep monitoring which offers 40% improved accuracy over the Mi Band 4 and can monitor your sleeping patterns to create data points that will help you improve your sleeping habits. It can also come in handy for music playback, finding your phone, incoming calls, SMS alerts and more.

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Nokia 73 shown off in leaked renders online

Nokia 7.3 has been revealed in leaked renders that show off its design, circular camera module, quad cameras and punch-hole cutout on the front. The Nokia 7.3 is much awaited mid-range smartphone from the house of HMD Global, but there is no official word on the phone yet. Except for some chatter that indicates that the phone could launch sometime in the next couple of months. 

The renders were posted online by OnLeaks in collaboration with ipeeworld that reveals the Nokia 7.3 in its entirety along with details about the key specifications of the phone. From the images posted online, the phone has a circular camera module on the back that houses four cameras, followed by a fingerprint reader just below it. 

Here comes your first look at the #NOKIA 7.3! As usual, 360° video + gorgeous official looking 5K renders + dimensions, on behalf of new Partner @IpeeWorld -> https://t.co/TfkknG9FjM pic.twitter.com/SzVWk4IbCN

— Steve H.McFly (@OnLeaks) September 24, 2020

On the front, there’s a punch-hole cutout in the top-left corner and the screen is surrounded by minimal bezels. Let’s take a look at the leaked specifications of the Nokia 7.3.

Nokia 7.3 leaked specifications

Nokia 7.3 renders leaked online

Nokia 7.3 is rumoured to feature a 6.5-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display with a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera. This gives the screen a 20:9 aspect ratio with the display being HDR10 certified. The display is also topped with a layer of Gorilla Glass 3 for added protection against regular drops.

The phone is made using polycarbonate shell and it measures 8.2 millimetres. The rear panel is made from glass and has a Gorilla Glass 3 protection as well.

Nokia 7.3 is expected to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G chipset with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 619 GPU. This could be paired with 6GB RAM and upto 128GB storage options to choose from. The phone also supports microSD card for storage expansion.

The Nokia 7.3 has a quad-camera setup on the back that consists of a primary 48MP camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, a 5MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. The rear cameras are fine-tuned by Zeiss optics and the phone can record 4K at 30FPS. On the front, there is rumoured to be a 24MP selfie camera housed within the notch.

The 7.3 has a rear-mounted fingerprint reader and is equipped with a 4,000mAh battery that supports 18W fast charging.

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The US' chip export rules enter a 120-day consultation period, requiring the Trump administration to consider input, potentially modify, and enforce the rules (Will Knight/Wired)

Will Knight / Wired : The US' chip export rules enter a 120-day consultation period, requiring the Trump administration to consider i...