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Global tech show CES to be held online in 2021 over Covid-19 concerns

CES is the biggest annual event in Las Vegas and cancellation will be a blow to the city, where hotel prices soar and roads clog with traffic during the event

Covid masks thwarting facial recognition tech, will investigate: US agency

Even the best commercial facial recognition systems have error rates as high as 50% when trying to identify masked faces, says study

Apple starts manufacturing flagship iPhone 11 model at Chennai plant

Sources said this could be the beginning of a new era for Apple, which is preparing to begin manufacturing its newly launched iPhone SE (2nd Generation) of handsets in India

Make in India: Apple starts making iphone 11 in Foxconn's Chennai plant

There is no clarity on price cuts but manufacturing in India saves Apple 22% on duties

Apple aims to remove carbon emissions from supply chain, products by 2030

Apple said it aims to achieve 75% of the goal by reducing emissions, with the remaining 25% coming from carbon removal or offset projects such as planting trees and restoring habitats

Amazon announces Apple Days sale on latest iPhone 11 series till July 25

One can also avail an additional discount of Rs 4,000 on iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max using HDFC Bank Debit and Credit Cards

Twitter hack hits Obama, Biden, Musk in Bitcoin scam; stock sinks

Others whose Twitter accounts were caught up in the security incident included Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Uber Technologies Inc, Apple, and Michael Bloomberg

Top headlines: Google to invest in Jio, Apple against EU tax order and more

Here are the top headlines on Wednesday

Apple market capitalisation closes in on Saudi Aramco's as No. 1 in world

Apple gained as much as 4.2% on Monday for a market capitalization above $1.70 trillion, trailing Saudi Aramco at about $1.78 trillion based on current exchange rates.

S&P 500, Dow Jones rise after mixed bank earnings; tech-heavy Nasdaq falls

Largest US lender JP Morgan Chase & Co was up 0.2% after it posted a smaller-than-expected 51% drop in second-quarter profit.

Apple releases public Beta version of iOS 14; to be launched with iPhone 12

Apple has released the public Beta version of iOS 14 that would be officially available in the fall with the new iPhone 12 series

Google can ward off EU antitrust probe into Fitbit deal with data pledge

The deal announced in November last year allows Google, a unit of Alphabet, to take on Apple and Samsung in the fitness tracking and smart watch market

Following Apple, Samsung may skip in-box phone chargers from next year

South Korean tech giant Samsung is reportedly considering selling smartphones without in-box chargers from as early as next year

Apple survey asks iPhone users what they do with old power adapters

There are reports that the company would no longer include a power adapter in its iPhone 12 boxes later this year

Google, Apple remove most of the banned Chinese apps from their stores

Initially, few apps voluntarily delisted themselves in accordance with the government's order but now Google and Apple have blocked access to all other apps too

UK regulators probe criticise Apple's search engine deal with Google

Apple received the "substantial majority" of the 1.2 billion pounds ($1.5 billion) that Google paid to be the default search engine on a variety of devices in the United Kingdom in 2019

Apple-Google Covid-19 tracing tech available but cannot be used in India

Known as Covid-19 exposure notification or Covid-19 contact tracing tech, the technology is available on Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms.

Impractical demand

Sharing source codes with DoT will only create roadblocks

US firms look for stable policy to make India hub: USISPF's Mukesh Aghi

While the forum is advocating India not just as a preferred market but also as an export hub, many member firms have raised concerns about sudden policy changes impacting inbound global investments.

Apple Inc to close 14 stores in Florida as coronavirus cases rise

The company said earlier this week it would again close seven stores in the Houston area after cases rose there