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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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WhatsApp users, accept new terms or lose your account in 2021

WhatsApp has launched several new features this year. The messaging platform is now working on updating its terms and privacy policy which  WhatsApp users will need to accept new terms of services to continue using their WhatsApp account in the long run.

Failing to accept the new or updated terms, users will lose access to their WhatsApp account next year, suggests a report coming from WABetaInfo. The report suggested that the messaging platform will update its terms of services in 2021, which will take effect starting February 8.

Whats does it mean?

The report noted that if users do not agree to the new privacy rules by the slated timeline they could lose access to their account or will need to delete their WhatsApp account. WABetaInfo also shared a screenshot of the new Terms and Privacy Policy Updates which noted that users can either “accept the new terms, or delete their accounts”.

According to the same report and the screenshot shared, the new Terms and Privacy Policy of the messaging platform will include more information about WhatsApp’s service and how user data is processed. The terms of service will also mention how businesses will be able to use Facebook’s services to store and manage chats and other information.

The report further stated that the new terms will come into effect on February 8, 2021. It mentioned a disclaimer that stated, “After this date, you’ll need to accept the new terms to continue using WhatsApp or you can always delete your account.” The report also mentioned that the February 8 date could change and the updated terms of services could be announced in the next few weeks.

Throwing some more light on the updated terms a WhatsApp spokesperson confirmed to The Independent that all users globally “must agree” to the new terms of services by February 8, 2021 to continue to access the app.



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