Wednesday, July 29, 2020

RPSC Admit Card 2020 – School Lecturer (Sanskrit Edu) Exam Call Letter Download

Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) has released admit card for the post of School Lecturer (Sanskrit Edu).

Samsung’s second-quarter profit grew 23% year-over-year, thanks to strong chip demand

Samsung Electronics sounded a cautiously optimistic note in its earnings report today. The company is continuing to deal with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, but its memory business was fortified by demand for DRAM chips as data centers adapted to an increase in remote work and education.

Second-quarter operating profit grew 26% from the previous quarter, and 23% year-over-year to 8.15 trillion won (about $6.84 billion), due largely to more sales of DRAM chips. Revenue fell 4% from the previous quarter, and 6% year-over-year, to 53 trillion won, while net profit rose 7% to 5.6 trillion won. Samsung said revenue was impacted by lower sales of smartphones and other devices, but some of that was offset by reduced marketing spending and other cost-cutting measures.

Samsung Electronics will launch new models of its flagship smartphones, including the Galaxy Note and a foldable device, at its online Galaxy Unpacked event on August 5, but will also focus on increasing sales of low- to mid-priced phones, which it expects to drive revenue during the rest of the year.

The company also acknowledged that it faces intense competition from other smartphone makers. In fact, on the same day that Samsung announced its second-quarter earnings, research firm Canalys released a report that said Huawei shipped more smartphones globally than any other vendor in the second-quarter, despite dealing with American government restrictions, displacing Samsung from the top position for the first time.

On the brighter side, many analysts believe that Samsung, along with TSMC, will benefit from Intel’s recent announcement that it will outsource more semiconductor manufacturing.

Remote services drove demand for DRAM chips

The company’s semiconductor division was helped by demand for DRAM chips from data centers that need to fortify their online infrastructure to support remote workers and online education. PC demand also remained solid because of low-end laptop sales.

But sales of chips for mobile devices remained weak as consumers spent less money because of the pandemic. When they did make purchases, they tended to buy low- to mid-end mobile products, which use less powerful chips.

A “one-off gain” boosted display revenue

Samsung Electronic’s display panel business earnings improved quarter-over-quarter thanks to a “one-off gain” that boosted profits from mobile displays. Samsung did not give details about where the gain came form, but Bloomberg reports it was a compensatory payment of about 1.1 trillion won ($924 million) from Apple after the iPhone maker ordered fewer displays than expected.

But overall demand for displays was lower as COVID-19 hit smartphone sales. Operating losses were offset slightly by purchases of monitors by people working from home.

Samsung Electronics said mobile display demand is expected to recover this year as its biggest clients continue to launch new products, despite continuing uncertainties from the pandemic. It also expects orders for mobile and graphic chips to increase as new smartphones and game consoles are released, and anticipates a “full-fledged rebound in earnings from mobile displays” by the end of the year, due largely to sales of mid- to low-end smartphones.

Report: China-linked hackers infiltrated the Vatican's computer networks in the past three months, ahead of the Vatican's diplomatic negotiations with Beijing (New York Times)

New York Times:
Report: China-linked hackers infiltrated the Vatican's computer networks in the past three months, ahead of the Vatican's diplomatic negotiations with Beijing  —  In one attack, the hackers weaponized an electronic file with a letter that had a note of condolence from Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state.



Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 to go on sale today at 12pm via Amazon and Mi.com

Redmi Note 9 smartphone is powered by MediaTek Helio G85 octa-core processor and runs on MIUI 11 based on Android 10. It can be purchased at 12pm on Amazon. https://ift.tt/3jWhZ8D

Big Tech Antitrust Hearing: Lawmakers Pummel CEOs Over Market Dominance

Big Tech executives faced an onslaught of criticism from US lawmakers at the high-stakes antitrust hearing which could lay the groundwork for tougher regulation of the major internet platforms. https://ift.tt/3hPUa0m

Report: Huawei shipped 55.8M devices globally, down 5% YoY, overtaking Samsung, which shipped 53.7M, down 30% YoY, becoming the world's top smartphone vendor (Canalys)

Canalys:
Report: Huawei shipped 55.8M devices globally, down 5% YoY, overtaking Samsung, which shipped 53.7M, down 30% YoY, becoming the world's top smartphone vendor  —  Shanghai (China), Bengaluru (India), Singapore, Reading (UK) and Portland (US) - Thursday, 30 July 2020



Hacker shares data stolen on 18 companies, like Dave and Wattpad, on a forum for free, including 9 previously unreported breaches of Havenly, Indaba Music, more (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
Hacker shares data stolen on 18 companies, like Dave and Wattpad, on a forum for free, including 9 previously unreported breaches of Havenly, Indaba Music, more  —  A threat actor is flooding a hacker forum with databases exposing expose over 386 million user records that they claim were stolen …



Karnataka government mulls online sale of liquor

The excise department is planning to allow online sale of liquor in Bengaluru via mobile apps before extending it to the rest of the state through retail outlets and MSIL shops. https://ift.tt/33b16kG https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

As people spend more on insurance, social media becomes a facilitator

The study forecasts not only a sharp rise in demand for health insurance products over the upcoming months but also an increased influence of digital modes for insurance purchases. https://ift.tt/3gdY6Yq https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A recap of antitrust hearing, which was messy but overdue and showed us the beginning of Congress holding powerful tech CEOs to account based on actual evidence (Casey Newton/The Interface)

Casey Newton / The Interface:
A recap of antitrust hearing, which was messy but overdue and showed us the beginning of Congress holding powerful tech CEOs to account based on actual evidence  —  Well, we had an antitrust hearing.  —  A long one, too.  The House Judiciary Committee's investigation into the market power of Amazon …



TikTok hasn't shared user data, won't, even if asked: Nikhil Gandhi, India Head

TikTok was one of 59 Chinese apps banned by India last month for alleged national security risks. It has 200 million registered users in India. https://ift.tt/3fdu2e6 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

14 things you may not know about the world's richest man and his company

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Samsung Galaxy M31s to Launch in India Today at 12 Noon

Samsung Galaxy M31s will be launched in India today, July 30, at 12pm (noon). The phone has been teased by the company to come with a massive 6,000mAh battery and a quad rear camera setup where the... https://ift.tt/3gd7fR1

Arizona's Maricopa County is set to have the second largest concentration of US data centers by 2028, as the state races to increase electricity production (Pranshu Verma/Washington Post)

Pranshu Verma / Washington Post : Arizona's Maricopa County is set to have the second largest concentration of US data centers by 202...