General Mills and Luxury automaker Audi of America said on Thursday they have paused advertising on Twitter, days after the social media platform was acquired by billionaire Elon Musk for $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,37,500 crore). ”We will continue to monitor this new direction and evaluate our marketing spend,” a General Mills spokesperson said. Audi of
Month: November 2022
The lockdown of Foxconn’s Zhengzhou factory, the world’s biggest producer of iPhones, has highlighted some of the risks of relying on zero-Covid China’s manufacturing sector, analysts told AFP. Foxconn, Apple‘s principal subcontractor, has seen a surge in Covid-19 cases at its Zhengzhou site, leading the company to lock down the vast complex in a bid
Stripe co-founder and CEO, Patrick Collison Manuel Blondeau | Getty Images Online payments giant Stripe is laying off roughly 14% of its staff, CEO Patrick Collison wrote in a memo to staff Thursday. In the memo, Collison said the cuts were necessary amid rising inflation, fears of a looming recession, higher interest rates, energy shocks,
Elon Musk has directed Twitter’s teams to find up to $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,300 crore) in annual infrastructure cost savings, according to two sources familiar with the matter and an internal Slack message reviewed by Reuters, raising concerns that Twitter could go down during high-traffic events like the US midterm elections. The company is aiming
AMD has unveiled the brand new Radeon RX 7900 XT and Radeon RX 7900 XTX, its latest high-end GPUs based on the all-new RDNA 3 architecture and manufactured using multiple scalable ‘chiplets’ which have been fabricated on a 5nm process. Both will be available around the world starting from December 13. While the flagship Radeon
Every SaaS app user and login is a potential threat; whether it’s bad actors or potential disgruntled former associates, identity management and access control is crucial to prevent unwanted or mistaken entrances to the organization’s data and systems. Since enterprises have thousands to tens of thousands of users, and hundreds to thousands of different apps,
Twitter aims to start selling blue verification badges for user profiles as soon as next week, part of a plan by new owner Elon Musk to fight fake accounts and squeeze revenue from the company he bought for $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3.6 lakh crore). The badges will be part of an $8 (roughly Rs.
iQoo 11 series is in the works and may launch soon if recent leaks are any indication. The lineup is expected to include the vanilla iQoo 11 and the iQoo 11 Pro. In a recent update, the iQoo 11 has allegedly bagged certification from China’s Compulsory Certification (3C) website. The listing suggests the V2243A model
New York-based company Synchron is working on a brain-computer interface (BCI) technology with the goal of enabling patients to control digital devices hands-free. It has created a device named ‘Synchron Switch’ for converting the thoughts of people with paralysis into action. It lets patients control an iPhone or iPad using their brains. With this technology,
A new analysis of tools put to use by the Black Basta ransomware operation has identified ties between the threat actor and the FIN7 (aka Carbanak) group. This link “could suggest either that Black Basta and FIN7 maintain a special relationship or that one or more individuals belong to both groups,” cybersecurity firm SentinelOne said
Ajit Mohan, who served as head of Meta in India, has left the firm to join rival social media company Snap. Mohan has taken up the role of President of APAC business at Snap, the company revealed on Thursday. Mohan joined Facebook in January 2019 as Vice President and Managing Director of its India business. Since
Nothing Ear Stick will be available at a discounted price of Rs. 1,000 on Flipkart for users who own a Nothing product. According to the tech company, there will be a limited drop of the Ear Stick on November 14, before the general sale starts at November 17. The sale on November 14 will last
Redmi Note 12 5G, unveiled by the Chinese smartphone maker in China last week as part of its new Redmi Note 12 series, could reportedly make its debut in India as a rebranded Poco smartphone. A recent report indicates that a Poco smartphone with similar specifications as the Redmi Note 12 5G may be released
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle on Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is pausing hiring for roles in its corporate workforce, the company announced in a memo to staff Thursday. The company had already
Geopolitics such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to more damaging and widespread cybersecurity attacks in the year to July, EU cybersecurity agency ENISA said in its annual report on Thursday. ENISA’s study follows concerns about the role of state actors and the growing range of threats to governments, companies and essential sectors such
God of War Ragnarök — out November 9 on PS4 and PS5 — has a mighty task on its hands. How do you follow up a critically-acclaimed and universally-loved soft reboot that reinvigorated the franchise? With 2018’s God of War, Santa Monica Studio not only transported its Greek demigod Kratos to Norse mythology, but reimagined
The operators of RomCom RAT are continuing to evolve their campaigns with rogue versions of software such as SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor, KeePass password manager, and PDF Reader Pro. Targets of the operation consist of victims in Ukraine and select English-speaking countries like the U.K. “Given the geography of the targets and the current geopolitical
Homegrown microblogging platform Koo has announced that the total download for its application has crossed the 50 million (5 crore) mark. The platform was launched in early 2020 with an aim to become an alternative to other available microblogging options, including Twitter. It is a multi-lingual, micro-blogging platform to enable Indians to express themselves online in