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Apple takes on Zoom claiming a better experience with FaceTime

At WWDC21, Apple announced iOS 15 update for iPhone, as part of which FaceTime will get higher audio-video quality, can schedule calls & invite Android, Windows users to chat.

Global chip crisis worsens, Ford, BMW, Honda cut production

The shortfall of critically needed semiconductors has forced the entire auto industry to cut output, leaving thin inventories at dealerships just as consumers emerge from lockdowns.

iPhone 12 now made in Tamil Nadu, could boost Apple’s efforts to expand in India

Apple's Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn successfully assembled the new iPhone 12 at its plant in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.

Indian woman engineer alleges workplace bias at Apple over her ‘Hindu ancestry in Pakistan’

Anita Nariani Schulze told a California court that she was forced to quit her Apple job in 2019 after tolerating years of discriminatory treatment by her Indian & Pakistani managers.

Karnataka says Wistron can reopen iPhone unit but will have to follow hiring rules set by govt

Wistron will resume operations by 20 February two months after violent protests rocked the company’s iPhone facility in Kolar over pending salaries.

Apple partner Wistron to restart Karnataka iPhone factory 2 months after violent protests

Apple had suspended new orders to Wistron in December after workers, hired on a monthly pay of $200 (RUPEES), stormed the factory and rioted over unpaid salaries.

The road to an Apple Car runs through China

China’s electric-vehicle component industry is booming and likely to find a place in every potential car champion. Even Elon Musk had to finally turn to China for Tesla's production.

Apple plans to build self-driving cars for consumers by 2024

Apple is developing its own battery technology that could reduce the cost of power packs & is tapping outside partners for elements of the system, Reuters reported.

Violence at iPhone plant will not cause significant impact to company, Wistron says

Wistron, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer for Apple in India, said the impact won't be significant as the Karnataka facility was a new operation and the shipment quantity small.

India’s Adelaide Test loss underlines chaos in selections, poor planning, arrogant leadership

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SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?