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A two-word app recommendation from Elon Musk has turned into a massive rally in the shares of a tiny medical device company in another case of mistaken identity. “Use Signal,” the Tesla Inc. chief executive officer wrote on Twitter on Jan. 7, apparently referring to the encrypted messaging service. By the end of the day, Signal Advance Inc. shares had surged more than sixfold. That was enough to push Signal Advance’s rally more than 5,100% in three trading days giving it a market valuation of $390 million. Despite reports about the confusion on Friday, the stock has continued to rally. Shares of the Rosharon, Texas-based company surged as much as 885% on Monday before paring the gains. “We strongly recommend people do their due diligence and always invest with care,” the company’s chief executive officer, Dr. Chris Hymel, said when reached by phone on Monday. Signal Advance doesn’t have an association with Musk or the Signal app, he said. Signal Advance hasn’t filed an annual report wi

Apple Inc has suspended Parler from the App Store, saying the social networking service has not taken adequate measures to prevent the spread of posts inciting violence. “We have suspended Parler from the App Store until they resolve these issues,” the iPhone maker said in a statement Saturday. Apple had given the service 24 hours to submit a detailed moderation plan, pointing to participants’ using the service to coordinate Wednesday’s siege of the US Capitol. Parler Chief Executive John Matze said Apple was banning the service until it gives up free speech and institutes “broad and invasive policies like Twitter and Facebook.” “They claim it is due to violence on the platform. The community disagrees as we hit number 1 on their store today,” Matze said in a post on Parler. Right-leaning social media users in the United States have flocked to Parler, messaging app Telegram and hands-off social site Gab, citing the more aggressive policing of political comments on mainstream platforms

Donald Trump faced quite a lot of backlash following violent protest at the US Capitol by Trump supporters. The event, that disrupted the Electoral College debate and lead to the death of five people, was said to have been instigated by Trump’s social media messages ever since the November presidential election. As a result, Trump’s social media accounts on Twitter, Facebook, and Snapchat have been removed, right-leaning social media app Parler has been suspended from Google Play, and pro-Trump subreddit ‘r/DonaldTrump’ has been blocked by Reddit. Donald Trump’s digital presence has been cut down significantly after protests at Capitol Hill by his supporters. On January 7, during the Electoral College Debate, a large group of Trump supporters stormed the building and entered the Senate chamber where election results were being certified. The protests have been blamed on Trump’s tweets and posts on various social media platforms where he claimed that the November 3 election was rigged a

Nowadays, Data Science is the most trendy expression in the innovation world. It is a significant advance toward how PCs can learn. Everyday advancement in innovation and the age of gigantic measures of information have prompted the appeal for Data Scientists across the globe. The significance of social affairs and gathering information is vital as it empowers associations to decide and hence impact the patterns in a specific industry. Data  Science encases numerous advancement advances like Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and Deep Learning to give some examples. The advancement and mechanical improvements in information science have expanded their effect across each industry. The article underneath talks about the extension and openings for work in the field of Data Science. Here are some significant enterprises with an appeal for data researchers. Online business Online business and retail are probably the most applicable ventures that require information

WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger collect a vast amount of user information and data compared to other popular messaging apps including Signal and Telegram, Apple’s privacy labels update revealed. Both apps owned by Facebook collect usage data and location details which are the cases with other apps. In contrast, Signal comes as the most private messaging app that doesn’t collect any user data, as per the privacy details highlighted on the App Store. Facebook has earlier criticised Apple’s move to display privacy labels. The details available on the App Store shows that Facebook Messenger leads when it comes to user data collection, followed by WhatsApp . The list of data both apps collect includes users’ purchase history, financial information, location details, contacts, phone number, email address, and usage data, among others. At a time when people are expressing concerns about WhatsApp’s new privacy policy changes , which you have to accept or your account will be deleted, it’s in

Shares of electronic goods maker – Dixon Technologies – rose as much as 5.2 per cent to hit another record high of ₹ 15,214.20 on the BSE after the company, post market hours on Wednesday, said that it signed an agreement with Imagine Marketing, the maker of popular boAt wearable gadgets for manufacturing of twin wireless speakers. On the National Stock Exchange, Dixon Technologies shares rose as much as 5.35 per cent to hit a record high of 15,218.95. “Dixon Technologies (India) Limited and boAt have entered into agreement for manufacturing of twin wireless speakers. Dixon shall be manufacturing the said products from its manufacturing facility located at Noida, Uttar Pradesh,” the Noida-based company said in a press release. “boAt is the leader in the earwear segment. Their high quality audio devices are known for their style and efficiency. We are delighted and encouraged by the trust they have bestowed on Dixon for this collaboration. Dixon Group is committed to have pivotal impact

Shares of HCL Technologies rose as much as 1.61 per cent to hit an intraday high of ₹ 995.35 on the BSE after the company informed exchanges that it has completed the acquisition of Australia-based IT solutions company, DWS Limited. The Noida-based information technology company had in September 2020 announced its intention to acquire DWS Limited. “DWS Limited is a leading Australian IT, business and management consulting group. As the IT industry continues to evolve and the growing demand for digital strategies increases, DWS, with over 700 employees and offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Canberra, delivers business and technology innovation to large clients across a spectrum of verticals,” HCL Technologies had said in a press release in September.

OnePlus Band (not yet confirmed as the official name) has been officially teased on Twitter and Amazon. Rumours around the fitness band from OnePlus started late last month and it was expected to launch in the first quarter of this year. But it looks like the OnePlus Band could launch as soon as this month, though the company has not shared an official release date yet. A couple of known tipsters have claimed that the OnePlus Band will launch on January 11. Its price and specifications have been tipped as well. OnePlus India has shared a teaser image of the fitness band on Twitter without giving out its official name or any specifications. The image has ‘The New Face of Fitness’ along with ‘Coming Soon’ written on it. A dedicated webpage of the fitness band has also gone live on the OnePlus India website with a ‘Notify Me’ option and details about a ‘Pursuit of Fitness’ quiz that is giving participants a chance to win the fitness tracker. The FAQ section says that the winners of the

Goa, January 4, 2021: The country’s major fuel supplier, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. has supplied Jet A1 fuel, lubes and Marine Gas Oil (MGO) as a bouquet offering for the prestigious 40 th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (ISEA) mission. The unique feature of this supply is that the aviation fuel Jet A1 has been supplied in bulk and packed form to a non-aviation customer and is delivered to an ocean-going vessel for the first time. The fuel will be used for aviation support and power generation units as well as in snowmobiles and for the voyage itself. After about 22 years, yet again, the Antarctica expedition is procuring fuel from India. Till the last expedition, fuel was being obtained from outside the country. The expedition needs various types of fuel and lubricants for their logistic needs at the two Indian stations in Antarctica. IndianOil’s strength to provide a complete energy solution to National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) via a single window is

Huawei is tipped to expand its high-end HiSilicon Kirin chipsets lineup and launch Kirin 9010 as next-generation system-on-chip (SoC). The new chip is speculated to be based on an all-new architecture based on 3-nanometre (3nm) process technology. This seems to be a significant upgrade over the existing HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Kirin 9000E SoCs that are based on the 5nm process. Competitors including Qualcomm and Samsung have also used the same MOSFET technology node on their recent flagship SoCs for mobile devices. A tipster, with username @RODENT950, tweeted that Huawei’s next-gen chipset Kirin 9010 is based on 3nm process. There’s, however, no official confirmation to the reported details. The details about the silicon comes at a time when Huawei is facing challenges in retaining its chipset business globally — due to US sanctions and shortage of supply. A recent report by Counterpoint showed that the Chinese company didn’t receive any growth in the last quarter and managed to r

Sony Corp said on Friday its PlayStation 5 (PS5) console will be launched in India in coming weeks as it tries to capitalise on the pandemic-driven boom in gaming. “We are happy to announce that PS5 shall be launched in India on 2nd of February 2021,” the Japanese firm tweeted from its PlayStation India Twitter handle. Preorders for PS5 will begin on Jan 12 and will be available for orders at major retailers, including Amazon and Flipkart, the tech firm said.

Motorola is reportedly working on a flagship smartphone that will be powered by the newly launched Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. A Lenovo executive shared a picture on Weibo showing a retail box of Motorola’s upcoming phone, along with a caption that hints at a Q1 2021 launch. The executive also reportedly mentioned that Motorola will be offering users many interesting features on the company’s new premium offering. Lenovo executive Chen Jin took to Weibo to share a photo of a retail package box of a Motorola phone, hinting that the smartphone will soon be launched in China. The smartphone is speculated to be powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC and is expected to have a high refresh rate AMOLED panel, support for fast charging and reverse wireless charging, and an under-display fingerprint scanner, as per a report by 91Mobiles. No other details are available yet on the upcoming Motorola smartphone. The company hasn’t officially confirmed a Snapdragon 888-powered smartphone, either. So

Xiaomi Mi 11 has now been officially unveiled as the company’s newest flagship phone — weeks after being a part of the rumour mill. The Mi 11 is also the first smartphone to debut with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC that was unveiled earlier this month and is expected to power a list of premium phones early next year. Apart from the top-notch processing through the latest Snapdragon SoC, the Mi 11 is also claimed to feature Xiaomi’s most advanced display. Made of an E4 light emitting material, the display of the Mi-series phone features curved edges on all four sides and comes with 2K resolution. The Mi 11 also comes with triple rear cameras, with a 108-megapixel primary sensor. Xiaomi Mi 11 price, availability details Xiaomi Mi 11 price has been set at CNY 3,999 (roughly Rs. 45,000) for the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant, while the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage model carries a price tag of CNY 4,299 (roughly Rs. 48,300) and the top-of-the-line 12GB RAM + 256GB storage option is priced

Shares of electronic products maker Dixon Technologies rose as much as 7.07 per cent to hit an intraday high of ₹ 13,622 on the BSE after it informed stock exchanges that its subsidiary Padget Electronics has signed an agreement with Motorola Mobility LLC for making smartphones. The smartphones will be manufactured at its manufacturing facility on Noida, the company added. “With nearly a century of existence in the market, the legacy and standing of Motorola is unparalleled. To partner with them gives us immense pride as one has to tick each and every box to be on their Board. We are honored to be associated with Motorola brand and we aspire to take forward their legacy of high quality, commitment, ethics and trust,” said Atul B. Lall, vice chairman & managing director, Dixon Technologies. “Dixon’s wholly owned subsidiary Padget Electronics is one of the few Companies who recently received PLI scheme approval from Government of India. We, at Dixon, are committed to Government’s vis

Apple appears to have started rolling out its reduced App Store commission for some developers. Last month, the Cupertino company announced the App Store Small Business Programme to cut its App Store commission from the existing 30 percent to 15 percent. The programme was planned to be available on January 1, 2021. However, some developers have now reported on social media that the reduced commission rate is now live for their App Store Connect accounts. The initiative is notably not meant for all Apple developers and is limited to the ones who earn up to $1 million (roughly Rs. 7.4 crores) in annual sales per year from all their apps. As spotted by Apple Insider, developers including Jacob Gorban of Winnipeg-based software firm Apparent Software have started reporting a 15-percent dip in Apple’s App Store commission. Some other developers have also reported an identical change. “The change in rate of proceeds to 15 percent seems to be active already,” tweeted Rajkot-based developer

Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K Sivan on Saturday said the space agency was developing “green propulsion” for its ambitious human space flight mission, ‘Gaganyaan’. He also said it may be adopted for use in every stage of a rocket. He was speaking at the 16th convocation of SRM Institute of Science and Technology. Mr Sivan, also the Secretary, Department of Space, advised the new graduates to take up “calculated risk” in their life as it may safeguard them from “absolute failure”. “As India continues to focus on economic growth, it needs to ensure that environmental damage is limited by adopting green technologies. ISRO has made space grade lithium-ion batteries and this technology is useful for mass adoption of electric vehicle”, he noted. On the green propellant, Mr Sivan said, “Even in the rocket propulsion, ISRO is developing green propulsion for its human space flight mission. In future, all the propulsion stages may adopt green propulsion,” he said. According to ISR

Telecom operator Vodafone Idea on Saturday said that it has started using 3G spectrum for 4G services in Mumbai and claimed that customers in the metro city will get higher data speed with the refarming of spectrum. Vodafone Idea has 5 megahertz of spectrum in 2100 Mhz band which was being used for 3G services. “Supplementing the existing 4G infrastructure with the expansion on 2100 MHz layer has brought about enhanced data speeds, besides a better indoor network experience for Vi customers in Mumbai. We request all Vi 3G customers to visit the nearest retail outlet at the earliest to upgrade to a 4G SIM, free of cost and start experiencing the full potential of Vi GIGAnet 4G,” Rajendra Chourasia, Operations Director- Mumbai, Vodafone Idea said in a statement. Vi (Vodafone Idea) who are on 3G connection can get faster 4G experience when they use a 4G handset and a 4G SIM. “This development coming on the heels of the deployment of 5 MHz of 2100 MHz spectrum band, means that Vi customers

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) lost around 50,000 wired broadband subscribers in the month of October, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) latest report suggests. Airtel and Jio gained subscribers, as Airtel Xstream Fiber’s user base increased from 2.6 million in September to 2.67 million in October. BSNL, on the other hand, saw a dip in broadband subscriber base from 7.8 million at the end of September to 7.75 million at the end of October. BSNL still continued to rule the wired broadband segment, whereas Reliance Jio topped the wireless broadband segment with 406.36 million subscribers. The TRAI report for the month of October 2020 shows that BSNL’s wired broadband subscriber base reduced from 7.8 million in September to 7.75 million in October. This marked a loss of 50,000 subscribers was seen in one month. Airtel took the second place in the wired broadband space with 2.67 million subscribers, followed by Atria Convergence with 1.74 million subscribers, Reliance

India has challenged in Singapore an international arbitration court’s verdict against it over a $2 billion tax claim involving Vodafone Group Plc, according to sources. This development comes after the government lost an international arbitration case against Vodafone in September. The international arbitration tribunal at Hague had ruled that the Indian government’s imposition of a tax liability on Vodafone was in breach of the investment treaty agreement between India and Netherlands. The tribunal, in its ruling, had said the government must cease seeking dues from Vodafone and pay more than ₹ 40 crore to the company as partial compensation for its legal costs. The tax dispute, which involves interest of ₹ 12,000 crore and ₹ 7,900 crore in penalties, stems from Vodafone’s acquisition of the Indian mobile assets from Hutchison Whampoa in 2007. The government said Vodafone was liable to pay taxes on the acquisition, which the company contested.

Encrypted messaging app Telegram will launch pay-for services in 2021, its Russian-born founder Pavel Durov said Wednesday, as the growing company needed “at least a few hundred million dollars per year”. “ Telegram will begin to generate revenue, starting next year,” Durov said in a statement. “We will be able to launch countless new features and welcome billions of new users.” Durov, 36, said he did not plan to sell the company and therefore needed to look for other ways to come up with funding. Telegram is a popular social media platform in a number of countries, particularly in the former Soviet Union and Iran, and is used both for private communications and sharing information and news. It has attracted nearly 500 million active users since its launch by Durov and his brother Nikolai in 2013. “For most of Telegram’s history, I paid for the expenses of the company from my personal savings,” Durov said. “However, with its current growth Telegram is on track to reach billions of use