The Trump administration has been at the neck of Chinese tech-giants since the beginning. It is not a surprise that the United States’ former president decided to deal a final blow to one of China’s biggest tech companies.
Apparently, before leaving the Oval office, the former president issued an order revoking Intel and other companies’ licenses to supply certain products and components to the Chinese tech giant Huawei.
Huawei was a prominent player in the development of 5G and was leagues ahead in the race than any major industry in the US. However, when the Trump administration determined that Huawei is a threat to US national security and foreign policy interests, he immediately banned the telecommunication giant from using any technology developed in the US.
The Semiconductor Industry Association issued that it “intends to deny a significant number of license requests for exports to Huawei and a revocation of at least one previously issued license.” According to sources, there was more than one revocation and at least eight licenses were canceled from four companies.
After receiving the “intent to deny” notices, the companies have 20 days to respond, and the Commerce Department has 45 days to advise the companies of any change in a decision, or it then becomes final. Companies would then have another 45 days to appeal.
It has been reported that $280 billion of licenses for Huawei goods and technology still have not been dealt with and will most likely be denied. Though ex-president Donald Trump has left the Oval office, it was earlier reported that irrespective of who sits in the office, be it Biden or Trump, the US’s restrictions on Chinese tech-giants will most likely remain in place for a long-time. The United States put Huawei on a Commerce Department “entity list” in May 2019 and is yet to give any decent breathing room to the company.
Season 2 of The Witcher series will be launch on Netflix. The filming is continued and hopes that Geralt will return in 2021. As the other series, the production of this series is also hit hard by the Coronavirus. Despite some difficulties and a leg injury of star Henry Cavill, the shooting of this series is moving ahead.
The OTT platform, Netflix also depicts the news of the series after 12 months of the release of the first show with the season 2 first photos and the script of the first page of episode one.
We have a little bit of an idea about The Witcher season 2. The official synopsis is that the life of the Yennefer was lost at the Battle of sodden, Geralt of Rivia brought Princess Cirilla to the safest place as he knows that is the childhood home of Kaer Morhan.
The Continent’s king, demons, humans, elves while striving for their supremacy outside of the wall, then the girl will be protected from something dangerous by him, the supernatural powers that the girl holds inside.
The Witcher(Season 2) Release Date
On the topic of the release date Lauren.S. Hissrich has said that they have no exact target launch date set for August 2021. After the first coronavirus based delay, Netflix has confirmed officially that season 2 of The Witcher Series will be filming on August 17, 2020.
Now, it seems that the filming of episode 1 and 2 have finished. Season 2 of The Witcher series was again put on hold in November 2020 following for COVID-19 diagnosis in London. It is expected that season 2 of this series will be released in August 2021, but the exact date isn’t announced.
The Witcher(Season 2)First Photo
In October 2020, The first look of Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri in season 2 was released by Netflix. In this it’s seen that Ciri is holding some weapon in this promotional stills, it may indicate how she is doing her training for something of an honorary Witcher at Kaer Morhen. In December 2020, more photos of the series were released.
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At the end of the year the first page of the script for The Witcher Season 2, Episode 1 was released.
The Witcher(Season 2)Cast
Henry Cavill(Geralt), Anya chalotra(Yennifer), and Freya Allan(Ciri). Three new witches have added to the cast is Paul Bullion(Lambert), Yasen Atour(Coen), Eskel(Basil Eidenbenz). The returning character from season 1 includes Jaskier(Joey Batey) and Triss(Anna Shaffer), Cahir(Eamon Farren), Tissaia(MyAnna Buring), Filavandrel(Tom Canton), Stregobor(Lars Mikkelson),artorius(Terence Maynard), Sabrina(Therica Wilson Read), Murta(Lily Cooper), Yarpen Zigrin(Jeemy Crawford), and Istredd(Royce Pierreson).
The Witcher( Season 2 )story
From the official synopsis, it’s cleared that Ciri will take the center stage. As the Geralt Thinking that Yennefer had died at the Battle of Sodden at the end of the first season and the white wolf that takes his magical young charge in his childhood haunt of Kaer Morhen. It is not a matter of surprise that Cirillia is the central character. In the books also Ciri’s story is the central plot of ‘the saga’.
It covers up to five books, starting with Blood of Elves, and the centers on Ciri with the importance of a magical royal Eleven Heritage., it also included her relationship with Geralt, her efforts to survive, also how all of its shapes on The continent. From season 1 the setup has already begun with the downfall of Cintra, and Ciri’s subsequent escape. It is expected that under Nilfgaardian more of life to be seen in season 2, as the tension rise between the humans and the non-humans.
The Witcher(Season 3) assumption
The Witcher series will run on Netflix for a long time. It is informed that Hissrich declared about the thought out ideas for the incredible seven seasons. Now we are already known about Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer’s stories to play with. It gives us a rich variety of locations throughout the continents and explores some best fantasy characters around. In the Witcher universe, the development of Ciri’s character is a great basis for the future story. This series is a combination of the family, love, mystery, and magic.
There are a lot of resources to draw the characters for the creators, it is expected that more of the characters will be adapted for multiple seasons.
Pat Gelsinger is making some drastic changes to Intel and has announced that most of the products manufactured by intel in the future will be done internally.
“I am confident that the majority of our 2023 products will be manufactured internally. At the same time, given the breadth of our portfolio, it’s likely that we will expand our use of external foundries for certain technologies and products.”
Gelsinger plans to officially take over Intel starting from February 15th but is extremely serious with Intel manufacturing its dies internally.
“We’re not just interested in closing gaps. We’re interested in resuming that position as the unquestioned leader in process technology.”
But no sooner than the new CEO of the blue team pledged to make intel once again a leader in the Chip industry, and manufacture most of its chips internally, the company’s shares were reported to have been tumbled. The reason might be because Intel has already been taken over by the Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in the manufacturing technology and capacity of the chipsets. If intel keeps the production in-house there is a high chance that its products will find it hard to catch up to its rivals.
According to fresh sources, Intel’s shares fell 4.6% in early trading in New York. Investors are anxious to see whether intel outsources the production of its chips. Even Dan Loeb, the CEOS of Third Point suggested intel to consider spinning off its manufacturing business.
“Where investors are going to be disappointed is that some were expecting some sort of larger announcement of a strategic partnership with TSMC.”
Intel has been the leading chip manufacturer for at least 30 years now and has held out the longest crushing one competitor after another. But in recent years it has struggled heavily in terms of production techniques.
Other chip manufacturing firms like TSMC and Samsung have been experimenting and developing their fab manufacturing technologies. Not to mention that these firms are the primary supplier to Intel’s major competitors like AMD and NVIDIA.
Intel’s new plan might just backfire and the investors waiting for the next move from intel. It will be interesting to see how the blue team emerges amidst the increasing threat from its growing competitors.
Apple has recently brought the iPadOS 14.3 update that brings lots of improvements and changes to the iPadOS. This update brings two major things, namely Apple Fitness+ and AirPods Max along with a handful of bug fixes and new features including privacy information section on App Store pages.
Here’s the complete update log:
iPadOS 14.3 includes support for Apple Fitness+ and AirPods Max. This release also introduces privacy information on the App Store and includes other features and bug fixes for your iPad.
Apple Fitness+
A new fitness experience powered by Apple Watch with studio-style workouts available on your iPad, iPhone and Apple TV (Apple Watch Series 3 and later)
New Fitness app on iPad, iPhone and Apple TV to browse Fitness+ workouts, trainers and personalised recommendations
Video workouts added each week in ten popular workout types: High-Intensity Interval Training, Indoor Cycling, Yoga, Core, Strength, Dance, Rowing, Treadmill Walking, Treadmill Running and Mindful Cooldown
Playlists curated by Fitness+ trainers to complement your workout
Fitness+ subscription available in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States
AirPods Max
Support for AirPods Max — new over-ear headphones
High-fidelity audio for rich sound
Adaptive EQ adapts sound in real-time to the personal fit of ear cushions
Active Noise Cancellation to block out environmental noise
Transparency mode to hear the environment around you
Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking for a cinema-like listening experience
Photos
Apple ProRAW photos can be edited in the Photos app
Option to record video at 25 fps
Mirror the front-facing camera for still photos on iPad Pro (1st and 2nd generation), iPad (5th generation and later), iPad mini 4 and iPad Air 2
Privacy
New privacy information section on App Store pages that includes a developer-reported summary of the app’s privacy practices
TV app
An all-new Apple TV+ tab makes it easy to discover and watch Apple Original shows and movies
Enhanced search so you can browse by category such as genre and see recent searches and suggestions as you type
Top search results are shown with the most relevant matches across movies, TV shows, cast, channels and sports
App Clips
Support for launching App Clips by scanning Apple-designed App Clip Codes via Camera or from Control Centre
Air quality
Available in Maps and Siri for locations in China mainland
Health recommendations are provided in Siri for the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, India and Mexico at certain air quality levels
Safari
Ecosia search engine option in Safari
This release also addresses the following issues:
Some Messages notifications may not be received
App folders may fail to open
Spotlight search results and opening apps from Spotlight may not work
Contact groups failed to display members when composing a message
Bluetooth could be unavailable in Settings
Wireless accessories and peripherals using the WAC protocol could fail to complete setup
The keyboard would dismiss when adding a list in Reminders while using VoiceOver
The update is already pushed to Indian users and all users across the globe, so go update your iPad now!
LG released a new monitor in India targeted towards professionals and gamers alike. The new LG 32UN880-B UltraFine Display Ergo 4K monitor was originally released in the US in October last year and comes with ample adjustability and customization options. The monitor comes with a C-clamp, that comes with an Ergonomic Stand.
LG 32UN880-B UltraFine Display Ergo comes with USB Type-C support which allows for faster data transfer and charge. The monitor comes with a 31.5-inch display with 4K (3,840×2,160 pixels) resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate. It also comes with a 1,000:1 contrast ratio along with HDR10 support and a 16:9 aspect ratio.
Sporting 350 nits of peak brightness and 178-degree viewing angle the monitor is claimed to come with a 5ms Grey-to-Grey (GTG) response time. It comes with AMD FreeSync support as well and reportedly covers 95 percent of DCI-P3.
One of the coolest things we found about the monitor is its Ergonomic Stand which can be adjusted easily at all angles. it can be extended and retracted between zero to 180mm, has 280-degree of swivel, zero to 133mm of height adjustment, 90-degree pivot, and 25-degree vertical tilt. The C-clamp makes it easier to mount the device on any table.
Connectivity options include:
Two HDMI ports
DisplayPort
Two USB downstream ports
Headphone jack
USB Type-C port (DisplayPort alternate mode)
USB Type-C port for data transmission
USB Type-C port for power delivery at 60W.
The monitor comes with two powerful 5W speakers and features game mode, smart energy-saving mode, Super Resolution+, Black Stabiliser, Flicker Safe mode, Reader Mode, and more. All these are prices at RS 59,999 and is currently available on Amazon.
In recent years, Obsidian Entertainment has gained a lot of love and craze for its attractive RPGs with unique twists. Now they bring a first-person fantasy RPG, Avowed, which sets also in the same world as Pillars of Eternity. Seeing the footage, we can assume that the game will be similar to The Elder Scrolls series.
During the Xbox Games showcase, Avowed was first revealed with a cinematic trailer. In the trailer, you’ll see as a player, who brandishes a sword and uses a spell that provides energy to the hand. Nothing much is revealed yet, but it is expected that the story of the game will be themed on oaths.
Release Date of Avowed:
Nothing is known regarding the release. The trailer doesn’t contain any kind of hints at any window or a possible year. It’s possible that we have to wait for years for the release of Avowed.
Expected gameplay of Avowed:
The thing that is confirmed about Avowed is, it’s a first-person RPG game. Meanwhile, the rumors are suggesting that Avowed will mirror elements of Skyrim and the other Elder Scrolls RPGs. Do you think those job listings were for Avowed? Or for Grounded? The requirement was for “combat with an emphasis on an exceptional first-person melee experience” and “combat actions utilizing both first and third-person animations”. Exactly what an Obsidian first-person RPF features.
Rumors about Avowed:
The maximum part of this game is still unknown. But Sponger has recently leaked a list of gameplay features, that Obsidian wants to implement in Avowed and this information was backed up by Klobrille, a notable Microsoft leaker.
According to Sponger, the rumors are:
Avowed will be an open-world game, larger than Skyrim, but not the in-game size. The in-game world will be “denser”.
It will feature a real-time weather system.
The focus will be on lighting, next-gen AI system, and world reactivity.
Fine and advanced character creation is expected.
The game could feature two large cities alongside some vast area of wilderness.
Mod support is planned.
The wildlife and creatures of the game will be based on Pillar of Eternity lore but there will be some new additions also.
Avowed could release in late 2022 or early 2023.
Pillars of Eternity was a fan favorite title for years. Now, let’s see what Avowed brings for its RPG fans. Do you think this different approach from Obsidian is a good one? Let us know in the comment section. Stay tuned with us for more news and updates.
Reliance Jio is currently a big name in the telecom market worldwide, even after its services are limited within Indian borders only. It disrupts the entire Indian telecom services and still following the same path. The stats are the major proof of it.
Through a fresh Media Release, the company reveals that it gains a gross of 25.1 million customers despite the coronavirus outbreak-related constraints and local issues. In terms of net subscriber addition, the mathematical figure goes up at 40 million in the calendar year (CY) 2020, and let you know, it’s the highest figure in the industry. In the 3rd quarter, a single consumer availed an average of 12.9GB of data per month and spend time on calls for 796 minutes in the same time span.
Coming to the monetary reports, the net profit of Reliance Jio is recorded as Rs. 3,489 crore in Q3, a 15.5% hike over the previous quarter. Alongside, the company bagged Rs.19,475 crore revenue from operations. It’s a 5.3% QoQ growth.
Throughout the quarter, Jio witnesses 1,586 crores GB of data traffic as well as 97,496 crore minutes of voice traffic which is 28.4% and 18.0% YoY growth respectively. All thanks to the 410.8 million user base till 31st December 2020.
There are more achievements left to discuss. One of the most important is Jio Platforms Limited got post requisite regulatory approvals for Google’s Rs.33,737 crore investment.
On the results, the Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited commented, “India is today among the leaders driving the Digital Revolution in the world. In order to maintain this lead, Jio will continue to accelerate the rollout of its digital platforms and indigenously developed next generation 5G stack and make it affordable and available everywhere. Jio’s 5G service will be a testimony to the vision of AtmaNirbhar Bharat.
Jio is determined to make India 2G-mukt, thereby mpowering every Indian to have an affordable smartphone and be a part of digital and data revolution. We invite and encourage all stakeholders to work together to make world-class digital services available to every Indian consumer at the most affordable prices.”
There is good news for Indian JBL headphones lovers because the company has launched JBL C115 TWS earbuds in India. These earbuds offer pure bass sound technology which will give you a rewarding sound experience. Apart from this, these JBL earbuds have a bunch of great features, so let’s check out all the specifications of these earbuds.
Specifications of JBL C115 Earbuds
The JBL TWS each has a 5.88 mm driver. Main and the most attractive specifications of these TWS is the sound quality, as I told you before the company has used JBL Pure Bass Sound technology, which offers undistorted bass precise sound.
These JBL TWS connect via Bluetooth 5.0, according to the company these earbuds provide quick and stable connectivity, and they also support Autonomous Listening, capability- these criteria allow each earbud to function independently in a healthy way.
Now come to the design part, the JBL TWS earbuds offer ergonomic appeal which will help users to listen to several hours of audio without any problem or stress. Regarding the battery backup, these earbuds can last up to 6 hours for a single charge and a further 15 hours when the charging case is used.
Regarding the connectivity, these JBL TWS earbuds have a microphone for taking calls and they also support Google Assistance as well as Amazon Alexa also.
The company offers 4 colour options for these earbuds:- Black, white, Mint, and Red. Interest buyers can purchase it from Amazon for Rs. 4,999.
Mr. Vikram Kher, the vice president, Lifestyle Audio, Harman India has revealed that the launching of these earbuds is a milestone for the company in 75 years of its existence.
Since the last month, we are hearing a lot of news related to Apple Cars. The developments are coming thick & fast and we cannot just sit back. The idea of Apple launching its car is intriguing and thrilling. Apple, the US giant, has been at the center of innovation in the smartphone domain. There is no reason not to expect similar innovation and passion from Apple in the automobile segment.
According to the initial news, it seems like the South Korean automaker, Hyundai, will be manufacturer partnering with Apple. If this partnership agreement is penned, we might have some fascinating cars coming our way in the future. A few days before, Hyundai said that they are looking at cooperation with foreign firms with capacity and expertise in self-driving and electric cars.
Multiple times Hyundai has been asked about their potential partnership with Apple but the company has continuously declined to comment on that. Apple is trying to bring the dream Apple car into reality with their project ‘Titan’. Recently, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, said that the mass production of the Apple Cars can be delayed until “2028 or later.” But the new reports floating around the market tells us that a prototype of the car might be unveiled in 2022.
The reports also mention the production plant which might be used for the production. Most probably, it will be Kia’s factory in Georgia. To point to note is that Kia is owned by Hyundai Motor Corporation. Thus, the link between Hyundai and Apple can turn to be true.
We think that this idea can be of huge benefit to Apple. They don’t any experience in manufacturing cars but are a giant in the technology domain. If they can match their synergies with Hyundai, it will benefit both the companies and will cause a huge disruption in the car segment.
The total business value of all 30 NBA teams, including ownership stakes in real estate, team-trusted holdings and regional sports broadcasters, is upwards of $70 billion. The Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks are each worth more than $5 billion.
10) Toronto Raptors
Value: $2.55 billion
In the year Kawhi Leonard led the Raptors to their first title, the franchise scored record revenues and profits in the process of hosting 12 home playoff games. Another boost came with the addition of Scotiabank as the arena naming rights sponsor.
The Raptors organisation won their first and only championship in 2019.
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9) Dallas Mavericks
Value: $2.58 billion
Since their 2011 title, the Mavericks have not won a playoff series, but fans are all-in on second-year megastar Luka Doncic. The franchise ranked third in per-game attendance last year and has sold out more than 800 straight games, including playoffs, at the American Airlines Arena.
The Mavericks have a bright future in the leadership of Luka Doncic.
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8) Los Angeles Clippers
Value: $2.63 billion
The addition of two All-Stars made the Clippers an NBA Finals favourite. They do not have a strong following on television. During the 2018-19 season, the team had the third-lowest average rating in the entire league. Clippers’ owner Steve Ballmer is the richest owner in sports, worth more than $50 billion.
7) Houston Rockets
Value: $2.77 billion
The Rockets took a big hit to business after GM Daryl Morey tweeted an image voicing support for protests in Hong Kong. Since the tweet, Chinese leagues, sponsors, partners and streaming services have severed or paused relations with the Rockets and the NBA. The Rockets had numerous Chinese always, a carryover from when the team drafted Yao Ming first overall in the 2002 Draft.
6) Chicago Bulls
Value: $3.14 billion Since the Bulls lost 70% of their games over two seasons, a 24% drop in broadcast ratings occurred. The fall was the league’s fourth-worst. But for 15 straight years, the Bulls have ranked among the top two teams in attendance. In the 2019-20 season, their attendance rank fell to ten halfway through the season.
The Chicago Bulls organisation have won 6 championship, all under the leadership of Michael Jordan.
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5) Boston Celtics
Value: $3.18 billion
After a $100 million renovation at the TD Garden, its capacity has been increased to 19,156. These 500 added seats sold like hot cakes thanks to a waiting list for tickets despite prices that rank among the top echelon of teams. Fans have also been treated to a winning product with 11 playoff appearances over the past dozen years.
4) Brooklyn Nets
Value: $3.40 billion
Joseph Tsai bought 49.9% of the Nets from Mikhail Prokhorov in April 2018 and then the entire team in September 2019. Tsai also acquired the operating company for the Barclays Center as a part of the deal. The total enterprise value for the team and arena business was $3.3 billion.
3) Los Angeles Lakers
Value: $5.14 billion
A summer 2019 trade for Anthony Davis brought the Lakers to the league’s elite and hottest ticket. Delta Air Lines, which has been their sponsor since 2011, signed a long-term extension with them in October. The deal gives season ticket holders the rights to exchange tickets to a handful of games for flight vouchers.
The Lakers organisation is tied with the Celtics organisation with the most number of championships, 17.
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2) Golden State Warriors
Value: $5.21 billion
No team in professional sports has grown in value as fast over the last decade as the Warriors. In 2010, Joseph Lacob bought the team for $450 million, including the new Chase Center. After five trips to finals and three titles, their run ended after a loss to Toronto.
The Warriors have won 6 NBA Championships in their history.
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1) New York Knicks
Value: $5.42 billion
Despite their poor performances on the court, the New York Knicks are the league’s most valuable franchise. According to a sports banker working with NBA teams, the Knicks traded honesty for anonymity. “They sold their naming rights without giving up the name,” he said.
New York Knicks last won a championship back in 1973.
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