Technology
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Deepfakes, GenAI amplifying romance scams in India, warn researchers
New Delhi: As Valentine’s Day approaches, cyber-security researchers on Monday said that romance scams are on the rise in India and 66 per cent of people in the country fell prey to…
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VC firm Hyderabad Angels to invest Rs 150 cr across 20 disruptive startups
New Delhi: Hyderabad Angels (HAF) on Monday launched its maiden venture capital fund, featuring an investable corpus of Rs 100 crore and an additional green-shoe option of Rs 50 crore. The Category…
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Google announces $27 mn funding to boost AI training for people in Europe
London: Google on Monday announced the 25 million euros ($26.98 million) funding from Google.org to support artificial intelligence (AI) training and skills for people across Europe, with a particular focus on vulnerable…
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Musk plans to shift 1 mn people to Mars
New Delhi: Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday announced plans to shift one million people to Mars. “We are mapping out a game plan to get a million people to Mars,” Musk wrote…
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Surgical AR/VR poised for widespread adoption with Apple’s Vision Pro launch: Report
New Delhi: Surgical augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is anticipated to be a highly impactful innovation in the near term with widespread adoption, according to a report on Friday. This is…
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US announces over $5 bn investment in chip-related R&D, skill development
Washington: The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration has announced to invest over $5 billion in semiconductor-related research, development and workforce needs. The investment will empower the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), to advance…
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IPO-bound Ola Electric gets certification for 2nd e-scooter under govt’s PLI scheme
New Delhi: Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola Electric has received certification for its S1 Pro (Gen-2) electric scooter under the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the automobile and auto component industry. Sources told…
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Cisco likely to slash thousands of jobs next week: Report
San Francisco: Global networking giant Cisco is reportedly geared up to lay off “thousands” of employees next week, as the company pivots to focus on “high-growth areas”. Cisco is expected to report…
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Fashiontech startup Blissclub lays off nearly 18% workforce to cut costs: Report
New Delhi: Direct-to-consumer (D2C) startup Blissclub has laid off nearly 21 employees, or 18 per cent of its workforce, to cut costs. However, the number of impacted employees at the fashion apparel…
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Hyderabad among top AI career destinations in India
In the 21st century, artificial intelligence (AI) stands as a revolutionary force, disrupting and transforming various sectors across the globe. Its impact resonates profoundly in industries like healthcare, education, finance, manufacturing, and…
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Snapchat faces major outage globally, including India
New Delhi: Popular social media platform Snapchat on Friday suffered a major outage globally, including in India, with users reporting that they were unable to send messages, including texts and snaps, to…
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Apple rolls out redesigned iCloud app for Windows
New Delhi: Apple has rolled out a redesigned iCloud app for Windows to offer new features and improvements to enhance the user experience. Available for Windows 10 and 11, the new app…
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Global data traffic hit 59 exabytes in 2023, equivalent to over 46 cr smartphones
New Delhi: Global data traffic in 2023 reached 59 exabytes, a remarkable 23 per cent increase from the 48 exabytes recorded in 2022, a report said on Friday. In simpler terms, 59…
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Google joins global coalition to bring transparency to digital content in AI era
New Delhi: The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), a global standards body advancing transparency online through certifying the provenance of digital content, on Friday announced that Google has joined as…