Saturday, September 3, 2022

Google brings back this controversial app on Play Store

Google has finally allowed conservative social media app Parler to be back on its Play Store, after it removed the app in January 2021 for violating its policies following the US Capitol riots. https://ift.tt/GK3iBH9

Friday, September 2, 2022

Industry group: India to pilot parallel testing of new electronic devices to speed up approvals and reduce time to certification from the current 16 to 21 weeks (Munsif Vengattil/Reuters)

Munsif Vengattil / Reuters:
Industry group: India to pilot parallel testing of new electronic devices to speed up approvals and reduce time to certification from the current 16 to 21 weeks  —  India will try out a strategy of parallel testing to speed up safety approvals for new electronic devices …



Sources: ByteDance CFO told staff that it has no plans to go public; report: CEO Liang said the company plans to reduce input into noncore businesses (Coco Feng/South China Morning Post)

Coco Feng / South China Morning Post:
Sources: ByteDance CFO told staff that it has no plans to go public; report: CEO Liang said the company plans to reduce input into noncore businesses  —  TikTok 's parent company ByteDance , the world's most valuable unicorn, has no plans to go public, its chief financial officer told employees …



Sources: Netflix's ad-supported tier may debut on Nov. 1 in markets including Canada, France, Germany, UK, and US; the date was moved to beat Disney+'s Dec. 8 (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: Netflix's ad-supported tier may debut on Nov. 1 in markets including Canada, France, Germany, UK, and US; the date was moved to beat Disney+'s Dec. 8  —  Netflix is moving up the timeline for the debut of its cheaper, ad-supported plan to November — in order to get out before the Dec. 8 launch …



How to update KYC for your EPF account online

The Know Your Customer (KYC) process, which links the UAN (Universal Account) with KYC information, is a one-time procedure that helps in the identification of members. The KYC details include information about bank accounts, Aadhaar, PAN, and other important details. https://ift.tt/zFBdCpw

Counterpoint: Apple's iPhone active installed base overtook Android to pass 50% of the US smartphone market in Q2 2022, the highest share since its 2007 launch (Patrick McGee/Financial Times)

Patrick McGee / Financial Times:
Counterpoint: Apple's iPhone active installed base overtook Android to pass 50% of the US smartphone market in Q2 2022, the highest share since its 2007 launch  —  Milestone was passed in quarter ending in June, says Counterpoint Research  —  Apple has overtaken Android devices to account …



The US NLRB rules that Amazon must negotiate with the Amazon Labor Union, which represents ~5K workers at its Staten Island warehouse; Amazon plans to appeal (Greg Bensinger/Reuters)

Greg Bensinger / Reuters : The US NLRB rules that Amazon must negotiate with the Amazon Labor Union, which represents ~5K workers at its ...