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Facebook to skill 1 mn in EU by 2020
London, Jan 22 (IANS) Facebook will train one million people and business owners across the European Union (EU) by 2020, and invest 10 million euros in innovation in France through its Artificial Intelligence (AI) research facility, the social media giant said on Monday.
Over the next two years, Facebook will join digital growth partner Freeformers to offer training to 300,000 people across the EU — in Britain, France, Germany, Poland, Italy and Spain.
“For 75,000 people, this training will be in person, and the rest will be online.
“All training will be tailored to each person, so someone with very strong skills could be taught how to code, while others might learn how to open a bank account online,” Ciaran Quilty, Vice President, Small Businesses, EMEA, said in a statement.
“We’re committing to open three new community skills hubs in Spain, Poland and Italy,” Quilty added. These will run in partnership with local organisations, offering training in digital skills, media literacy and online safety to the underrepresented groups.
Facebook will offer business owners more types of training to help them expand their digital footprint and find new customers around the corner and around the globe.
This includes in-person training for 100,000 small and medium businesses (SMBs) by 2020 and online training for 250,000 businesses.
“As part of Facebook’s flagship #SheMeansBusiness program, we will provide digital skills training to more than 15,000 women in France,” the company said.
At its AI facility in France, the company will increase Facebook AI Research Paris’ PhD fellows from 10 to 40, granting scholarships to students, and funding 10 servers as well as open datasets for French public institutions.
“The announcements are part of our ongoing investments in digital training. Since 2011, we’ve invested more than $1 billion to support small businesses around the world,” Quilty added.
Nearly 35 per cent of SMBs on Facebook surveyed in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK say they built their business on Facebook.
About 49 per cent say they’ve hired more employees due to growth since joining Facebook.
“Nearly 57 per cent of businesses surveyed say they have increased sales because of the platform and 60 per cent say that the platform helps them sell products in other cities and countries,” Facebook said.
–IANS
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Business
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.