Here are the top trending news from the world of technology. News that we feel that every tech enthusiasts should keep a tab on.
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Google will launch its own smartwatch later this year – Google Pixel Watch
Google Pixel Watch project was probably one of the worst kept secrets in the tech industry. Almost every tech expert knew that the tech giant was working on a smartwatch project. And Google has now finally showed the preview of its much awaited smartwatch Google Pixel Watch at its ongoing I/O 2022 developer conference. However, apart from showing the teaser, the tech giant did not reveal much information about its soon to be launched smartwatch. But we do know that this smartwatch will come with Google’s very own operating system Wear OS 3 and will be officially launched in the U.S. market later this year.
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Apple is no longer the world’s most valuable company
Oil giant Saudi Aramco has overtaken tech giant Apple to become the world’s most valuable company. Saudi Aramco’s stock prices have been increasing since the past couple of days thanks to the rising crude oil prices. This helped the company in overtaking Apple in terms of market valuation. As on Wednesday, Aramco’s market valuation stood at nearly $2.43 trillion compared to Apple’s $2.37 trillion. However, Apple can again regain the tag of world’s most valuable company if its share prices increase in the coming days.
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Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath warns Indian crypto investors
Zerodha’s co-founder Nithin Kamath has warned Indian investors against investing in cryptocurrencies. His stern warning comes against the backdrop of dramatic fall in the fortunes of Coinbase, which is America’s largest crypto exchange. Coinbase is currently having tough times due to its declining revenue and userbase. On his Twitter account Kamath Tweeted that Coinbase’s latest regulatory filings warned investors might lose their investment in case of bankruptcy. Kamath’s warning assumes importance as Coinbase had entered the Indian market barely a few weeks ago.
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Ex CEO Jack Dorsey says he will never go back to Twitter again
Jack Dorsey had resigned from Twitter earlier this year, passing over the baton to Parag Agrawal. However, off late there has been buzz about Dorsey’s possible comeback to Twitter after Elon Musk bought the microblogging platform. Musk is reportedly planning to replace the current CEO Agarwal, which actually fueled the rumors of Dorsey’s possible comeback. But the Ex-CEO has categorically said that he is not coming back to the microblogging platform again. This means guys Dorsey will remain solely focused on his fintech firm Block. By the way, it is worth noting that Dorsey still owns 2.4% stake in Twitter.
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Elon Musk’s Chinese lookalike has gone viral on the Internet
Guys Elon Musk might have a doppelganger or exact look alike. This exact look like person lives in China and his name is Yi Long Musk. Due to his resemblance with the World’s richest person, he has already become an online sensation in China. Even Musk tweeted that he would like to meet his look- like. However, guys in the same tweet Musk has mentioned that this guy might be using deepfake technology.