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Delhi government on Tuesday decided to provide free i7 laptops to 1,200 meritorious students who have passed Class 10 with good marks, and set up ICT labs in 175 schools run by it, Education Minister Ashish Sood said.Addressing a press conference, Sood said these "historic" decisions were taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.Under the Mukhya Mantri Digital Education Scheme , i7 laptops will be given to students of Delhi government schools who scored good marks in Class 10 exams.The move will fulfil their future digital education needs aligned with the National Education Policy, the minister said.The scheme will incur an expenditure of Rs 8 crore, he added.Sood also took a dig at the previous AAP government's claim of "education revolution", saying not one of the
Chipmaker Qualcomm is actively pursuing a strategy of revenue diversification, aiming to shift away from catering predominantly to the smartphone industry into new categories, as global smartphone shipment growth remains muted, a senior executive told ET.Currently, around 70% of Qualcomm’s revenues come from the mobile segment. The company aims to reduce this to 50% by 2029, said Alex Katouzian, Group General Manager, Mobile, Compute & XR (MCX), Qualcomm.He added that the diversification is on track, with several emerging areas performing well and contributing increasingly to the topline.“The PC segment is on track, with the primary focus being on brand pushing and channel penetration. The XR (Mixed Reality) segment is doing really well, with a growing customer base that now includ
