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MIT’s new tool predicts how fast a chip can run your code

Folks from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new machine learning-based tool that will tell you how fast a code can run on various chips. This will help developers tune their applications for specific processor architectures. Traditionally, developers used the performance model of compilers through a simulation to run basic blocks — fundamental computer instruction at

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Amazon strikes long-term partnership with India's second largest retail chain, Future Retail, to sell its goods on Amazon India marketplace (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Amazon strikes long-term partnership with India’s second largest retail chain, Future Retail, to sell its goods on Amazon India marketplace  —  Amazon is deepening its relationship with India’s second largest retail chain, Future Retail, as the e-commerce giant widens its footprint in one of its key overseas markets. Amazon strikes long-term

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India’s government allegedly fueled a bogus campaign to garner support by offering ‘free Netflix’

Last week, leaders of the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)  of India tweeted out a toll-free number for people to call and show their support for the upcoming Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). However, later, several accounts – allegedly directed by the BJP – tweeted the same number, offering free Netflix subscriptions and hotlines to chat

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Apple recovered in India in 2019 after a sharp decline in 2018, and 2020 could be Apple's strongest year yet in the country due to a stronger device portfolio (Ians/Livemint)

Ians / Livemint: Apple recovered in India in 2019 after a sharp decline in 2018, and 2020 could be Apple’s strongest year yet in the country due to a stronger device portfolio  —  – With the first-ever flagship retail store would give Apple a booster in the price-sensitive smartphone market in 2020, say industry experts

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AirBass Lets You Jam Wherever

If you play an instrument, you know how rewarding it is to watch and hear yourself reproduce your favorite songs and make new melodies. But you also know how steep the learning curve can be, how difficult it is to learn positions and notes while your body adjusts to the physical side. For stringed instruments,

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