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Sachin from yesterday, Virat today: Microsoft CEO on his favourite cricketer

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during his India visit was asked about his favourite cricketer at an event in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The India-born CEO said, "I would say Sachin from yesterday and Virat today." Nadella added, "I would prefer coding for cricket. I met Anil Kumble yesterday. His startup equips cricket bats with the Internet of Things (IoT) sensors."
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How does Amazon's first full-sized cashier-less grocery store work?

Amazon opened its first full-sized cashier-less grocery store 'Amazon Go Grocery' in Seattle on Tuesday. People shopping at the store need an Amazon account and Amazon Go app on their smartphones. While entering the store, shoppers scan the app on a gated turnstile. They pick up the items and walk out, and the amount automatically gets deducted from their account.
read more at Hindustan Times

Facebook users willing to share their bank details for $8.44 a month: Study

Facebook users would be willing to share their bank balance if the platform pays them $8.44 per month on average, with Germans getting paid $8 while US users seeking $3.50, a study has revealed. Platforms would have to pay users $7.56 for fingerprint information and $6.05 to read individual's texts. For details on cash withdrawals, users would be paid $5.80.
read more at The Guardian

Indian e-mails YouTuber for free iPhone on birthday, YouTuber shares e-mail

An Indian e-mailed popular American podcaster and YouTuber, Marques Brownlee, asking for an iPhone 11 or iPhone XR and wrote, "I have my birthday coming up and I have an unusual request." Sharing the e-mail on Twitter, Brownlee wrote, "Please. I don't have extra phones to just... give people. Stop asking." The YouTuber is known for making technology-focused videos.
read more at Twitter

Why did Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella thank 13-yr-old Punjab girl Namya Joshi?

During an event in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Microsoft CEO thanked 13-year-old Punjab girl Namya Joshi who used video game Minecraft to create lessons explaining STEM and cybersecurity. She conducted multiple Skype sessions for teachers and students to convert classroom lessons into interactive Minecraft sessions. "We need to reformulate the relationship between technology and learning," Nadella said.
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Tesla's Elon Musk richer than Alibaba's Jack Ma at $46 bn: Hurun Rich List

Tesla CEO Elon Musk rose up 10 places among the world's billionaires as Tesla share price doubled and is now the world's 20th richest person with $46 billion wealth, Hurun Global Rich List 2020 released on Wednesday said. Musk is richer than Alibaba's Jack Ma, whose wealth stands at $45 billion. However, Jack Ma remains to be China's richest person.
read more at Reuters

Tool made by Google worker erases people from live webcam feeds in real time

Google web engineer Jason Mayes has developed a programme using AI that can make individuals invisible from a webcam feed in real-time. The 'Disappearing People' tool works by taking frames from the live-feed, copying them and scanning it for human features. If a human is present in the frame, it hides it with block of footage taken from previous frames.
read more at Daily Mail

Tesla's Autopilot, driver's phone use caused California crash: US investigators

Officials investigating the Tesla crash that had killed 38-year-old Apple engineer Walter Huang in California in 2018 have held the car's Autopilot system and the driver's phone use responsible. The investigators have asked Apple and other phone makers to come up with measures to avoid such incidents. They further urged Tesla "to continue to work on improving their Autopilot technology".
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