Foxconn to invest $600M in Karnataka for iPhone components, chip-making tools projects
Foxconn, a key Apple supplier, will invest $600 million in two projects in Karnataka for chip-equipment manufacturing and casing components for iPhones, the southern Indian state said Wednesday. The Taiwanese company, which signed a letter of intent with the Karnataka government, said it will invest about $350 million in setting
Read moreHashtag Trending Aug. 2-Meta begins ending news availability in Canada; Chinese hackers deep in North American infrastructure; White House unveils cybersecurity workforce and education strategy
It’s official – Canada is persona news grata on Meta. Chinese hackers may be deep in North American infrastructure and a fake Android app may be stealing data from apps you think are for secure communication. These are the top tech news stories on today’s Hashtag Trending. I’m your
Read moreElon Musk-owned X renames TweetDeck to XPro
Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, has renamed TweetDeck to XPro in an ongoing rebranding exercise of the social media service. The company has adopted the @Pro handle instead of @TweetDeck for the tool. However, many parts of the tool, including the help page, still have “Twitter” and “TweetDeck” mentions. The
Read moreFlipkart-backed Shadowfax nears $60 million funding led by TPG NewQuest
Indian logistics startup Shadowfax is finalizing a funding round of about $60 million, more than a year after it began the funding deliberations, two sources familiar with the matter said. TPG’s NewQuest is positioning to lead the round, which also includes some secondary transactions, the sources said, requesting anonymity as
Read moreX, formerly Twitter, now lets paid users hide their checkmarks
Social media company X, formerly Twitter, now lets paid users hide their verification checkmarks. The Elon Musk-owned company introduced paid verification last year with the Twitter Blue relaunch. The service was renamed to XBlue during the ongoing rebranding exercise. The company has updated the help page for paid subscriptions, which
Read moreMeta starts ending news availability in Canada
Meta announced today that the process of ending news availability in Canada has officially begun. The company continues to hold its ground, refusing to comply with a law it deems “unworkable”, and has not engaged in discussions with the government, as Google has, in hopes to work out a resolution.
Read moreAs spend management space heats up, Brex and Rho turn to AI startups to help power new products
The competition in the spend management space continues to intensify. Brex and Rho today each announced AI-powered/enabled accounts payables offerings. Their announcements coincidentally came out the same day competitor Ramp announced it had expanded into procurement — further evidence that the companies in the space are clamoring to not only
Read moreThe entire story of Twitter / X under Elon Musk
Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Forget Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company — Elon Musk is now the owner of Twitter. Elon Musk bought Twitter, and now he’s rebranding it as X. Signs have gone up (and back down), icons are changing, and an old plan is new.
Read moreThis California agency wants to know what happens to all that connected car data
The troves of data collected by today’s modern connected cars has long been viewed as a cash cow — a yet untapped opportunity that could boost profits for automakers. Now one California agency wants to know exactly how that data might be used. The California Privacy Protection Agency announced plans
Read moreWhy the all-electric Volvo EX30 is such a big deal
Almost a decade ago, Volvo drove into the modern era by going big. Literally. The second-generation XC90 crossover that launched in 2015 helped reset a brand associated with boxy station wagons by offering innovative hybrid engines, striking styling and a big tablet center screen that felt right out of the
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