IT&Software
WhatsApp Payments feature based on UPI spotted on Android, iOS beta
First reported by GizmoTimes , WhatsApp has started beta testing WhatsApp Payments in India. However, even if you are enrolled in the beta program, you may not be able to see this feature as only a select numbers of beta users have got this. [Full Article...]
Tesla Fourth-Quarter Earnings Beat, Maintains Model 3 Production Target
Tesla's quarterly revenue was about $1 billion higher than it brought in during the fourth quarter of 2016. The company said Wednesday it remains on target to hit that June goal. "They are just not hitting the mark", he said. And the company's assembly plant in California reportedly struggled to accelerate production. Musk is hoping that the latest model, which has been designed as the world's ... [Full Article...]
Tesla targets 2500 Model 3s a week while posting largest quarterly loss
By comparison, Apple already has a market value of about $837 billion, and it's leading the race among Google-parent Alphabet , Microsoft , and Amazon to become the first $1 trillion company. "What we can say with confidence is that we are taking many actions to systematically address bottlenecks and add capacity in places like the battery module line where we have experienced constraints,... [Full Article...]
The Newest: Ex-Uber CEO noticed Google founder as a 'brother'
Uber contends it did not steal those trade secrets. Waymo alleges that Uber used data purloined by former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski to build its own fleet of self-driving cars . Google was a big early investor in Uber. Uber co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick was examined by Waymo's lawyers in the court of law on Tuesday as part of his first public appearan... [Full Article...]
Michael Kors feels the holiday cheer, sales surge
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Adjusted net income inched higher by about 1% to $273.4 million, but a big drop in share count lifted adjusted earnings per share to $1.77, comparing quite favorably with the consensus forecast among those following the stock for $1.29 per share. [Full Article...]
UP jumps to 156th place in THE Asia 2018 top 200
But with a sharp fall in scores, India's two major higher educational institutions - Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT ) Bombay - have dropped two places to 29 and 44 respectively. The National University of Singapore holds on to the overall number one spot after improving its scores in nearly all areas. The country is still behind Japan, whi... [Full Article...]
Turmoil in the stock markets
Feb 7 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped in choppy trading on Wednesday as technology and energy stocks fell, while investors adjusted to a market with greater volatility following wild swings of the past few sessions. These declines feel more severe because it's been such a long time since the market experienced this type of volatility. Asia stocks rebounded on Wednesday following gains on Wa... [Full Article...]
Nest finally joins Google's hardware team
Google's head of hardware Rick Osterloh announced this afternoon that Nest will "join forces" with Google's hardware team. Nest makes devices like smart thermostats, smoke detectors, and security cameras. And they offer hands-free help and answers to a universe of questions with voice-activated smart assistants. Google spokeswoman Lily Lin said "significant role reductions" are not expected... [Full Article...]