Apple’s Music, Gaming Revenue to Rose to $8.2 Billion by 2025, Predicts JP Morgan

Apple’s revenue from its gaming and music service is expected to jump 36 percent to reach $8.2 billion by 2025, predicts JP Morgan. Apple Music was launched in 2015, while Apple Arcade was introduced in 2019.

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Xiaomi Battery Replacement Programme Introduced in India, Pricing Starts at Rs. 499

Xiaomi has introduced the Battery Replacement Programme for its consumers in India. This programme is claimed to provide refreshed and recharged Xiaomi and Redmi batteries to the consumers if needed.

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IPL: Viacom18 Said to Win Digital Rights, While Disney Star Lands TV Again

Viacom18 Media — a joint venture between Paramount Global and Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries — won the digital streaming rights to the Indian Premier League, outbidding entertainment giants including Disney and Sony, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Amazon to Start Flying Deliveries Later This Year, Drone Service to Begin in California

Amazon has announced to begin its drone delivery service later this year, starting with California. The company will pack the purchases into drones, deposit packages from safe height, and fly away.

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Elon Musk Said to Address Twitter Employees for the First Time Since Acquisition Bid

Elon Musk is said to meet Twitter employees for the first time on this Tuesday, according to an internal mail shared by Chief Executive Parag Agrawal. The billionaire will also take direct question from employees, who have repeatedly shown concerns regarding his takeover.

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Google to Pay $118 Million Settlement Against Class-Action Suit on Pay Disparity, Gender Discrimination

Google has agreed to pay a $118 million to settle class-action lawsuit filed on the company in 2017 alleging pay disparity, gender discrimination against women. While the company denies all allegations, it is “very pleased” to settle the lawsuit.

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Starfield Gameplay Trailer Shows Off Thousands of Explorable Planets, Space Combat, More

Starfield will be released in the first half of 2023, Bethesda announced at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022. The Starfield gameplay trailer reveals over 1,000 planets across more than 100 star systems. Gamers will be able to set up bases on each planet, and engage on combat in space. Starfield will also allow deep customisation while creating heroes, and will ...

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NASA, Astra to Send Another Set of Satellites in Orbit After Failure of Previous Weather Mission

NASA, along with Astra, will send another tiny storm-monitoring satellites to orbit as the companies lost their previous mission after engine failure. The earlier test had a rocket carrying two MIT-designed small satellites to measure moisture and precipitation in tropical storm systems.

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Tesla’s Shareholders to Vote on 3-to-1 Stock Split In August, Elon Musk’s Ally Ellison to Leave Board

Tesla has proposed a three-to-one stock split to make shares more affordable following recent sell-offs. The EV maker will keep the proposal to shareholders in August, along with a vote to reduce board of directors' terms to two years from three. Elon Musk’s ally and Oracle Corp co-founder Larry Ellison will leave the board when his term ends.

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Squid Game Season 2: Netflix, Hwang Dong-hyuk Officially Confirm Return of Korean Hit

Netflix has officially renewed its hit Korean survival drama series "Squid Game" for a second season, with writer-director Hwang Dong-hyuk promising fans that "a whole new round is coming".

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Facebook Parent Meta to Launch Metaverse Academy, Aims to Train 100 Students in First Year

Facebook parent Meta will launch a Metaverse Academy for the upcoming academic year in collaboration with a French digital training firm. The academy will teach 3D world and interactions in the virtual universes.

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