CHINESE LOCKDOWN FORCED APPLE TO SHIFT SOME IPAD PRODUCTION TO VIETNAM

Thu 02 June 2022: In a first such move, Apple is reportedly planning to shift some iPad production out of China to Vietnam amid Covid-lockdowns in and around Shanghai, a media report said on Wednesday. According to a report in Nikkei Asia, the iPhone maker has asked multiple component suppliers to build up their inventories […]

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US-BUILT ‘FRONTIER’ IS NOW THE FASTEST SUPERCOMPUTER ON THE PLANET

Thu 02 June 2022: On the 59th TOP500 list released by an international conference of computer experts, the US-built supercomputer dubbed “Frontier” dethroned Japan’s “Fugaku” (produced by the Riken Institute and Fujitsu) as the world’s fastest machine with 1.1 exaflops of performance. The Frontier supercomputer of the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory […]

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UK PROPOSES WAYS TO MANAGE FAILING STABLECOINS

Wed 01 June 2022: On Tuesday, the United Kingdom announced plans to handle failing stable coins in cryptocurrency exchanges and reduce instability threats. “The government has made a firm commitment to place the UK’s financial services sector at the forefront of crypto asset technology and innovation,” Her Majesty’s Treasury wrote in a consultation report. “It […]

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SOON, GOOGLE ASSISTANT WILL RECOGNIZE YOUR VOICE

Wed 01 June 2022: Since Google Assistant is working on a personalised speech recognition feature, it will soon recognize your voice. According to 9to5Google, the tool will help Google Assistant get “better at recognising your frequent words and names.” The “Personalised speech recognition” feature will appear in Google Assistant settings. The feature description reads: “Store audio […]

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FOLLOWING TESLA, SPACEX WILL SOON ACCEPT DOGECOIN FOR MERCHANDISE

Mon 30 May 2022: Tech billionaire Elon Musk said that his aerospace company SpaceX will soon accept Dogecoin as a payment option for merchandise, joining Tesla. The electric vehicle company started accepting the cryptocurrency in January, reports Teslarati. Musk, a frequently vocal supporter of some cryptocurrencies, announced on Twitter, first reiterating that Tesla merch could […]

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GLOBAL BIOMETRIC MOBILE PAYMENTS TO REACH $1.2 TRILLION BY 2027

Mon 30 May 2022: The value of biometrically authenticated remote mobile payments is likely to reach $1.2 trillion globally by 2027, from $332 billion in 2022, a new report showed on Monday. These transactions use biometrics, typically facial and fingerprint recognition, to authenticate remote mobile payments. This growth of 365 per cent, according to Juniper […]

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