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Amazon to focus on using AI to speed up delivery services
San Francisco: Amazon has said that it will be focusing on using artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up delivery services, aiming to minimise the distance between its products and customers, the media…
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Tech billionaire Austin Russell acquires 82 per cent stake in Forbes
San Francisco: Austin Russell, 28-year-old Chairman and CEO of automotive technology company Luminar Technologies, has acquired 82 per cent stake in Forbes Global Media Holdings, that published the Forbes magazine, in a…
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Stack Overflow lays off 10 per cent of its workforce
New Delhi: Stack Overflow, a question and answer website for programmers, has laid off 10 per cent of its workforce, or 58 employees, amid global macroeconomic pressures and focus on profitability. Prashanth…
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Google to expand its Dark Web monitoring tool to all Gmail users
New Delhi: Google has announced that it will expand its Dark Web monitoring to all Gmail users in the US and later to international markets. The Gmail users will now be able…
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Microsoft slashes more jobs in US, not part of earlier global layoffs
San Francisco: Microsoft is slashing 158 jobs in Washington State and the new layoffs are not part of the 10,000 announced by the tech company in January, the media reported. According to…
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New AI model may soon help doctors diagnose heart attacks accurately
London: The UK researchers have developed a novel algorithm based on artificial intelligence (AI) that may one day help doctors diagnose heart attacks quickly and with precision. According to researchers from the…
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Govts to Big Tech: Create responsible AI first and then make it public
New Delhi: The generative AI era came fast. However, the government scrutiny into Big Tech on AI came much faster to promote responsible innovation and risk mitigation as AI chatbots begin to…
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China dominates global AI network, autocratic govts its biggest users
New Delhi: Research shows China exporting huge amounts of artificial information (AI) technology, dwarfing its contributions in other frontier technology sectors, said Harvard Economics Professor David Yang. Yang also demonstrated that autocratic…
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OpenAI’s losses swell to USD 540 million, likely to keep rising
San Francisco: The losses of Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the developer behind highly-successful AI chatbot ChatGPT, reportedly swelled to nearly $540 million last year and are likely to only keep rising. According to The…
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ChatGPT-powered AI Professor joins Amity University
New Delhi: Amity University Online, a university authorised by UGC (University Grants Commission) to offer online degree programmes, on Monday announced the launch of Professor AMI — India’s first AI Professor in…
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Amazon Alexa to be more interactive with ChatGPT like features
Washington: According to the Mashable website, Amazon is developing its voice assistant device to be bigger and better. Disney is just one of many potential joint ventures that Amazon is considering, along…
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The rise of Mojo: Python’s successor for AI Development
Mojo, a new programming language, aims to bridge the gap between research and production by combining the best features of Python with systems programming and metaprogramming. With the goal of unifying the…
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First two retail stores in India milestone for Apple: CEO Tim Cook
New York: India is at a “tipping point” and a major focus for Apple, the technology giant’s CEO Tim Cook has said, terming the opening of its first two retail stores in…
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Passwords can soon be replaced, Learn all about PassKeys here
Passkeys are a new way to authenticate without having to remember and manage passwords. With a passkey, users can sign in to apps and websites using a biometric sensor (such as a…
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IBM plans hiring freeze as AI could replace 7,800 jobs
IBM is implementing a hiring freeze for specific positions due to its expectations that an estimated 7,800 jobs within the IT major could be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI). IBM CEO Arvind…
