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Amazon's cloud services division said Friday it plans to invest another $35 billion (roughly Rs. 2,83,400 crore) by 2040 to expand data centres in Virginia. Amazon Web Services (AWS) said the new investment will create 1,000 jobs. Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin said AWS will establish multiple data centre campuses across Virginia. In 2021, AWS said from 2011 to 2020 it had invested $35 billion (roughly Rs. 2,83,400 crore) in data centres located in northern Virginia and had 3,500 full time employees at its data centres in the state. Pending approval by state lawmakers, Virginia is developing a new "Mega Data Center Incentive Program," which would allow the company to receive up to a 15-year extension of Data Center Sales and Use tax exemptions on equipment and software. AWS also will be eligible to receive a state grant of up to $140 million (roughly Rs. 1133 crore) "for site and infrastructure improvements, workforce development, and other project-...

Technology giant Apple has filed an appeal against an investigation by Britain's competition watchdog into the dominance of its mobile browsers in the cloud gaming market. Last November, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Britain's competition regulator, launched a full investigation into cloud gaming and mobile browsers on concerns about restrictions by iPhone-maker Apple and Google . U.S. tech giants, including Google's owner Alphabet and Apple , are drawing increasing attention from competition regulators in Brussels, London and elsewhere. Lawyers representing Apple said in a notice filed with the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Friday that the CMA's investigation should be reviewed. In its argument, lawyers said that the CMA had missed timing requirements linked to the launch of an investigation. "Apple seeks 1) an Order that the MIR Decision is quashed. 2) a declaration that the MIR Decision and market investigation purportedly launched by refere...

Garmin Instinct Crossover series of rugged multisport smartwatches launched in India on Friday. These include the Garmin Instinct Crossover Solar, which is claimed to provide a battery life of up to 70 days, as it offers support for solar charging. The company has also launched a normal Garmin Instinct Crossover model, which is said to provide up to a month of battery backup. The Garmin Instinct Crossover series smartwatches are equipped with RevoDrive analogue hand technology that ensures autocalibration to "deliver accurate timekeeping even in the harshest activities and environments." Garmin Instinct Crossover Solar, Instinct Crossover price in India, availability The Garmin Instinct Crossover Solar costs Rs. 61,990, whereas the Garmin Instinct Crossover is priced at Rs. 55,990. Both of these rugged Garmin smartwatches are available to purchase in India via Amazon , Tata CLiQ , Synergizer , Flipkart , and Nykaa.com . Garmin Instinct Crossover Solar, Instinct Crossove...

Alphabet is eliminating 12,000 jobs, its chief executive said in a staff memo shared with Reuters. The cuts mark the latest to shake the technology sector and come days after rival Microsoft said it would lay off 10,000 workers. The job losses affect teams across the company including recruiting and some corporate functions, as well as some engineering and products teams. The layoffs are global and impact US staff immediately, Google said. The news comes during a period of economic uncertainty as well as technological promise, in which Google and Microsoft have been investing in a fledgling area of software known as generative artificial intelligence. Sundar Pichai, Alphabet's CEO, said in the note, "I am confident about the huge opportunity in front of us thanks to the strength of our mission, the value of our products and services, and our early investments in AI." Reuters was first to report the news. Earlier this week, Microsoft said it would eliminate 10,00...

Honor Magic 5 has been the subject of multiple leaks and reports over the past few months. The latest of which shows Honor taking a not-so-subtle dig at one of its major competitors - Samsung's flagship series of Galaxy smartphones. In the leaked promotional image of Honor Magic 5, which is expected to launch at this year's Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, the phrase “Go beyond the Galaxy to witness the real Magic” appears superimposed on an image of the first-ever photo of a black hole. A leaked teaser shared by a tipster, first reported by GSMArena, shows the purported promotional image from Honor about the upcoming Magic series of smartphones, while also taking a not-so-subtle dig at Samsung's Galaxy smartphones. The phrase “Go beyond the Galaxy to witness the real Magic” appears superimposed on the Event Horizon Telescope photograph of a black hole, the first-ever black hole to be photographed. The capitalised G suggests that the teaser is referring to Samsung...

Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said there was no issue with cryptocurrencies in India if all laws are followed, in remarks that contradicted the Reserve Bank of India's view advising investors to stay away from crypto. India has been trying to come up with regulation for cryptocurrencies , with a central bank deputy governor even calling for them to be banned, but the government has not been able to formulate legislation yet. In the last budget, the government established a taxation framework for cryptocurrencies, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the World Economic Forum last year that a collective global effort was needed to deal with the problems posed by digital currencies. Junior IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, speaking at an event in the southern city of Bengaluru, said: "There is nothing today that outlaws crypto as long as you follow the legal process." In February 2022, a deputy govern...