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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 gets “one last notice” from Indian Govt before facing consequences

Building up to Twitter vs Indian government episode, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has sent one last warning to Twitter for complying with the new IT rules. The new rules were implemented from May 26, requiring all social media platforms to appoint a Chief Compliance Office to directly address user grievance and issues. Twitter has so far not submitted details to the government.

In its letter, the MeitY says that Twitter is yet to provide information regarding the Chief Compliance Office in India. Moreover, the Resident Grievance Office and Nodal Contact Person nominated by Twitter is not an employee of Twitter Inc. in India. Additionally, the office address mentioned by Twitter refers to that of a law firm, which isn’t according to the rule.

Twitter faces one last notice from government

Towards the end of the letter, the MeitY says that it is giving Twitter Inc. “one last notice” as a gesture of goodwill “to immediately comply with the new IT rules” failing which Twitter shall face consequences “as per the IT Act and penal laws.” The letter was shared by an ANI tweet.

The government hasn’t defined the said consequences yet but it could possibly lead to the suspension of Twitter’s India operations. The social media platform has already been suspended in Nigeria after it deleted a post by President Muhammadu Buhari threatening to punish regional secessionists.

Information Minister Lai Mohammed said the government had acted because of “the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence”, said a Reuters report. “Mohammed did not spell out what form the suspension would take or give more details on the undermining activities. His ministry also announced Twitter’s suspension on Twitter,” says the report.

Twitter has been in the spotlight recently regarding involvement with censoring as well as marking posts from government officials. Earlier in the day, it removed the blue tick verification badge from the Vice President’s personal account, only to restore it hours later.

While Twitter is yet to comply with the updated IT rules, Facebook has assured the government that it has taken steps to do the same.



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