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Google is focussing on finetuning its global Web3 teams despite the ongoing crypto slump. The Web3 team, based in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, is growing at Google. The tech giant has recently appointed Rishi Ramchandani to head its Web3 APAC team. The tech professional with Indian ancestry previously worked for BlockFi, a lender for digital assets that filed for bankruptcy in November of this year. On December 22, Ramchandani's appointment was formally declared. Google is concentrating on perfecting its international Web3 teams in spite of the present crypto market collapse. After receiving congratulations from Mitesh Agarwal, the Managing Director of Google Cloud Customer, Partner Engineering and Web3 team, Ramchandani announced his appointment to the Google Web3 team in a LinkedIn post. "I'm eager to take my profession to the next level! I'm excited to expand Google Cloud's Web3 initiatives throughout APAC and working with the great people there,” he wrote. T...

  Apple offers rental tool kit for each device at $49 (roughly Rs. 3,900) per week. Apple has expanded its Self Service Repair Service programmer in the US to include support for Mac desktops and the Studio Display. The Self Service Repair Service, introduced last year for a few iPhone models and now available for MacBook laptop models with M1 chips, offers users authentic service parts, repair manuals, and tools to enable them fix their devices themselves. The service is now accessible on Mac desktops with M1 processors. Genuine Apple tools, parts, and manuals for the M1 Mac mini, M1 Ultra Mac Studio, and the iMac (M1, 2021) have been discovered on the company's Self Service Program website, which is situated in Cupertino, California. These products are powered by M1 CPUs. Additionally, the Studio Display has been included in the list of supported devices. The US-based Apple Self Service programmer has just been made available in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Swe...

  In 2019, the company announced the Kohler Numi 2.0 Smart Toilet with LED Light, a speaker and Alexa voice controls, but now it's finally available to be installed inside homes.  The home goods manufacturer Kohler is no stranger to unusual smart home gadgets, from faucets to smart mirrors. The Kohler Numi 2.0 Smart Toilet with LED Light, a Speaker, and Alexa Voice Controls was first introduced by the firm in 2019, but it is now finally available for installation inside homes. The smart toilet costs $11,500 and includes a wide range of features. Numi has built-in surround sound speakers, ambient mood lighting, a heated seat, warm water cleaning with a drier, and automatic lid opening/closing and flushing, according to the official website. While using the restroom, one may check the weather, listen to the news, or order more toilet paper using the built-in Amazon Alexa voice commands on the smart toilet. Additionally, Numi features a bidet option that can clean both the front ...

  Daniel Alegre has served as operating chief at Activision Blizzard since April 2020. Activision Blizzard's Chief Operating Officer Daniel Alegre will become the CEO of Yuga Labs, which creates Bored Ape NFT, the metaverse firm announced on Monday. The announcement follows a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration to stop Microsoft's $69 billion (about Rs. 5,70,300) acquisition of Activision. In the first part of 2023, Alegre, who has been the operating director at the videogame publisher since April 2020, will follow Nicole Muniz as CEO of Yuga. Muniz will continue to serve the business as a partner and strategic advisor. An inquiry for comment from Reuters was not immediately answered by Activision. "Since debuting in 2021 with Bored Ape Yacht Club, Yuga Labs has rapidly established itself through a powerful combination of storytelling and community-building,” Alegre said. The business announced its valuation in March at $4 billion, or around Rs 33,100 crore, followin...

  Top Gun: Maverick will be available in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam on the platform. Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick will be available on Prime Video in India starting on December 26. The sequel to Cruise's 1986 smash hit Top Gun, from Paramount Pictures, will be accessible on the platform in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. On Friday, Prime Video announced the Top Gun: Maverick release date on its official Twitter account. "All set to go on a brand-new journey while experiencing nostalgia like never before. 26th December, #TopGunMaverickOnPrime "In the tweet, the streamer stated. The action spectacular finds Maverick preparing a crew of Top Gun grads for a specialised mission more than 30 years after the events of Tony Scott's Top Gun. The sequel stars Ed Harris, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Charles Parnell, Bashir Salahuddin, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez,...

    The Honor 80 Pro, the top-of-the-line variant of the Honor 80 series which launched in China recently, features a curved display. China recently introduced the Honor 80 series, which includes the standard Honor 80, Honor 80 Pro, and Honor 80 SE. A few additional versions for the Honor 80 series may be coming, according to a recent report. On the China's Compulsory Certification (3C) website, there are supposedly two new Honor phones that have been spotted: the Honor 80 GT and a flat-screen version of the Honor 80 Pro. Notably, the first Honor 80 Pro had a curved screen when it debuted. Gizmochina was the first to notice the 3C listing for two new Honor phones with the model codes AGT-AN00 and ANB-AN00. The listings on the 3C website were verified by Gadgets360. The two phone models are anticipated to be released, according to the article. The two phone versions, the Honor 80 GT and the Honor 80 Pro flat display variant, are reportedly set to debut on December 26. The 3C li...

  As users collect more Magic Points, the platform will upgrade them to complete all loyalty tiers. In an environment when the market for digital assets as a whole is experiencing a slump, Magic Eden is attempting to increase interaction on its platform. A loyalty rewards programme has been introduced by the NFT marketplace in Solana to persuade customers to purchase digital collectibles. For each SOL 1 trade, the feature will earn users five "Magic Points." Solana (SOL) is currently trading for $14 according to market rates (roughly Rs. 1,170). The platform will upgrade users as they accrue more Magic Points until they have reached all loyalty tiers. For users of Magic Eden who buy and sell digital collectibles, each loyalty tier will open up a unique set of advantages. These benefits include discounts from partners, airdropped NFTs, and special material from the developers. According to a tweet from the company, the rewards programme has currently been released in beta. A f...

                Revue was founded seven years ago in the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Days after owner Elon Musk revealed he was interested in purchasing rival online publishing platform Substack, Twitter announced on Wednesday that it would stop producing its newsletter service, Revue, in the coming year. In 2021, the social media network purchased Revue for an undisclosed fee as the demand for newsletters increased due to the pandemic and as it attempted to draw users who wanted to monetize their followings. At the time, Twitter had stated that all users would have access to Revue's premium features for free and that it would reduce the cost of the paid newsletter in order to let authors keep a larger portion of subscriber fees. Twitter stated in a statement: "This has been a difficult choice because we know Revue has a passionate user base, made up of people like you post to users.

  The metaverse technology revolves around making online experiences more immersive and interactive, where humans can exist, work, and meet as digital avatars. According to Nvidia, metaverse technology will influence forthcoming developments in the automotive sector beginning in 2023. According to a US multinational corporation, automobile industries will soon start incorporating metaverse elements into their retail and production processes in order to appeal to the next wave of businesses and consumers. Companies like Meta, Alphabet, and Microsoft have all made investments in this field. The metaverse technology revolves around making online experiences more immersive and interactive, where humans can reside, work, and meet as digital avatars. In an official post, Nvidia stated that "full-fidelity, real-time car configurators, 3D models of autos, augmented reality presentations, and virtual test drives all help bring the vehicle to the buyer." Automotive industry participant...

  Under Project Kranti, also known as Network For Spectrum (NFS), a nationwide OFC network is being implemented by BSNL. The telecom regulator TRAI proposed on Monday that the Department of Telecommunications contact the defence ministry in order to gain access to a portion of its optical fibre network or a reasonable amount of bandwidth in order to expand telecom service in the remote districts of Himachal Pradesh. In order to expand telecom coverage in the remote districts of Himachal Pradesh, the telecom regulator TRAI proposed on Monday that the Department of Telecommunications contact the defence ministry for access to a portion of its optical fibre network or adequate bandwidth. There are 181 undeveloped villages in the designated districts, of which 14 are slated to be covered under the "354 villages project" and 142 under the "Saturation of 4G Mobile" initiative of the USOF. 25 villages are still not covered by these programmes in terms of telecom. The Telec...

  Samsung Galaxy A54 5G could be powered by an Exynos 1380 SoC. The Samsung Galaxy A54 5G has been talked about for a while. Early in 2023, this device is anticipated to become available. This Samsung smartphone's design images, which show a 6.4-inch display, were also recently leaked. The Geekbench database now features the Galaxy A54 5G. A 2.4GHz octa-core chipset is supposed to power the phone. The Galaxy F04s has also been seen in Geekbench, in addition. It's thought to be a budget smartphone with a MediaTek Helio P35 SoC. A Samsung phone with the SM-A546B model number has been made available on Geekbench. It's thought to be the 5G Galaxy A54. The octa-core 2.4GHz chipset used in this model could be an Exynos 1380 SoC. It is said to run on Android 13 and pack 6GB of RAM. The listed Galaxy A54 5G model has achieved a single-core score of 776 and a multi-core score of 2,599. According to a recent source, the Galaxy A54 5G could include a 6.4-inch display with a hole-punch...

Foxconn's facility in central Zhengzhou was in effective lockdown for 56 days after cases were detected in October. In response to Beijing's widespread relaxation of zero-Covid laws, Taiwanese tech company Foxconn has stopped a months-long "closed loop" system at the largest iPhone manufacturing in the world in central China. The Chinese government dramatically loosened three years' worth of restrictions earlier this week in order to speed up the return to regular living. These limitations had crippled the Chinese economy and worn out the populace. Following the discovery of instances in October, the Foxconn facility in the heart of Zhengzhou was effectively placed under lockdown for 56 days, with employees only permitted to commute between their dorms and the factory floor via shuttle buses. Intense protests by new hires over pay and working conditions broke out in the middle of November; hundreds marched and several engaged in physical altercations with riot pol...

  Stack overflow imposes sanctions on users who might have used ChatGPT to create posts after the temporary ban has been announced. The AI-powered ChatGPT chatbot has been temporarily banned from Stack Overflow, a question-and-answer platform for computing and programming. According to the website, the AI has allegedly been submitting incorrect responses, which might be "significantly detrimental" to both the website and its users. The amount of accurate responses generated by ChatGPT is relatively little. As a result, it has been temporarily prohibited. A chatbot named ChatGPT is made to provide inquiries with conversational responses. These AIs can respond to queries on coding advice, cooking techniques, and other topics. The prohibition is temporary, and a final decision will be taken in the future after consultation with the community, according to a post by Stack overflow. It claims that a substantial percentage of inaccurate answers are produced by the ChatGPT. The issu...

  “We place the safety and security of our users’ funds as our topmost priority,” KuCoin CEO has said. KuCoin has added its name to a growing list of cryptocurrency exchanges whose proof-of-reserves are now being confirmed. Proof-of-reserves are documents that show a crypto exchange has sufficient assets to handle all withdrawals in the event of an emergency. After the FTX cryptocurrency exchange fell owing to a lack of liquidity last month, several crypto businesses are having their account information reviewed. The fiasco had a significant negative influence on the cryptocurrency market, which in the days that followed lost almost $200 billion (approximately Rs. 16,36,790 crore). The platform with its headquarters in Singapore has hired Mazars Group (MG), a third-party audit company, to confirm its proof of reserves. The action aims to earn back client trust amid the current crypto winter and rekindle business. "Our first concern is ensuring the safety and security of the money ...

  iQoo 11 5G's launch event will officially commence on December 8 at 2:30PM IST. The Chinese smartphone maker postponed its earlier intentions to unveil the iQoo 11 5G on December 2, thus the launch event has been rescheduled for December 8. The development was confirmed by iQoo Indonesia on their Instagram account. As seen on numerous postings, several of the most important features of the most recent iQoo flagship smartphone have already been hinted at. The launch event will start at 4 PM local time and is rumoured to include the iQoo Neo 7 SE smartphone (2:30PM IST). The iQoo 7 SE and the iQoo 11 5G smartphone are not expected to be unveiled at the same launch event, according to iQoo. The iQoo 11 5G will be unveiled at the business' launch event on December 8 according to the Instagram post uploaded on iQoo Indonesia's Instagram handle  to start at 2:30PM IST. Another post from the company on Instagram has also confirmed that the iQoo 11 5G smartphone will arrive in a ...

  Amazon media chief Jeff Blackburn joined the company in 1998 and guided the company through its initial public offering prospectus at Deutsche Bank. Jeff Blackburn, the company's senior media officer, plans to retire at the beginning of 2023, the e-commerce behemoth announced on Friday. According to the corporation, two current executives, Mike Hopkins and Steve Boom, who will work directly with Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy, will supervise the media and entertainment operations, which have been under Blackburn's direction since May of last year. Prime Video, Amazon Studios, Music, Audible, Games, and Twitch are among the companies. Blackburn joined Amazon in 1998 and later held the position of senior vice president while assisting the business with its first public offering prospectus at Deutsche Bank. He briefly departed Amazon in February 2021 before coming back in May 2021. I've made a conscious decision to spend 2023 differently by spending more time with my fam...

    TSMC previously said it would make 20,000 wafers per month at the Arizona facility but production may increase from those original plans. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company will offer advanced 4-nanometer chips when its new $12 billion (roughly Rs. 97,500 crore) plant in Arizona opens in 2024, spurred by US customers including Apple to do so, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The firm is expected to announce the new plan when US President Joe Biden and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo visit Phoenix for a ceremony next Tuesday, according to the report, citing people familiar with the matter. TSMC previously said it would make 20,000 wafers per month at the Arizona facility but the production may increase from those original plans, the report said. Apple will use about a third of the output as production gets underway, it added. The report said in addition to Apple, TSMC customers including AMD and Nvidia have also aske...