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Zomato Media Pvt. Ltd. co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Gunjan Patidar has resigned from the Indian food delivery startup, becoming the fourth senior executive to quit the company since November. Patidar, who had been with Zomato since it was founded almost 10 years …
Meta delays decision on revoking Trump’s Facebook suspension until later this month
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. is expected to delay making a decision on whether or not to allow former U.S. President Donald Trump to return to its social media platforms until later this month. That’s according to a report today from …
Sales of computer graphics cards slump to lowest level in two decades
Demand for graphics processing units sank to a 20-year low in the third quarter of 2022, according to new data from the industry analyst Jon Peddie Research. The report shows that desktop graphics card sales during the quarter fell to their lowest …
Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang takes charge of cloud infrastructure business
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Daniel Zhang Yong (pictured) announced today that he will directly oversee the company’s cloud computing business unit going forward, as it gears up for “aggressive development.” The change was announced as part of an annual leadership …
New York signs weakened digital right-to-repair bill into law
New York has become the first U.S. state to sign into law a digital right to repair bill, putting a substantial measure of power back into the hands of consumers. Instead of paying for costly repairs, consumers will now be able to …
German chipmaker Infineon to spend “billions” on acquisitions next year, CEO says
German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG has earmarked “several billion euros” to spend on acquisitions in the coming year in order to boost its growth. In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Infineon Chief Executive Jochen Hanebeck (pictured) said the company is constantly …
US appeals court revives lawsuit accusing Google, YouTube and others of violating children’s privacy
A lawsuit that accuses Alphabet Inc.’s Google LLC, YouTube and a number of other companies of violating the privacy of children was revived by a U.S. appeals court today. According to Reuters, the lawsuit alleges that the companies were tracking the activity …
Mastodon founder vows to preserve platform’s nonprofit status
The microblogging platform Mastodon gGmbH claims to have rejected a number of big investment offers from venture capital firms over the past few months, as its founder says he wants to protect the social media platform’s unique nonprofit status. In an interview …
LG to integrate sleep diagnosis technology with smart home appliances
LG Electronics Inc. announced today that it’s working with the South Korean sleep technology startup Asleep Inc. on a range of smart home appliances that can detect when users are asleep and adjust their settings accordingly. The Korea Economic Daily revealed that LG …
Indonesian fintech Akulaku raises $200M from Japan’s MUFG bank
Jakarta-based financial technology startup PT Akulaku Silvrr Indonesia said today it has raised $200 million via a strategic investment from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the largest bank in Japan. Akulaku is a fast-growing neobank that provides digital banking services, including “Buy Now, …