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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...

Spotify introduces ‘New Year’s Hub’ with special playlists, party hits and more

Music streaming giant Spotify has launched the ‘New Year’s Hub’ — a one-stop destination where users can find classic party playlists and special takeovers from popular artists. In a blogpost on Thursday, Spotify said that starting January 1, 2023, users will find content to help them set their resolutions on the application’s home page.

Spotify launches New Year’s Hub

“Whether you want a low-key night or a heart-pounding dancefest, we have you set with featured playlists to match the vibe you’re channelling,” it said.

Some 82,000 New Year’s Eve playlists were created between December 25, 2021 and January 31, 2022, and around 40,000 playlists were created on New Year’s night itself. The hub offers several playlists including “Party Hits,” “Afro Party Anthems,” “Get Turnt”, “Throwback Party”, “Girls’ Night” and more.

Users who want to have a low-key New Year can also enjoy playlists including, “Chill Hits”, “Comfort Zone” and “Chillout Lounge.”

For the unversed, Spotify revealed that Arijit Singh was the most-streamed artist of the year in India, followed by Pritam and A.R. Rahman. The most-streamed song of the year was “Excuses” by AP Dhillon, which was streamed 19 crore times this year. “Excuses” was followed by “Pasoori” and “Kesariya”.

As per the official blogpost,”NYE 2021 was all about the tracks you could sing and dance along to. “Hey Ya!,” “Uptown Funk”, and “Mr. Brightside” all received plenty of attention. Many of the songs that gained more streams were New Year-specific tracks like Mariah Carey‘s rendition of “Auld Lang Syne – The New Year’s Anthem” and ABBA’s “Happy New Year,” which led the pack with an approximately 2,000% increase in plays.”

Last week, it was reported that the music streaming giant was working on a new feature that would integrate its iOS application with HealthKit to provide workout playlists to users based on their health data.

This would allow the platform to access information such as how long the user exercises every day, how many calories burned and more.

–With inputs from IANS

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