India becomes biggest smartwatch market with 171% growth; Residents aim to fight censorship of China's Covid19 protests; India's G20 presidency & more
India becomes biggest smartwatch market in third quarter 2022 with 171% yearly growth
Despite inflation the global #smartwatch market shipments increased 30 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2022, according to Counterpoint Research. In a report, Counterpoint said India’s market grew 171 percent YoY in the quarter to become the biggest smartwatch market the world over. With the exception of China and Europe, other markets too registered a YoY growth in the quarter.
Mumbai airport's T2 server goes down, disrupts check-ins of all airlines
The Mumbai airport's Terminal 2 had a computer system malfunction on Thursday, December 1, which caused check-ins to be delayed and may have affected flight takeoff schedules as well.
"Due to the server down at?Mumbai?International Airport, the crowd is slightly more than normal. The crowd is being managed well and there is no chaos as manual passes are being issued,"
the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at?Mumbai?International Airport said.
Tech layoffs create rare chance for federal recruiters to snag talent
The mass #layoffs in Silicon Valley provide the US Department of Veterans Affairs a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recruit top talent. Agencies are?eager to seize this opportunity given the ongoing lack of #tech professionals, the hundreds of unfilled positions, and more funding provided by Congress in last year’s budget.
Kurt DelBene , the VA’s?chief information officer, came to the federal government after roughly 30 years at Microsoft to help fix Healthcare.gov after the site’s infamous crash during the Obama administration.
Screenshots, blank sheets, sarcasm — How China residents aim to fight censorship of COVID protests
As the Chinese government raced to censor #videos and images capturing the protests over?COVID-19 policies, some residents actively downloaded them as soon as they surfaced on social media preempting China's authoritarian move.
"I started refreshing constantly, and saving videos, and taking screenshots of what I could before it got censored. A lot of my friends were sharing the videos of the protests in Shanghai. I shared them too, but they would get taken down quickly,"
26-year-old Elliot Wang was quoted by Reuters as saying. The solidification of Xi Jinping's power in China made censorship more prominent in the country.
#g20presidency: India can shape global Web3 narrative
India, with its pluralism and concerns for inclusive global development, should use this role to shape the future of Web3, and avoid any digital colonialism or authoritarianism. In these three decades, India has come a long way from being body shoppers to a country with vibrant entrepreneurial energy and ideas, and proven low-cost high-impact digital public infrastructure.
On December 1, 2022, India formally takes over from Indonesia as the G20 President. Prime Minister Modi’s message ahead of the next G20 Summit has been that India’s Presidency will be based on the importance of equitable growth and a shared future for all.?
An expert said, India should use this august platform, to state its priorities for the region and the emerging market world. New Delhi has already outlined priorities pertaining to climate action, critical and emerging technologies, resilient supply chains, and vaccines, which still remain a priority until COVID-19 has been eradicated.
India’s G20 agenda will be inclusive, ambitious, action-oriented and decisive, says PM Narendra Modi.
Indian space tech startups aim for the sky – Experts discuss road ahead
The last 10 days have been very exciting for India’s space-tech story. On November 18, Skyroot Aerospace made the 'Prarambh' for India’s new-age rocketry and launched India’s first privately-built rocket.?A week later, Pixxel and Dhruva hitched a ride on an ISRO PSLV marking another first. The many firsts for Indian space-tech #startups in 2022 don't end there.
Over 100 space-tech startups are looking to take off with half of them added in last year alone. Investors have started lining up at the launchpad too. Funding for Indian space-tech startups has gone up by five times from $22 million in 2020 to over $100 million in 2022.
#Watch??
CNBC-TV18?spoke to Pawan Kumar Chandana , Co-Founder of Skyroot Aerospace ; Moin SPM, Co-Founder of AgniKul Cosmos ; Awais Ahmed , Founder & CEO of Pixxel and Chaitanya Dora , Co-Founder & CFO of Dhruva Space to discuss the road ahead for Indian space tech sector.
FIFA World Cup 2022, Germany vs Costa Rica: Four-time champions suffer back-to-back WC group stage exits
It was the first time in their illustrious World Cup history that Germany had failed to win any of their first two group matches and despite bagging a win on their last attempt, they will be departing Qatar with dropped heads.
FIFA World Cup 2022, Morocco vs Canada: The Atlas Lions progress to last 16 for only the second time in history
An impassioned Moroccan team clinched a spot in the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time since 1986 by defeating the already-eliminated Canadians 2-1 on Thursday, December 1 mercilessly capitalising on their opponents' blunders.
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