Technology
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GPT-3 a double-edge sword, can inform and mislead: Study
London: Compared to humans, artificial intelligence (AI) language models like OpenAI‘s GPT-3 can produce accurate tweets that are easier to understand but also fake ones that are harder to detect, according to…
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WhatsApp blocks over 65 lakh bad accounts in India in May
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp banned more than 65 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of May, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021, the company informed on Sunday. Between…
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Elon Musk restricts Twitter reading posts to avoid data scraping
New Delhi: As millions of users were left in the lurch due to “extreme” backend changes at Twitter, Elon Musk on Saturday said that he has applied temporary limits on who will…
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Musk claims Twitter hits all-time high user engagement, numbers speak otherwise
New Delhi: Despite tall claims by Twitter owner Elon Musk, the micro-blogging platform is witnessing a decline in user engagement as well as traffic. Musk on Saturday tweeted that the “platform hit…
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Reddit users bid farewell to favourite apps with heartfelt posts, memes
San Francisco: As many popular third-party apps on the social discussion forum Reddit, including the Apollo app, are now shutting down due to the platform’s upcoming paid API (Application Programming Interface), fans…
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New image from NASA’s Webb Telescope reveals Saturn’s iconic rings
San Francisco: Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have revealed a new image of Saturn and its rings which seem to glow eerily in the infrared picture, plus it unveiled unexpected…
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GM acquires software startup that detects early EV battery flaws
San Francisco: Automaker General Motors (GM) has announced that it acquired substantially all the assets of Israel-based battery software startup ALGOLiON for an undisclosed sum. The startup has developed sophisticated software that…
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Epic Games CEO says web browsing feels horrible now, Musk replies
New Delhi: Epic Games Founder and CEO Tim Sweeney on Saturday threw some suggestions to Elon Musk after Twitter account-walled its platform, stressing that web browsing feels horrible now. Twitter stopped browsing…
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Ness Digital acquires German firm MVP Factory
New Delhi: US-based IT company Ness Digital Engineering on Saturday announced the acquisition of German-headquartered corporate venture builder & product design studio MVP Factory. MVP Factory provides an end-to-end service for digital…
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Apple supplier TSMC confirms data breach, hackers demand $70 mn
San Francisco: Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, has confirmed that it suffered a data breach after being named as a victim by the Russia-linked LockBit…
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Twitter bans record over 11 lakh accounts for policy violations in India
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run Twitter banned a record 11,32,228 accounts in India between April 26 and May 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The micro-blogging platform, going through…
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Goldman Sachs may exit Apple Card partnership, offload to American Express
San Francisco: Goldman Sachs, which partnered Apple on the launch of Apple Card four years ago, may be eyeing an exit and is reportedly planning to offload its partnership to American Express.…
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Nokia, Apple sign long-term patent license agreement
New Delhi: Nokia has signed a new patent license agreement with Apple which will replace the current license that is due to expire at the end of 2023. Apple sued Nokia in…
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Telegram to launch Stories feature in early July
San Francisco: Telegram Founder and CEO Pavel Durov on Tuesday introduced a new ‘Stories’ feature and said it will be available in early July. “For years, our users have been asking us…
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Twitter shuts access to people sans accounts, Musk blames data scraping
New Delhi: Twitter has stopped browsing access on its web platform for people without accounts, and they have to first create an account to view tweets. Elon Musk said on Saturday that…
