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CES 2020 Thus Far: Flying Taxis, Toilet Paper Robots, and More: Flying taxis and a robot that can fetch toilet paper when you’re stranded on the loo were among the technologies showcased this week at the annual CES gadget show in Las Vegas. The annual technology conference is the place for big brands and startups…

Jeff Bezos Says Amazon Is Doubling Down on Its Prime Video Investments in India: Amazon’s global CEO Jeff Bezos says Amazon Prime Video is performing in India brilliantly, adding that they have decided to double down the investment for the streaming service in the country. “It’s working great. The number of hours Prime Video is…

Panasonic Leaves Semiconductor Business With Sale to Taiwan’s Nuvoton: Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic is abandoning the semiconductor business with the sale of its last business in that sector to a Taiwanese company. Panasonic said Thursday it was transferring the semiconductor business operated by Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions to Nuvoton Technology. In recent years, Panasonic has sold its semiconductor…

CES 2020: Thunderbolt 4 Announced by Intel, Will Offer Same Speed as Thunderbolt 3: At CES 2020, Intel announced its Tiger Lake CPUs, and these new processors will come with Thunderbolt 4 support. The next-gen external connector from Intel is confirmed to come with the new 10nm CPUs this year, but the chipmaker has avoided…

CES 2020: Dates, Trends, and What to Expect: The tech calendar begins with CES in Las Vegas each year. There’s no time to ease back into work after the holiday season; CES is one of the world’s biggest and busiest trade shows, with thousands of things to do and see, all in the span of…

Jeff Bezos Says Amazon Is the Best Place in the World to Fail, Asserts 21st Century Will Be India’s: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos defined what he thinks about failures while addressing the jam-packed chat session at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday. The 56-year-old billionaire is currently in India, in his first visit…

Disney+ Grosses Nearly $100 Million on Mobile in Its First 2 Months: Sensor Tower: Two months after Disney’s long-anticipated entrance into the streaming video on demand, its mobile app service has been downloaded nearly 41 million times across the App Store and Google Play, and has generated an estimated $97.2 million (roughly Rs. 688.7 crores)…

Government Said to Propose Incentives to Woo Apple, Samsung Suppliers: India is considering a plan to offer subsidized loans to mobile handset manufacturers in a bid to attract Apple and Samsung Electronics’s suppliers to open factories in the nation, said a government official. The proposals by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology includes offering…

Google Sued by Sonos for Allegedly Stealing Its Wireless Speaker Tech: Audio company Sonos has sued tech giant Google for allegedly copying its wireless speaker design, urging the International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban Google products like laptops, phones and speakers. According to a report in The New York Times, Sonos has filed two lawsuits…

Visa to Buy Fintech Startup Plaid for $5.3 Billion: Visa said on Monday it agreed to buy privately held software startup Plaid Inc in a $5.3 billion (4.1 billion pounds) deal that will boost the payments giant’s access to the booming financial technology space. The transaction highlights how traditional financial firms are willing to pay…

Google Parent Alphabet’s Legal Head Leaving Amid Sexual Misconduct Troubles: Alphabet’s new Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Friday gained the opportunity to reshape the leadership of Google’s parent with the exit of Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, whose outsized strategic role was overshadowed by employee concerns about his personal relationship with a subordinate. Drummond, also…

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Arrives in India as Local Traders Plan Protests: Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos arrived in India on Tuesday, according to a post on his Twitter account, as thousands of small traders across 300 cities planned protests, claiming the firm is distorting local retail market. Bezos, dressed in an Indian attire, paid his…