Technology
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Amazon lays off employees in India amid global churning in Alexa division
New Delhi: Amazon has announced to lay off “several hundred employees” from its Alexa division, including in India, amid a renewed focus on artificial intelligence (AI). The number of employees being impacted…
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What led to AI poster boy Sam Altman’s unceremonious exit from OpenAI?
New Delhi: The unexpected and unceremonious ouster of Sam Altman from OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has left many unanswered questions as to why the company, which is undoubtedly leading the massive…
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Using advanced AI to spot & remove fake customer reviews: Amazon
New Delhi: Amazon has said it is using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to to spot inauthentic product reviews on the platform, ahead of Black Friday amid the ongoing holiday shopping season. The…
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OpenAI board will go after my shares if I go off: Sacked CEO Sam Altman
San Francisco: Sacked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Saturday started spilling the beans, saying if he starts to reveal the secrets, the board of the ChatGPT company will go after him for…
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Just 7 women-led startups in India receive funding this year
New Delhi: Funding in women-led startups in India decreased from 183 startups in 2014 to a mere 7 this year to date, according to a new report. The funding landscape for women-led…
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Apple, other major firms pull ads from X, Here’s why
San Francisco: After tech major IBM, iPhone maker Apple has also reportedly pulled advertising from X as its owner Elon Musk continues to endorse far-right viewpoints and agrees with posts that promote…
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iPhones will support rich communication services in late 2024, confirms Apple
San Francisco: Apple has announced to support the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard on iPhones, used by most Android devices, in later 2024. In a statement to 9to5Mac, the tech giant…
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SoftBank reportedly selling stake worth $150 mn in logistics firm Delhivery
New Delhi: Japanese investment giant SoftBank is going to sell its stake worth $150 million in logistics firm Delhivery, media reported on Thursday. According to Moneycontrol, citing sources, SoftBank is likely to…
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Meta seeks law that lets parents approve their teens’ app downloads
San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) has called for a law that would require app stores to get parental approval when their teens under 16 download an app. “Parents should approve their teen’s…
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India’s most common password in 2023 revealed
New Delhi: In 2023, ‘123456’ was the most common password among Indians and worldwide, a new report said on Thursday. According to the password management solution company NordPass, people used the weakest…
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Part of Chandrayaan-3 launch vehicle makes re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere: ISRO
Bengaluru: The cryogenic upper stage of the LVM3 M4 launch vehicle, which successfully injected the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into the intended orbit on July 14 this year, made an uncontrolled re-entry into the…
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WhatsApp Channels crosses 500 mn monthly active users
New Delhi: Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday announced that WhatsApp Channels has surpassed 500 million monthly active users. Channels is a new way to get updates from people, organizations,…
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X Corp banned over 2L accounts for policy violations in India in Oct
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X Corp (formerly Twitter) banned a record 2,34,584 accounts in India between September 26 and October 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The micro-blogging…
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AI Progress or Peril? In-depth Look into the Future of AI Regulations
Birmingham: (The Conversation) Most mainstream applications of artificial intelligence (AI) make use of its ability to crunch large volumes of data, detecting patterns and trends within. The results can help predict the…
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NASA, ISRO gearing up to launch joint space mission to map globe every 12 days
Bengaluru: The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) is set to be launched in the first quarter of 2024 after a few tests, particularly those related to vibration, NASA officials have said. “ISRO…
