Monthly Archives: July 2022

Micron Forecasts Q4 Earnings Below Expectations, Raises Concern About Chip Down Cycle

Micron announced a significantly weaker than expected business outlook on Thursday. The company forecast adjusted revenue for the current quarter at $7.2 billion (nearly Rs. 56,800 crore), plus or minus $400 million (nearly Rs. 3,200 crore). This has raised concern that following nearly two years of strong demand, the industry was turning towards a down…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Gets FCC’s Approval to Use Starlink Satellite Internet for Moving Vehicles

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has received authorisation from the US Federal Communications Commission on Thursday to use its Starlink satellite internet network with moving vehicles, green-lighting the company’s plan to expand broadband offerings to commercial airlines, shipping vessels and trucks. SpaceX, under an earlier experimental FCC license, has been testing aircraft-tai…Read More

Facebook Owner Meta Will Reportedly Lower Engineering Hiring Target for 2022 to Around 6,000-7,000

Facebook parent Meta Platforms will reportedly reduce its target for hiring engineers in 2022 to around 6,000-7,000, down from an initial plan to hire about 10,000 new engineers. According to Reuters, the statement comes Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, who cited the figure during a weekly employee Q&A session on Thursday.Read More

Garmin Forerunner 255 Series, Forerunner 955 Solar Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Garmin has launched the Forerunner 955 and Forerunner 955 Solar along with Forerunner 255 series in India. The company claims the Forerunner 955 Solar to be world’s first GPS running smartwatch with solar charging. The Power Glass solar charging on Forerunner 955 gives a claimed 50 percent more battery life and also gives athletes up…

Google Agrees to Pay $90 Million to Settle Legal Fight With App Developers

Google has agreed to pay $90 million (nearly Rs. 711 crore) to settle a legal fight with app developers over the money they earned creating apps for Android smartphones and for enticing users to make in-app purchases, according to a court filing. There were likely 48,000 app developers eligible to apply for the $90 million fund.Read…

Cryptocurrency Lending Giants Face Financial Ruin Amid Market Uncertainty, Lack of Regulatory Guardrails

Cryptocurrency lending giants and their clients are now facing financial ruin, amid market uncertainty and the lack of regulatory guardrails. These firms, including the Celsius network, CoinFlex, and Babel Finance, tried their hand at lending, later freezing withdrawals. From the lofty goals of competing with traditional banks, here’s how cryptocurrency lending firm…Read More

Telcos’ Body Warns of ‘Back-Door Entry’ to Big Tech Firms in 5G Business Through Captive Non-Public Network

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) which represents major telecom operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea stated on Thursday that the decision to allocate spectrum directly to enterprises will provide a “back-door entry” for Big Tech firms. The telecom operators’ body said that firms like Amazon, Google, Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, …Read More