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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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Facebook Horizon Workrooms app: How to create avatars, attend meetings

Facebook is currently testing a new virtual-reality remote work app, dubbed Facebook’s Horizon Workrooms. The app allows users of Oculus Quest 2 headsets to hold meetings as an avatar version of themselves. The app has been released as a new variant of COVID-19 sweeps the globe, and many physical workplaces continue to remain shut.

Facebook states that the launch of its Horizon Workrooms app is an early step towards building the futuristic “metaverse” that CEO Mark Zuckerberg has touted in recent weeks.

Facebook’s vice president of its Reality Labs group, Andrew Bosworth has told Reuters that “the new Workrooms app gives “a good sense” of how the company envisions elements of the metaverse.” “This is kind of one of those foundational steps in that direction,” he added.

Reuters states that the company in its first full VR news briefing showcased how Workrooms users can design avatar versions of themselves and meet in virtual reality conference rooms and collaborate on shared whiteboards or documents, still interacting with their own physical desk and computer keyboard.

The app is available free of cost for the Quest 2 headsets, which allows up to 16 people in VR and up to 50 people in video conference. Facebook is currently using Workrooms regularly for internal meetings according to Bosworth.

The company has also reassured its users that it will not be using people’s work conversations and materials in Workrooms to target ads. It has also stated that its users must follow its VR community standards and that rule-breaking behavior can be reported to Oculus.

To recall, Facebook recently halted the sales of its Oculus Quest 2 headsets and recalled the foam face-liners due to reports of skin irritation in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall has affected about 4 million units according to the recall notice.

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