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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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Twitter, Facebook block Donald Trump’s account after riot on Capitol Hill

Earlier on Wednesday, social media giants Twitter and Facebook blocked Donald Trump’s account. Both account were blocked after Trump supported his supporters who stormed the Capitol building to protest the election.

Twitter in an official statement said that it required the removal of three tweets for “severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy”.

The social media giant said it has blocked Trump’s account for 12 hours, and warned for permanent suspension. Twitter also said, “Future violations of the Twitter Rules, including our Civic Integrity or Violent Threats policies, will result in permanent suspension of the @realDonaldTrump account.”

“As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy,” Twitter said.

The social media platform also added, “This means that the account of @realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours following the removal of these Tweets. If the Tweets are not removed, the account will remain locked.”

Alongside Twitter, Facebook also blocked Donald Trump’s account from sharing or posting posts on the platform for 24 hours. The social media giant removed a video Trump posted to his supporters who participated in the US Capitol riot. Additionally, Trump will face a 24 hour block on Instagram as well.

In an official statement Facebook said, “We’ve assessed two policy violations against Donald Trump’s Page which will result in a 24-hour feature block, meaning he will lose the ability to post on the platform during that time.”



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