Noise all set to launch India's most affordable smart glasses

Indian brand Noise is set to enter smart eyewear segment. The company is aiming to further strengthen its position in the wearable industry with the launch of the new connected lifestyle product, smart glasses. https://ift.tt/0xgZaih

The UK's CMA plans a market investigation into Apple's App Store restrictions on cloud gaming alongside Apple and Google's market power in mobile browsers (GOV.UK)

GOV.UK:
The UK's CMA plans a market investigation into Apple's App Store restrictions on cloud gaming alongside Apple and Google's market power in mobile browsers  —  Apple and Google “hold all the cards” with interventions needed to give innovators and competitors a fair chance to compete in mobile ecosystems

Cybertruck will be Tesla's best product ever, says Elon Musk

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he believes that the upcoming Cybertruck will be the companys "best product ever". According to Teslarati, the Cybertruck was spotted at the Moss Landing Battery System's commissioning event in California earlier this week. It was sporting its 30X Cold-Rolled Stainless-Steel exoskeleton and its somewhat challenging wiper blade, which has been in development for some time, along with other portions of the vehicle, which have been modified since the vehicle's unveiling in late 2019. https://ift.tt/8CS0xhG

Palantir is preparing to bid on a £360M contract to underpin UK NHS' operations, to be awarded in November; Palantir employs 600 in the UK and plans to add 250 (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Palantir is preparing to bid on a £360M contract to underpin UK NHS' operations, to be awarded in November; Palantir employs 600 in the UK and plans to add 250  —  US data analytics group hires health service executives in bid to secure £360mn contract

UK startup Papercup, which uses AI for video dubbing, raises a $20M Series A led by Octopus Ventures to invest in adding "more human-like voices" to AI dubbing (Georg Szalai/The Hollywood Reporter)

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
UK startup Papercup, which uses AI for video dubbing, raises a $20M Series A led by Octopus Ventures to invest in adding “more human-like voices” to AI dubbing  —  The capital injection will allow the British firm to invest in bringing “more human-like voices” and “human emotion” to artificial intelligence dubbing.

Google Pixel Watch might have its own companion app

Google’s Pixel Watch will arrive later this year, and you might need a different app to pair it with your smartphone. Yes, instead of the WearOS app, users need to install the Pixel Watch app to pair it to their smartphone. It would be similar to how Samsung and Apple have a dedicated companion app for Galaxy Watch and Apple Watch. https://ift.tt/SVzY8Ft

Snapshot: 54% of ApeCoin owners vote in favor of remaining on Ethereum, after Yuga Labs floated creating its own blockchain after its huge metaverse land sale (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg:
Snapshot: 54% of ApeCoin owners vote in favor of remaining on Ethereum, after Yuga Labs floated creating its own blockchain after its huge metaverse land sale  —  ApeCoin owners have decided to keep the token, which is expected to be key to snagging exclusive metaverse game items and deals …

Meta may have put the development of its Apple Watch rival on hold

Last year, we learned that Meta has been working on a smartwatch, and it had invested billions of dollars in its development. Further, it was being reported that the watch would be coming out in the summer of 2022 for around $400. Cut to 2022, and Meta has reportedly put the project on hold. https://ift.tt/LhPJ8dx

How Amazon prevented 4 billion bad listings, dumped over 3 million fake products in 2021?

The results were mixed compared with 2020, when Amazon blocked 10 billion listings and got rid of 2 million phony products. The Seattle-based e-commerce juggernaut also saw a decrease in complaints of intellectual property infringement in 2021 while growing the number of active brands on its site. https://ift.tt/ZTqVjQs

Microsoft plans to "significantly scale down our operations in Russia", impacting 400+ staff, while continuing "to fulfill our existing contractual obligations" (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)

Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Microsoft plans to “significantly scale down our operations in Russia”, impacting 400+ staff, while continuing “to fulfill our existing contractual obligations”  —  Microsoft Corp. is substantially reducing its business in Russia, joining the list of prominent technology firms cutting …

How Twitter is gearing up for most ambitious quarter of user growth?

Twitter is gearing up for its most ambitious quarter of user growth ever, leaders of the social media company's consumer products division told staff. It is the highest goal the team has ever set, leaders told staff. They added that Twitter is on track to reach the goal and has currently achieved 8.5 million in user growth, one of the best growth quarters to date. https://ift.tt/W9RmK1u

Grab plans to start selling its mapping data and map-making abilities to businesses, in an effort to become profitable (Shotaro Tani/Financial Times)

Shotaro Tani / Financial Times:
Grab plans to start selling its mapping data and map-making abilities to businesses, in an effort to become profitable  —  South-east Asian ride-hailing and food delivery app to expand enterprise unit in drive to become profitable  —  South-east Asian super app Grab will start selling …

A profile of Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments services provider valued at $2.2B in November, which had $75M+ in revenue in 2021, up over 4x YoY (Jeff Kauflin/Forbes)

Jeff Kauflin / Forbes:
A profile of Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments services provider valued at $2.2B in November, which had $75M+ in revenue in 2021, up over 4x YoY  —  A pair of twentysomethings from Uganda and Ghana thought there was a fortune to be made bringing transnational financial services to Africa's 1.2 billion people.

EU lawmakers reach an agreement on legislation that will mandate USB-C on smartphones and other electronic devices, starting in fall 2024, to reduce e-waste (Jon Porter/The Verge)

Jon Porter / The Verge:
EU lawmakers reach an agreement on legislation that will mandate USB-C on smartphones and other electronic devices, starting in fall 2024, to reduce e-waste  —  A major blow to Apple's Lightning port  —  European Union lawmakers have reached an agreement on legislation that will force …

How Ukrainian civilians are helping the army using apps, blurring the lines between civilians and soldiers, raising questions of international humanitarian law (Lukasz Olejnik/Wired)

Lukasz Olejnik / Wired:
How Ukrainian civilians are helping the army using apps, blurring the lines between civilians and soldiers, raising questions of international humanitarian law  —  In Ukraine, civilians are valiantly assisting the army via apps—and challenging a tenet of international law in the process.