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Amazon Launches Future Engineer Makerspace in Bengaluru
Amazon has recently opened its first Amazon Future Engineer Makerspace in Bengaluru. This initiative targets over 4,000 students by 2025. It focuses on underserved students from classes 5 to 12. The goal is to provide them with essential technological skills. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Microsoft in ONDC platform
Recently, Microsoft joined the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) of the government, with the objective of introducing social e-commerce in Indian market. Significance of this move include; Microsoft is the first big technology company to tie up with government ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
UK Digital Markets Unit
In the United Kingdom, large tech companies like Facebook and Google will have to follow the new competition rules, or else huge fines will be imposed on them by the government. UK’s new Digital Markets Unit (DMU) will have the ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
European Union New Internet Rules
The European Union finalized new legislation that will require the world’s big tech companies to remove harmful content. This is the latest move of the union to regulate the world’s online giants. Overview: The Digital Services Act (DSA) has the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
New Study on Tree Species
Around hundred scientists from different parts of the world came together and studied about different tree species. They found that there are 73,000 tree species in the world. Of these only 64,000 is known to humans. What did the scientists ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Why did CCI slap ₹200 crore fine on Amazon?
Recently, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) fined US e-commerce giant, Amazon with Rs 200 crore. Highlights CCI has also suspended the 2019 Amazon deal with Future Coupons, a unit of Future Retail Ltd. Amazon was fined for concealing facts ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Alibaba launches new server chip based on advanced 5-nanometer tech
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. have launched a new server chip on the basis of advanced 5-nanometer technology. Highlights This marks a milestone in light of semiconductor self-sufficiency of China. The newest chip was launched on the basis of micro-architecture provided by ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
Amazon Future Engineer Programme launched in India
E-commerce giant, Amazon India, announced the launch of “Amazon Future Engineer” on September 27, 2021 in India. Amazon Future is its global computer science education programme. Highlights As per company, Amazon future programme will enable access to quality computer science education ..