Tech News Today in India: Technology is advancing at lightning speed, but it’s not without its growing pains. From the launch of new devices to high-stakes legal battles, this Saturday’s top tech headlines provide a snapshot of the sector’s currents – greater connectivity through 5G, intensifying debates around AI ethics, and nostalgia for the tools of yesteryear. Let’s take a look. 01 Motorola launches budget 5G phone Moto G34 in India The budget segment is gaining another affordable 5G option with Motorola set to launch the Moto G34 in India on January 9 for Rs 10,999. It promises snappy performance…
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Amazon Web Services lays off several hundred tech, sales staff | Technology News
Amazon Web Services has eliminated several hundred sales, marketing and tech roles, it said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of job cuts by its parent Amazon.com. The impacted staff include several hundred each at AWS’ sales, marketing and global services division and the physical stores technology team, the cloud-computing arm of Amazon said. “We’ve identified a few targeted areas of the organization we need to streamline,” an AWS spokesperson said in the mail. Amazon has over the past months laid off hundreds of staff in divisions, including its Prime Video service, healthcare business and Alexa voice assistant unit,…
Japan-AUKUS technology cooperation likely topic for Japan-US summit: US official
A senior US government official has hinted that next month’s Japan-US summit will discuss technological collaboration between Japan and AUKUS, a security framework of Australia, Britain and the United States. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo on Thursday, US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said US President Joe Biden and Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio are likely to discuss the topic at their meeting in Washington. The trilateral AUKUS partnership was launched in 2021 in the face of China’s increasing maritime activities. AUKUS currently has two pillars. One is the deployment of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, and the other is…