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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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International Women’s Day 2021: Instagram brings a set of stickers to celebrate the occasion

International Women’s Day 2021 is just around the corner and as part of celebrating the event, Instagram has released a bunch of stickers. Facebook-owned photo, video sharing platform cites that these new set of stickers are created to support women.

These stickers stand in solidarity with frontline workers who assumed so much responsibility through the pandemic, with mothers, those among the limb disability community, with elderly Asian women who faced racism, and all the communities of support that have sparked joy in the lives of women all over the world, Instagram mentioned in a statement.

How to send Instagram International Women’s Day stickers

These new stickers illustrated by five diverse artists are meant to bring to life the experiences of disabled women, motherhood, healthcare workers, queer/trans women. While the photo-sharing platform is wildly popular among Gen Z users for its versatile layout and easy-to-share photos, videos of just about everything, Instagram now seems to be experimenting with new features to elevate users’ experience.

The video-sharing platform recently received an update that brought the Live Room feature for the users. The feature allows users to go live on the app with up to three people at a time. Users can also buy badges for the hosts to identify them. That aside, Instagram also showcased a bunch of tools to commemorate the Chinese New Year. Be it stickers, AR effects, or filters, the platform came up with a new story feature that compiled people’s celebrations across the globe.

Speaking of the Women’s Day celebration, Apple has also taken part to promote the day with the new Apple Watch challenge. Notably, the International Women’s Day Challenge will appear as an alert to Apple Watch users till March 8. Those Apple Watch users who complete the challenge will be able to unlock five animated stickers for Messages, FaceTime. In addition, the App Store will feature an App of the Day and Game of the Day from a woman creator during the month of March. To note, International Women’s Day marks its celebration on March 8, and the official theme for this year is #ChooseToChallenge which seeks people from around the world to challenge the status quo by raising awareness against bias and take action for equality.



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