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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...

Apple to stop charging App Store fees from Facebook till 31 December

Apple has decided to focus on the well-being of small businesses. For this, the company will not be charging App Store fees for any online event hosted via Facebook. This decision allows companies to use a third-party payment network. And they don’t have to worry about paying the 30 percent App Store fees to the iPhone maker.

However, this call to waive off the fees is limited to the end of this year. After that, the usual business is likely to resume. The App Store fees has become a hot topic in the industry. Epic Games, the creator Fortnite, has shared its feelings about the policy. And after the news came out that Apple gave Amazon a discounted deal on the fees.

More partners have voiced their concern about eating into their revenues. Coming back to Facebook, Apple says the App Store decision is applicable on companies that have struggled to run because of the pandemic. Other platforms, especially those operating in the digital arena, don’t get the reprieve.

Reports also suggest that in addition to Facebook, Apple has offered a similar deal to other brands like Airbnb and ClassPass. So, while the new policy change offers short-term relief, it’s likely the subject about App Store fees dies away anytime soon.

Apple iPhone 12 Mini tipped to launch this year

Apple will likely be launching four variants of the iPhone 12 this year. These were thought to include two non-Pro variants and two Pro variants. However, a new leak now puts things in a different perspective. As per the leak, the base variant, originally thought to be just the iPhone 12, will actually be named the iPhone 12 Mini.

It is also quite fitting, as the base iPhone in the 12 series will reportedly feature just a 5.4-inch screen, which would be very compact and Mini-ish by today’s standards. In comparison, the larger Apple iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max variants will reportedly have 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays.



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