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Google hiring more people outside Silicon Valley in US
San Francisco, Feb 3 (IANS) Google is hiring thousands of people outside of its Silicon Valley base in the US and will build five more data centres in the country this year.
In an investors’ call, CEO Sundar Pichai said that Google would be “making significant investments in offices across nine states, including Colorado and Michigan”.
Google currently has six open data centres across the US. A data centre can typically employ a few hundred people, Fortune reported late on Friday.
According to CNN, the company is also planning a “massive expansion” into San Jose, California, not far from its Mountain View headquarters.
The announcement came after several reports said that Facebook, Apple and Amazon were also planning to build more facilities and hire more staff in the country.
Riding on Google’s growing ad business, Alphabet Inc on Friday posted $32.32 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2017 — up 24 per cent (year-on-year) from $26.06 billion during the same quarter in 2016.
After deducting its traffic acquisition costs, Google’s revenue alone was $25.87 billion.
Google’s Cloud business and its hardware revenue reached $4.69 billion, from $3.4 billion in Q4 of 2016.
The company’s Cloud business now generates over $1 billion per quarter, Pichai said during the investors’ call.
–IANS
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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside
If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.
The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.
Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.
Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13
Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.
If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.
Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)
Features of Apple iPhone 13
The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.
The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.