Technology
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Facebook owner Meta to buy AI chips in deal worth up to USD 100 billion
New York: Facebook owner Meta Platforms will buy artificial intelligence (AI) chips from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in a deal that will also give it the opportunity to buy up to a…
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X account of Middle East Eye journalist covering India-Israel ties blocked
The X account of Azad Essa, a US-based South African journalist and senior reporter with Middle East Eye (MEE), has been withheld in India following an order issued by the government under…
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Will comply with NCLAT privacy guidelines: WhatsApp to SC
New Delhi: Global tech giants Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp told the Supreme Court on Monday, February 23, that they will comply with the NCLAT’s directions for extending the Competition Commission of…
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Apple’s first event of 2026 is unlike anything it has done in years
Apple has announced its first major event of 2026 on March 4 – and it is shaping up to be a departure from the company’s usual playbook. Rather than the familiar gathering…
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Supreme Court to hear Meta-WhatsApp privacy policy case on Monday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday, February 23, pleas of Meta and WhatsApp against a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order imposing a penalty of Rs 213.14…
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Indian-origin Asha Sharma named CEO of Microsoft Gaming
New York: Technology giant Microsoft has named Indian-origin Asha Sharma as Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, joining a long and growing list of Indian-descent leaders at the helm of…
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India-made robots shine at AI Impact Summit 2026 after early controversy
New Delhi: Indigenously manufactured and developed robots emerged as a major attraction at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, despite an early controversy over an Indian university’s claim that a…
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The Indian women who watch Internet’s worst content so AI can moderate
Every day, 26-year-old Monsumi Murmu watches at least 800 videos and images of violence, sexual abuse and harm in her village in Jharkhand, getting paid roughly Rs 20,000 a month to do…
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86 nations sign AI Impact Summit declaration: Union Minister
New Delhi: As many as 86 countries and two international organisations have signed the AI Impact Summit declaration, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday, February 21, said, adding that the US, UK,…
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Revanth Reddy calls for setting up AI village, war room in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Friday, February 20, proposed an AI war room to be established in Hyderabad with the help of the central government to monitor and respond to…
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India joins US-led strategic alliance ‘Pax Silica’
India signed a pact joining the coalition at a ceremony at the AI Impact Summit here. The signing ceremony was attended by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and US envoy to India Sergio…
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Amazon overtakes Walmart as world’s biggest company by revenue
Amazon has surpassed Walmart to become the world’s largest company by revenue, marking a significant milestone for the e-commerce and cloud computing major that began as an online bookseller in Jeff Bezos’…
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OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs ‘not holding hands’ moment steals show at AI summit
New Delhi: OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei didn’t hold hands for a group photograph with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the India AI Impact Summit on Thursday, February 19, and…
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India won’t let AI turn humans into data points: Modi at AI Impact Summit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, February 19, pitched for democratising artificial intelligence and making it a tool for inclusion and empowerment, saying humans must not become mere data points…
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India not just a part of AI revolution, but leading it: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, February 19, said artificial intelligence must be democratised and become a tool for inclusion and empowerment, particularly for the Global South. Addressing the India…
