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Intel on Thursday gave new details of its turnaround strategy to source subcomponents of its chips from external factories, including new specifics of partnerships with rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).Intel is one of the few remaining semiconductor firms that still designs and manufactures its own chips. But it lost its lead in making the fastest chips to TSMC, which focuses on manufacturing designs from outside firms, after missteps in its manufacturing operations.Intel Chief Executive Pat…

Apple has brought the first beta releases of iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 for developers to test ahead of their public debut. The new beta releases come just a month after the public launch of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4. In terms of new additions, the iOS 15.5 beta release is said to have included the code to enable support for apps with external purchases. Apple is also reported to have included some references about the Apple Classical app that could be aimed at giving a classical music collection — alongside the regular…

A second supercomputer and artificial intelligence (AI) upgrades form part of Sberbank's enhanced offerings of digital services such as cloud computing and virtual assistant software, Chief Technology Officer David Rafalovsky told Reuters on Wednesday.Russia's largest lender is investing more in non-banking services as it shifts towards offering more technology systems, even last year dropping "bank" from its logo. On Thursday it unveiled the Christofari Neo, a second supercomputer, to meet internal and external AI demand…

Kate Park / TechCrunch: Kakao says it will remove an external payment link from its KakaoTalk messaging app on Play Store, after Google blocked it from issuing updates on July 6 — South Korean messaging giant Kakao confirmed today it will remove an external payment option after Google blocked the South Korean company behind KakaoTalk from issuing updates. Kate Park / TechCrunch: Kakao says it will remove an external payment link from its KakaoTalk messaging app on Play Store, after Google blocked…

OnePlus TV U1S series is tipped to launch in India soon in three screen sizes — 50, 55, and 65 inches. The new series appears to be an upgrade over the OnePlus TV U1 that debuted last year in a single 55-inch size. In addition to the OnePlus TV U1S series, the Chinese company is rumoured to launch an external TV camera with support for Google Duo. The TV camera could help people make video calls directly from their TVs. OnePlus is also speculated to work on a smart TV that would come with a pop-up camera.Tipster Ishan…

OnePlus TV U1S series launch is just around the corner and new leaks offer us a glimpse at the possible pricing and design of the upcoming smart TV lineup, as well as the remote. It seems to have almost no bezels on three sides with a slim chin. The render for the remote shows a new connectivity option, along with dedicated buttons for popular OTP services. Pricing for the TV models has also been allegedly leaked and so has a camera accessory. OnePlus TV U1S series will include a 50-inch, 55-inch, and a 65-inch option…

Netflix Inc. NFLX -3.56% is searching for an executive to lead the creation of an ad-supported tier of its service, according to people familiar with the matter, and has interviewed candidates outside the company. Among the candidates is Pooja Midha, chief growth officer of Comcast Corp.’s CMCSA -1.63% advertising unit, who has interviewed with Netflix extensively in recent weeks, the…

SoftBank's Rajeev Misra will cede his frontline role in managing the Japanese conglomerate's second Vision Fund and launch his own external fund, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. The executive will move from CEO of SoftBank Global Advisers, which manages the second fund, to vice chairman, while SoftBank's founder and CEO Masayoshi Son will take a more direct leadership role, the memo said. Misra plans to set up an external multi-asset fund that will invest more broadly than Vision Fund, which focuses on…

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Recent reports seem to highlight exactly what went wrong with the Cyberpunk 2077 quality assurance (QA) process, attributing issues with the game’s poor state at launch to issues with the external QA team CD Projekt Red used during development.  This information came from YouTube channel Upper Echelon Gamers and was later picked up by VGC. The channel was sent a “72 page QA testing file” from external Romanian-based QA company Quantic Lab, alongside “Quantic Lab human resources paperwork” and workflow charts. Cyberpunk…