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Maharashtra says Tower-Adani to set up $10 billion semiconductor unit
Sources in the ministry of electronics and information technology said that while the project might have been approved at the state level, a joint application submitted by Israel's Tower Semiconductor and Adani Group was still under consideration by the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and the IT ministry.
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India overtakes US to become second-largest 5G smartphone market in 1H24: Counterpoint
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Verizon to buy Frontier in $20 bn deal to boost fiber network
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Jio's disruptive entry revolutionised India's telecom market
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Trai pushes MeitY to act strongly to curb spam, phishing on OTT apps
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Salesforce to buy data protection provider Own Company in $1.9 bn deal
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AT&T makes final offer to striking CWA union
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Brookfield-backed Data InvIT raises nearly $1 bln in rare bond deal to fund ATC India purchase
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Govt proposes cutting local value addition weight for IT hardware, industry pushes back
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How these engineers are bringing Generative AI features to smartphones
Samsung's Research Institute in Bengaluru, headed by Dipesh Shah, has emerged as a leader in AI and software innovation. Key contributions include the Galaxy AI platform and real-time language translation during calls. The institute plays a crucial role in developing features for Samsung’s flagship devices such as Nightography and OTP suggestions.
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India overtakes US to become second-largest 5G smartphone market in 1H24: Counterpoint
Apple led the 5G handset shipments globally, accounting for more than 25% share, driven by strong shipments of the iPhone 15 series and 14 series. Samsung followed in the second position, capturing more than 21% share, driven by the Galaxy A series and S24 series. Xiaomi took the third spot, with India being its major driver.
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South Korean chip executive detained again over alleged technology leak to China
Choi, a former Samsung executive who ran a chipmaking venture in China, has already been the subject of a high-profile industrial espionage trial since July 2023 and was arrested and released on bail last November. He has rejected those charges.
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Bharti Airtel rolls outs data, OTT benefits on select prepaid packs
The limited period will give customers a host of benefits on three specially curated Airtel packs of Rs 979, Rs 1,029 and Rs 3,599, the telco said in a statement.
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Vodafone Idea, Indus stocks plunge after Goldman slashes target price
Vi’s stock was trading 10.80% lower at Rs 13.46 at the BSE during morning hours on Friday.
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Leaked Disney data reveals financial and strategy secrets: Report
Some of the data contained passport numbers, visa details, addresses and place of birth of staff on its cruises, while another spreadsheet had names, addresses and phone numbers of some Disney Cruise Line passengers, the report said.
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Maharashtra says Tower-Adani to set up $10 billion semiconductor unit
Sources in the ministry of electronics and information technology said that while the project might have been approved at the state level, a joint application submitted by Israel's Tower Semiconductor and Adani Group was still under consideration by the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and the IT ministry.
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Labour Ministry directs Karnataka to investigate delay in fresher onboarding at Infosys
The Ministry in a letter dated September 3rd, seen by ET, has urged the Karnataka Labour Department and said that since appropriate government for action under respective labour law in this matter is state government, "you are requested to look into this matter and take suitable action".
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Durov says French authorities should have complained to Telegram, not detained him
He said the investigation into the app was surprising in that French authorities had access to a "hot line" he had helped set up and they could have contacted Telegram's EU representative at any time.
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Verizon to buy Frontier in $20 bn deal to boost fiber network
The acquisition, which is expected to close in about 18 months, will help Verizon better compete against AT&T and others by enabling it to deliver premium broadband services.
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Broadcom forecasts lukewarm quarterly revenue despite AI chip surge, shares fall
"We believe it's unreasonable for investors to expect Broadcom to post Nvidia-type results and outlook," Kinngai Chan, senior research analyst at Summit Insights, said.
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Nvidia, Microsoft hit with patent lawsuit over AI computing technology
"Nvidia and Microsoft are abusing their dominance and market power in AI in an attempt to pay little or nothing for the innovations of others that are used in their products," Xockets board member Robert Cote said in a statement.
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Vista and Blackstone in talks to acquire software maker Smartsheet
Buyout firms have been actively targeting deals in sectors such as technology and services this year, after sitting on the sidelines for most of 2023 due to high interest rates that made financing of leveraged buyouts tougher. Private equity deal volumes jumped about 41% during the first half of the year, driven by several take-private deals.
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Salesforce to buy data protection provider Own Company in $1.9 bn deal
"Data security has never been more critical, and Own’s proven expertise and products will enhance our ability to offer robust data protection and management solutions to our customers,” said Steve Fisher, President and GM, Einstein 1 Platform and Unified Data Services."
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How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math
An executive order signed by President Joe Biden last year relies on a 10 to the 26th threshold. So does California's newly passed AI safety legislation - which Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Sept. 30 to sign into law or veto. California adds a second metric to the equation: regulated AI models must also cost at least $100 million to build.
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OpenAI hits more than 1 million paid business users
Separately, the Information reported on Thursday that OpenAI executives have discussed higher-priced subscriptions for upcoming large-language models such as its reasoning-focused Strawberry and a new flagship LLM dubbed Orion.
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Ukraine's Kyivstar to ramp up investments in energy resilience, CEO says
The country's telecoms regulator said in July that mobile operators must be able to cover outages of up to 10 hours at their stations from February, rather than the four required now.
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AT&T makes final offer to striking CWA union
"What the company is not telling our members and the public is that their healthcare proposal raises the upfront cost for our members, especially those with family coverage. We have made it clear to the company from the start that raising our members' cost share percentage is unacceptable," the union said.
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Trai pushes MeitY to act strongly to curb spam, phishing on OTT apps
In a recent meeting of the joint committee of regulators, officials of Trai asked Meity officials to take steps to control the menace being now perpetrated also through the communication apps.
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Jio's disruptive entry revolutionised India's telecom market
Eight years later, India is today known to have among the lowest telecom tariffs and world’s highest data consumption. This has boosted India’s digital transformation in areas like fintech, payments, ed-tech, quick commerce, healthcare and much more.