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Amazon hikes Prime membership fees in US
For the holiday quarter, the company earned $14.3 billion, double its net income from a year earlier. Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it was raising the price of its annual U.S. Prime subscriptions by 17%, as it looks to offset higher costs for shipping and wages that it expects to persist this year. Shares rose Read more
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YouTube Shorts hit 5 trillion all-time views
The Google-owned video streaming giant on Tuesday said that this is helping its creator community reach newer and bigger audiences YouTube Shorts, a TikTok-like short form video app, has hit 5 trillion all-time views and has over 15 billion views each day globally, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has said during the company’s earnings Read more
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Twitter testing new feature to allow users to post longer messages
Jane Manchun Wong, known for finding experimental features within apps, discovered the existence of a ‘Twitter Articles’ tab, reports Engadget Twitter is reportedly working on a new feature that would cater to the needs of those who want to share their thoughts on the micro-blogging site in one lengthy article. Jane Manchun Wong, known for Read more
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Xiaomi to invest $7 billion in 5G, AI, Internet of Things over next 5 years
The announced investment increases Xiaomi’s pledge made last year to invest 10 billion yuan over five years in an “All in AIoT” strategy Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp will invest more than 50 billion yuan ($7.18 billion) in artificial intelligence and fifth generation internet technologies over the next five years, as competition in the sector Read more
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Hindustan Aeronautics, Wipro 3D join hands for 3D printing in aerospace
The companies hope the initiative will bring metal 3D printing into the mainstream of Indian aerospace Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Wipro 3D, the metal additive manufacturing (AM) business of Wipro Infrastructure Engineering (WIN), have joined hands to design, develop, manufacture and repair aerospace components using metal 3D printing technology. Prove-outs and certification of components Read more
