New Delhi, April 16 Ahead of Elon Musk’s visit to India, the tech billionaire’s satellite-based internet service Starlink has reportedly received tentative approval from the Ministry of Communications. According to reports, the approval procedure is currently on the desk of Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, awaiting final clearance by the Home Ministry on some security issues. […]
The Oversight Board on Tuesday selected two cases from India and the US to assess Meta’s policies and enforcement practices concerning explicit images of female public figures generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Board intends to address content decisions made by Meta in the two cases, one on Instagram and one on Facebook. In each […]
In a dampener for new X users, Elon Musk has announced they may be charged for posting content on the social platform. In reply to an X user, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said that unfortunately, “a small fee for new user write access is the only way to curb the relentless onslaught of bots.” […]
US-based Lam Research Corporation, a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment, on Monday pledged nearly $29 million (Rs 241 crore) in software licenses over the next two years to upskill 2,800 students, as it signed an MoU with the Indian Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and Indian Institute of Science to prepare future workforce for the […]
New Delhi, April 15 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday announced a new delivery centre in Brazil that will create more than 1,600 new job opportunities over the next five years. The centre in Londrina, in the state of Parana, would contribute to the local economy and strengthen the TCS’ presence in the region. “We […]
The US government on Monday announced a plan to award Samsung Electronics up to $6.4 billion in grants to support the tech giant’s chipmaking investment in Texas. The subsidy is part of Washington’s broader effort to bring cutting-edge semiconductor production back to the US amid concerns the world’s largest economy is falling behind in the […]
AI SaaS startup PineGap.ai on Monday said it has raised $2.5 million in its seed round led by US-based investors SVQuad and Inventus Capital to strengthen its equity research platform. Co-Founded by IIT-BHU graduates Deepak Sharma and Ankit Varmani, the startup said the raised funds will be used to expedite product development and build the […]
Samsung clinched the top spot in the smartphone market from Apple in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, preliminary data from global research firm IDC said on Monday. Global smartphone shipments increased 7.8 per cent (year-over-year) to 289.4 million units in the first quarter of 2024, according to the IDC, reports DPA news agency. “While […]
While the Centre and Opposition may spar over the country’s growth trajectory in the past few decades, there is no denying the fact that the economy logged a significant uptrend during the Modi government, starting from 2014 to 2024. The economy, in the past ten years, not only just made into the top five economies […]
Elon Musk on Saturday asked young talented people to join his artificial intelligence (AI) venture called xAI across the verticals. His xAI company is currently hiring engineers and designers, apart from people for product, data and infrastructure verticals. “Join xAI,” posted the tech billionaire on his social media platform. The company, which has unveiled an […]