What led to AI poster boy Sam Altman’s unceremonious exit from OpenAI?
New Delhi, Nov 18 - 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 AI momentum globally, had to get rid of
Amazon lays off employees in India amid global churning in Alexa division
New Delhi, Nov 18 - Amazon has announced to lay off “several hundred employees” from its Alexa division, including in India, amid a renewed focus on artificial intelligence (AI).
Altman-founded Worldcoin’s crypto token crashes 12% after his ouster from OpenAI
San Francisco, Nov 18 - Worldcoin, the crypto project co-founded by Sam Altman who has been sacked as OpenAI CEO in a dramatic move, saw its token crashing on Saturday.
Apple, other major firms pulls ads from X after Musk’s antisemitic posts
San Francisco, Nov 18 - 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 antisemitism.
ChatGPT developer OpenAI fires Sam Altman as CEO
San Francisco, Nov 18 - In a sudden development, Sam Altman has been fired as CEO of OpenAI, the developer of AI chatbot ChatGPT, and the company's board said it "no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI."
‘Pig Butchering scam’: Zerodha CEO alerts against rising threats in India as several, including journalist, duped
New Delhi, Nov 17 - Amid a surge in "Pig Butchering" aka "romance" scam, online brokerage firm Zerodha founder and CEO Nithin Kamath has raised apprehensions about the growing number of people in Indian becoming its victims.
Hyundai, Kia unveil new EVs, concept models
Seoul, Nov 17 - Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia said on Friday they have unveiled their latest electric vehicle (EV) units and concept models under way at the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show as the companies strengthen their electric portfolios.
Sapeon unveils new AI chip for data centre
Seoul, Nov 17 - Sapeon, a South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) processor fabless company, has unveiled its new AI semiconductor for data centre operations.
AI ratings system flags popular AI models as unsafe for kids
San Francisco, Nov 17 - Popular artificial intelligence (AI) models like Snapchat’s My AI, DALLE, and Stable Diffusion may not be safe for kids, demonstrating an increased likelihood of emotional, physical, and psychological harm, a first-ever AI ratings system has revealed.
World’s 1st body sound capturing wearables to continuously monitor health
New York, Nov 17 - US researchers, led by one of Indian origin, have developed world's first new soft, miniaturized wearable devices that can continuously track subtle sounds in the human body and provide valuable information about a person's health.
Startups, students key to boost DIR-V ecosystem, develop indigenous chips: Mos IT
New Delhi, Nov 17 - In order to make India a leading chip design and manufacturing nation, startups, students and entrepreneurs will play a crucial role in developing Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V)-based chips and systems, further catalysing the semiconductor ecosystem while adopting open-source
Tim Cook, Elon Musk greet Xi Jinping at gala dinner
San Francisco, Nov 17 - From Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to Apple chief Tim Cook, top tech honchos and corporate leaders met Chinese President Xi Jinping during a gala dinner here during his state visit.
IBM stops ads on X as Elon Musk endorses antisemitism
San Francisco, Nov 17 - Tech major IBM has stopped advertising on X as its owner Elon Musk continues to endorse far-right viewpoints and agrees with posts that promote antisemitism.
Meta unveils 2 new generative AI tools for high-quality video, image creation
San Francisco, Nov 17 - Meta has announced two new generative AI tools called Emu Video and Emu Edit for high-quality video and image creation.
91% of Indian Gen Z workers prepared for AI adoption at workplace
New Delhi, Nov 17 - Gen Z in India is excited to use generative AI in the workplace, with 91 per cent saying they feel prepared for their employer to adopt the technology in everyday work, a report showed on Friday.
X rival Bluesky hits 2 mn users, ‘federation’ coming early next year
New Delhi, Nov 17 - Jack Dorsey-backed social media network Bluesky, an alternative to Twitter/X, has reached 2 million users despite remaining an invite-only app.
YouTube allows monetization on videos with breastfeeding nudity
San Francisco, Nov 17 - Google-owned YouTube will allow breastfeeding videos with nudity (but only in cases when a child is present) as well as videos with twerking, grinding, and other “sensual” types of dancing.
Amazon partners Hyundai to start selling cars online next year
San Francisco, Nov 17 - Amazon, which started with selling books to finally conquer the vast e-commerce space, will now sell cars online, partnering with South Korean automaker Hyundai to begin with.
iPhones will support rich communication services in late 2024, confirms Apple
San Francisco, Nov 17 - Apple has announced to support the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard on iPhones, used by most Android devices, in later 2024.
Insta brings new updates to reels, feed photos to create content easily
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Meta-owned Instagram has shared a number of improvements to reels, feed photos, carousels, and stories, as well as new insights to help creators better understand how their content is performing.