HIGHLIGHTS Apple revealed the new Metal 2 API at WWDC 2017 Metal for VR was announced as well Support for Steam VR, Unity, and Unreal was confirmed too Aside from announcing macOS High Sierra, Apple at WWDC 2017 revealed the new Metal 2 graphics API which the company claims will make code run 10x faster versus last-gen Metal. Also, Metal ... Read More »
Adam Jeffery | CNBC FANG stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google) apps on a smartphone. Stock market watchers keep complaining about the breadth of the rally — especially in tech. “The market’s weakness, if it has one, is the concentration of investor monies in one corner of the market: Mega-sized growth stocks, particularly technology,” said MarketWatch a few days ago. ... Read More »
If there’s been any doubt about India being the next major target market for tech businesses, Kleiner Perkins partner Mary Meeker’s latest Internet Trends Report should make that clear as day. The report, which spans 355 pages, dedicates 55 pages solely to the state of internet and mobile access in India. The first major takeaway is that the country now ... Read More »
Unfortunately, hacking has become all too commonplace. Almost daily, we read headlines about hackers breaking into banks, government institutions and sensitive databases containing troves of personal information. Your social media accounts and those of your clients are no exception. CNN, celebrities and even Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg last year have all had their social media accounts hijacked at some ... Read More »
As I sip, the cat’s ears rise to meet me. It should be cute, but isn’t. And who can drink that much tea? Photograph: Jill Mead for the Guardian What? Cat and dog mugs (£12, utilitydesign.co.uk). Porcelain bowl with handle and integrated interior statuette. Why? Miaow do you like your tea? One sugar, one hellish surprise? Well? OK, so these ... Read More »
The majority of children in India are suffering from malnutrition. And yet the phenomenal rise in the cost of education is disproportionate to the standard offered. Families face considerable hardship when they send their children to expensive private schools. This is a social anachronism to which the government has woken up rather late in the day. The setting up of ... Read More »
IN BRIEF Fashion and technology are beginning to become more entwined, with multiple big label collaborations. But what does this mean for the future of fashion — and fashion’s future with us? TENTATIVE STEPS TOWARD MELDING FASHION AND TECHNOLOGY The arts and technology are beginning a courtship that may fundamentally affect the way we perceive both of them: in visual ... Read More »
Tech Mahindras profit fell 33 per cent annually to Rs. 590 crore in Q4. HIGHLIGHTS Tech Mahindra shares fell as much as 17% today It reported 33% decline in March quarter profit on Friday Tech Mahindra is the fifth-biggest software services provider in India Shares of India’s fifth-biggest software services provider Tech Mahindra tanked as much as 17 per cent ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS EU said that social networks have improved in removing hate content EU earlier ordered social sites to delete all objectionable content Germany even threatened to fine EUR 50 million for the same Social media companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube have stepped up both the speed and number of removals of hate speech on their platforms in response ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Suspect was described as “white, with a mustache” and about 6-feet tall An ISIS operative claimed ‘lone wolf soldiers’ attacked the casino: SITE Martial law was declared on Mindanao island last week by Rodrigo Duterte A gunman burst into a casino at a resort complex in Manila early Friday, set fire to gambling tables and stuffed a bag with ... Read More »
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