Kubbra Sait on her upcoming international debut with Foundation: I got it purely on merit, it’s incredible | Bollywood

Actor Kubbra Sait’s birthday this year just got more special, because of her upcoming international debut with the show Foundation. The teaser dropped some time back, and people back home in India have been curious with her brief appearance in it. “This is my first interview where I’m like, ‘Hell yeah, this girl has gone […]

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Disabling video during online meets boosts communication - ET Telecom

Disabling video during online meets boosts communication – ET Telecom

New York: As videoconferencing remains the only option for millions of workers as the Covid-19 pandemic continue to surge, a new study has challenged the effectiveness of online meetings, suggesting that non-visual communication methods that better synchronise and boost audio cues are, in fact, more effective. The findings showed that it might be worth to […]

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Facebook sets reopening for Silicon Valley campuses - ET Telecom

Facebook sets reopening for Silicon Valley campuses – ET Telecom

San Francisco: Facebook on Friday said its Silicon Valley offices will begin reopening to workers in May after a yearlong pandemic shutdown, but without perks such as free food and commuter shuttles. The Menlo Park headquarters and other locations in the region will start with 10 percent of “maximum seated capacity,” the social media giant […]

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South Korea's LG shareholders approve plan to spin off affiliates - ET Telecom

South Korea’s LG shareholders approve plan to spin off affiliates – ET Telecom

SEOUL: South Korea’s LG Corp shareholders on Friday approved the company’s plan to spin off five affiliates, which LG said would allow it to focus on existing core businesses such as electronics, chemicals and telecommunications services. LG announced in November that it would spin off a new holding company and transfer its holdings in LG […]

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View: China's Xiaomi risks wasting its good luck - ET Telecom

China’s Xiaomi risks wasting its good luck

By Sharon Lam HONG KONG: Xiaomi had a lucky 2020. The $81 billion smartphone maker grew its adjusted quarterly earnings 37% from a year earlier, and 13% for the full year. Suspension of a U.S. investment ban earlier this month has been a welcome reprieve for the Chinese company, while the White House’s suppression of […]

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Trial hearing postponed as Samsung heir Lee has fever after surgery: Report - ET Telecom

Trial hearing postponed as Samsung heir Lee has fever after surgery: Report – ET Telecom

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong SEOUL: A court hearing in a trial involving Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee has been postponed to April 22, court records showed, with South Korean newspapers saying he still has a fever after receiving emergency surgery last week. Lee, who has been jailed at the Seoul Detention […]

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Slack to fix error in new direct messaging feature over harassment concerns - ET Telecom

Slack to fix error in new direct messaging feature over harassment concerns

Workplace messaging app Slack Technologies Inc said it was working to fix an error in the direct-messaging feature it introduced earlier on Wednesday, which could have lead to online harassment. The feature enabled users to send direct messages to anyone inside or outside their company through Slack Connect. Users could send an invite to any […]

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China's Baidu closes flat on debut as investors wary of fundraising spree in city - ET Telecom

China’s Baidu closes flat on debut as investors wary of fundraising spree in city – ET Telecom

By Scott Murdoch and Yingzhi Yang HONG KONG: Baidu Inc shares have closed flat in their Hong Kong secondary listing debut on Tuesday, bucking a trend of first-day pops on the bourse, as investors were wary of a fundraising flurry in the city and questioned the search company’s growth plans. The weakened mood towards Chinese […]

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Canada extradition judge refuses to hear from Huawei accountant - ET Telecom

Canada extradition judge refuses to hear from Huawei accountant – ET Telecom

Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a court hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada March 22, 2021. Vancouver: Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was dealt another legal setback Tuesday when a Canadian extradition judge refused to hear from the telecom giant’s accountant on loans at the heart of US bank […]

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