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Samsung to create 1,800 jobs with a $17 billion factory in Austin
Samsung has submitted paperwork to Texas officials, requesting a billion dollars in tax incentives to make Austin the future home of the company’s $17 billion chip factory, as noted by Bloomberg and reported last month by the Austin American-Statesman. In the documents, which were filed in January, the company says it plans on bringing 1,800
WhatsApp’s desktop app now has video and voice calls
WhatsApp’s desktop app for Mac and PC is getting voice and video calling today, the company announced, offering end-to-end encrypted calls to other WhatsApp users on both computers and mobile devices. Voice and video calling isn’t a new idea for WhatsApp: the mobile apps for Android and iOS already offer the feature, and WhatsApp started
A China-linked cyberespionage group hits Microsoft mail server software
A China-linked cyberespionage group has been remotely plundering e-mail inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers said on Tuesday — an example of how commonly used programs can be exploited to cast a wide net online. In a blog post, Microsoft said the hacking campaign made use of
Rio Tinto Chairman to exit after failings on Aboriginal site blasts
Rio Tinto Group Chairman Simon Thompson became the latest high-profile casualty of the company’s destruction of an ancient Aboriginal site, saying that he’s accountable for the failings that led to the incident. The fallout from Rio’s actions at Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara iron ore region of Western Australia last May has already led to
Microsoft Teams is getting end-to-end encryption support
Microsoft is finally adding end-to-end encryption support to Microsoft Teams later this year. A preview of end-to-end encryption in Teams will be available in the first half of this year for commercial customers. It will be available for 1:1 unscheduled Teams calls and is designed for more sensitive conversations. This will mostly be useful for
Samsung starts shipping its most ambitious TV lineup in years
Samsung has begun shipments of its 2021 TV lineup, which is is led by new “Neo QLED” 8K and 4K TVs that use Mini LED technology to achieve greater contrast and improved picture quality than in previous years. With Mini LED, the company is able to cram much smaller LEDs — and way, way more of them
Danone seeks new independent chairman instead of Faber, says investor Artisan
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S investment company Artisan Partners on Wednesday said that Danone needed to appoint a new, independent chairman, adding more pressure on Emmanuel Faber who holds that position at the French food company. This week, Danone said Faber – who until now has combined the CEO and chairman roles – would stay on
Twitter users on Android can now join the platform’s Clubhouse-like Spaces
Twitter has opened its audio chat room, Spaces, to Android users, the company tweeted Tuesday. Twitter introduced a limited version of the Clubhouse competitor on iOS in January. While any users of Twitter’s iOS app can join and listen to Spaces, only a few can host them at the moment. Twitter said it was giving Spaces to
The Samsung Galaxy A52 5G will get monthly security updates
Samsung’s upcoming midrange device, the Galaxy A52 5G, appears to be in line to receive monthly security updates. First spotted by Galaxy Club, the yet-to-be formally announced A52 5G appears on Samsung’s security update page for its monthly update cycle. Along with earlier rumors of high refresh rate screens — and a new leak that suggests the main camera will offer optical
Revamped Google TV app could soon work as a remote control, code suggests
The Android Google TV app could soon be getting a built-in remote control for Android TVs, XDA Developers reports. The unreleased feature was discovered in the code for version 4.25 of the Android app. Enabling the feature reveals an apparently unfinished interface built around a large D-pad, and the option to pair the app with
(Advertorial) Add more to your mobile banking experience
Johannesburg 02 March 2021 – Standard Bank is elevating its mobile banking experience with the launch of a new Add-on Store on its banking app. The new offering gives customers the ability to choose from a host of banking products and services, in the form of widgets, called add-ons, which are now available for download
Jack Ma is no longer China's richest man – find out why
Alibaba and Ant Group founder Jack Ma has lost the title of China’s richest man, a list published on Tuesday showed, as competitors prospered while his empire was put under heavy scrutiny by Chinese regulators. Ma and his family had held the top spot for China’s richest in the Hurun Global Rich List in 2020
Gatorade’s new Gx Sweat Patch tests your sweat for smarter hydration
Gatorade is today releasing a new fitness wearable that tests your sweat to let you know how and when to best rehydrate after working out. The Gx Sweat Patch is sold in packages of two for $25 and pairs with Gatorade’s Gx app to let you efficiently hydrate and hopefully recover faster and avoid cramps
Apple reopens all of its US retail stores for the first time in nearly a year
Every Apple Store location in the US has reopened as of today, roughly two weeks prior to the anniversary of the first store closures due to the coronavirus pandemic that began on March 13th, 2020. The news, reported by 9to5Mac this morning, coincides with the last of Apple’s Texas retail stores reopening on Monday. Apple
A folding iPhone could be coming in 2023
Rumors about a folding iPhone are nothing new, but analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (who has a very strong track record) is weighing in with information of his own: he says that Apple could be looking at a 2023 launch, and that the phone could have a screen between 7.5 and eight inches (via MacRumors). Previous rumors
Google to boost AR performance on Android phones with dual cameras
Google is updating its augmented reality SDK so that phones with dual cameras can capture better depth information. As noted by Android Police, the most recent update to the Google Play Services for AR app, which is how Google distributes ARCore features, now notes “Dual camera stereo depth on supported devices” in its changelog. For
Value Group announces plan to delist from the JSE
The warehousing, distribution and logistics group says it does not make sense to remain listed as its shares barely trade. Value Group is going ahead with an offer to buy out minority shareholders as a precursor to delisting its shares from the JSE. The warehousing, distribution and logistics group has proposed a scheme of arrangement
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula publishes new transport rules for air travel
Following the president's announcement on Sunday that the country will move to alert level 1, Transport minister Fikile Mbalula published new transport rules for air travel under South Africa’s level 1 lockdown. In a gazette published on Monday (1 March), Mbalula said that international scheduled operations and charter flights carrying passengers are allowed at the
MTN says Nigeria operating license renewal at advanced stage
MTN Nigeria is at an advanced stage in renewing its operating spectrum and licence in Nigeria for another 10 years from September, the local unit of South Africa’s MTN said on Sunday. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the renewal of the 900MHz and 1800MHz bands due to expire in August 2021. The spectrum
SA moves to level 1: here are the changes, and restrictions still in place
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will move back to lockdown level 1. In a national address on Sunday evening (28 February), the president said that the eased restrictions come nearly a year after the first Covid-19 case was first reported in the country. He added that the country has now clearly passed