27th January 2021,
- Apple Increasing iPhone Production in India To Reduce Dependency on China .
Apple is increasing iPhone production in India with plans to start producing the latest iPhone 12 series locally as early as this quarter. The production could take place at Wistron's Karnataka facility. The company started manufacturing the iPhone 11 ₹ 49,999 in India in July last year. Supplier Wistron had also reportedly started manufacturing the iPhone SE (2020) in the country. Alongside Wistron, Foxconn and Pegatron two key suppliers of Apple devices have shown interest in producing the iPhone in the Indian market. All three of them had applied for a $6.64 billion (roughly Rs. 48,409 crores) scheme under the government's product-linked incentive (PLI) plan.
- TikTok Parent Bytedance To Downscale India Business, 2000 Employees May Lose Jobs
Bytedance the Chinese social media firm which owns Tiktok and Helo apps has announced the closure of its India business following continued restrictions on its services in the country. Tiktok global interim head Vanessa Pappas and vice president for global business solutions Blake Chandlee in a joint email to employees have communicated the decision of the company that it is reducing team size and the decision will impact all employees in India. The executives expressed uncertainty about the company's comeback to India but expressed hope to do so in times to come.
Tiktok spokesperson said the company has worked steadfastly to comply with the government of India order issued on June 29, 2020 and continually strives to make its apps comply with local laws and regulations. "It is therefore disappointing that in the ensuing seven months, despite our efforts we have not been given a clear direction on how and when our apps could be reinstated. It is deeply regretful that after supporting our over 2,000 employees in India for more than half a year, we have no choice but to scale back the size of our workforce.” The executives said that they would share severance and benefits details.
- Humanoid Robot 'Sophia' Will Start Rolling Out of Factories in The First Half of This Year.
Since being unveiled in 2016, Sophia - a humanoid robot by Hanson Robotics soon became an internet sensation as it went viral after unveiling. Hanson Robotics is now planning to commence mass production of the robots before the end of the year. The Hong Kong-based company hinted that plans are in top gear to release four models, including Sophia. These models would start rolling out of factories in the first half of 2021. This news is coming as researchers predict the pandemic will open new opportunities for the robotics industry.
“The world of COVID-19 is going to need more and more automation to keep people safe,” founder and chief executive of Handon Robotics, David Hanson said. Hanson believes robotic solutions to the pandemic are not limited to healthcare but could assist customers in industries such as retail and airlines too. He rolled out plans to sell “thousands” of robots in 2021, both large and small” but failed to disclose the specific number the company is targeting. Social robotics professor Johan Hoorn, whose research has included work with Sophia, said that although the technology is still in relative infancy, the pandemic could accelerate a relationship between humans and robots.
- OnePlus Co-founder Carl Pei’s Next Company Is Called Nothing .
Carl Pei, the OnePlus co-founder who parted ways with the company last year, has announced the name of his next venture: “Nothing”, explaining that the concept behind the unusual name was that the company aims to create products that blend in with our lives invisibly. It describes itself as a “London-based consumer technology company” and counts the likes of iPod inventor Tony Fadell, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and YouTuber Casey Neistat as investors.
Pei also confirmed that Nothing plans to make money by selling hardware first and that software will be something for the future. He also stressed that Nothing is an independently owned company with its own R&D department and besides using contract manufacturers for components, it will not re-label products between brands. The main goal for all Nothing’s products was to disappear into the background. They plan to release their first “smart devices” in the first half of this year.
- Google Has Shut Down Work 3D Painting App Tilt .
Google has shut down its development of 3D painting app Tilt Brush, adding to the series of AR/VR apps it has shut down in the last year one year. Google acquired Tilt Brush in 2015 and since then the app has received interesting updates overtime at one point, it hired Tilt Brush Artists in Residence. But on Tuesday, Google confirmed in a blog post that it would halt the development of the product, instead making its source code available on code-hosting platform Github.
“We want to continue supporting the artists using Tilt Brush by putting it in your hands,” Google said in a blog post. A few weeks ago, Patrick Hackett, one of the co-creators of Tilt Brush, confirmed he was leaving Google in order to join I-Illusions, the games studio behind the popular VR title Space Pirate Trainer. "To my #TiltBrush community: You've been inspiring and encouraging and wonderful and I love you," he wrote. "I've made so many great friends over these years and am indebted to you forever."
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