Asus announces new ultraportable OLED laptop ‘Zenbook 14’ in India
New Delhi, Dec 15 - Taiwanese tech major Asus on Friday announced a premium ultraportable laptop -- Zenbook 14 OLED (UX3405), in the Zenbook Classic series.
Samsung introduces new PC series ‘Galaxy Book4’ powered by AI
New Delhi, Dec 15 - Samsung on Friday introduced its new PC series "Galaxy Book4" powered by artificial intelligence (AI), which includes -- Book4 Ultra, Book4 Pro and Book4 Pro 360.
Hero MotoCorp acquires extra 3% stake in Ather Energy for Rs 140 cr
New Delhi, Dec 15 - Hero MotoCorp has acquired an additional 3 per cent stake in electric vehicle manufacturer Ather Energy for nearly Rs 140 crore.
Medical device cybersecurity market to grow $1.1 bn by 2027: Study
New Delhi, Dec 14 - The market for cybersecurity in medical devices is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.2 per cent by 2027 reaching $1.1 billion, according to a report on Thursday.
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok now available in India, other nations
New Delhi, Dec 14 - Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI has extended its AI chatbot Grok to India and 46 other countries, including Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Singapore.
Karnataka’s ‘Techceleration’ to boost IT sector
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 14 - The Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), an initiative of the Karnataka government, is set to host the 3rd edition of 'Techceleration', a flagship event spotlighting Karnataka's thriving IT, ESDM, and S and T sectors in the Hubballi-Dharwad-Belagavi (HDB)
Honeywell takes 26 Indian students to US Space & Rocket Center for space camp
New Delhi, Dec 14 - Consumer technology company Honeywell India on Thursday said that it took 26 Indian students to the US Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) for its 13th annual space camp.
New machine learning model to prevent sight loss in humans
Tokyo, Dec 14 - Japanese researchers have developed models based on machine learning that predict the risk of visual impairment in patients with high myopia -- one of the top three causes of irreversible blindness in many regions of the world.
Skill gap haunts enterprises in APJ region as they adopt AI solutions: Report
New Delhi, Dec 14 - Around 90 per cent of enterprises in the Asia-Pacific and Japan region are prioritising AI solutions to drive data and infrastructure modernisation but are slowed by a generative AI skills gap, a report showed on Thursday.
Employees passing off GenAI work as their own, using riskier tools
New Delhi, Dec 14 - As generative AI takes centre-stage across the spectrum, 64 per cent of users have passed off GenAI work as their own, challenging the aim of the governments to develop ethical and responsible AI, a report has revealed.
Tesla recalls over 2 mn cars in US over Autopilot defect
San Francisco, Dec 14 - Elon Musk-run Tesla is recalling more than 2 million vehicles in the US to address a “defect” with Autopilot, the company’s controversial advanced driver-assist system.
E-commerce company Etsy lays off 225 employees in holiday season
San Francisco, Dec 14 - E-commerce company Etsy is laying off 11 per cent of its workforce in order to restructure its business and streamline costs.
X outage breaks outgoing web links for users, fixed now
New Delhi, Dec 14 - Elon Musk-run X suffered an outage where clicking on links resulted in an error message and users were unable to visit the outgoing web pages.
Apple will need court order from govts to give phone push notifications
San Francisco, Dec 14 - Apple will now require law enforcement agencies to obtain a court order before it hands over details of customers’ push notifications.
OpenAI to train GenAI models on Axel Springer’s news content
San Francisco, Dec 14 - Global media and technology company Axel Springer and ChatGPT developer OpenAI have announced a partnership to strengthen independent journalism in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).
Meta begins testing Threads integration with Mastodon, ActivityPub
New Delhi, Dec 14 - Meta has started testing a feature to show Threads posts on Mastodon and other ActivityPub networks, as the company finally makes Threads part of the decentralised social network system.
Chandrayaan-3 soft-landing top trending video on YouTube in India this year
New Delhi, Dec 13 - As 2023 comes to a close, Google-owned YouTube on Wednesday shared the most popular videos and creators that viewers across India enjoyed, with Chandrayaan-3 soft-landing live telecast topping the list of this year's top trending videos.
Apple unveils top apps, games of 2023 on App Store
New Delhi, Dec 13 - Apple has unveiled the most popular downloaded apps and games of 2023, with year-end charts localised for users in more than 35 countries and regions.
Musk’s X sees ad share nosediving, to generate half a billion less this year
San Francisco, Dec 13 - The X platform under Elon Musk has seen its ad share nosediving, and the company may generate $2.5 billion this year, missing the internal targets of $3 billion.
US rejects $900 mn in subsidy for Musk’s cheaper internet service Starlink
Washington, Dec 13 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US has announced not to award Elon Musk’s Starlink nearly $900 million subsidy for expanding broadband service in rural areas, based on its failure to meet the basic programme requirements.