Microsoft partners news website Semafor for AI-assisted stories

Microsoft partners news website Semafor for AI-assisted stories

San Francisco, Feb 6 - Microsoft has announced its partnership with media platform Semafor and other news organisations to help journalists work with generative artificial intelligence (AI) to produce content.

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Google to face antitrust trial over ad tech monopoly in US

Google to face antitrust trial over ad tech monopoly in US

San Francisco, Feb 6 - Google will face another antitrust trial in the US, this time over its ad tech policies. The ad tech trial will begin in the US state of Virginia from September 9.

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Snapchat’s parent company lays off 10% of global full-time workforce

Snapchat’s parent company lays off 10% of global full-time workforce

New Delhi, Feb 5 - Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, on Monday announced to lay off approximately 10 per cent of its global full-time employees.

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Zuckerberg overtakes Bill Gates, becomes fourth richest person in the world

Zuckerberg overtakes Bill Gates, becomes fourth richest person in the world

New York, Feb 5 - Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now the fourth richest person in the world following a surge in Meta’s share price that has increased his net worth more than any other individual this year, a report said.

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US plans visa ban for people connected to commercial spyware

US plans visa ban for people connected to commercial spyware

Washington, Feb 6 - The US government has announced a new policy that will allow the imposition of visa restrictions on individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware.

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India well positioned to use AI to make software development more productive: Google

India well positioned to use AI to make software development more productive: Google

New Delhi, Feb 5 - India is well positioned to use artificial intelligence (AI) to make software development more productive in the country, Google said in a blogpost on Monday.

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Samsung Chairman Lee’s acquittal likely to remove uncertainties

Samsung Chairman Lee’s acquittal likely to remove uncertainties

Seoul, Feb 5 - Samsung’s Chairman Lee Jae-yong has been acquitted of any wrongdoing in a controversial 2015 merger case, a decision expected to strengthen his leadership to overcome mounting challenges and accelerate decision-making within South Korea's largest conglomerate.

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US investment firm Vanguard cuts Ola’s valuation to $1.88 bn

US investment firm Vanguard cuts Ola’s valuation to $1.88 bn

New Delhi, Feb 5 - US-based investment firm Vanguard has reportedly slashed down ride-hailing major Ola's valuation to less than $2 billion.

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90% Indian CIOs to increase spending on AI tools in 2024: Report

90% Indian CIOs to increase spending on AI tools in 2024: Report

New Delhi, Feb 5 - Artificial Intelligence (AI) is dominating the mindshare of Indian Chief Information Officers (CIO)s, with more than 90 per cent looking to increase spending on right tools, according to a report on Monday.

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Adobe brings Firefly, Lightroom tools to Apple Vision Pro headset

Adobe brings Firefly, Lightroom tools to Apple Vision Pro headset

New Delhi, Feb 5 - Adobe’s Firefly AI, the text-to-image tool behind features like Photoshop’s generative fill, will be available on the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro mixed reality (MR) headset as a native app, alongside the company’s popular Lightroom photo-editing software, the company

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Samsung Chairman Lee acquitted in controversial 2015 merger case

Samsung Chairman Lee acquitted in controversial 2015 merger case

Seoul, Feb 5 - A Seoul court acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Monday in connection with the controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates allegedly conducted to help him take over control of South Korea's biggest conglomerate.

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Facebook turns 20, Instagram tells Zuckerberg ‘love you dad’

Facebook turns 20, Instagram tells Zuckerberg ‘love you dad’

New Delhi, Feb 5 - Facebook has turned 20, after Mark Zuckerberg launched the site in 2004 which rapidly became the most loved social networking platform in the years to come.

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Board members aware of Musk’s drug use, friends told him to go to rehab: Report

Board members aware of Musk’s drug use, friends told him to go to rehab: Report

San Francisco, Feb 5 - Some board members at Tesla and SpaceX are aware of the "use of illegal drugs" by Elon Musk and regularly do drugs with him, "because they think refraining could upset the billionaire, who has made them a lot

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Apple plans to buy AI startup to strengthen its Vision Pro: Report

Apple plans to buy AI startup to strengthen its Vision Pro: Report

San Francisco, Feb 4 - Apple is planning to acquire a German AI startup -- Brighter AI, specialising in anonymising face and licence plate data, a media report has said.

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3 indigenously-developed tech transferred to 12 industries in India

3 indigenously-developed tech transferred to 12 industries in India

New Delhi, Feb 4 - Three indigenously-developed technologies -- thermal camera, CMOS camera, and Fleet Management System -- were transferred to 12 industries in India on Sunday.

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Spacetech startup raises $15.5 mn to harvest natural resources from Moon

Spacetech startup raises $15.5 mn to harvest natural resources from Moon

San Francisco, Feb 4 - Interlune, a spacetech startup led by former Blue Origin leaders, has quietly raised $15.5 million in new funding and aims to close another $2 million, according to its filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Hyundai, Kia’s EV sales surpass 1.5 mn units

Hyundai, Kia’s EV sales surpass 1.5 mn units

Seoul, Feb 4 - South Korea's Hyundai Motor and its smaller affiliate Kia on Sunday said their combined electric vehicle sales exceeded 1.5 million units as of December, 12 years after Hyundai debuted its first EV model.

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Tesla worker arrested for threatening to kill Musk, Biden

Tesla worker arrested for threatening to kill Musk, Biden

San Francisco, Feb 4 - A Tesla employee, who threatened to kill US President Joe Biden and tech billionaire Elon Musk, was arrested in Texas, the media reported.

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Eco-friendly EV service Uber Green now available in Delhi

Eco-friendly EV service Uber Green now available in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 3 - Ride-hailing platform Uber on Saturday said its eco-friendly, global electric vehicle (EV) service, called Uber Green, is now available in Delhi.

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India a silver lining is 5G era as Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung report revenue slump

India a silver lining is 5G era as Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung report revenue slump

New Delhi, Feb 3 - Marking 5G era’s first record low year, Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung each announced a drop in overall 2023 sales in their earnings calls, citing macroeconomic challenges and a shrinking mobile network infrastructure market, as well as lower spending

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