Monday, June 19, 2023

JLR taps Everstream Analytics' AI to dodge supply chain problems

The new AI technology, JLR said, will allow it to monitor its supply chain in real-time and protect the production of its current models and next generation of electric vehicles (EVs).

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India likely to bag 40% of jobs lost to layoffs globally; Mojocare funders flag financial finagling

Some good news to chase away the Monday blues. Remember the thousands who lost their jobs globally? According to experts, a big chunk of those roles could move to outsourcing hubs like India in the coming months. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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Coinswitch plans to launch platform for trading of Indian stocks

Coinswitch had earlier announced plans to offer conventional investment products like mutual funds, US stocks, etc., widening its scope beyond cryptocurrencies, which have taken a battering over the last few years.

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Everyone says social media is bad for teens but proving it is another thing

There have been increasingly loud public warnings that social media is harming teenagers' mental health but there is little research to prove that social media is harmful - or to indicate which sites, apps or features are problematic.

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FIFA social media tool aims to protect Women's World Cup players from abuse

The Social Media Protection Service (SMPS), developed by FIFA and the players' union FIFPRO, monitors and moderates hate speech on social media, hiding harmful content from the players.

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Sunday, June 18, 2023

Reddit's average daily traffic fell during subredditor's protest: report

Daily visitors dropped below 55 million by the end of the first day of the protest. Less than 53 million daily visitors on the platform were then recorded at the end of June 13.

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Microsoft says early June service outages were cyberattacks

Microsoft's 365 software suite, including Teams and Outlook, were down for more than two hours for over thousands of users on June 5

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Taiwan seeks closer EU ties in return for chip investment

Foreign minister Joseph Wu said Taiwan would not block investment in Europe, but there was a "philosophical issue" that a country wanting Taiwanese help needed to consider a broader picture of relations with Taiwan.

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Twitter video app for smart TVs is coming: Elon Musk

New chief executive Linda Yaccarino and Musk had in an investor presentation on Thursday laid out Twitter's plans to focus on video, creator and commerce partnerships to revitalise the social media company's business beyond digital advertising.

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Number-nuggets from the filings of IT companies

As the financial year-end results and guidance season draws to a close, ET brings you a few number-nuggets from the filings of the IT firms.

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He went after crypto companies then someone came after him

If crypto was the Wild West of finance, Roche had announced himself as the new sheriff. But sheriffs, as he would soon learn, make enemies.

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AI, semiconductors, quantum to drive India's next infrastructure push: FM Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the need for investment in AI, semiconductor chips, and quantum technology. She stated...