Crazy Tech News #8



#1 FACEBOOK

 Facebook said it is asking EU courts to review "exceptionally board" requests by antitrust regulators there that would scoop up employees' personal information. Big tech CEOs are to testify in the US antitrust hearing on Wednesday.

#2 BIG TECH CEOs

 The US House of Representatives hearing comes amid rising concern over Big Tech dominance, which has become more pronounced during the ongoing pandemic. 

Antitrust fever hits a peak in Washington this week with lawmakers set to grill top executives of four of the biggest US technology firms in what promises to be a rare political spectacle for the digital era. This antitrust debate is being muddled by rising "tech clash".

#3 ALEXA APP  

 Amazon's Alexa app has been revamped with a new home screen and updated navigation options. All users can reach this update by late August, the Company states. It shows personalized suggestions based on what the users care about. The Alexa button has been moved to the top of the home screen.

#4 EMOJI 13.1

 Emoji 13.1 fills the void left by the Emoji 14 delay. The main reason for this delay was coronavirus. Emoji 13.1 will includes hearing on fire, mending heart, and other emojis. Every year, the Unicode consortium releases a set of emoji, and this year, Unicode 13 was released in March after being announced in January. emoji 13.1 will debut in October.

#5 FLIPKART

 Flipkart has launched its hyperlocal delivery system Flipkart Quick which has piloted in some areas of Bengaluru. Flipkart quick will deliver within 90 minutes or customers can book a 2-hour slot as per their convenience. It offers a range of over 2000 products like grocery, dairy, electronics, and has a minimum delivery fee of Rs 29.  

#6 GOOGLE 

 Google today announced its plans to build a new subsea cable with landing points in NewYork in the US and Bude, UK, and Bilbao, Spain in Europe. This was named after the pioneering computer scientist Grace Hopper, will join Googles various other private subsea cables Cuire between the US and SouthAmerica, Dunant between the US and France, and Equiano between Europe and Africa.


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 28/07/2020
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