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Twitter Blue users in Canada, Australia, New Zealand can now ‘Edit Tweet’

Twitter Blue users in Canada, Australia, New Zealand can now ‘Edit Tweet’

by | Oct 4, 2022 | Technology



After thorough testing, microblogging platform Twitter has confirmed that it is rolling out its ‘Edit Tweet’ feature for users in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and will soon come to the US.


The company said that the feature is for Twitter Blue users. However, it did not mention the feature’s availability for Indian audiences.


“Test went well, Edit Tweet is now rolling out to Twitter Blue members in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand,” according to a tweet by Twitter Blue.


The microblogging platform mentioned that a version history will be available on every edited Tweet, so users know what changed.


“Loving your edits, we are excited to continue expanding this test to new markets — can’t wait to hear what you think!” Twitter Blue mentioned.


Last month, Twitter showcased the feature on its own platform by tweaking one of its tweets that showed ‘Last Edited’ at the bottom of the post.


Twitter edited a tweet and once clicked on “Last edited,” people can see the original tweet and the previous edit history.


Twitter Blue subscriptions are paid on a monthly basis, and priced regionally based on the current US price of $4.99.


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Google launches circular economy accelerator for Asia-Pacific start-ups

Google launches circular economy accelerator for Asia-Pacific start-ups

by | Oct 4, 2022 | Technology



Google has launched its first “Google for Start-ups Accelerator: Circular Economy” programme for start-ups and non-profit organisations (NGOs) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The first cohort will consist of 10 to 15 start-ups.


The 10-week virtual program for Seed to Series A technology start-ups and NGOs offers equity-free support and includes mentoring and technical assistance from Google engineers and external experts through a mix of one-to-one and one-to-many learning sessions, the company said.


Participants will also be assigned a dedicated ‘Success Manager’ for even more support that is specific to their organisation, the software giant added. However, the company is not offering any capital through the program.


“Asia-Pacific is a good starting point to innovate and create circular economy solutions. It is the world’s most vulnerable region to climate change’s impact. 90 per cent of all river-borne plastic in the ocean comes from just ten rivers, eight of which are in APAC. And by 2040, Asia is expected to drive 40 per cent of the world’s consumption,” said Thye Yeow Bok, Head of Start-up Ecosystem, SEA, SAF, and Greater China at Google.


“Against this backdrop, there is a flourishing start-up and innovation ecosystem in Asia-Pacific, representing the opportunity to create original and helpful products in the circular economy space,” he added.


The company will provide support on technical subjects like artificial intelligence and machine learning, geospatial, and Google Cloud, and will also focus on product design, customer acquisition, leadership development, expert-led circular economy deep dives, workshops, cutting-edge research, and leadership development, Thye Yeow Bok revealed.


The tech giant will select organisations that use technology to solve circularity challenges including reuse, refill, recycling, composting, fashion, food, safe and circular materials, and the built environment, Google said.


Applications for the program are open from October 4 to November 14 this year and the program will commence in February 2023.



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Google to shut down translation feature in mainland China: Report

Google to shut down translation feature in mainland China: Report

by | Oct 4, 2022 | Technology



American tech giant Google on Monday (local time) announced that it was shutting down the Google Translate service in mainland China, citing low usage in the country, as per reports.


“We are discontinuing Google Translate in mainland China due to low usage,” Google said in a statement cited by The Hill.


Earlier, several media reports said that the Hong Kong version of the translation service is not accessible in the area without a virtual private network.


“Google is shutting down its Translate service in mainland China, one of the tech giant’s few remaining products still available in the country,” CNN also said in a Tweet, adding that “back in 2010, CNN reported on the end of Google’s search engine service in China after it stopped self censoring.”


Notably, China is accused of collecting a staggering amount of personal data from millions of citizens with the intention to design a system where they can find out a person’s identity, which will help the government in maintaining its authoritarian rule.


However, the Chinese government never admitted to the surveillance, the details of the spy technologies at work inside China are emerging from the police research papers, surveillance contractor patents and presentations, as well as hundreds of public procurement documents.


The worst thing about surveillance is its patent illegality. Often people don’t know they’re being watched. Chinese authorities interfere in the public’s privacy without permission.


Earlier, China’s 2017 Cybersecurity law made it necessary for businesses that provide essential information infrastructure in China (broadly defined) to keep their data on CCP-run government-run servers.


However, China’s Data Security Law of 2021 gives the Chinese government the authority to inspect foreign companies doing business in China that collect user data under the veiled approach of national security purposes, as per The Financial Post.


The measures mentioned above are merely the beginning of China’s efforts to expand data control outside of its boundaries and Chinese platforms like WeChat and TikTok have come under media scrutiny due to surveillance.

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Samsung sets 5-year plan to lure US chip buyers with tech advances

Samsung sets 5-year plan to lure US chip buyers with tech advances

by | Oct 4, 2022 | Technology



Samsung Electronics Co. announced an aggressive five-year plan to lure US chip buyers with more advanced technology, aiming to produce transistors that are just 1.4 nanometers wide by 2027.


The company’s chip contract-manufacturing unit — known as a foundry — is looking to triple its revenue by that year from the 2021 level, Senior Vice President Moonsoo Kang said at a briefing Monday in San Jose, California. To get there, the business will need to make several technological leaps and further inroads in the US market for outsourced chips.


Samsung shares were up as much as 4.1% in Seoul on Tuesday after falling by almost a third this year with rising costs and a downturn in the memory market.


The Suwon-based company is the world’s largest chipmaker by revenue, but its foundry business is playing catch-up with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which has a commanding lead in the market and top-of-the-line production capabilities. Samsung recently lost out to TSMC on an Nvidia Corp. order to produce the RTX 40 series of graphics cards, which moved to a 4-nanometer process.


Samsung executives at the briefing said the company’s yields — the percentage of functioning chips per production run — are now among the best in the industry. And it’s racing to stay on the cutting edge of technology. The company aims to take the lead in advanced chipmaking by starting mass production of second-generation 3nm chips in 2024 and then 2nm parts in 2025. That will set the stage for the 1.4nm products two years later.


Part of Samsung’s pitch to US customers is its decision to manufacture in America. Samsung has an existing plant in Austin, Texas, and is building one in the nearby city of Taylor. That new plant, which is set to begin operations in 2024, is likely to use the latest production methods, such as 3nm technology.


What Bloomberg Intelligence Says


Growth at global foundries, led by TSMC and Samsung, may exceed semiconductor averages in the coming decade, we believe. Beyond leveraging the rise of fabless chipmakers, the foundries may fuel growth with more orders from integrated device manufacturers. By outsourcing jobs to multiple foundries, fabless chipmakers may enjoy the benefits of improved supply security, lower costs, quicker product switches and better manufacturing technology support than producing chips at in-house facilities.


— Charles Shum, BI analyst


Samsung also aims to triple its capacity of leading-edge manufacturing by 2027. It has no plans to add to its limited availability of older types of production.


But TSMC is also beefing up its US presence. And Intel Corp., which Samsung overtook to become the world’s biggest chipmaker, is adding capacity in both the US and Europe — part of an effort to balance the industry’s heavy reliance on Asian manufacturing.


Samsung could become an even bigger manufacturer in Texas if needed, Kang said. The company has secured enough sites in the region to let it grow to meet demand.



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Lava to launch affordable 5G smartphone at Rs 10,000 around Diwali

Lava to launch affordable 5G smartphone at Rs 10,000 around Diwali

by | Oct 3, 2022 | Technology



Indian smartphone maker Lava International on Monday said it will launch an affordable 5G smartphone, LavaBlaze 5G, for about Rs 10,000 before Diwali.


The mobile device was unveiled by telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at the India Mobile Congress here.


A mobile device expert claimed that at Rs 10,000, the phone would be the cheapest 5G smartphone in the market.


“It has always been our desire to develop an accessible 5G smartphone that is made in India. The product aligns with the larger vision of providing the next-generation 5G technology to Indians at an affordable price point. With the launch of this smartphone we are making the power of 5G technology accessible to all,” Lava International President and Business head Sunil Raina said.


Pre-bookings for the Lava Blaze 5G will commence around Diwali this year, he said. Built on MediaTekDimensity 700 chipset, the smartphone will have 50 megapixels (MP) AI triple rear camera and 8 MP front camera and come with an anonymous call recording feature.


“The new 5G smartphone aims to make cutting-edge technology accessible to all. This collaboration is a part of our commitment to furthering the government’s Design in India vision,” MediaTek India Managing Director Anku Jain said.


Mobile devices expert and The Unbiased Blog Founder Nikhil Chawla said that at around Rs 10,000, Lava Blaze 5G is the cheapest smartphone in India.


“The under Rs 10,000 or USD 125 price tag for Lava Blaze 5G makes it the cheapest 5G smartphone in India. Smartphones like the Lava Blaze 5G will help democratize 5G in India. We did it with the UPI and online payments, and now we will do it with 5G, as India is predicted to have the fastest 5G rollouts in the world,” Chawla said.

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Google discontinues Google Translate in mainland China owing to low usage

Google discontinues Google Translate in mainland China owing to low usage

by | Oct 3, 2022 | Technology



Google has discontinued its Google Translate services in mainland China, removing one of the company’s few remaining services that it had provided in a country where most Western social media platforms are blocked.


The Google Translate app and website now display a generic search bar and a link redirecting Chinese users to its page in Hong Kong, which is blocked on the mainland.


Users reported not being able to access the service since Saturday, according to Chinese social media posts.


The translation feature built into the Google Chrome browser also no longer functions for users in China.


The Google Translate service was discontinued in China due to low usage, Google said in a statement. It is not clear how many users were using Google Translate in China.


The US technology firm’s has a fraught relationship with China. In 2010, Google pulled its search engine from the Chinese market after it became unwilling to abide by the country’s censorship rules.


China later moved to block other Google services such as its e mail service Gmail and Google Maps.


Chinese authorities typically block most Western social media platforms and services, including those of Google, Facebook and Twitter as the government seeks to maintain strict censorship rules.


Chinese platforms must abide strictly by those rules and censor keywords and topics the authorities deem politically sensitive.


In 2017, Google made its translation service available on the mainland via a Chinese domain as it explored ways to offer services in the Chinese market.


Its Google Translate service competed with other popular, homegrown translation alternatives provided by Chinese technology firms including Baidu and Sogou.


Google had explored launching a separate, censored search engine for China, but terminated the project in 2019 amid a global backlash.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)



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