Microsoft has announced the end of support date for Edge web browser on both Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1.
The company has also ended support for Microsoft Edge WebView2 for both operating systems.
WebView2 is a developer control for embedding web content in applications.
Both operating systems will end support for Edge on January 10, 2023, according to the blogpost.
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Moreover, Chrome support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 is also ending, so users will need to upgrade to Windows 10 or Windows 11 to use the browser.
“We also encourage developers to end support for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1,” Microsoft said in a blogpost.
“We acknowledge that this may not be easy for some developers to do, however ending support for these operating systems will help keep end users safe from potential security threats and risks as both operating systems go out of support on January 10th, 2023,” it added.
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However, Microsoft Edge browser version 109 and Webview2 runtime version 109 will be the last respective versions to support these operating systems.
While Microsoft Edge and Webview2 Runtime versions 109 and earlier will continue to work on these operating systems, those versions will not receive new features, future security updates, or bug fixes, said the blogpost.
Twitter bans over 44K accounts for policy violations in India
Twitter on Sunday announced to relaunch its Blue subscription service with verification on December 12, that will cost $8 for Android users and $11 for iPhone owners per month.
Musk has raised the price of Twitter Blue subscription service from $8 to $11 for iPhone users, keeping the 30 per cent cut that Apple takes on revenues from iOS apps on its App Store.
“We’re relaunching @TwitterBlue on Monday – subscribe on web for $8/month or on iOS for $11/month to get access to subscriber-only features, including the blue checkmark,” the company said.
Those who subscribe will get Edit Tweet, 1080p video uploads, reader mode, and a blue checkmark (after their account has been reviewed).
“We’ll begin replacing that “official” label with a gold checkmark for businesses, and later in the week a grey checkmark for government and multilateral accounts,” said the company.
Subscribers will be able to change their handle, display name or profile photo, “but if they do, they’ll temporarily lose the blue checkmark until their account is reviewed again,” said Twitter.
Musk last month launched Blue subscription plan with verification but later postponed it after it met with huge controversy as several fake accounts came up on the platform, impersonating brands and celebrities.
He said that the micro-blogging platform will relaunch its $8 Blue subscription service with verification from November 29, this time more “rock solid,” but deferred that too to avoid Apple’s 30 per cent cut of App Store purchases.
Musk criticised the App Store cut, calling it a “hidden 30 per cent tax on the Internet”.
Later, after his meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Musk said that they had “resolved” misunderstandings over the micro-blogging platform possibly being removed from the App Store.
A number of massive web sites have been hit by an enormous outage
Gmail went down for customers, together with in India, on Saturday night as most of them complained about mails not being delivered or being obtained.
In accordance with web site outage monitor portal Downdetector.com, most issues have been associated to receiving emails, other than failed connections.
Each cellular app and desktop variations have been affected internationally.
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A number of individuals took to Twitter to report issues with Gmail.
“Is Gmail Down for everybody or is there something unsuitable with my accounts? I’m not receiving any mail,” tweeted one consumer.
Google was but to touch upon what precipitated this global outage.
Musk is lastly Twitter boss; fires Indian-origin CEO Agrawal, different prime execs
Elon Musk on Saturday revealed the third season of ‘Twitter Recordsdata,’ which claimed that prime Twitter executives suppressed and censored former US President Donald Trump within the days earlier than the 2020 election, lastly deplatforming him on January 8, 2021 — two days after the storming of the Capitol Hill that left 5 lifeless.
Unbiased journalist and writer Matt Taibbi shared the ‘Twitter Recordsdata Half 3’, saying there have been erosion of requirements inside the firm in months earlier than January 6, “selections by high-ranking executives to violate their very own insurance policies, and extra, in opposition to the backdrop of ongoing, documented interplay with federal companies”.
Musk replied to him, saying “election interference by social media firms clearly undermines the general public’s religion in democracy and is fallacious”.
“Unequivocally true. The proof is evident and voluminous,” he added.
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In line with Taibbi, Twitter executives eliminated Trump partly over what one govt known as the “context surrounding”: actions by Trump and supporters “over the course of the election and admittedly final 4+ years”.
“The majority of the inner debate resulting in Trump’s ban happened in these three January days (January 6-8). Nonetheless, the mental framework was laid within the months previous the Capitol riots,” he talked about in his Twitter thread.
Taibbi mentioned that because the election approached, “senior executives — maybe below stress from federal companies, with whom they met extra as time progressed — more and more struggled with guidelines, and started to talk of ‘vios’ as pretexts to do what they’d possible have completed anyway”.
The stories, mentioned the Twitter Recordsdata, are primarily based on searches for docs linked to outstanding executives, whose names are already public.
“They embrace Roth, former belief and coverage chief Vijaya Gadde, and not too long ago plank-walked Deputy Common Counsel (and former prime FBI lawyer) Jim Baker,” claimed Taibbi.
The newest Twitter Recordsdata claimed that Twitter executives “had been additionally clearly liaising with federal enforcement and intelligence companies about moderation of election-related content material”.
As quickly as “they completed banning Trump“, Twitter executives began processing new energy.
“They ready to ban future presidents and White Homes — maybe even Joe Biden. The anew administration, says one exec, ailing not be suspended by Twitter until completely mandatory,” he mentioned in a Twitter thread.
Musk has reinstated Trump on Twitter. Nonetheless, he has not posted any tweets but.
How Apple helps Indian builders obtain perfection; put India on world map
Apple spent near $100 billion on analysis and growth over the last 5 years to remain on the highest in the innovation race in the know-how sector, a brand new report has proven.
Between 2018 and 2022, Apple spent $97.37 billion on R&D. Between the 5 years, Apple’s spending on the section surged 84.33 per cent — from $14.24 billion in 2018 to $26.25 billion in 2022, based on information acquired by Finbold.
“The spending on analysis and growth has been rising steadily in current years. In 2019, the worth stood at $16.22 billion, rising by over 15 per cent to 2020’s $18.75 billion. In 2021, the spending surpassed the $20 billion marketplace for the primary to hit $21.91 billion,” mentioned the report.
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Amid the rising competitors in the know-how sector, Apple continues to maintain its place on the prime by releasing revolutionary services to swimsuit its loyal consumer base.
“Apple’s response to the present financial disaster has supplied a glimpse of how the corporate values the analysis and growth division. For occasion, Apple has paused hiring for a number of jobs moreover analysis and growth. The measure was adopted to cut back its funds because the uncertainty prevails,” the report talked about.
Apple is presently navigating by means of an enormous provide chain subject as a result of Covid-lockdowns in China which has hampered manufacturing at its provider Foxconn’s key facility, contemplating shifting a large chunk of its manufacturing to nations like India and Vietnam.
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According to the report, Apple’s spending partly aligns with the corporate’s enterprise mannequin, which seeks to create disruptive innovation and acquire a aggressive benefit.
“The firm has maintained that expenditure on analysis and growth goals to enhance person expertise and differentiate the agency’s services in {the marketplace}. In this case, Apple has been on a relentless journey of refinement, resulting in the discharge of higher variations of merchandise,” it mentioned.
Notably, 2022 spending has risen regardless of the financial system remaining depressed, characterised by excessive inflation and the specter of rate of interest hikes.
It may be assumed that Apple’s earlier investments are probably serving to the corporate navigate the present uncertainty.
“The spending can be interpreted as Apple having extra services in its analysis line beside the present iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, amongst others,” the report mentioned.
Furthermore, the funds may point out Apple’s potential to pivot to a different new product and repair. Overall, the R&D funds seeks to enhance the corporate’s money cow merchandise just like the iPhone.
However, with Apple showing to maintain its spending on R&D, analysts keep that the tech big is lagging behind its opponents.
“Consequently, the expenditure will set off extra competitors translating to the additional allocation of funds in direction of innovation,” mentioned the Finbold report.
Twitter bans over 44K accounts for policy violations in India
New Twitter owner Elon Musk on Friday said the company will delete and free names of 1.5 billion accounts that have been inactive for years on the platform.
“Twitter will soon start freeing the name space of 1.5 billion accounts. These are obvious account deletions with no tweets and no login for years,” said the billionaire.
Musk also said that the micro-blogging platform is working on a process to inform the users whether their tweets have been suppressed under a process known as “shadow banning” and they can appeal against the ban.
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He added that Twitter is also working on a software update that will show your true account status.
“So you know clearly if you’ve been shadowbanned, the reason why and how to appeal,” he mentioned.
Twitter has been accused of suppressing certain political speech on the platform.
The “Twitter Files 2″ revealed that the micro-blogging platform, under a secret group, made controversial decisions, including “shadow banning” high-profile users without informing then CEO Jack Dorsey.
“This secret group included the Head of Legal, Policy, and Trust (Vijaya Gadde), the Global Head of Trust & Safety (Yoel Roth), subsequent CEOs Jack Dorsey and Parag Agrawal, and others,” said Bari Weiss, Founder and Editor of The Free Press, in the new “Twitter Files.”
Twitter had earlier denied that it did such things.
When Dyson unveiled the world’s first air-purifying headphones in March, the product raised many questions. For the higher a part of assumptions, many thought it will merely be an idea than a actuality. But that modified with Dyson saying the provision of its wearable air purifier — Dyson Zone. That’s proper, the excessive constancy, energetic noise canceling headphones with air purification is happening sale from January in choose markets.
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Dyson Zone will go on sale in China from January and can arrive in different markets together with the US, UK, Hong Kong SAR and Singapore in March. Consumers in India, nevertheless, should wait a bit longer.
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What is Dyson Zone precisely?
Dyson Zone is excessive constancy over-ear headphones, which concurrently ship immersive sound to the ears, and purified airflow to the nostril and mouth. Describing the product, Jake Dyson, Chief Engineer stated, “The Dyson Zone purifies the air you breathe on the move. And unlike face masks, it delivers a plume of fresh air without touching your face, using high-performance filters and two miniaturised air pumps.”
Dyson Zone was initially a snorkel-like clear air mouthpiece paired with a backpack to carry the motor and inside workings, however the air-purifying headphones developed dramatically over its six years in improvement. The finish result’s outstanding.
Dyson Zone delivers as much as 50 hours of ultra-low distortion, superior noise cancellation and full-spectrum audio replica. Additionally, it captures 99% of particle pollution as small as 0.1 microns. There’s additionally Okay-Carbon, potassium-enriched carbon filters, which goal prevalent acidic gases most related to metropolis pollution, together with NO2 and SO2.
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All these years, Dyson has been delivering merchandise that purify a closed area, be it house or workplace. With the Dyson Zone, the corporate makes positive the air you breathe is clear, regardless of the place you might be. But it additionally shuts town noise through the commute.
How does it work?
Dyson Zone has compressors in every earcup, which draw air via the dual-layer filters and mission two streams of purified air to the wearer’s nostril and mouth. It is channeled via the non-contact removable visor.
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To dive deeper into the science behind the Zone, it’s powered by precision-engineered compressors, that are spinning at as much as 9,750 rpm, and drawing air via the dual-layer filters. The negatively charged electrostatic filter media captures ultrafine particles equivalent to allergens, and particles from sources equivalent to brake mud, trade combustion and development, to an effectivity of 99% for particles as small as 0.1 microns. The Okay-Carbon, in addition to capturing metropolis gasoline pollution, additionally retains nasty metropolis odors, like development fumes, sewage, or stale air in metro techniques, at bay.
Dyzon Zone is powered by superior lithium-ion batteries, which will be recharged through USB Type-C port. It takes three hours to completely cost the headphones, which may then run 50 hours of audio-only run-time or 4 hours of mixed purification and audio (with the visor attachment).
Speaking of audio, this can be a brand new space for Dyson, nevertheless it appears to know its means round delivering an immersive listening expertise. Dyson says the headphones are engineered for ultra-low distortion and reproduce frequencies from 6 Hz – 21 okHz so each word is heard. The full controls of the headphones are within the MyDyson app.
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The USP function, its ANC system makes use of eight microphones that monitor surrounding noise 384,000 instances a second, providing as much as 38 dB of noise cancellation from 20 Hz to 20 okHz.
Taking inspiration from the form and design of a horse’s saddle, the Dyson Zone is engineered to distribute weight over the edges of the top, moderately than on the highest. According to the corporate, the airflow pathways and visor design are central to delivering pure air.
Nirmala Sitharaman files nomination for Rajya Sabha seat as a BJP candidate from K’taka
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present a statement in the Lok Sabha on Friday showing first batch of supplementary demands for grants for the current fiscal.
She will also present a statement showing excess demands for grants for 2019-20 in the Lower House.
Apart from this, the Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda will introduce The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022.
He will also introduce a bill further to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes in Tamil Nadu.
Munda will also introduce a bill to further to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to provide for inclusion of certain communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Himachal Pradesh.
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The Minister will further introduce a bill to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka.
He will also introduce The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2022 to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 for inclusion of certain communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Chhattisgarh.
In addition to this, the Lok Sabha will also seek to discuss and pass the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019, on which discussion had started on Wednesday.
The Lower House will also seek to discuss and pass The Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022. It was introduced in the House on Wednesdau.
BJP MP Satyapal Singh will present the ninth report of the joint committee on offices of profit in Lok Sabha.
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BJP MP Locket Chatterjee will present the 22nd and 23rd report of the standing committee on food, consumer affairs and public distribution in Lok Sabha.
Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani will make a series of statements on status of implementation of recommendations made in reports of standing committee on HRD on safety of women, and also on the status of implementation of recommendations made in reports Nos. 333, 334 and 338 of the standing committee on women, children, youth and sports on demands for grants for the current fiscal.
Irani will also make a statement on the status of implementation on recommendations of the standing committee on demand for grants for 2021-22.
Kotak Mahindra Bank lose lakhs of rupees in excess debit
India’s performance in terms of absolute GDP, per capita income and current account as well as fiscal management will accentuate it’s growth, Uday Kotak, Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, said on Thursday.
Speaking at CII’s Global Economic Policy Summit 2022, Kotak said that India is the fifth largest economy in the world and can rise further upwards.
However, it’s growth would depend on economic performance in terms of absolute GDP and absolute per capita income and doing well on current account and fiscal management, he said.
Kotak added that for building Indian companies of global standards, the manufacturing scale needs to be enhanced.
This, he said, would be possible through cutting-edge innovation rather than being dependent on arbitrage alone.
G20 summit begins in Bali; Economic recovery, Climate change high on agenda
Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced on Thursday that the country’s first-ever Surety Bond insurance product would be launched on December 19.
Gadkari announced this while addressing the CII’s Global Economic Summit, adding that the product will be of great help to the contractors.
The Surety Bond insurance will help in infusing liquidity in the infrastructure sector as it will free up the working capital belonging to contractors, which is stuck in bank guarantees, the minister said.
This fund could be used in accentuating their (contractors’) businesses, Gadkari said.
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According to estimates, banks seek up to 50 per cent of cash money margin from small construction entities. This ends up as bank guarantees.
Sources said the premium to be charged for this insurance bond is expected to make it a reasonable product.
Gadkari also said that the time is now ripe for the Indian economy to ramp up infrastructure facilities and create employment opportunities as a solution to resolve recessionary trends.
