Gadgets And Technology Daily News | 13 Jul 2023
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Amazon Prime Video Announces Business Reality Series 'Mission Start Ab' in Partnership With Government of India
Streaming service Prime Video on Wednesday announced 'Mission Start Ab', a business reality series in partnership with the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA). The seven-episode series will show promising entrepreneurs, focused on scaling made-for-India innovations with the potential to impact socio-economic change, undertake a series of challenges in pursuit of scaling their business and securing funding for their ventures, as per the platform. "With India as one of the world's largest and most vibrant start-up ecosystems, this wholly Made-In-India series also brings together three renowned investors who will search for India's next Unicorn, by putting these 10 early-stage founders through a series of intense exercises and simulations that will test their entrepreneurial, management, communication and crises management skills," the streaming platform stated in a press release.
'Mission Start Ab', which is currently in production, is slated to premiere soon on Prime Video. "Lauding the remarkable spirit of India's grassroot innovators, I am delighted to announce Prime Video's reality series Mission Start Ab. This captivating series will serve as a powerful platform, showcasing the inspiring stories of those driving social change through innovation,” said Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
"I am optimistic that it will offer immense learning opportunities to grassroot innovators in India, providing valuable insights into sustainable start-up practices and attracting the right investors. Furthermore, the series promises to entertain viewers while promoting the growth of our nation's grassroots innovation ecosystem," he added.
Sushant Sreeram, Country Director, Prime Video, India, said the streamer has always been an enabler of India's economy – directly and indirectly. "This collaboration between the Office of the PSA, Government of India and Prime Video is another milestone on the journey that started earlier this year with Amazon India signing the Letter of Engagement (LoE) with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) with an objective of contributing to the growth of India's creative economy," Sareen said.
Actor Alia Bhatt was also present at the event and said that 'Mission Start Ab' has the potential to have a 'far-reaching impact on the country's growing start-up ecosystem'. "While there are many great ideas and ambitious young founders around us, it takes a special kind of determination to turn that idea into reality, build the right team, find the right mentors, raise funding, and create something out of nothing," she said.
Samsung Reportedly Trademarks More Monikers For Rumoured Galaxy Ring Smart Wearable: Details
Samsung Galaxy Ring is expected to be introduced soon. It could be announced at the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event on July 26 in Seoul. Samsung is also scheduled to launch the Galaxy Z Fold 5, the Galaxy Z Flip 5, the Galaxy Tab S9 and the Galaxy Watch 6 series on the day. The rumoured smart ring wearable is said to be marketed as a health tracker. A new report suggests that the South Korean tech giant recently trademarked a series of names for the rumoured device.
According to a Dutch publication GalaxyClub, Samsung has trademarked the names Galaxy One, Galaxy Pulse and Galaxy Rhythm for its rumoured new health-tracking smart ring wearable. The report adds that the company had previously trademarked the names Galaxy Index, Galaxy Insight and Galaxy Circle for the same purported device.
The company had previously been reported to have filed for a trademark for the name Samsung Galaxy Ring with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The filing suggested that the device would be used for tracking, measuring, monitoring, and uploading health, fitness, and sleep-related data.
The new trademark filing also reportedly suggests that the smart ring will manage and assess "biometric and physiological data, vital signs and personal health records," to deliver medical advice if and when required. If launched, Samsung could be looking to replace its health-tracking watches with these smart rings.
An earlier leak showed the design renders of the Samsung Galaxy Ring. The device seemed to be packed with multiple sensors on the inside while the outer side of the ring seemed to provide a smooth, metallic finish. The multiple sensors surrounding the finger from all sides are expected to offer more accurate observations than other health-tracking devices. The leak added that the Galaxy Ring is expected to include electrocardiogram (ECG) and photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors.
OnePlus Nord CE 5G Gets OxygenOS 13 F.50 Update in India, Comes With Latest Security Patch
OnePlus Nord CE 5G is getting updated to the OxygenOS 13 F.50 in India. The phone was launched in 2021, running Android 11-based OxygenOS 11 out-of-the-box. The latest OS update brings in the latest security patch, along with improved system security and other bugs fixes. The update is currently rolling out to users in India. It was first made available to a small percentage of OnePlus Nord CE 5G users in the country starting July 10 and will be expanded to more users gradually.
OnePlus announced the rollout of the latest software update on July 10 via its community page. The OxygenOS 13 F.50 update for OnePlus Nord CE 5G smartphones in India is rolling out to users in batches, bringing in July 2023 Android security patch and other upgrades. The latest security patch brings improved system security and stability. The OnePlus Nord CE 5G OS update comes with the firmware version EB2101_11.F.50.
The OxygenOS 13 F.50 on OnePlus Nord CE 5G is also said to bring fixes to the issues that cause the Home screen to stutter after being unlocked. It will also prevent the Photos app from crashing in certain scenarios, said the company.
Notably, OnePlus Nord CE 5G OxygenOS 13 F.50 is currently rolling out in India only. OnePlus said that the latest update will be rolled out in a gradual manner starting July 10. According to the company, a small percentage of users in the country would have got the update on the first day, with a wider rollout to follow.
Users can also check for the update manually by heading to the phone's Settings app and installing it by selecting Software update >Download the update on their OnePlus Nord CE 5G.
Recently, OnePlus launched the OnePlus Nord CE 3 in India at its summer launch event. The smartphone is powered by a Snapdragon 782G SoC. It comes with a 6.7-inch fluid AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. The OnePlus Nord CE 3 packs a triple camera unit, headlined by a 50-megapixel lens. It is equipped with a 5,000mAh battery with 80W SUPERVOOC charging support.
Meta Set to Contest EU Antitrust Charges at Friday Hearing to Avoid Hefty Fine
Facebook owner Meta will contest EU antitrust charges at a closed hearing on Friday in a bid to stave off a possible hefty fine after regulators charged it with tying its classified advertisements service to its social network, people familiar with the matter said.
The European Commission sent a charge sheet to the world's most popular social network last December, singling out two practices that showed that Meta abused its market power.
It said Meta's tying of its online classified ads service Facebook Marketplace with its social network Facebook gave the former an unfair advantage.
It also took issue with Meta's unfair trading conditions imposed on rival online classified ads services which advertise on Facebook or Instagram.
Meta declined to comment on the hearing during which senior Commission antitrust officials and their peers from national watchdogs will be present to hear its arguments.
"The claims made by the European Commission are without foundation. We will continue to work with regulatory authorities to demonstrate that our product innovation is pro-consumer and pro-competitive," Meta's lawyer, Tim Lamb, said in a statement.
The company could face a fine up to 10 percent of its global turnover and an order to change its business practices if found guilty of breaching EU antitrust rules. It had previously sought to settle the case, people familiar with the matter had told Reuters.
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NASA to Unveil New Webb Image on Telescope's First Anniversary
NASA is set Wednesday to unveil a new image from the James Webb Space Telescope a year after it first stunned the world with breathtaking views of the distant cosmos.
Webb, the most powerful observatory in orbit, was launched in December 2021 from French Guiana, on a million mile (1.6 million kilometre) voyage to a region called the second Lagrange point.
Its first full colour picture was revealed by President Joe Biden on July 11, 2022: the clearest view yet of the early universe, going back 13 billion years.
The next wave included "mountains" and "valleys" of a star-forming region, dubbed the Cosmic Cliffs, in a region of space called the Carina Nebula; and a grouping of five galaxies bound in a celestial dance, called Stephan's Quintet.
NASA has remained coy about the nature of Wednesday's release, which will be made available on its website at 6:00am Eastern Time (3:30pm IST).
Webb boasts a primary mirror measuring more than 21 feet (6.5 meters) that is made up of 18 hexagonal, gold-coated segments, as well as a five-layer sunshield the size of a tennis court.
Unlike its predecessor Hubble, it operates primarily in the infrared spectrum, allowing it to look back nearer towards the start of time, and to better penetrate dust clouds where stars and planetary systems are being formed today.
Key discoveries include some of the earliest galaxies formed a few hundred million years after the Big Bang, finding carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system, and, in our own neck of the woods, stunning new views of the planet Jupiter.
Webb has enough fuel for a 20-year-long mission, promising a new era of astronomy.
It will soon be joined in its orbit by Europe's Euclid space telescope, which launched on July 1 on a mission to shed light on two of the universe's greatest mysteries: dark energy and dark matter.
Elon Musk Launches AI Startup xAI With Team of Former Google, OpenAI Engineers
Billionaire Elon Musk's xAI on Wednesday announced the formation of the artificial intelligence (AI) startup with the launch of its website, unveiling a team made up of engineers who have worked at companies from Alphabet-owned Google to Microsoft and OpenAI.
The startup will be led by Musk, the CEO of Tesla and owner of Twitter, who has said on several occasions that the development of AI should be paused and that the sector needs regulation.
"Announcing formation of @xAI to understand reality," Musk said in a tweet on Wednesday.
The website said xAI will hold a Twitter Spaces event on July 14.
Musk in March registered a firm named X.AI Corp, incorporated in Nevada, according to a state filing.
The firm lists Musk as the sole director and Jared Birchall, the managing director of Musk's family office, as a secretary.
The website has also listed an application form for interested candidates who want to be a part of the startup. The current team at xAI claims to have worked at multiple organisations, including "DeepMind, OpenAI, Google Research, Microsoft Research, Tesla, and the University of Toronto".
Back in April, Musk said he is seeking to build a "truth-seeking AI" that shuns political correctness, as a rival to Microsoft's OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard. However, he has also expressed concerns regarding the negative impacts of AI, calling it "the potential of civilizational destruction."
Meanwhile, Musk has also merged Twitter with a newly created "X" shell company, keeping the brand name for the platform.
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