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On paper, India’s chances of attracting global manufacturers look rosy. Apple began assembling its latest iPhone models in the country in a significant break from its practice of reserving much of that for giant Chinese factories run by its main Taiwanese assemblers, a key win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” campaign. Among … Read more
NEW DELHI: Football, as they say, is a game of two halves. That may also be true for 2022 from the standpoint of technology. Over the year, there was the inevitable step forward with 5G in India. We welcomed more powerful new phones, where some tried more than others to stand out. There was an … Read more
The year 2022, while not having been positively eventful for the crypto sector, did emerge as a milestone year for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Turkey has become the latest member of the CBDC club, that has touched a significant point in its CBDC trials. The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), that … Read more
China, that is rather infamous for keeping an extremely restrictive approach towards the crypto sector, is taking small steps into exploring the digital assets sector. The country is geared-up to launch an official, state-backed NFT marketplace, that would let Chinese NFT traders to dabble in the space, but under the oversight of China’s government. A … Read more
China, which has been accelerating its efforts to drive the adoption of its CBDC, has undertaken a new experiment, coloured in traditions, to get more people to use the e-CNY. The Chinese authorities have introduced a feature for existing CBDC users that would enable them to send money to their friends and family as ‘red … Read more
Tesla plans to run a reduced production schedule at its Shanghai plant in January, extending the reduced output it began this month into next year, according to an internal schedule reviewed by Reuters. Tesla will run production for 17 days in January between January 3 to January 19 and will stop electric vehicle output from January 20 to … Read more
Search engine giant Google on Sunday said it has terminated 7,599 YouTube channels, an AdSense account and three Blogger blogs as part of its ongoing investigation into ‘coordinated influence operations’ linked to China. In a post on Google’s Threat Analysis Group website, the technology behemoth said the blacklisted channels and blogs uploaded spam content in … Read more
China’s new rules for content providers that alter facial and voice data will take effect from January 10, its cyberspace regulator said, as it looks to more tightly scrutinize so-called “deepfake” technology and services. The regulations from the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued late on Sunday provide for people to be protected from being … Read more