The chief operating officer of electric-truck maker Rivian Automotive Inc. left the company last month as the startup was ramping up production of its first three models. Rivian ultimately produced more than 1,000 vehicles by the end of 2021, a company spokeswoman said Monday. Rivian had warned last month that the company would likely fall a few hundred short of its goal to build 1,200 vehicles last year.
Intel Corp. said it has poached David Zinsner from Micron Technology Inc. to be its next chief financial officer as it also announced the departure of one of its highest-profile executives. The semiconductor giant said that Gregory Bryant, the head of its client computing group, is leaving at the end of the month. The unit is responsible for Intel’s PC-related business and generates more than half of the company’s sales.
Apple says it will pay developers $60 billion in 2021. That's $260 billion since the App Store launched in 2008. Apple says in 2019 it had paid developers a total of $155 billion since 2008. Monday's figures show a jump of $60billion. The statistic came as part of a broader announcement from Apple.
Security threats will likely accelerate in 2022 as cybercriminals refine tried-but-true ransomware methods. US elections will also present a tempting target for spreading misinformation. The expectation of a ramp-up in hacks, attacks and data theft comes after a massive jump in ransomware.
Europol ordered to delete huge store of personal data gleaned from police agencies. Data includes data on at least a quarter of a million current or former terror and serious crime suspects. The total volume of data stored in Europol’s systems amounts to around 4 petabytes. The data has been drawn from criminal investigations conducted by national police authorities in EU countries.
Nextbite conducted a survey of 1,046 consumers aged 13-54 in 2021 and 2022. 49 percent said they wanted to eat healthier in 2022 and 41 percent wanted to order more delivery food this year. Many of the most popular food items for delivery in 2020 and 2021 were comfort food.
Mark Zuckerberg announced in October that Facebook would be called "Meta" The company would still include Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Oculus, but with a new intent. The new name was to help the company "help bring the metaverse to life" The move has sparked a wave of hype for "the metaverse" concepts.
Tiger Global-backed Groww said Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella has joined the company as an investor and advisor. Groww had raised USD 251 million (around Rs 1,885 crore) in October last year in a funding round led by Iconiq Growth, which valued the mutual fund and stock investment platform at USD 1 billion.