Saturday, June 12, 2021

Blackstone has agreed to buy and take private QTS Realty Trust, one of the world's largest data center providers, for $10B (Yevgeniy Sverdlik/Data Center Knowledge)

Yevgeniy Sverdlik / Data Center Knowledge:
Blackstone has agreed to buy and take private QTS Realty Trust, one of the world's largest data center providers, for $10B  —  In what would be the biggest acquisition of a data center business ever, Blackstone has agreed to take QTS Realty Trust private for $10 billion.



Jio Launches 5 New Prepaid Plans With 'No Daily Limit' on Data Usage

io has introduced five new prepaid plans that come with no FUP cap or daily usage limit for data services priced starting at Rs. 127. Other prepaid plans are Rs. 247, Rs. 447, Rs. 597, and Rs. 2,397. https://ift.tt/2TS2GFs

'GTA on Indian Roads': Tweet That Led Ather Energy to Promise a Video Game

Ather Energy on Twitter has committed to developing a racing game after its jibe on the condition of Indian roads while talking about the Tesla Model S Plaid got several reactions from users. The... https://ift.tt/3vfsDf5

Elon Musk Shows Cyberpunk 2077 Running in Tesla Model S Plaid at 'PS5-Level'

Elon Musk demoed Cyberpunk 2077 running on the infotainment system of Tesla Model S Plaid during the luxury electric car's launch event. He claimed the game can run at 60FPS with a graphics... https://ift.tt/2RLoy4G

Honeywell merges its quantum computing business with Cambridge Quantum to form a new joint venture; Honeywell will hold a majority stake and invest $270M-$300M (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch)

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Honeywell merges its quantum computing business with Cambridge Quantum to form a new joint venture; Honeywell will hold a majority stake and invest $270M-$300M  —  Honeywell, which only recently announced its entry into the quantum computing race, and Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQ) …



Anker Soundcore Life P3 TWS Earbuds With 6 Mics, 35 Hours Playback Launched

Anker Soundcore Life P3 truly wires stereo (TWS) earbuds have been launched in the UK priced at GBP 79.99 (roughly Rs. 8,200). They are up for reservation on the Soundcore UK website and are... https://ift.tt/3xkaqyn

Razer Launches Affordable Opus X Wireless Headphones With ANC, Gaming Mode

Opus X wireless headphones have been launched by Razer in the US. The new affordable headphones have an adjustable padded leatherette headband to suit different head sizes. It also has a rotatable... https://ift.tt/2RNFqrH

Friday, June 11, 2021

McDonald's says hackers breached its operations in some markets, exposing some US business info and delivery customer data in South Korea and Taiwan (Heather Haddon/Wall Street Journal)

Heather Haddon / Wall Street Journal:
McDonald's says hackers breached its operations in some markets, exposing some US business info and delivery customer data in South Korea and Taiwan  —  Hack exposed some U.S. business information, customer data in South Korea and Taiwan  —  McDonald's Corp. said hackers stole some data …



Samsung Galaxy A30s, Galaxy A20 Getting Android 11 Update: Reports

Samsung Galaxy A30s and Samsung Galaxy A20 are reportedly receiving stable version of the Android 11-based One UI 3.1 update. It is currently rolling out in Russia and there is no confirmation when... https://ift.tt/3v91avK

How to Watch Euro 2020 in India, USA, UK, Canada, and Elsewhere

Euro 2020 is set to kick off today. Here's how to watch it in India, USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and Singapore. We also delve into Euro 2020 schedule (June 11 – July 11), the 24 teams in six Euro... https://ift.tt/3wspUAJ

Google commits to involve UK's competition and privacy regulators in the development of its Privacy Sandbox proposals to replace third-party cookies on Chrome (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

Ryan Browne / CNBC:
Google commits to involve UK's competition and privacy regulators in the development of its Privacy Sandbox proposals to replace third-party cookies on Chrome  —  - Google will give the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority a say in its plans to replace third-party cookies on Chrome.



How to verify whether a covid vaccine certificate is authentic or fake

This QR is placed on the certificate for the sole purpose of verification. So, no one can use Photoshop to photo edit any random vaccine certificate and create a fake vaccine certificate. Here’s how to check the authenticity of a Covid vaccine certificate in India https://ift.tt/3vjiP3Q

Amazon Mega Home Shopping sale: Discounts on ACs and air cooler and more

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McDonald's operations in South Korea and Taiwan hit by data breach

McDonald's Corp, the world's largest burger chain, said on Friday that a data breach in South Korea and Taiwan has exposed some customer and employee information, making it the latest global company to be targeted by cybercriminals. https://ift.tt/3ze1L2x

E3 2021 preview: Dates, where to watch, schedule and more

The biggest game show of the year, E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) is set to kick off tomorrow (June 12). This year, however, the event will be held digitally just like every other tech event this year thanks to the covid-19 pandemic. https://ift.tt/3waslYl

Taiwan's National Security Bureau says daily average cyberattacks on government departments doubled in 2024 vs. 2023 to 2.4M, mostly from Chinese cyber forces (Yimou Lee/Reuters)

Yimou Lee / Reuters : Taiwan's National Security Bureau says daily average cyberattacks on government departments doubled in 2024 vs....