Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Tunez Beats B60 bluetooth headphones launched at Rs 1599

Tunez has launched a pair of overhead Bluetooth Headphones- Beats B60. Th bluetooth headphones are backed by a 400mAh battery and claims to offer up 20 hours of playback time. Here the pricing and features of the overhead bluetooth earphones. https://ift.tt/ZXh5f31

How Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's $419M donation to US local and state election officials in 2020 has become a target of right-wing conspiracies (Issie Lapowsky/Protocol)

Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
How Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's $419M donation to US local and state election officials in 2020 has become a target of right-wing conspiracies  —  If Mark Zuckerberg could have imagined the worst possible outcome of his decision to insert himself into the 2020 election …



U&i announces four new wireless earphones: Check out its price and features

U&i has announced the launch of its four new wireless earphones which includes the Poker and Leo series in the neckband style and the Total and Roman series in the TWS earbuds category. https://ift.tt/mEqWRY4

U&i announces four new wireless earphones: Check out its price and features

U&i has announced the launch of its four new wireless earphones which includes the Poker and Leo series in the neckband style and the Total and Roman series in the TWS earbuds category. https://ift.tt/Xfe8wm1

At Andy Jassy's first Amazon shareholder meeting this Wednesday, filings show the company will oppose all 15 proposals, the most it has faced since 2010 (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
At Andy Jassy's first Amazon shareholder meeting this Wednesday, filings show the company will oppose all 15 proposals, the most it has faced since 2010  —  Proposals at this week's AGM will be test of leadership for new chief Andy Jassy  —  Amazon shareholders will challenge the company on executive pay …



Google Research details Imagen, an AI-based text-to-image generator to rival OpenAI's DALL-E 2 (Devin Coldewey/TechCrunch)

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
Google Research details Imagen, an AI-based text-to-image generator to rival OpenAI's DALL-E 2  —  The AI world is still figuring out how to deal with the amazing show of prowess that is DALL-E 2's ability to draw/paint/imagine just about anything... but OpenAI isn't the only one working on something like that.



As Street View turns 15, Google announces several updates, including historical imagery on iOS and Android and a smaller camera system for its cars (Nathan Ingraham/Engadget)

Nathan Ingraham / Engadget:
As Street View turns 15, Google announces several updates, including historical imagery on iOS and Android and a smaller camera system for its cars  —  Street View for Google Maps launched 15 years ago this week, and Google is taking advantage of the anniversary to drop some updates …



Delivery startup Gorillas lays off half its "global office workforce", around 300 people, and will reassess its operations in Italy, Spain, Denmark, and Belgium (James Vincent/The Verge)

James Vincent / The Verge:
Delivery startup Gorillas lays off half its “global office workforce”, around 300 people, and will reassess its operations in Italy, Spain, Denmark, and Belgium  —  An unsustainable business or just a side effect of the tech downturn?  —  Grocery app Gorillas …



Sunday, May 22, 2022

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.



Google launches Google Wallet for Android in India and partners with 20+ brands to let users store boarding passes, loyalty cards, event tickets, and more (Aamir Siddiqui/Android Authority)

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority : Google launches Google Wallet for Android in India and partners with 20+ brands to let users store b...