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The Tech Weekender: Microsoft's Pandemic Bonus, Delhi High Court refuses interim protection to Twitter, OnePlus delisted by GeekBench and more

Here are the biggest developments in the world of technology for the week ended July 9th.

Moneycontrol News | July 10, 2021 / 12:35 IST
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Tech major Microsoft has decided to give its employees a pandemic bonus, in recognition of the challenging fiscal year it faced. The bonus will amount to $1,500 and will be given to all staff below the corporate vice president level that started on or before March 31, 2021, as per an internal memo seen by The Verge. The bonus will also be granted to those employees who are part-time workers and those with hourly rates with Microsoft.
Tech major Microsoft has decided to give its employees a pandemic bonus, in recognition of the challenging fiscal year it faced. The bonus will amount to $1,500 and will be given to all staff below the corporate vice president level that started on or before March 31, 2021, as per an internal memo seen by The Verge. The bonus will also be granted to those employees who are part-time workers and those with hourly rates with Microsoft. Find out more here.
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The Delhi High Court on July 8 refused to allow any interim protection to Twitter. The court also noted that it is open to the government to pursue any action regarding the social media company in compliance with the IT rules, CNBC-TV18 reported. It also observed that Twitter is facing Contempt of Court for failure in clarifying that the Grievance Officer appointed was interim in nature, the report said. Twitter, however, says that it is in the process of appointing Grievance Officer, Nodal Officer and Compliance Officer.
The Delhi High Court on July 8 refused to allow any interim protection to Twitter. The court also noted that it is open to the government to pursue any action regarding the social media company in compliance with the IT rules, CNBC-TV18 reported. It also observed that Twitter is facing Contempt of Court for failure in clarifying that the Grievance Officer appointed was interim in nature, the report said. Twitter, however, says that it is in the process of appointing Grievance Officer, Nodal Officer and Compliance Officer.
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Anandtech recently did a deep dive to determine whether the OnePlus 9 Pro’s benchmarks matched real-world usage. The report found discrepancies in the performance of several apps on the OnePlus 9 Pro. Anandtech found that OnePlus was blacklisting popular apps away from its fastest cores, resulting in slowdowns in typical workloads.
Anandtech recently did a deep dive to determine whether the OnePlus 9 Pro’s benchmarks matched real-world usage. The report found discrepancies in the performance of several apps on the OnePlus 9 Pro. Anandtech found that OnePlus was blacklisting popular apps away from its fastest cores, resulting in slowdowns in typical workloads.
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Nintendo has stealthily announced an updated Switch scheduled for October. The new model features a 7-inch OLED screen, LAN port on the dock, 64GB storage and wider adjustable stand. Everything else stays the same.
Nintendo has stealthily announced an updated Switch scheduled for October. The new model features a 7-inch OLED screen, LAN port on the dock, 64GB storage and wider adjustable stand. Everything else stays the same.
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Nothing Ear 1 price has been confirmed. The Carl Pei-owned company is gearing up for the launch of its first product, Nothing Ear (1), in India and other international markets on July 27. Ahead of the launch, Nothing has also confirmed some of the key Ear 1 features. The company confirmed two key details of the product. Nothing Ear 1 price will be set at £99 (roughly Rs 10,200). The price of Ear 1 in the US is slightly lower at $99 (roughly Rs 7,300). We can expect the Nothing Ear 1 price in India to be around the same.
Nothing Ear 1 price has been confirmed. The Carl Pei-owned company is gearing up for the launch of its first product, Nothing Ear (1), in India and other international markets on July 27. Ahead of the launch, Nothing has also confirmed some of the key Ear 1 features. The company confirmed two key details of the product. Nothing Ear 1 price will be set at £99 (roughly Rs 10,200). The price of Ear 1 in the US is slightly lower at $99 (roughly Rs 7,300). We can expect the Nothing Ear 1 price in India to be around the same.
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Alessandro Paluzzi, developer of WATweaker and known for his leaks recently revealed on Twitter that Instagram may be working on NFT collectibles for user profiles. As per the tweet, Instagram posts that will offer NFTs will have the 'collectible' label on them and users will be able to bid on them. The top bid will then win the collectible and it can be shared with other collectors. All collectibles will be shown in the user profile under a dedicated section.
Alessandro Paluzzi, developer of WATweaker and known for his leaks recently revealed on Twitter that Instagram may be working on NFT collectibles for user profiles. As per the tweet, Instagram posts that will offer NFTs will have the 'collectible' label on them and users will be able to bid on them. The top bid will then win the collectible and it can be shared with other collectors. All collectibles will be shown in the user profile under a dedicated section.

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