Android 11 installed on over 28.3% of total handsets

Tech giant Google's Android 11 is said to be the most widely distributed version of Android, installed on over 28.3 per cent of total Android handsets, says a report. https://ift.tt/RyFt9qf

Sources: Broadcom is in ongoing talks to acquire VMware, but a deal is not imminent (Greg Roumeliotis/Reuters)

Greg Roumeliotis / Reuters:
Sources: Broadcom is in ongoing talks to acquire VMware, but a deal is not imminent  —  Chipmaker Broadcom Inc (AVGO.O) is in talks to acquire cloud service provider VMware Inc (VMW.N), people familiar with the matter told Reuters.  —  Negotiations between Broadcom and VMware are ongoing and a deal is not imminent, the sources said.

Paytm, whose share price has dropped 57% so far this year, reports Q4 revenue of ~$200M, up 89% YoY, and a net loss of ~$98M, up 72% YoY due to higher expenses (Reuters)

Reuters:
Paytm, whose share price has dropped 57% so far this year, reports Q4 revenue of ~$200M, up 89% YoY, and a net loss of ~$98M, up 72% YoY due to higher expenses  —  India's One 97 Communications Ltd (PAYT.NS), the parent of fintech firm Paytm, on Friday reported a wider fourth-quarter loss due …

YouTube says it has taken down more than 70,000 videos and 9,000 channels related to the war in Ukraine for violating content guidelines (Dan Milmo/The Guardian)

Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
YouTube says it has taken down more than 70,000 videos and 9,000 channels related to the war in Ukraine for violating content guidelines  —  Exclusive: Platform takes ‘unprecedented action’ to address content guideline violations since invasion  —  YouTube has taken down more than 70,000 videos …

A look at the autonomous vehicle industry, as CB Insights says equity funding for companies developing autonomous vehicles eclipsed $12B in 2021, up 50%+ YoY (Rebecca Fannin/CNBC)

Rebecca Fannin / CNBC:
A look at the autonomous vehicle industry, as CB Insights says equity funding for companies developing autonomous vehicles eclipsed $12B in 2021, up 50%+ YoY  —  - Despite its promise, a future full of autonomous vehicles still seems like a distant fantasy.

Google details three campaigns using Predator spyware built by North Macedonian developer Cytrox which exploited five Android vulnerabilities discovered in 2021 (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)

Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Google details three campaigns using Predator spyware built by North Macedonian developer Cytrox which exploited five Android vulnerabilities discovered in 2021  —  New research from Google's Threat Analysis Group outlines the risks Android users face from the surveillance-for-hire industry.