Humane cuts 4% of jobs before releasing its Ai Pin: Report
San Francisco, Jan 10 - Sam Altman-backed startup Humane has laid off four per cent of employees this week, the media reported.
Apple removes top crypto exchanges like Binance, Kucoin from App Store in India
New Delhi, Jan 10 - Apple has removed some top global cryptocurrency exchanges like Binance and Kucoin from its App Store in India after the government sent show-cause notices to these crypto exchanges for not complying with the money laundering laws and allegedly
HPE to acquire Juniper Networks for $14 bn, boost AI-driven innovation
San Francisco, Jan 10 - Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced to acquire Juniper Networks, a leader in AI-native networks, for approximately $14 billion in an all-cash transaction for $40 per share.
Intel acquires Silicon Mobility to boost EVs, to bring AI PC to cars
Las Vegas, Jan 10 - Chip-maker Intel has announced to acquire Silicon Mobility SAS, a fabless silicon and software company that specialises in chips for intelligent electric vehicle (EV) energy management, for an undisclosed sum.
Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal raises $30 mn for his AI startup: Report
San Francisco, Jan 9 - Former Indian-origin Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has entered the artificial intelligence (AI) race, with reportedly raising $30 million for his startup.
US SEC’s X account hacked to post about fake nod to Bitcoin ETFs
Washington, Jan 10 - The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) saw its X account hacked for a brief time, with a post claiming it has approved listings for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Samsung’s dual-folding display gives glimpse of next Galaxy Z Flip
Las Vegas, Jan 10 - Foldable smartphones, first launched by Samsung Electronics about five years ago, have undergone remarkable developments and innovations in both performance and technology to meet consumer demands for more functionality and convenience.
NASA delays mission to take humans back to Moon until 2025
Washington, Jan 10 - The US space agency has pushed back its manned Artemis mission to the Moon to 2025 that will send the first woman and first person of colour on the lunar surface.
EU joins UK regulators in examining $13 bn Microsoft-OpenAI partnership
London, Jan 9 - The European Commission on Tuesday announced to examine whether Microsoft's $13 billion investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is reviewable under the EU merger regulation.
WhatsApp working on new ‘Meta Verified’ option for businesses
New Delhi, Jan 9 - Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly developing a new ‘Meta Verified’ subscription option that will allow businesses to subscribe to it to get a verified badge.
Apple may sell half a million Vision Pro units in 2024 to boost XR market
New Delhi, Jan 9 - Driven by Apple Vision Pro, the Extended Reality (XR) headset shipments are projected to increase by a record 3.9 million units in 2024 to clock growth of nearly 50 per cent (on-year), a report showed on Tuesday.
AI has potential to create $6 to $8 tn in global economic value: Report
New Delhi, Jan 9 - Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to impact 44 per cent of all working hours across industries, enable productivity enhancements across 900 different types of jobs and create $6 to $8 trillion in global economic value, a
Scientists find answer to why ‘love is blind’
Sydney, Jan 9 - In a world-first study, a team of Australian scientists investigated the link between the human brain’s behavioural activation system (BAS) and romantic love and decoded why “love is blind”.
Bengaluru-based retail SaaS company Impact Analytics raises $40 mn
Bengaluru, Jan 9 - Retail software-as-a-service (SaaS) sompany Impact Analytics on Tuesday announced it has raised $40 million in growth financing.
Apple exported ‘India-made’ iPhones worth Rs 65,000 cr in 2023
New Delhi, Jan 9 - As India doubles down on local manufacturing, Apple assembled iPhones worth more than Rs 1 lakh crore in India in 2023, according to industry data.
Apple asks developers to ‘don’t describe’ visionOS apps as ‘AR’ or ‘VR’
San Francisco, Jan 9 - Apple has asked developers to "don't describe" their new apps with terms like AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) in a newly released Xcode update that allows developers to submit visionOS apps to the App Store.
New AI tool can detect Covid infection from chest X-rays 98% accuracy
Sydney, Jan 9 - Australian researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can rapidly detect Covid-19 from chest X-rays with more than 98 per cent accuracy, and may be more beneficial than the currently used RT-PCR test.
Zendesk acquires AI-led quality management platform Klaus
New Delhi, Jan 9 - Software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform Zendesk on Tuesday announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AI-powered quality management platform Klaus.
BluSmart Mobility enters surge pricing lane, introduces ‘rush hour’ fee
New Delhi, Jan 9 - EV ride-hailing and charging provider BluSmart Mobility, which once championed the cause of zero-surge pricing, has quietly introduced a new pricing structure for different timings during the day.
Now Swiggy Instamart VP Sidharth Satpathy moves on
New Delhi, Jan 9 - In yet another top-level exit, Sidharth Satpathy, Vice President at Swiggy Instamart, has quit the company after around five years.