Samsung India enggs design world’s first 108MP camera

Engineers in Samsung’s semiconductor research centre in Bengaluru led the development of the world’s first 108MP camera that was launched two years ago. The product, which has a resolution equivalent to that of a high-end DSLR camera, has not only gone into Samsung phones, but also in non-Samsung ones like Realme. https://ift.tt/3sP2B30

Don’t discard an idea thinking it’s stupid: Micron patent expert Kaveri Jain

Kaveri Jain was just 26 and pursuing PhD at the University of Iowa in 2003 when she filed her first patent. But the big acceleration in Kaveri’s innovation journey came after she joined memory and storage solutions provider Micron in the US in 2005. https://ift.tt/2WgfRBX

When cancer hit, Intel's Akanksha Bilani had faith in tech

During her growing up years, Akanksha Bilani moved across seven countries, most of them in the Gulf region. She picked up five languages, swam in the oceans, spent weekends on a goat farm, and led her school team at the national level in basketball. She went to 14 schools, and then to California for higher studies. https://ift.tt/3kptHtr

Google introduces global kids safety programme in India

The tech giant has also launched a newly enhanced Google Safety Centre in eight Indic languages as part of its efforts to step up safety of users on the internet. https://ift.tt/3Dk4v04

Government launches schemes to support 300 start-ups for creating 100 unicorns

The government has launched a programme to support 300 IT start-ups under which it will provide seed funding, mentorship and market access with a view to creating 100 unicorns out of the selected start-ups. https://ift.tt/3sM9xOe

NFT sales surge as speculators pile in, sceptics see bubble

The niche crypto asset, which is a blockchain-based record of ownership of a digital item such as an image or a video, exploded in popularity in early 2021, leaving many confused as to why so much money was being spent on items which do not physically exist. https://ift.tt/3B9TPPR