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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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PUBG Mobile’s Indian version Battlegrounds Mobile India must be banned: AP MLA writes to PM Modi

PUBG Mobile was banned in India last September under section 69A of the Information Technology Act. Since then, Krafton Inc has been trying extremely hard to relaunch the game in India. Giving you a short recap, first, the company cut ties with Tencent Games for the Indian distribution of the game, however, the game still did not relaunch at the time. Then the company announced to be working on a special fork of the game for the country, dubbed PUBG Mobile India, which also did not see the light of day. Now, the company has rebranded PUBG Mobile India as Battlegrounds Mobile India and is currently accepting pre-registrations for the game.

Ahead of the game’s launch, as spotted by IGN India former Union Minister and current Arunachal Pradesh MLA Ninong Ering has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement a ban on the launch of Battlegrounds Mobile India, which he refers to as the relaunch of PUBG Mobile.

Why is Ering demanding for Battlegrounds Mobile India to be banned?

Inside of his letter, Ering has stated that most of Krafton Inc’s India employees are from Tencent. He also states that Battlegrounds Mobile India’s Google Play Store listing features the term PUBG Mobile.

The letter also states that the $22.4 million investment made by Krafton Inc in Nodwin Gaming is a  security concern.

To recall, current Member of Parliament Abhishek Singhvi earlier alleged that China’s Tencent Games is looking to re-enter the Indian market with Battlegrounds Mobile India.

The government is yet to issue a statement on the same. Krafton Inc has also been steering away from the term PUBG Mobile and is yet to announce a launch date for the game.



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