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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...

Airtel is offering free 1GB data to select users and today is the last day to claim it

Airtel is offering 1 GB of free high-speed internet data to a few of its users in India. This data is being offered in the form of vouchers to users who are on smart plans, reported OnlyTech. These select users are being informed that the 1GB of free data has been added to their account in the form of a data voucher via text messages.

Airtel is offering 1GB of free data to select users

As per the report, this free data voucher is valid till today only, June 1. In simple words, you can use this free data till June 1 at midnight, if you haven’t already used it yet. If you want to check, if you are one of these select Airtel users, all you need to do is go to the Airtel Thanks app and visit the Coupons section. If you are one of the lucky ones, you will see the free data coupon.

The report further reveals that this free internet data is given to “low recharge customers usually on a Rs 99 Smart pack”. Customers will get this data within 15 minutes of claiming the voucher.

For the unversed, the Indian government has sanctioned over Rs 3,683 crore to private telecom players like Airtel and Jio to provide 4G mobile services to the uncovered villages in the country. At a time, when several countries are already using the 5G services, India is trying to make sure that everyone has access to the 4G network in the country.

Bharti Airtel aims to install 1,083 mobile towers costing Rs 847.95 crore in the villages of Maharashtra and Jharkhand. The telecom has been given 18 months to provide 4G services in the aforesaid regions.

For those who are still wondering about the 5G, both Reliance Jio and Airtel are planning to roll out 5G mobile services by the end of this year. Additionally, the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has revealed that the 5G services will be available in 13 cities across India. These regions include Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru, and others.

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