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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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Amazon Prime Lite Membership reportedly under testing in India

Amazon already has one of the cheapest memberships for streaming in India. And Amazon’s Prime Membership is not just about streaming, it also gives subscribers free same-day and one-day deliveries. Now, the company is reportedly testing an even cheaper version called the Prime Lite in India. The Amazon Prime Lite membership costs the same as the original price of the Prime membership.

A report by OnlyTech.com suggests Amazon is currently testing a light membership in India called Prime Lite. It is Rs 999 annually, which is what the regular Prime membership used to cost before the hike to Rs 1,499. Corroborated by Gadgets 360, the new membership is available as a beta version to select users in the country. It will offer free two-day deliveries instead of same-day and one-day deliveries to subscribers. This means that if you want an item delivered in two days, Amazon may begin charging non-members.

In addition to free two-day deliveries, the Amazon Prime Lite membership also reportedly offers access to all Prime Video content. However, subscribers of the cheaper version will be able to stream only in HD quality and will have to watch advertisements during the streams. Think of it as an ad-supported version of Prime Video. Under the Prime Lite membership, streaming will be allowed only on two devices at a time, one of which must be a mobile phone.

The biggest difference between the regular Prime and the rumoured Prime Lite memberships is the lack of Amazon Music access in the latter. Subscribers of the Lite version cannot stream free music on Amazon Prime Music, nor they can access Prime Gaming, Prime Reading, and no-cost EMI payment options on items on Amazon Shopping.

After the Prime Lite membership is introduced, Amazon’s subscriptions will be available to users at the following prices:

— Prime membership annual – Rs 1,499/ year

— Prime membership quarterly – Rs 459/ quarter

— Prime membership monthly – Rs 179/ month

— Prime Lite membership annual – Rs 999/ year

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