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US Government Launches Cyber Contest on AI to Find and Fix Security Flaws

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US Government Launches Cyber Contest on AI to Find and Fix Security Flaws


The White House on Wednesday said it had launched a multimillion-dollar cyber contest to spur use of artificial intelligence (AI) to find and fix security flaws in US government infrastructure, in the face of growing use of the technology by hackers for malicious purposes. 

“Cybersecurity is a race between offense and defense,” said Anne Neuberger, the US government’s deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology.

“We know malicious actors are already using AI to accelerate identifying vulnerabilities or build malicious software,” she added in a statement to Reuters.

Numerous US organizations, from healthcare groups to manufacturing firms and government institutions, have been hacking targets in recent years, and officials have warned of future threats, especially from foreign adversaries. 

Neuberger’s comments about AI echo those Canada’s cybersecurity chief Samy Khoury made last month. He said his agency had seen AI being used for everything from creating phishing emails and writing malicious computer code to spreading disinformation.

The two-year contest includes around $20 million (nearly Rs. 165 crore) in rewards and will be led by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — the US government body in charge of creating technologies for national security — the White House said.

Alphabet‘s Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, and OpenAI — the US technology firms at the forefront of the AI revolution — will make their systems available for the challenge, the government said.

The contest signals official attempts to tackle an emerging threat that experts are still trying to fully grasp. In the past year, US firms have launched a range of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT that allow users to create convincing videos, images, texts, and computer code. Chinese companies have launched similar models to catch up.

Experts say such tools could make it far easier to, for instance, conduct mass hacking campaigns or create fake profiles on social media to spread false information and propaganda. 

“Our goal with the DARPA AI challenge is to catalyze a larger community of cyber defenders who use the participating AI models to race faster – using generative AI to bolster our cyber defenses,” Neuberger said.

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), a US group of experts trying to improve open source software security, will be in charge of ensuring the “winning software code is put to use right away,” the US government said.

© Thomson Reuters 2023


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Honor Magic 7 Series Confirmed to Feature Snapdragon 8 Elite Chip; Autopilot AI Teased at Snapdragon Summit

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Honor Magic 7 Series Confirmed to Feature Snapdragon 8 Elite Chip; Autopilot AI Teased at Snapdragon Summit


Honor Magic 7 series was teased on Monday at Snapdragon Summit 2024, Qualcomm’s annual launch event for its next-generation flagship mobile chipset. The smartphone maker has confirmed that the Honor Magic 7 lineup will be equipped with the new Snapdragon 8 Elite processor that was unveiled by the chipmaker. Honor has also revealed some of the artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities of its upcoming smartphone, including an open ecosystem enabled by an on-device AI agent, and improved mobile gaming that uses the NPU for rendering graphics.

Honor Magic 7 Series Confirmed to Feature Snapdragon 8 Elite Chip

At the ongoing Snapdragon Summit 2024, the smartphone maker announced that the Honor Magic 7 series will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, which is equipped with second-generation custom Oryon CPU cores from Qualcomm, along with a dedicated Hexagon neural processing unit (NPU) and an upgraded AI image signal processor (ISP). The chipset will also power smartphones from Asus, iQOO, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Samsung, Vivo, and Xiaomi.

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Honor Magic 7 series will offer support for on-device AI functionality
Photo Credit: Qualcomm

 

While the company didn’t reveal any other specifications of the Honor Magic 7 series, its upcoming handsets appear to be designed to utilise the AI-related performance improvements on the new Snapdragon chipset.

According to Honor, the Magic 7 series will offer access to an open ecosystem that uses an on-device AI agent dubbed Autopilot AI that can perform simple or complex tasks, such as placing an order with a restaurant, booking tickets, organising notifications, or automatically unsubscribing a user from various services — the company says that users will be able to trigger these actions using a voice command.

For users who play resource intensive games on their smartphones, the Honor Magic 7 series will offer support for real time AI graphics rendering, which is claimed to offer better image quality, while lowering the load on the phone’s GPU.

The Honor Magic 7 series will be launched in China on October 30, and we will learn more details about the smartphone and the AI features it has to offer on that date. There’s no word from the company on plans to launch the Magic 7 lineup in other markets, including India.


Microsoft Announces End of Support for Android apps on Windows 11 in 2025

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Microsoft Announces End of Support for Android apps on Windows 11 in 2025


Microsoft has made the surprising decision to end support for Windows Subsytem for Android (WSA), a virtual machine that allowed it to bring Android apps to Windows 11 through the Amazon Appstore marketplace. The tech giant first gained the official support for the mobile apps through a deal with Amazon in 2021, and ever since then it has regularly updated the platform. As per the announcement, Windows 11 users will not be able to use Android apps after March 5, 2025.

The announcement was made by Microsoft via a note labeled as “Important” on the Windows Subsystem for Android web page on March 5, 2024. The company highlighted that after the given date next year, Amazon Appstore on Windows and all applications and games dependent on WSA will no longer be supported. “Until then, technical support will remain available to customers. Customers that have installed the Amazon Appstore or Android apps prior to March 5, 2024, will continue to have access to those apps through the deprecation date of March 5, 2025,” it added.

Additionally, Amazon also posted an update for developers explaining how the development will impact them and important dates for them to note. According to the ecommerce giant, developers will not be able to submit new apps any more. This was put into effect on Tuesday. However, those developers who already have an app can continue to provide updates and support till the discontinuation date in 2025.

Users can continue to use any pre-installed apps for the next year till March 5, 2025. However, downloading and installing new apps is not possible. The Amazon Appstore and any associated Android apps on Microsoft Store will not be searchable on Windows 11 either. The surprise move comes just three years after Microsoft first introduced WSA. While the company did not mention any reason for the decision, a report by Ars Technica has highlighted that Android app users on Windows 11 were quite low.

The report mentions that this was because Microsoft could not make a deal with Google and instead onboarded Amazon Appstore, which has a much smaller selection of apps compared to Play Store. Further, most major app developers already provide either a web-based interface or a Windows app separately. These reasons could have resulted in WSA and native Android apps never catching on in popularity.


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Vivo X200 Series Global Launch Date Confirmed; Mini Model May Remain Exclusive to China

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Vivo X200 Series Global Launch Date Confirmed; Mini Model May Remain Exclusive to China


Vivo X200, X200 Pro, and X200 Pro Mini with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 SoC was launched in China last month. Now, Vivo has confirmed the launch date of the Vivo X200 series in Malaysia, which appears to be the first market outside of China to receive the flagship series. However, the Vivo X200 Pro Mini model seems to remain exclusive to China. The lineup has LTPO AMOLED displays and features Zeiss-branded triple rear cameras. The Vivo X200 series is expected to debut in India next month.

Vivo X200 Pro Mini May Not Launch in Malaysia

The Vivo X200 series will be launched in Malaysia at 7pm (4:30pm IST) on November 19, the brand announced through its Facebook handle on Thursday. Both Vivo X200 and Vivo X200 Pro are currently listed for pre-orders in the country through the Vivo Malaysia website. Unfortunately, there is no listing for the Vivo X200 Pro Mini as of now, indicating Vivo may keep the phone only in its home country.

Interested buyers can avail of gifts worth up to RM 1,787 (roughly Rs. 33,000) and extended warranty offers while pre-ordering the new phones. The bundled discount includes a Vivo branded laptop backpack, wireless charger and Vivo’s TWS 3e earbuds. Buyers of the Vivo X200 series can avail of the Vivo Watch 3 with 30 percent discount through a purchase-with-purchase offer.

The Vivo X200 is confirmed to be available in Aurora Green and Midnight Black shades in Malaysia, whereas the Vivo X200 Pro will be available in Midnight Black and Titanium Grey finishes. They will be sold in 16GB RAM + 512GB storage configuration.

Vivo is said to bring the Vivo X200 and Vivo X200 Pro to India in December. The brand is rumoured to skip the X200 Pro Mini in the Indian market too.

The Vivo X200 series was launched in China in October with a starting price of CNY 4,300 (roughly Rs. 51,000) for the base 12GB + 256GB storage configuration.

All models in the Vivo X200 lineup have a MediaTek Dimensity 9400 SoC under the hood and boast a Zeiss-branded triple rear camera setup comprising a 50-megapixel primary camera. They feature LTPO AMOLED screens and run on Origin OS 5 based on Android 15 in China.

The standard Vivo X200 houses a 5,800mAh battery with 90W wired charging support. Meanwhile, the Vivo X200 Pro carries a 6,000mAh battery with 90W wired charging support.

 

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Microsoft, Aptos Labs Partner to Unite Web3, Artificial Intelligence: Details

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Microsoft, Aptos Labs Partner to Unite Web3, Artificial Intelligence: Details


Microsoft and blockchain developer Aptos Labs have come together to use their expertise in bridging the gap between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the blockchain technology. The buzz around combining Web3 and AI seems to be expanding all over the global tech industry. Nascent in existence, Web3 firms are looking to rely on comparatively more developed AI tech. The ambition is to tailor blockchain solutions related to banking, agriculture, health, and education. Both the firms will also work together to explore innovative solutions.

Aptos, under this partnership, will utilise Microsoft’s AI infrastructure to curate industry solutions with the goodness of both AI and blockchain. As for the software giant, this partnership could be one of its initial steps into deeper Web3 exploration.

“By fusing Aptos Labs’ technology with the Microsoft Azure Open AI Service capabilities, we aim to democratise the use of blockchain for innovators to develop new decentralised applications using AI,” Rashmi Misra, General Manager, AI and Emerging Technologies, Microsoft said in an official statement.

Microsoft is interested in exploring blockchain branches like asset tokenisation and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) through Aptos’ ecosystem.

The interest of Web3 developers and venture capitalists in the field of AI is backed by the interest millennials and GenZ populations have in merging blockchain with artificial intelligence.

In May, KuCoin surveyed 1,125 crypto users from different parts of the world to understand how the Web3 community perceives AI. Over 64 percent of the younger respondents confirmed that they were somewhat familiar with the uses of AI in crypto and blockchain.

This backs Microsoft’s interest in giving Web3 another shot.

Previously, it established a team to work around its metaverse initiatives. In February, however, Microsoft drew the curtains on its industrial metaverse division to overcome the recession-like situation that was prevalent at the time. The hundred staff members who were part of this team were reportedly fired.

As for Aptos Labs, a group of former Meta employees came together to launch the Aptos proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain in October 2022. Prior to that in July, Aptos Labs had raised $150 million (roughly Rs. 1,200 crore) in a Series A funding round led by FTX Ventures and Jump Crypto.

The Aptos blockchain is powered by Move — an open-source programming language developed by Meta — that was initially intended to support the abandoned stablecoin project Diem.


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Maharashtra Election Result 2024: Full List Of Winners And Their Constituencies | India News

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Maharashtra Election Result 2024: Full List Of Winners And Their Constituencies | India News


Seat

Party/Candidate

Party/Candidate


1 – Akkalkuwa (ST)

Amshya Fulji Padvi -Shiv Sena – WON

Adv K C Padavi – Cong 


2 – Shahada (ST)

Rajesh Udesing Padvi -BJP-Won

Rajedrakumar Krishnarao Gavit – Cong


3 – Nandurbar (ST)

Vijaykumar Krushnarao Gavit -BJP-Won

Engg. Kiran Damodar Tadvi -Cong


4 – Nawapur (ST)

Sharad Krishnarao Gavit – Independent

Shirishkumar Surupsing Naik – Cong – Won


5 – Sakri (ST)

Manjula Tulshiram Gavit-Shiv Sena -WON

Pravin (Gotu) Bapu Chaure – Cong 


6 – Dhule Rural

Raghavendra Manohar Patil – BJP-Won

Kunalbaba Rohidas Patil – Cong


7 – Dhule City

Anup Agarwal -BJP-Won

Anil Umrao Gote -Sena UBT


8 – Sindhkheda

Jaykumar Jitendrasinh Rawal -BJP-Won

Bedse Sandeep Tryambakrao – NCPSP


9 – Shirpur (ST)

Kashiram Vechan Pawara -BJP-Won

Budha Mala Pawara -CPI


10 – Chopda (ST)

Chandrakant Baliram Sonawane -Shiv Sena-Won

Prabhakar Aappa Gotu Sonawane – Sena UBT


11 – Raver

Amol Jawale -BJP – Leading

Chaudhari Dhananjay Shirish-Cong


12 – Bhusawal (SC)

Savkare Sanjay Waman – BJP-Leading

Rajesh Tukaram Manwatkar – Cong


13 – Jalgaon City

Suresh Damu Bhole -BJP-Leading

Jayashri Sunil Mahajan -Sena UBT


14 – Jalgaon Rural

Gulabrao Raghunath Patil -Shiv Sena – Leading

Gulabrao Baburao Deokar – NCPSP


15 – Amalner

Anil Bhaidas Patil – NCP – Won

Anil Nathu Shinde – Cong


16 – Erandol

Amol Chimanrao Patil- Shiv Sena-Leading

Satish Bhaskarrao Patil – NCPSP


17 – Chalisgaon

Mangesh Ramesh Chavan – BJP-Leading

Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil – Sena UBT


18 – Pachora

Kishor Appa Patil – Shiv Sena – Leading

Vaishalitai Narendrasingh Suryawanshi – Sena UBT


19 – Jamner

Girish Dattatray Mahajan- BJP-Leading

Khodape Dilip Baliram -NCPSP


20 – Muktainagar

Chandrakant Nimba Patil -Shiv Sena – Leading

Rohini Eknathrao Khadse – NCPSP


21 – Malkapur

Chainsukh Madanlal Sancheti – BJP-Leading

Ekde Rajesh Panditrao – Cong


22 – Buldhana

Sanjay Rambhau Gaikwad – Shiv Sena-Leading

Jayshree Sunil Shelke – Sena UBT


23 – Chikhli

Shweta Vidyadhar Mahale – BJP-Leading

Rahul Siddhavinayak Bondre – Cong


24 – Sindhkhed Raja

Kayande Manoj Devanand – NCP | Leadng

Dr Rajendra Bhaskarrao Shingne- NCPSP


25 – Mehkar (SC)

Sanjay Bhaskar Raymulkar – Shiv Sena

Siddharth Rambhau Kharat – Sena UBT – Leading


26 – Khamgaon

Akash Pandurang Fudkar -BJP-Leading

Rana Dilipkumar Sananda – Cong


27 – Jalgaon (Jamod)

Sanjay Shriram Kute – BJP-Leading

Swati Sandip Wakekar – Cong


28 – Akot

Prakash Gunwant Bharsakle – BJP – Won

Gangane Mahesh Sudhakarrao – Cong


29 – Balapur

Baliram Bhagwan Siraskar – Shiv Sena

Nitin Bhikanrao Deshmukh – Sena UBT-Won


30 – Aakola West

Vijay Kamalkishor Agrawal – BJP

Sajid Khan Pathan – Cong-Won


31 – Akola East

Randhir Pralhadrao Sawarkar – BJP – Won

Gopal Ashish Ramrao Datkar – Sena UBT


32 – Murtizapur (SC)

Harish Marotiappa Pimple – BJP-Leading

Samrat Dongardive – NCPSP


33 – Risod

Bhavana Pundlikrao Gawali – Shiv Sena

Ameet Subhashrao Zanak – Cong-Leading


34 – Washim (SC)

Shyam Ramcharan Khode -BJP-Leading

Siddharth Akaramji Deole – Sena UBT


35 – Karanja

Sai Prakash Dahake – BJP – Leading

Patni Gyayak Rajendra – NCPSP


36 – Dhamangaon Railway

Adsad Pratap Arunbhau – BJP – Leading

Jagtap Virendra Walmikrao -Cong


37 – Badnera

Ravi Gangadhar Rana- BJP – Won

Band Priti Sanjay – Independent


38 – Amravati

Sulbha Sanjay Khodke – NCP – Won

Sunil Panjabrao Deshmukh- Cong


39 – Teosa

Rajesh Shriramji Wankhade – BJP -Won

Yashomati Chandrakant Thakur – Cong


40 – Daryapur (SC)

Captain Abhijit Anand Adsul – Shiv Sena

Gajanan Motiram Lawate – Sena UBT – Leading


41 – Melghat (ST)

Kewalram Tulsiram Kale – BJP – Leading

Hemant Nanda Chimote – Cong


42 – Achalpur

Pravin Vasantrao Tayade – BJP – Won

Anirudha Alias Babalubhau Deshmukh-Cong


43 – Morshi

Umesh Alias Chandu Yawalkar -BJP – Leading 

Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar -NCP


44 – Arvi

Sumit Wankhede – BJP – Won

Mayura Amar Kale -NCPSP


45 – Deoli

Rajesh Bhaurao Bakane -BJP-Leading

Ranjit Prataprao Kamble- Cong


46 – Hinganghat

Samir Tryambakrao Kunawar – BJP – Leading

Atul Namdevrao Wandile – NCPSP


47 – Wardha

Pankaj Rajesh Bhoyar -BJP – Leading

Shekhar Pramod Shende-Cong


48 – Katol

Charansing Babulalji Thakur – BJP – Leading

Deshmukh Salil Anilbabu – NCPSP


49 – Savner

Ashish Deshmukh (BJP) – Leading

Anuja Kedar (Congress)


50 – Hingna

Sameer Dattatraya Meghe (BJP)- Leading

Rameshchandra Bang (NCP Sharad Pawar)


51 – Umred (SC)

Sudhir Parve (BJP)

Sanjay Narayanrao Meshram (Congress) – Leading


52 – Nagpur South West

Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis (BJP) – Leading

Praful Gudadhe-Patil (Congress)


53 – Nagpur South

Mohan Gopalrao Mate (BJP) – Leading

Girish Pandav (Congress)


54 – Nagpur East

Krishna Pancham Khopde (BJP) – Leading

Duneshwar Pethe (NCP SP)


55 – Nagpur Central

Pravin Datke (BJP)

Bunty Shelke (Congress) – Leading


56 – Nagpur West

Sudhakar Vitthalrao Kohale (BJP)

Vikas Thakre (Congress) – Leading


57 – Nagpur North (SC)

Dr Milind Mane (BJP)

Nitin Raut (Congress) – Leading 


58 – Kamthi

Chandrashekhar Krishnarao Bawankule (BJP) – Leading

Suresh Bhoyar (Congress)


59 – Ramtek

Ashish Jaiswal (Shinde Sena) – Leading

Vishal Barbate (Sena UBT)


60 – Tumsar

Raju Karemore (NCP Ajit Pawar) – Leading

Charan Waghmare (NCPSP)


61 – Bhandara (SC)

Narendra Bhondekar (Shinde Sena)-Won

Puja Ganesh Thavkar (Congress)


62 – Sakoli

Avinash Anandrao Brahmankar (BJP)- Leading

Nana Patole (Congress)


63 – Arjuni Morgaon (SC)

Rajkumar Badole – NCP- Won

Dalip Waman Bansod (Congress)


64 – Tirora

Vijay Rahangdale (BJP)- Leading

Ravikant Bopche (NCP Sharad Pawar)


65 – Gondia

Vinod Agrawal (BJP)- Leading

Gopaldas Shankarlal Agrawal (Congrerss)


66 – Amgaon (ST)

Sanjay Hanwantrao Puram (BJP)- Won

Rajkumar Lotuji Puram (Congress)


67 – Armori (ST)

Krushna Damaji Gajbe (BJP)

Ramdas Masram (Congress)- won


68 – Gadchiroli (ST)

Milind Narote (BJP)- Leading

Manohar Tulshiram Poreti (Congress)


69 – Aheri (ST)

Dharmarao Baba Atram (NCP Ajit Pawar)- Won

Bhagyashree Atram (NCP Sharad Pawar)


70 – Rajura

Deorao Bhongle (BJP)- Leading

Subhash Ramchandrarao Dhole (Congress)


71 – Chandrapur (SC)

Jorgewar Kishor  Gajanan (BJP) – Leading

Pravin Nanaji Padwekar (Congress)


72 – Ballarpur

Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar (BJP) – Won

Santoshsingh Chandansingh Rawat (Congress)


73 – Bramhapuri

Krishnalal Sahare (BJP)

Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar (Congress) – Leading


74 – Chimur

Bunty Bhangadiya (BJP) – Leading

Satish Manoharrao Warjukar (Congress)


75 – Warora

Karan Sanjay Deotale (BJP) – Leading

Mukesh Manoj Jiwtode – Independent


76 – Wani

Sanjivreddy Bapurao Bodkurwar (BJP)

Sanjay Derkar (Sena UBT)- Leading


77 – Ralegaon (ST)

Ashoke Ramaji Wooike (BJP)- Leading

Prof. Vasant Chinduji Purke (Congress)


78 – Yavatmal

Madan Madhukarrao Yerawar (BJP)

Anil Balasaheb Shankarrao (Congress)- Leading


79 – Digras

Sanjay Rathod (Shinde Sena)- Leading

Pawan Jaiswal (Sena UBT) | Manikrao Thakre (Congress)


80 – Arni (ST)

Raju Narayan – BJP- Won

Jitendra Shivajirao Moghe (Congress)


81 – Pusad

Indranil Naik (NCP Ajit Pawar)- Leading

Sharad Med (NCP Sharad Pawar)


82 – Umarkhed (SC)

Kishan Wankhede (BJP)- Leading

Sahebrao Dattrao Kamble (Congress)


83 – Kinwat

Bhimrao Ramjee Keram (BJP)- Leading

Pradeep Naik (NCP Sharad Pawar)


84 – Hadgaon

Sambharao Baburao Kohlikar (Shiv Sena)- Leading

Madhavrao Nivruttirao Pawar Patil (Congress)


85 – Bhokar

Sreejaya Ashok Chavan (BJP)- Leading

Chandrakant Danve (NCP Sharad Pawar)


86 – Nanded North

Balaji Devidasrao Kalyankar- (Shiv Sena)- Leading

Sangita Vithal Patil-Sena UBT | Abdul Sattar Gafur- Cong


87 – Nanded South

Balaji Kalyankar (Shinde Sena)

Mohanrao Marotrao Ambade (Congress)- Leading


88 – Loha

Prataprao Chikhlikar (NCP Ajit Pawar)- Leading

Eknath Pawar (Sena UBT)


89 – Naigaon

Rajesh Sambhaji Pawar (BJP)- Leading

Minal Niranjan Patil (Khatgaonkar) -Congress


90 – Deglur (SC)

Jitesh Antapurkar (BJP)- Leading

Nivruttirao Kondiba Kamble (Congress)


91 – Mukhed

Tushar Rathod (BJP)- Leading

Hanmantrao Venjkatrao Patil (Congress)


92 – Basmath

Chandrakant Alias Rajubhaiya Navghare-NCP- Won

Dandegaonkar Jayprakash Salunke-NCPSP


93 – Kalamnuri

Santosh Bangar (Shinde Sena)- Leading

Santosh Tarfe (Sena UBT)


94 – Hingoli

Tanaii Mutkule (BJP)- Won

Shyamrao Jagtap (Congress)


95 – Jintoor

Meghna Bordikar (BJP)- Won

Vijay Bhamble (NCP Sharad Pawar)


96 – Parbhani

Anand Bharose (Shiv Sena)

Rahul Patil (Sena UBT)- Won


97 – Gangakhed

Gutte Ratnakar Manikrao

(Rashtriya Samaj Paksha)- won

Kadam Vishal Vijaykumar – Shiv Sena (UBT)


98 – Pathri

Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar – NCP- won

Warpudkar Suresh Ambadasrao – Congress


99 – Partur

Babanrao Lonikar – BJP- Won

Asaram Jijabhau Borade/Patil – Shiv Sena (UBT)


100 – GHANSAWANGI

Udhan Hikmat Baliram – Shinde Shiv Sena- won

Rajeshbhaiyya Tope – NCP (Sharad Pawar)


101 – Jalna

Arjun Panditrao Khotkar – Shinde Shiv Sena- won

Kailas Kisanrao Gorantyal – Congress


102 – Badnapur (SC)

Narayan Kuche – BJP – Won

Bablu Nehrulal Choudhary – NCP (Sharad Pawar)


103 – Bhokardan

Santosh Raosaheb Danve – BJP- Won

Chandrakant Pundlikrao Danwe – NCPSP


104 – SILLOD

Abdul Sattar – Shinde Shiv Sena- Won

Bankar Suresh Pandurang – Shiv Sena (UBT)


105 – Kannad

Ranjanatai Harshvardhan Jadhav- (Shiv Sena)- Won

Udaysing Sardarsing Rajput – Shiv Sena (UBT)


106 – Phulambari

Anuradha Atul Chavan – BJP- won

Autade Vilas Keshavrao – Congress


107 – Aurangabad (Central)

Jaiswal Pradeep Shivnarayan – (Shiv Sena) – Won

Dr. Balasaheb Thorat – Shiv Sena (UBT)


108 – Aurangabad (West) (SC)

Sanjay Pandurang Shirsat – Shiv Sena – Won

Raju Ramrao Shinde – Shiv Sena (UBT)


109 – Aurangbad (East)

Atul Moreshwar Save – BJP -Won

Lahu Hanmantrao Shewale – Congress


110 – Paithan

Bhumre Vilas Sandipanrao – Shinde Shiv Sena- Won

Dattatray Radhakisan Gorde – Shiv Sena (UBT)


111 – Gangapur

Bumb Prashant Bansilal – BJP- Won

Chavan Satish Bhanudasrao – NCPSP


112 – Vaijapur

Bornare Ramesh Nanasaheb – Shinde Shiv Sena- Won

Dr.Dinesh Pardeshi – Shiv Sena (UBT)


113 – Nandgaon

Suhas Dwarkanath Kande – Shinde Shiv Sena- Won

Ganesh Jagannath Dhatrak – Shiv Sena (UBT)


114 – Malegaon (Central)

Mufti Mohammad Ismail Abdul Khalique

(All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen)- Won

Ejaz Baig Aziz Baig – Congress


115 – Malegaon (Outer)

Dadaji Dagdu Bhuse-Shiv Sena- Won

Advay (Aaba) Prashant Hiray – Shiv Sena (UBT)


116 – Baglan (ST)

Dilip Manglu Borse – BJP -Won

Chavan Dipika Sanjay – NCP (Sharad Pawar)


117 – Kalwan (ST)

Nitinbhau Arjun (A.T.) Pawar – NCP (Ajit Pawar)- Won

Gavit Com. Jiva Pandu- CPIM


118 – Chandvad

Dr.Aher Rahul Daulatrao – BJP- Won

Shirishkumar Vasantrao Kotwal – Congress


119 – Yevla

Chhagan Bhujbal – NCP (Ajit Pawar)- Won

Manikrao Madhavrao Shinde – NCPSP


120 – Sinnar

Adv. Kokate Manikrao Shivaji – NCP ( Ajit Pawar)- Won

Uday Punjaji Sangale – NCP (Sharad Pawar)


121 – Niphad

Bankar Diliprao Shankarrao – NCP (Ajit Pawar)- Won

Anil (Anna) Sahebrao Kadam – Shiv Sena (UBT)


122 – Dindori (ST)

Narahari Sitaram Zirwal – NCP (Ajit Pawar)- Won

Charoskar Sunita Ramdas – NCP (Sharad Pawar)


123 – Nashik East

Shri Rahul Uttamrao Dhikale – BJP- Won

Ganesh (Bhau) Baban Gite – NCP (Sharad Pawar)


124 – Nashik (Central)

Devyani Suhas Pharande – BJP- Won

Gite Vasant Nivrutti – Shiv Sena (UBT)


125 – Nashik West

Seematai Mahesh Hiray – BJP- Won

Badgujar Sudhakar Bhika – Shiv Sena (UBT)


126 – Deolali (SC)

Rajashri Tahasildartai-Shiv Sena | Ashire Saroj Babulal – NCP- Won

Yogesh Babanrao Gholap – Shiv Sena (UBT)


127 – Igatpuri (ST)

Khoskar Hiraman Bhika- NCP (Ajit Pawar)

Luckybhau Bhika Jadhav – Congress


134 – Bhiwandi Rural (ST)

Shri Rahul Uttamrao Dhikale – BJP

Ghatal Mahadev Ambo – Shiv Sena (UBT)


135 – Shahapur (ST)

Daulat Bhika Daroda – NCP (Ajit Pawar)

Barora Pandurang Mahadu – NCP Sharad Pawar


136 – Bhiwandi West

Mahesh Prabhakar Choughule – BJP

Dayanand Motiram Choraghe – Congress


137 – Bhiwandi East

Santosh Manjayya Shetty – Shinde Shiv Sena

Rais Kasam Shaikh-SP


138 – Kalyan West

Vishwanath Atmaram Bhoir – Shinde Shiv Sena

Basare Sachin Dilip – Shiv Sena (UBT)


139 – Murbad

Kisan Shankar Kathore – BJP

Subhash Gotiram Pawar – NCP (Sharad Pawar)


140 – Ambernath (SC)

Balaji Pralhad Kinikar -Shiv Sena -Won

Rajesh Devendra Wankhede – Shiv Sena (UBT)


141 – Ulhasnagar

Ailani Kumar Uttamchand – BJP

Omie Pappu Kalani – NCP (Sharad Pawar)


142 – Kalyan East

Sulabha Kalu Gaikwad – BJP

Dhananjay Baburao Bodare – Shiv Sena (UBT)


143 – Dombivali

Ravindra Dattatray Chavan – BJP

Dipesh Pundlik Mhatre – Shiv Sena (UBT)


144 – Kalyan Rural

Rajesh Govardhan More – Shinde Shiv Sena

Subhash Ganu Bhoir – Shiv Sena (UBT)


145 – Mira Bhayandar

Narendra Mehta – BJP

Muzaffar Hussain – Congress


146 – Ovala majiwada

Pratap Baburao Sarnaik – Shinde Shiv Sena

Naresh Manera – Shiv Sena (UBT)


147 – Kopri-Pachpakhadi

Eknath Sambhaji Shinde – Shinde Shiv Sena

Kedar Prakash Dighe – Shiv Sena (UBT)


148 – Thane

Sanjay Mukund Kelkar – BJP

Rajan Baburao Vichare – Shiv Sena (UBT)


149 – Mumbra-Kalwa

Najeeb Mulla – NCP ( Ajit Pawar)

Awhad Jitendra Satish – NCP (Sharad Pawar)


150 – Airoli

Ganesh Naik – BJP -Won

Manohar Krishna Madhavi – Shiv Sena UBT


151 – Belapur

Manda Vijay Mhatre – BJP -Won

Sandeep Ganesh Naik – NCPSP


152 – Borivali

Sanjay Upadhyay (BJP)

Sanjay Bhosale (Sena UBT)


153 – Dhaisar

Manisha Chaudhary (BJP)

Vinod Ghosalkar (Shiv Sena (UBT))


154 – Magathane

Prakash Surve (Shinde Sena)

Udesh Patekar (Sena UBT)


155 – Mulund

Mihir Kotecha (BJP)

Sangeeta Waje (NCP Sharad Pawar)


156 – Vikhroli

Suvarna Karanje (Shinde Sena)

Sunil Raut (Sena UBT)


157 – Bhandup West

Ramesh Korgaonkar (Sena UBT)

Ashok Patil (Shinde Sena)


158 – Jogeshwari East

Manisha Waikar (Shinde Sena)

Anant Nar (Sena UBT)


159 – Dindoshi

Sanjay Nirupam (Shinde Sena)

Sunil Prabhu (Sena UBT)


160 – Kandivali East

Atul Bhatkhalkar (BJP) – Leading

Kalu Badheliya (Congress)


161 – Charkop

Yogesh Sagar (BJP)

Yashwant Jayprakash Singh (Congress)


162 – Malad West

Vinod Shelar (BJP)

Aslam Shaikh (Congress)


163 – Goregaon

Vidya Jaiprakash Thakur (BJP) – Leading

Samir Desai (Sena UBT)


164 – Varsova

Bharati Lavekar (BJP)

Harun Khan (Sena UBT)


165 – Andheri West

Ameet Satam (BJP) – Won

Ashok Jadhav (Congress)


166 – Andheri East

Murji Patel (Shinde Sena) – Won

Rutuja Latke (Sena UBT)


167 – Vile Parle

Parag Alavani (BJP)

Sandeep Naik (Sena UBT)


168 – Chandivali

Dilip Lande (Shinde Sena)

Mohd Aarif Nassem Khan (Congress)


169 – Ghatkopar West

Ram Kadam (BJP)

Sanjay Bhalerao (Sena UBT)


170 – Ghatkopar East

Parag Shah (BJP)

Rakhi Jadhav (NCP Sharad Pawar)


171 – Mankhurd shivajinagar

Shivaji Patil (Shinde Sena)

Nawab Malik (NCP Ajit Pawar)


172 – Anushakti Nagar

Sana Malik – NCP- Won

Avinash Rane (Shinde Sena)


173 – Chembur

Tukaram Kate (Shinde Sena)

Prakash Phatarpekar (Sena UBT)


174 – Kurla (SC)

Mangesh Kudalkar (Shinde Sena)

Pravina Morajkar (Sena UBT)


175 – Kalina

Amarjeet Singh (BJP)

Sanjay Potnis (Sena UBT)


176 – Vandre East

Zeeshan Siddique (NCP Ajit Pawar)

Varun Sardesai (Sena UBT)


177 – Vandre West

Ashish Shelar (BJP)

Asif Zakaria (Congress)


178 – Dharavi (SC)

Rajesh Khandare (Shinde Sena)

Dr Jyoti Eknath Gaikwad (Congress)


179 – Sion Koliwada

R. Tamil Selvan (BJP)

Ganesh Kumar Yadav (Congress)


180 – Wadala

Kalidas Nilkanth Kolambkar (BJP)

Shraddha Jadhav (Sena UBT)


181 – Mahim

Mahesh Sawant (Sena UBT)

Sada Sarvankar (Shinde Sena)


182 – Worli

Milind Deora (Shinde Sena)

Aaditya Thackeray (Sena UBT)


183 – Shivadi

Ajay Choudhari (Sena UBT)

Bala Nandgaonkar (MNS)


184 – Byculla

Yamini Jadhav (Shinde Sena)

Manoj Jamsutkar (Sena UBT)


185 – Malabar Hill

Mangal Prabhat Lodha (BJP)

Bherulal Choudhary (Sena UBT)


186 – Mumbadevi

Shaina NC (Shinde Sena)

Amin Patel (Congress)


187 – Colaba

Rahul Suresh Narwekar (BJP)

Heera Devasi (Congress)


188 – Panvel

Prashant Thakur (BJP)

Leena Garad (Sena UBT)


189 – Karjat

Mahendra Thorve (Shinde Sena)

Nitin Sawant (Sena UBT)


190 – Uran

Mahesh Baldi (BJP)

Manohar Bhoir (Sena UBT)


191 – Pen

Ravindra Patil (BJP)

Prasad Bhoir (Sena UBT)


192 – Alibag

Mahendra Dalvi (Shiv Sena) -Won

Surendra Mhatre (Sena UBT)


193 – Shrivardhan

Aditi Tatkare (NCP Ajit Pawar)

Anil Dattaram Navgane – NCPSP


194 – Mahad

Bharat Gogavale (Shinde Sena)

Snehal Jagtap (Sena UBT)


195 – Junnar

Atul Benke (NCP Ajit Pawar)

Satyasheel Sherkar (NCP Sharad Pawar)


196 – Ambegaon

Dilip Walse-Patil NCP – Won

Devdutt Nikam (NCP Sharad Pawar)


197 – Khed Alandi

Dilip Mohite (NCP Ajit Pawar)

Amol Daundkar (Congress)


198 – Shirur

Ashok Pawar (NCP Sharad Pawar)

Dnyaneshwar Kutke (NCP Ajit Pawar)


199 – Daund

Rahul Subhashrao Kul (BJP)

Ramesh Appa Thorat ( NCP-SP)


200 – Indapur

Dattatraya Vithoba Bharane (NCP)

Harshvardhan Shahajirao Patil (NCP-SP)


201 – Baramati

Ajit Anantrao Pawar (NCP) – Won

Yugendra Shrinivas Pawar (NCP-SP)


202 – Purandar

Vijaybapu Shivtare (Shiv Sena)

Sanjay Chandukaka Jagtap (Congress)


203 – Bhor

Shankar Hiraman Mandekar (NCP)

Sangram Anantrao Thopate (Congress)


204 – Maval

Sunil Shankarrao Shelke (NCP)

Gopal Yashwantrao Tantarpale- NCPSP backed Indipendent


205 – Chinchwad

Jagtap Shankar Pandurang-BJP-Leading

Kalate Rahul Tanaji-NCPSP


206 – Pimpri (SC)

Anna Dadu Bansode-NCP

Sulakshana Shilwant-Dhar-NCPSP


207 – Bhosari

Mahesh Kisan Landge-BJP

Ajit Damodar Gavhane-NCPSP


208 – Vadgaon Sheri

Sunil Vijay Tingre-NCP

Bapusaheb Tukaram Pathare-NCPSP


209 – Shivajinagar

Siddharth Anil Shirole-BJP

Datta Bahirat-Congress


210 – Kothrud

Chandrakant Bachhu Patil-BJP

Chandrakant Balbhim Mokate-Sena UBT


211 – Khadakwasala

Bhimrao Dhondiba Tapkir-BJP

Dodke Sachin Shivajirao-NCPSP


212 – Parvati

Madhuri Satish Misal-BJP

Ashwini Nitin Kadam-NCPSP


213 – Hadapsar

Chetan Vitthal Tupe-NCP

Prashant Sudam Jagtap-NCPSP


214 – Pune Cantonment (SC)

Kamble Sunil Dyandev-BJP

Bagwe Ramesh Anandrao-Cong


215 – Kasba Peth

Hemant Narayan Rasane-BJP

Dhangekar Ravindra Hemraj-Cong


216 – Akole (ST)

Kiran Yamaji Lahamate-NCP -Won

Amit Ashok Bhangare-NCPSP


217 – Sangmner

Amol Dhondiba Khatal-NCP

Balasaheb Bhausaheb Thorat-Cong


218 – Shirdi

Patil Vikhe Eknathrao-BJP

Prabhavati Janardan Ghogare-Cong


219 – Kopargaon

Ashutosh Ashokrao Kale-NCP

Varpe Sandeep Gorakshanath-NCPSP


220 – Shrirampur (SC)

Kanade Lahu Natha-NCP

Ogale Hemant Bhujangrao-Cong


221 – Nevasa

Vitthal Vakilrao Langhe-Shiv Sena

Gadakh Shankarrao Yashwantrao-Sena UBT


222 – Shevgaon

Monica Rajeev Rajale-BJP

Dhakne Prataprao Babanrao-NCPSP


223 – Rahuri

Kardile Shivaji Bhanudas-BJP

Prajakt Prasadrao Tanpure-NCPSP


224 – Parner

Kashinath Mahadu Date Sir-NCP

Rani Nilesh Lanke-NCPSP


225 – Ahmednagar City

Sangram Arunkaka Jagtap-NCP -Won

Abhishek Balasaheb Kalamkar-NCPSP


226 – Shrigonda

Pachpute Vikram Babanrao-BJP

Anuradha Rajendra Nagawade-Sena UBT


227 – Karjat Jamkhed

Ram Shankar Shinde-BJP

Rohit Pawar-NCPSP


228 – Georai

Vijaysinh Shivajirao Pandit-NCP

Badamrao Lahurao Pandit-Sena UBT


229 – Majalgaon

Prakash Solanke-NCP

Mohan Bajirao Jagtap-NCPSP


230 – Beed

Kshirsagar Yogesh Bharatbhushan-NCP

Sandeep Ravindra Kshirsagar-NCPSP -Won


231 – Ashti 

 Suresh Ramchandra-BJP – Won

Mahebub Ibrahim Shekh-NCPSP


232 – Kaij (SC)

Namita Akshay Mundada-BJP

Pruthviraj Shivaji Sathe-NCPSP


233 – Parli

Dhananjay Panditrao Munde-NCP

Rajesaheb Shrikishan Deshmukh-NCPSP


234 – Latur Rural

Ramesh Kashiram Karad-BJP

Dhiraj Vilasrao Deshmukh-Cong


235 – Latur City

Arhchana Patil Chakurkar-BJP

Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh-Cong


236 – Ahmedpur

Babasaheb Mohanrao Patil (NCP) -Won

Jadhav Patil Vinayakrao Kishnanrao (NCP-SP)


237 – Udgir (SC)

Sanjay Baburao Bansode (NCP)

Sudhakar Sangram Bhalerao (NCP-SP)


238 – Nilanga

Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar (BJP)

Abhay Satish Salunke (Congress)


239 – Ausa

Abhimanyu Dattatray Pawar-BJP – Won

Dinkar Baburao Mane -Sena-UBT


240 – Omerga/Umarga (SC)

Chougule Dnyanraj Dhondiram-Shiv Sena

Pravin Virbhadrayya Swami-Sena UBT


241 – Tuljapur

Ranajagjitsinha Padmasinha Patil-BJP

Kuldeep Dhiraj Patil-Cong


242 – Osmanabad

Ajit Bappasaheb Pingle (Shiv Sena)

Kailas Balasaheb Ghadge Patil -Sena UBT


243 – Paranda

Tanaji Jayawant Sawant (Shiv Sena)

Rahul Maharudra Mote (NCP-SP)


244 – Karmala

Digvijay Digambarrao Bagal (Shiv Sena)

Narayan (ABA) Govindrao Patil (NCP-SP)


245 – Madha

Minaltai Dadasaheb Sathe (NCP)

Abhijeet Dhananjay Patil (NCP-SP)


246 – Barshi

Rajendra Vitthal Raut (Shiv Sena)

Dilip Gangadhar Sopal -Sena UBT -Won


247 – Mohol (SC)

Mane Yashwant Vitthal-NCP

Khare Raju Dnyanu – NCP-SP


248 – Solapur City North

Deshmukh Vijay Sidramappa- BJP

Kothe Mahesh Vishnupant-NCP-SP


249 – Solapur City Central

Devendra Rajesh Kothe-BJP

Chetan Pandit Narote- Cong


250 – Akkalkot

Kalyanshetti  Panchappa-BJP – Won

Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre-Cong


251 – Solapur South

Deshmukh Subhash Sureshchandra-BJP

Amar Ratikant Patil-Sena UBT


252 – Pandharpur

Autade Samadhan Mahadeo- BJP

Sawant Anil Subhash-NCP-SP, Bhalake Bhagirathdada Bharat-INC


253 – Sangole

Adv. Shahajibapu Rajaram Patil- SS

Dipakaba Bapusaheb Salunkhe -SS-UBT


254 – Malshiras (SC)

Ram Vitthal Satpute-BJP

Uttamrao Shivdas Jankar-NCP-SP


255 – Phaltan (SC)

Sachin Patil-NCP

Chavan Deepak Pralhad-NCP-SP


256 – Wai

Makrand Laxmanrao Jadhav-NCP

Arunadevi Shashikant Pisal-NCP-SP


257 – Koregaon

Mahesh Sambhajiraje Shinde-SS

Shashikant Jaywant Shinde-NCP-SP


258 – Man

Jaykumar Bhagwanrao Gore-BJP

Prabhakar Devba Gharge-NCP-SP


259 – Karad North

Manoj Bhimrao Ghorpade-BJP

Patil Balasaheb Urf Shamrao Pandurang-NCPSP


260 – Karad South

Atul Suresh Bhosale-BJP

Chavan Prithviraj Dajisaheb-INC


261 – Patan

Desai Shambhuraj Shivajirao-SS

Harshad Mohanrao Kadam-SS(UBT)


262 – Satara

Shivendra Raje Bhosale-BJP

Amit Genuji Kadam- SS(UBT)


263 – Dapoli

Kadam Yogeshdada Ramdas-SS

Kadam Sanjay Vasant- SS(UBT)


264 – Guhagar

Bendal Rajesh Ramchandra- SS

Jadhav Bhaskar Bhaurao- SS(UBT)


265 – Chiplun

Shekhar Govindrao Nikam-NCP-Leading

Prashant Baban Yadav-NCP-SP


266 – Ratnagiri

Uday Ravindra Samant-SS

Bal Mane-SS(UBT)


267 – Rajapur

Kiran Alias Bhaiyya Samant- SS

Dipakaba Bapusaheb Salunkhe -SS-UBT


268 – Kankavli

Nitesh Narayan Rane- BJP

Sandesh Bhaskar Parkar – SS(UBT)


269 – Kudal

Nilesh Narayan Ran-SS

Naik Vaibhav Vijay- SS(UBT)


270 – Sawantwadi

Deepak Vasantrao Kesarkar-SS

Rajan Krishna Teli- SS(UBT)


271 – Chandgad

Rajesh Narsingrao Patil-NCP

Kupekar-Babhulkar Nandatai- NCP-SP


272 – Radhanagari

Abitkar Prakash Anandrao-SS

Krishnarao Parshram Alias K P Patil – SS(UBT)


273 – kagal

Mushrif Hasan Miyalal-NCP

Ghatge Samarjeetsinh Vikramsinh- NCP-SP


274 – Kolhapur South

Amal Mahadik-BJP

Ruturaj Sanjay Patil-INC


275 – Karvir

Chandradeep Shashikant Narake-SS

Rahul P. N. Patil (Sadolikar)-INC


276 – Kolhapur North

Rajesh Vinayak Kshirsagar-Shiv Sena

N.A.


277 – Shahuwadi

Bharat Kasam Devalekar Sarkar -MNS

Satyajit Babasaheb Patil – SS(UBT)


278 – Hatkanangle (SC)

Ganesh Vilasrao Waikar-RPIA

Awale Raju (Baba) Jaywantrao-INC


279 – Ichalkaranji

Rahul Prakash Awade-BJP

Madan Sitaram Karande-NCP-SP


280 – Shirol

N.A.

Ganpatrao Appasaheb Patil- INC


281 – Miraj (SC)

Suresh Khade-BJP

Tanaji Ananda Satpute- SS(UBT)


282 – Sangli

Sudhir Dada Gadgil-BJP

Prithviraj Gulabrao Patil-INC


283 – Islampur

Nishikant Prakash Bhosale-Patil-NCP

Jayant Rajaram Patil-NCP-SP


284 – Shirala

Deshmukh Satyajit Shivajirao-BJP

Mansingbhau Fattesingrao Naik-NCP-SP


285 – Palus-Kadegaon

Sangram Sampatrao Deshmukh- BJP

Kadam Vishwajit Patangrao-INC


286 – Khanpur

Babar Suhas Anilbhau-SS

Vaibhavdada Sadashivrao Patil-NCP-SP


287 – Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal

Sanjaykaka Patil-NCP

Rohit Suman R.R. Aba Patil-NCP-SP


288 – Jat

Gopichand Kundlik Padalkar-BJP

Vikramsinh Balaso Sawant-INC


128 – Dahanu (ST)

Medha Vinod Suresh-BJP

Vinod Bhiva Nikole-CPIM


129 – Vikramgad(ST)

Bhoye Harishchandra Sakharam-BJP

Bhusara Sunil (Bhau) Chandrakant- NCPSP


130 – Palghar (ST)

Gavit Rajendra Dhedya-SS

Jayendra Kisan Dubla- SS(UBT)


131 – Boisar (ST)

Vilas Sukur Tare-SS

Dr. Vishwas Valvi- SS(UBT)


132 – Nalasopara

Rajan Naik- BJP

Sandeep Amarnath Pandey-INC


133 – Vasai

Sneha Dube Pandit-BJP

Vijay Govind Patil-INC



Asus ROG Phone 9 Set to Launch on November 19 With Snapdragon 8 Elite Chip

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Asus ROG Phone 9 Set to Launch on November 19 With Snapdragon 8 Elite Chip


Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon 8 Elite processor at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii on Monday. Soon after the launch, Asus declared that its next gaming smartphone — ROG Phone 9 — will use the latest Snapdragon chip. The ROG Phone 8 successor will be announced next month. It is teased to arrive with AI features and a boxy design. The Asus ROG Phone 9 sports a hole punch display with minimal bezels and has LED lighting on the back.

Asus ROG Phone 9 Launch Date

The new Asus ROG Phone 9 will be launched on November 19 in select global markets. The launch event will be held simultaneously in Tai Pei at 7:00pm local time, Berlin at 12:00pm, and at 6:00am in New York (3:30 Pm IST). It is confirmed to be one of the first smartphones to adopt the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.

The newly unveiled Android mobile platform packs an Oryon CPU with eight cores, an enhanced Adreno GPU, and it supports up to LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 4.0 storage. The Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC has a peak clock speed of 4.32GHz and includes the Hexagon NPU.

Asus has created a dedicated microsite to tease the launch of the ROG Phone 9. The listing has an “AI on, game on” tagline suggesting that the handset will ship with on-device AI features and an AniMe display.

The listing includes official renders of the ROG Phone 9 that show the phone in a black colour option with a hole-punch display design and minimal bezels, matching its predecessor’s design language. It has a boxy design and boasts LED lighting on the back alongside a triple rear camera unit.

Asus will preview the ROG Phone 9 series at the ongoing Snapdragon Summit. It would debut as a successor to ROG Phone 8, which was unveiled during CES 2024 alongside ROG Phone 8 Pro.


Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition PC System Requirements Confirmed Ahead of March 21 Launch

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Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition PC System Requirements Confirmed Ahead of March 21 Launch


Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition is set to arrive on PC on March 21. Ahead of its launch, developer Nixxes Software has released a detailed list of PC system requirements for the game. The studio, tasked with porting the PlayStation exclusive to PC, has also detailed the customisation options that will be available at launch. Horizon Forbidden West is one of the best-looking games on PS5, but Nixxes has opted for an approach that would allow the visually demanding game to run “on a wide variety of PC hardware.”

In a post on the PlayStation Blog Tuesday, Nixxes Software confirmed that Horizon Forbidden West on PC would include graphics presets ranging from very low to very high. “This allows gamers with the latest hardware to push their systems, while also providing a great experience on less powerful PCs,” the developer said.

Nixxes also said that the wide-ranging graphical customisation options would allow the game to run on portable gaming devices. This means that Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go owners should not face problems while playing the game on their handheld device.

It’s worth noting that the Horizon Forbidden West PC port would require at least 16GB of RAM to play across all graphical presents. The game will also require SSD storage of 150GB and Windows 10 64-bit (version 1909 or higher) operating system. For the higher end of the performance spectrum at 4K resolution, Nvidia’s RTX 40 series or AMD 7000 series cards would be needed.

Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition PC system requirements

Minimum

  • Processor: Intel Core i3-8100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
  • Memory: 16GB
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 5500XT 4GB
  • Performance: 720p at 30 fps (Very Low)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-8600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
  • Memory: 16GB
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or AMD Radeon RX 5700
  • Performance: 1080p at 60 fps (Medium)

High

  • Processor: Intel Core i7-9700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
  • Memory: 16GB
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or AMD Radeon RX 6800
  • Performance: 1440p at 60 fps / 4K at 30 fps (High)

Very High

  • Processor: Intel Core i7-11700 or AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
  • Memory: 16GB
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 or AMD Radeon RX 7900XT
  • Performance: 4K at 60 fps (Very High)

Nixxes has also promised a wealth of graphical customisation settings to tweak the visuals of the game. Horizon Forbidden West on PC will include individual quality settings for textures, level of detail, shadows, water, terrain and more. The game will also feature a field-of-view (FOV) slider and settings for effects like motion blur, film grain, radial blur, lens flares, bloom and vignette.

Horizon Forbidden West was announced for PC last month, setting a March 21 release date. Nixxes Software, the Sony-owned studio that has previously worked on PC ports for first-party PlayStation titles like Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, had also confirmed some of the PC features of the port like support for Nvidia DLSS 3, AMD FSR and Intel XeSS upscaling techniques and ultra-wide resolutions. The Complete Edition of the sci-fi open-world epic will include the Burning Shores expansion from 2023. The game is currently available to pre-order on Steam and Epic Games Store, with the price set at Rs. 3,999.


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Shift Up Says Its Considering Launching Stellar Blade on PC in 2025

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Shift Up Says Its Considering Launching Stellar Blade on PC in 2025


Stellar Blade, the action-adventure title from Korean studio Shift Up, is being considered for a PC launch in 2025, the developer said in its latest financial earnings report on Tuesday. The game launched exclusively on PS5 in April and sold over a million copies as of June. Shift Up also reported an operating profit of KRW 36 billion (roughly Rs. 216 crore) in the third quarter, even as Stellar Blade sales declined compared to the previous quarter.  

Stellar Blade PC Launch in 2025

Shift Up reiterated its plans for platform expansion of Stellar Blade and said that it expected the game to perform better commercially on PC. In the Q&A section for its Q3 FY 2024 earnings call, the company said it was considering a 2025 PC launch for Stellar Blade.  

“The release is being considered within 2025. Considering recent trends such as Steam’s expanding market share in the AAA game sector and the global success of Black Myth: Wukong, we expect the performance on PC to exceed that on consoles,” the studio said. 

The company also provided an update on its debut game and said it planned to maintain the popularity of the IP until its PC launch. “After its release as a PS5 exclusive title in April, sales continued at a stabilized level through the 3Q. To enhance the IP value and maintain momentum, we have been consistently releasing content patches and updates, which has helped sustain the game’s popularity,” Shift Up said. “With the addition of the Nier: Automata DLC and ongoing marketing activities, we plan to maintain the IP’s popularity until the platform expansion.” 

Earlier this week, the developer announced it would roll out a new update for Stellar Blade later this month, which would include special items from Nier: Automata and a much-requested photo mode.  

The update is also set to add new costumes, lip-sync support for more languages and minor gameplay features. PS5 users will get the update on November 20.  

Back in June, Shift Up confirmed that the game had sold over one million copies on PS5. The studio also revealed it was reviewing plans for a PC port of Stellar Blade. “It was released as a PS5 exclusive, but the number of PS5 distributions and activation levels were not as high as that of PS4,” Shift Up CFO Ahn Jae-woo had reportedly said at the time. “And recently, the main consumer of AAA games has shifted to PCs. We are currently reviewing the PC version of Stellar Blade, and if we release the PC version, we expect the value of the IP to increase once more.” 

Stellar Blade launched exclusively on PS5 on April 26. The game follows the story of Eve, a super soldier sent to rescue planet Earth that has been overrun with monsters. In our review of the game, we praised its “fun combat and slick presentation,” but said that it was “consistently held back by almost everything else.” 


Microsoft’s Role in US Government Data Breach to Be Investigated by Cybersecurity Panel: Report

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Microsoft, Aptos Labs Partner to Unite Web3, Artificial Intelligence: Details


A US cybersecurity advisory panel will investigate risks in cloud computing that will also include Microsoft‘s role in the recent breach of government department email systems by suspected Chinese hackers, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

The Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) will focus on risks to cloud computing infrastructure, including identity and authentication management, and will look at all relevant cloud service providers, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

The report comes after Oregon Senator Ron Wyden in July asked the Federal Trade Commission, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Justice Department to “take action” against Microsoft following the hack.

Microsoft has been under increasing scrutiny following revelations that hackers allegedly operating on Beijing’s behalf got hold of one of its cryptographic keys and took advantage of a coding flaw to win sweeping access to the company’s cloud email platform.

That access was used to spy on the communications of US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and senior State Department diplomats.

The US House of Representatives Oversight Committee last week said it was opening an investigation into China’s suspected involvement in recent breaches of Commerce and State Department email systems.

Microsoft and CISA did not immediately respond to requests for comment. 

© Thomson Reuters 2023  


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