General Secretary and Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he leaves after speaking at a press event. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Last month, Xi Jinping announced who would join him to be the top seven officials in China. His new line-up is starkly different from the committee that ruled with him from 2017 to 2022. Experts…
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MediaTek is still frequently associated with budget Android phones, but it’s increasingly making its way into flagships — and its latest system-on-chip might help on that front. The company has introduced a Dimensity 9200 chip that, among other claims, is billed as the first SoC to be ready for WiFi 7. You’ll need a phone…
Mediatek has launched its newest flagship chipset, the Dimensity 9200, and it’s set to power the next generation of high-end smartphones. The latest chip promises unmatched efficiency and ultimate performance, so users won’t have to choose between power and battery life. It uses TSMC’s second generation of 4nm silicon to provide a 25 per cent…
Amazon owns two smart home security brands in Blink and Ring, and with them, it’s seeking to attract different demographics of buyer. Ring is very much the market leader in the world of video doorbells, but its devices can be quite expensive. With Blink, Amazon can offer a lot of the same functionality but in…
Google has offered a preview of the deals it’ll be running on Black Friday, including the Pixel 7, but there could be a big surprise in store. Head over to the Google Store page right now, and you’ll find a countdown to Black Friday, which is taking place next Friday. It remains to be seen…
Mastodon has skyrocketed in popularity after Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter. Eugen Rochko founded it in 2016 after being dissatisfied with Twitter. Since its launch, the app has had a lot of mixed reviews. Given the recent spike in traffic, you need to expect slowness in some servers. For example, verification emails can take several…
To receive The Algorithm newsletter in your inbox every Monday, sign up here. Welcome to the Algorithm! This year we’ve seen a dizzying number of breakthroughs in generative AI, from AIs that can produce videos from just a few words to models that can generate audio based on snippets of a song. Last week, Google held an AI event in its swanky,…
Stockholm-based startup Atlar raised a $5 million (€5 million) seed round led by Index Ventures. The company has been working on an application programming interface (API) that facilitates bank-to-bank payments for European businesses. In addtion to Index Ventures, La Famiglia VC, Cocoa and various business angels also participated in the round, such as Revolut CFO…
Amazon is quietly beginning to offer its transportation and logistics network as a service to third-party merchants, businesses and direct-to-consumer brands in India, tapping its large delivery chain to drive revenue in the key overseas market as the e-commerce group attempts to replicate a model it has been testing in the U.S. for several months….
Unexpected Turn Of Events She’d been preparing for months, and with her whole family there to cheer her on for her wedding, they were about to say, “I do.” But Casey’s plans had changed. The unsuspecting guests had no idea that the wedding was about to take a drastic turn. Casey knew her heart was…