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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...

This popular app gets over 10 billion downloads on Google Play store

Google’s video streaming platform YouTube has surpassed 10 billion downloads on the Google Play store. As per a report coming from 9to5Google, the popular video streaming platform YouTube is one of the most downloaded and used apps globally in the past decade, especially with the improving global internet speed.

The pandemic has also pushed hundreds and thousands of users become creators on YouTube and showcase the talent that they have and share it with viewers globally.

YouTube comes pre-installed with almost all supported Android smartphones, be it affordable ones or the expensive/premium models. The YouTube app is available for download on both Google Play store and Apple App store. Apple doesn’t share download numbers, but on Google Play store, YouTube has been downloaded by more than 10 billion users globally.

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To engage more and more users on the platform, Google has added several new features on the YouTube mobile app including Shorts, a rival for TikTok, the short video platform that is currently banned in India. Some reports suggest that Parent company ByteDance is working on bringing the TikTok app back to the country but as TickTock.

YouTube recently rolled out a new tool for creators called Super Thanks. The feature basically allows users to tip their favourite creators on the video streaming platform. The Super Thanks feature on YouTube provides and an opportunity for creators to earn money and also strengthen their relationships with their viewers.



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