Oracle confirms it’s a ‘technology provider’ in the TikTok deal, while Microsoft is out

Oracle is said to be the surprise buyer in TikTok deal, while Microsoft is out

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Oracle confirms it’s a ‘technology provider’ in the TikTok deal, while Microsoft is out And the winner of the TikTok bidding war is… Oracle? Yes, well, sort of.  According to NBC News, Oracle and TikTok reached an agreement to buy TikTok’s United States operations. … Read more

The swiveling LG Wing phone is a radical cry for attention

The swiveling LG Wing phone is a radical cry for attention

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] The swiveling LG Wing phone is a radical cry for attention If you thought LG’s gesture-based ThinQ phones, water droplet-inspired Velvet, and DualScreen cases were brilliant moves by a smartphone maker way ahead of its time, wait until you get a load of the … Read more

ByteDance’s Need for a TikTok-Oracle Deal: China is Slowing

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] ByteDance’s Need for a TikTok-Oracle Deal: China is Slowing Besides Douyin, it runs two other video apps, Xigua and Huoshan. Its news aggregator, Jinri Toutiao, was its first blockbuster in China and remains a major platform. It is building up its video game and … Read more

Nvidia wants its GPUs in your Arm-powered smartphone

Nvidia wants its GPUs in your Arm-powered smartphone

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Nvidia wants its GPUs in your Arm-powered smartphone Nvidia’s chief executive said he’s interested in using Arm’s network of partners to license its GPU technology—and that it might be in your smartphone someday. In a conference call early Monday morning, Nvidia chief executive Jensen … Read more

Venus Might Host Life, New Discovery Suggests

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Venus Might Host Life, New Discovery Suggests There is something funky going on in the clouds of Venus. Telescopes have detected unusually high concentrations of the molecule phosphine—a stinky, flammable chemical typically associated with feces, farts and rotting microbial activity—in an atmospheric layer far … Read more

Oracle leaps 10% after reportedly winning partnership bid for TikTok’s US operations

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   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Oracle leaps 10% after reportedly winning partnership bid for TikTok’s US operations Oracle president Mark Hurd delivers a keynote address at the company’s 2013 conference. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Oracle jumped as much as 10% in early Monday trading on reports that the firm … Read more

Photos Show Massive Wildfires Devastating Oregon and California

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Photos Show Massive Wildfires Devastating Oregon and California From the Mexican border to the forests of Washington State, the West Coast is ablaze. Dozens of fires have roared to life across the western states, burning millions of acres of forest and grassland. California has … Read more

Nvidia’s CEO argues that buying Arm won’t threaten CPU neutrality

Nvidia's CEO argues that buying Arm won't threaten CPU neutrality

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Nvidia’s CEO argues that buying Arm won’t threaten CPU neutrality Most industry watchers think that antitrust agencies will ask some hard questions of Nvidia’s $40 billion acquisition of Arm, the largest chip deal ever and one that would put control of the entire mobile … Read more

International Day of Peace 2020: Theme, History and Quotes

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International Day of Peace 2020 International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. It is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed annually to promote peace among nations and people. History Of International Day of Peace International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly. In 2001, the … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Support Pages Go Live on Samsung India Website, Launch Expected Soon

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 With 10.4-Inch Screen, Quad Speakers, Dolby Atmos Support Launched

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Support Pages Go Live on Samsung India Website, Launch Expected Soon Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 is expected to make its debut in India soon, as the tablet’s support pages have now gone live on Samsung India’s website. The premature listings … Read more

Intel hides the unannounced Iris Xe Max GPU brand in a promo video

Intel hides the unannounced Iris Xe Max GPU brand in a promo video

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Intel hides the unannounced Iris Xe Max GPU brand in a promo video Intel appears to have hidden Iris Xe Max, an unannounced version of its Xe GPU branding, inside of the “sizzle reel” for its new logo. Fast-forward thirty-six seconds into Intel’s ”Wonderful New … Read more

Mail-Sorting Machines Are Crucial for the U.S. Postal Service

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Mail-Sorting Machines Are Crucial for the U.S. Postal Service This summer the American Postal Workers Union filed a grievance against the U.S. Postal Service over the agency’s plans to decommission 671 mail-sorting machines at facilities across the country. Although a few such machines are … Read more

Technology Deals That Failed to Get Regulatory Approval

Technology Deals That Failed to Get Regulatory Approval

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Technology Deals That Failed to Get Regulatory Approval SoftBank announced on Monday the sale of chip designer Arm to Nvidia or as much as $40 billion (roughly Rs. 2,93,320 crores) in a deal set to reshape the semiconductor landscape. The deal, which is subject … Read more

Nvidia to Buy Chipmaker Arm From SoftBank in $40 Billion Deal

Nvidia to Buy Chipmaker Arm From SoftBank in $40 Billion Deal

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Nvidia to Buy Chipmaker Arm From SoftBank in $40 Billion Deal SoftBank Group said on Monday it has agreed to sell chip designer Arm to Nvidia for as much as $40 billion (roughly Rs. 2,93,572 crores) in a deal set to reshape the semiconductor … Read more

Intel coyly revealed an 8-core Tiger Lake CPU to fight AMD’s Ryzen 4000

Intel coyly revealed an 8-core Tiger Lake CPU to fight AMD's Ryzen 4000

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Intel coyly revealed an 8-core Tiger Lake CPU to fight AMD’s Ryzen 4000 Intel has quietly confirmed that it will do an 8-core version of its 11th-gen Tiger Lake chip. In a September 3 blog post on Medium noticed by Tom’s Hardware, Intel’s Boyd … Read more

Oracle is said to be the surprise buyer in TikTok deal, while Microsoft is out

Oracle is said to be the surprise buyer in TikTok deal, while Microsoft is out

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Oracle is said to be the surprise buyer in TikTok deal, while Microsoft is out And the winner of the TikTok bidding war is… Oracle? According to NBC News, Oracle and TikTok reached an agreement to buy TikTok’s United States operations. Neither company has … Read more

Nvidia will buy Arm for up to $40 billion, combining smartphone, GPU powerhouses

Nvidia will buy Arm for up to $40 billion, combining smartphone, GPU powerhouses

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Nvidia will buy Arm for up to $40 billion, combining smartphone, GPU powerhouses Nvidia agreed to purchase Arm for up to $40 billion in cash and stock, the companies said Sunday night. This mammoth deal in the chip industry is expected to bolster AI … Read more

TikTok surpasses 100 million monthly users in Europe

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] TikTok surpasses 100 million monthly users in Europe Video app TikTok said on Monday it had surpassed 100 million monthly users in Europe. The company also has 1,600 employees in Europe. The numbers come as TikTok’s fate hangs in the balance in the US, … Read more

A street artist in India is searching for his toilet masterpiece

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] A street artist in India is searching for his toilet masterpiece Ashwani Aggarwal at a design and architecture studio in New Delhi. James Martin/CNET By a roadside traffic police station across from a New Delhi elevated train line, Ashwani Aggarwal walked up to one … Read more

How an indestructible toilet in India could be the key to saving lives

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] How an indestructible toilet in India could be the key to saving lives I am in a slum in Faridabad, India, south of New Delhi, surveying rundown toilets with a man named Mayank Midha. Behind us is a standing pond of sewage. Over to … Read more

Apple Out to Reignite Growth With iPad, Watch, and Subscription Updates

Apple Out to Reignite Growth With iPad, Watch, and Subscription Updates

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Apple Out to Reignite Growth With iPad, Watch, and Subscription Updates Apple is expected to spotlight its smartwatch, iPad, and subscription services on Tuesday as it strives to reignite growth with a must-have holiday lineup. A keenly anticipated 5G iPhone considered vital to the … Read more

Facebook to remove false claims of antifa arson behind Oregon fires

   [responsivevoice_button rate=”1″ pitch=”1.2″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Story in Audio”] Facebook to remove false claims of antifa arson behind Oregon fires A Facebook spokesman said Saturday evening the company will remove false claims circulating on its platform about extremists setting fires in Oregon. The false rumors have alleged that members of the far-left antifa … Read more