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Apple unveils new M2 powered Macbook Air and 13 inch Macbook Pro
The WWDC 2022 has concluded. And this year was not exactly like every other year. WWDC is traditionally a software-focused event. But this year, there have been not one, but two hardware releases. As hinted by rumour mills, Apple has released two new MacBooks for its 2022 lineup, the MacBook Air and the 13-inch MacBook Pro, both of which will be the first devices to be powered by Apple’s new M2 Chip. Its predecessor, the M1, was anyways way ahead of competition. M2 is taking it even further.
Read more here: https://thetechportal.com/2022/06/07/apple-macbook-air-macbook-pro-13-2022-m2-chip/
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Mobike’s ambitious plans: To unveil range of services other than transportation
Mobike’s ambitious plans: To unveil range of services other than transportation #Bike-sharingstartup #MoBike
Chinese bike-sharing startup Mobike raised $600 million last week and shared its plans to expand vigorously all across the globe. It aims to establish its presence in 200 cities by the end of this year, and build a strong presence within and outside China.
However, this is not all. Mobike is keen to venture into services other than transportation. At the TechCrunch China eventheld in Shenzhen…
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Razer acquires minority stake in Malaysian e-payment enabler MOL
Razer acquires minority stake in Malaysian e-payment enabler MOL #MOL #MOLAccessPortal #razer #zGold #ZV-Midas
Razer, the renowned gaming firm, has acquired a minority stake in Malaysia-based e-payment firm MOL AccessPortal. This investment is a part of a strategic partnership inked between the two companies.
Razer carried this transaction through its wholly-owned subsidiary ZV-Midas. The latter purchased a minority 19.9% interest in MOL from its shareholders, Hotel Resort Enterprise and MOL Investment.…
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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns from ride-hailing giant
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick resigns CEO position: Report #traviskalanick #uber #uberceo #uberfounder
Earlier this month, Uber founder and chief executive Travis Kalanick decided to take an indefinite leave of absence from the ride-hailing giant. But, fresh reports flooding the interwebs now suggest that Kalanick has resigned as the C.E.O when the company is caught amid a series of controversies that’ve been steadily unraveling over the past few months.
With regards to the same, the New York…
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Lenovo's latest concept laptop is one with a flexible, foldable screen
Lenovo's latest concept laptop is one with a flexible, foldable screen #Lenovo #lenovofoldinglaptop #lenovolaptop
Being the leader of the global PC market isn’t a nominal achievement and Lenovo surely knows that. It has to constantly innovate to integrate never-seen-before technology into its hardware devices while also capturing the interest of the masses. Following along the said lines, the Chinese giant has today taken the wraps off an over-the-top concept laptop.
At its Transform event in New York,…
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Ratan Tata's UC-RNT Fund invests in Mswipe Technologies' $31 million funding round
UC-RNT Fund invests in Mswipe Technologies' $31 million funding round #MswipeTechnologies #MswipeTechnologiesfunding
UC-RNT Fund, a joint investment vehicle from Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata and the University of California, has led a $31 million funding round in Mumbai-based point-of-sale venture Mswipe Technologies.
With this investment round, the fund gives complete exit to Axis Bank, which was an early investor in Mswipe. Axis Bank held about 8 percent stake in the six-year-old company and sold it…
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Tesla rejigs its Autopilot software team, hires renowned deep learning researcher Andrej Karpathy
Tesla rejigs its Autopilot vision team, hires renowned deep learning researcher Andrej Karpathy ##tesla
Over the past few months, Tesla’s Autopilot division has been plagued with management exodus. One or the other executive from the team has been departing the electric automaker instead of rigorously building the self-driving capabilities of the vehicle. Today, Tesla has parted ways with its head of Autopilot software division, Chris Lattner, who had joined the company from Apple only six months…
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Google simplifies splitting Project Fi group plan bills
Google simplifies splitting Project Fi group plan bills #googleprojectfi #googlewifi #projectfi
Google’s Project Fi allows you to share your wireless plan with friends, family, and even strangers. While it is quite easy to set up and use, the hassle comes when it is time to pay the bill. Until now, at the end of every month, only the main account holder would receive a single bill.
When every user incurs different fees because of varying levels of data usage, it becomes a problem to figure…
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Sony launches its kids-focused KOOV robotics kit on Indiegogo
Sony launches KOOV robotics kit on Indiegogo #koovroboticskit #sonykoov #sonyroboticskit
Sony has finally launched its KOOV robotics kit on Indiegogo, a year after it was supposed to. KOOV is a coding and robotics kit that has modular blocks, sensors and actuators, as well as a programming language to control the robot.
The kit prides itself on not being a simple robotics kit that allows kids to easily make robots. Instead, it intends to teach children about the working of robots and…
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Sequoia Capital India's managing director Gautam Mago quits
Sequoia Capital India's managing director Gautam Mago quits #GautamMago #GautamMagoquits #sequoiacapital
Gautam Mago, a managing director of India’s one of the most active VC firm Sequoia Capital India, has reportedly quit. As per the reports, he has put in his papers at the venture capital firm and will transition out of the role in the next few months.
Mago was one of the seven partners at Silicon Valley-headquartered venture capital firm’s India unit, having worked there for a decade. While his…
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Infosys' former head of US immigration files lawsuit against company
Former head of Infosys US immigration files lawsuit against company #eringreen #infosys #infosyslawsuit
Erin Green first joined Infosys in 2011 as the head of immigration in the US. But, he was asked to leave the company last year. Following this, Green has filed a lawsuit against the Bengaluru based software company claiming employee discrimination and retaliation by the upper management.
He filed his lawsuit a few days ago, on 19 June, in an American district court in the Eastern District of…
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Fashion discovery portal Fynd raises ₹21 crore in Series A funding round
Fashion portal Fynd raises ₹21 crore in Series A funding round #fashiondiscoveryplatform #Fynd #fyndfunding
Fynd, an online fashion discovery portal, has announced the close of its Series A funding round after raising ₹21 crores ($3.4 million). The round was led by IIFL Seed Ventures and also saw participation from early investor Kae Capital along with Singularity Ventures, Rocketship.vc and FJ Labs.
Along with them, GrowX, Traxcn Labs, Hong Kong-based Axis Capital and angel network platform Venture…
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Amazon will now let prime members order and try clothes, from their homes
Amazon will now let prime members order and try clothes, from their homes #Amazon #AmazonPrime #Primemembership
Amazon has come up with a brand new service that will allow users to order clothes. Now there is nothing new in that right? Well, not only will you be able to order clothes, but you will also be able to try them out — right in your very own house and then, if you think they suit you — make the payment.
Yup, Amazon is bringing you your own shop. There are a couple of perquisites though. One, you…
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Twitch and Blizzard sign deal, giving latter exclusive access to 20+ esports events
Twitch and Blizzard sign deal, giving latter exclusive access to 20+ esports events #Amazon #AmazonPrime #blizzard
Twitch is working hard to ramp up the ensemble of content it offers through its platform. The company has just started monetizing in earnest and it probably wants to ensure that it stocks up for original content on its platform. This could be in part because most of Twitch’s monetization strategies are centered around and based upon more visitors.
With this partnership, Twitch will have a…
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OnePlus reportedly cheated to manipulate its benchmark scores and make the OnePlus 5 look better
OnePlus reportedly cheated to manipulate its benchmark scores and make the OnePlus 5 look better #benchmarktests
Who doesn’t want good scores in tests? And we are often prepared to go to great lengths to achieve those scores. However, cheating isn’t exactly something that is to be recommended as a way because not only are you fooling yourself regarding your capabilities, you are also fooling others. Which is why reports of OnePlus manipulating benchmark scores to make its OnePlus 5 smartphone seem super…
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Apple releases brand new iPhone advertisement, focuses on 'Memories'
Apple releases brand new iPhone advertisement, focuses on 'Memories' #apple #iphone #Memories
Apple’s Memories feature is unexpectedly good. Many a time I have caught myself with tears in my eyes and a sigh on my lips, right after watching a video created using Memories. Okay, just kidding. But the feature is pretty neat regardless.
In case you are unaware of it, Memories in an iOS 10 feature which automatically scans your pictures and creates smart albums depending on the date, location…
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Rejoice oh ye Uber drivers: Passengers can now tip you in-app
Rejoice oh ye Uber drivers: Passengers can now tip you in-app #lyft #tipping #uber
A day after Lyft announced that its drivers had managed to generate almost $250 million through its in-app tipping service, Uber has decided to roll out its cannons too. The company, which has always avoided in-app tipping like the plague is now adding an option for the same within its main application.
Announcing the news, the company said:
Each month for the next 6 months, we’ll share major…
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