Technology
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Microsoft to skill 2 mn Indians in AI, to further invest in country: Satya Nadella
Bengaluru: Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday announced that the company will train more than two million people in India in generative AI skills, to address talent shortage in the…
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AWS launches 1st space tech accelerator programme in India
New Delhi: Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday launched the first space tech accelerator programme in India with support from T-Hub and Minfy. AWS Space Accelerator: India, a technical, business, and mentorship…
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Apple wins Apple Watch antitrust lawsuit with AliveCor
San Francisco: Apple has won its ongoing legal battle with the US-based medical device company AliveCor over the Apple Watch’s heart monitoring technology. AliveCor had accused Apple of limiting third-party access to…
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Tata partners Microsoft to provide calling solutions on Teams for Indian enterprises
New Delhi: Tata Communications on Wednesday announced that it partnered with Microsoft to provide flexibility in collaboration and connectivity on Microsoft Teams for enterprises in India. The Tata Communications GlobalRapide platform will…
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Spotify reaches 236 mn premium subscribers, revenue up 16%
New Delhi: Swedish music streaming platform Spotify on Tuesday said it now has 236 million premium subscribers, a 4 per cent increase over the last quarter. Monthly active users grew 23 per…
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Man takes ChatGPT help to find wife from over 5K matches on Tinder
New Delhi: A Russian man has revealed that he used OpenAI’s AI chatbot ChatGPT to help him find his life partner after eliminating over 5,000 matches on the dating site Tinder. The…
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Apple opens applications for ‘Swift Student Challenge’ for 2024
New Delhi: Apple on Tuesday announced to open applications for its ‘Swift Student Challenge’ initiative for 2024, where it will recognise 50 distinguished winners for their outstanding submissions and invite them to…
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‘Russia’s Google’ pulls out of home country, sells biz for $5.2 bn
London: The Dutch owner of Yandex which is touted as “Russia’s Google” has announced to divest its Russia-based businesses for $5.2 billion. Yandex NV, the Dutch parent company of the Yandex group…
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India sees rise in hiring for AI roles, healthcare in January: Report
New Delhi: Hiring for AI-related roles along with sectors like healthcare, hospitality, and FMCG has witnessed significant growth in January in India, a new report revealed on Tuesday. According to the Naukri…
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Samsung’s unionised workers call for 5.4% wage hike
Seoul: Unionised workers representing 11 labour unions affiliated with Samsung Group on Tuesday called for an average 5.4 per cent wage increase for this year. The Samsung Group Labor Unions Solidarity unveiled…
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Kunal Shah’s CRED acquires wealth management platform Kuvera
New Delhi: Credit Card bill payment leader CRED on Tuesday announced the acquisition of the online wealth management platform Kuvera in an effort to take on the likes of Zerodha and Groww.…
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India smartphone market grows 19% in Q4 2023, 5G share up 65%
New Delhi: India smartphone market grew 19 per cent (year-on-year) in the holiday quarter (Q4) of 2023, as Xiaomi led the overall smartphone market followed by Samsung, a report showed on Tuesday.…
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Google removes 2,200 fraudulent loan apps from Play Store: Centre
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday informed Parliament that Google has suspended or removed more than 2,200 fraudulent loan apps from its Play Store between September 2022 and August 2023. The government…
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Deepfake video meeting with fake CFO costs company $25.6 mn
Hong Kong: A deepfake video conference call where a digitally recreated avatar of the chief financial officer (CFO) ordered money transfers has cost a multinational company $25.6 million in a first-such scam.…
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Facebook turns 20, Instagram tells Zuckerberg ‘love you dad’
New Delhi: Facebook has turned 20, after Mark Zuckerberg launched the site in 2004 which rapidly became the most loved social networking platform in the years to come. On Instagram, Zuckerberg shared…