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AMD to invest $400 million in India by 2028: Here’s what we know

US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said on Friday it will invest around $400 million in India over the next five years and will build its largest design center in the tech hub of Bengaluru. AMD’s announcement was made by its Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster at an annual semiconductor conference that started Friday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat. Other speakers at the flagship event include Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. Despite being a late entrant, the Modi government has been courting investments into India’s nascent chip sector to establish its credentials as a chipmaking hub. AMD said it will open its new design centre campus in Bengaluru by end of this year and create 3,000 new engineering roles within five years. “Our India teams will continue to play a pivotal role in delivering the high-performance and adaptive solutions that support AMD customers worldwide,” Papermaster said. The new 500,000-square-foot (55,5...
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Mozilla extends deal to use Google Search as default on Firefox browser

Few days back, Mozilla reported its ailing situation, forcing them to lay off over 250 people. The pandemic has been brutal on companies across the globe, and the Firefox developer is no different. Add to that, the web browser market is dominated by Google Chrome. All this has made matters worse for Mozilla. But guess what, Google has seemingly come to its rescue this week.

Both the companies have agreed to extend deal which allows Google to be the default search engine on Firefox. The deal extension lasts for another three years, allowing Mozilla to ease its financial situation. Having said that, Mozilla will only confirm the deal in November this year.

The report from ZDNet pointed out, Mozilla stands to make close to $400 million per year from this deal. But it is mentioned that company’s lay off plans have nothing to do with its financial situation. Instead, it will use the deal to expand its base and offer more products. The Firefox maker has relied on unconventional methods to survive in the industry. While Google Chrome continues to thrive on the ads model, Mozilla has kept its web browser more tuned towards privacy of users.

They have constantly looked to add new set of features, allowing VPN services through its browser. All these make the browser extremely popular among the privacy enthusiasts. But the model is unlikely to keep them running. Which is why Mozilla has come up with new privacy-centric subscription offerings.

Mozilla launches VPN service for mobile users

Mozilla has launched its virtual private network (VPN) service for PC and mobile users. The company was testing the service in beta mode for quite some time. But now it has decided to roll out for users in countries like US, UK, Canada and more. It is compatible with Windows, Android and iOS for now.

But to access the VPN feature from Mozilla you have to pay $4.99 (Rs 374 approx) every month. And since you’re paying to use the VPN, Mozilla is offering multiple advantages over its competition. It says the service offers device-level encryption, no restriction on bandwidth, no tracking of your web activity and you can connect up to five devices with one account. In addition to this, Mozilla says the VPN lets you anonymously connect to over 280-plus servers from 30+ countries.



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