Virgin Hyperloop fires half of its workforce

US-based Virgin Hyperloop, which had expansion plans for the Indian market, has reportedly laid off nearly half of its staff. https://ift.tt/CSNXB1f

SC to hear Pegasus snooping case on February 25

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the case relating to the Pegasus surveillance scandal on February 25, after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta requested for a new date before the Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, pointing out that he is supposed to be arguing a different part-heard case on Wednesday. https://ift.tt/5kAM86O

Indian online healthcare service MediBuddy, which offers doctor video calls and more, raises a $125M Series C led by Quadria Capital and Lightrock India (Deepsekhar Choudhury/Business Standard)

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Indian online healthcare service MediBuddy, which offers doctor video calls and more, raises a $125M Series C led by Quadria Capital and Lightrock India  —  MediBuddy, an online healthcare company, has raised $125 million in funding from Quadria Capital and Lightrock India, along with participation from existing investors.

Users should be allowed to sue US tech giants under EU rules, civil groups say

The call by the coalition of 31 groups and academics comes as EU lawmakers and EU countries thrashed out the final points of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) proposed by EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager just over a year ago before it can become law. https://ift.tt/0xCSfLs

Intel details its new bitcoin mining Bonanza Mine ASICs, claiming 300 of the chips consume 3,600 watts and deliver up to 40 terahashes per second of performance (Paul Alcorn/Tom's Hardware)

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Intel details its new bitcoin mining Bonanza Mine ASICs, claiming 300 of the chips consume 3,600 watts and deliver up to 40 terahashes per second of performance  —  Intel's 3,600-watt Bitcoin-mining powerhouse  —  At ISSCC 2022, Intel shared the deep-dive details of its new Bitcoin-mining Bonanza Mine ASICs …

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