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Canva Acquires AI Image and Video Generator Leonardo.ai, Will Integrate It Into Magic Studio Tools
Canva acquired Australia-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Leonardo.ai on Tuesday. The AI startup uses its native foundation model Phoenix to generate images, videos, and create visual assets. The platform also offers features such as AI-powered upscaling, inline editing, and real-time image generation. Canva said that the Phoenix AI model...
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Devin, an AI-Powered Software Engineer Capable of Coding, Building Apps, More Unveiled by Cognition Labs
Devin, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model that can function as a software engineer, was introduced by the AI startup Cognition Labs. The company has claimed that Devin has successfully passed practical engineering interviews from AI companies and has even completed real jobs on Upwork. The AI tool comes with its shell, a code editor, a...
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Google's Removal of Apps From Play Store in India 'Cannot Be Permitted': IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Google's decision to remove some apps in India from its app store "cannot be permitted", Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday, amid an ongoing dispute over service fee payments to the US firm.
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Beeper Mini Brings iMessage Support to Android Phones, Works Without Apple ID: How It Works
Beeper Mini was launched on Tuesday as a new messaging app bringing iMessage to Android smartphones. The new app from Beeper seems to avoid most of those privacy issues as it works locally on a user's smartphones and can even function without an Apple ID, according to the company.
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Nothing Chats App Pulled From Google Play Store Amid Widespread Privacy Concerns
Nothing launched the Nothing Chats messaging platform last week to dismantle messaging barriers between Android and iOS users in collaboration with Sunbird. However, the Carl Pei-led UK startup has pulled the beta for its Nothing Chats app from the Google Play Store due to privacy concerns.
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X User Claims Dukaan Has ''God Complex'', CEO Hits Back With Sarcastic Reply
An X user accused the company of having a ''God complex'', and highlighted the platform's themes including opaque pricing changes.
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Indian AI Firm Saarthi.ai Allegedly Fired Employees, Withheld Salaries; CEO Clarifies Claims
Bengaluru-based AI tech support startup Saarthi.ai has fired some employees buckling under "investor pressure" to become profitable, and has allegedly withheld salaries of several employees since March 2023. Responding to queries, Founder and CEO Vishwa Nath Jha said the company has "let go" of employees in batches owing to "investor pressure" to b...
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Disney Said to Approach Court in Legal Challenge Against Google's In-App Billing System
Disney is said to have approached a court in India in a legal challenge to the search giant's in-app billing system, weeks after the Competition Commission of India opened an inquiry into Google in May after complaints from Match and startups in the country. The CCI last year fined Google and directed it to allow the use of third-party billing sys...
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Music NFT Startup ‘Sound’ Bags $20 Million in Funding, Snoop Dogg and a16z Pour Millions
Sound, a music NFT platform, has managed to raise $20 million (roughly Rs. 164 crore) with investments from Snoop Dogg and venture capital firm a16z. Without an infringement from any third party, Sound also lets artists monetise their content and earn from their work.
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Paytm Signs MoU With Arunachal Pradesh to Create Startup Ecosystem
Paytm Payment Services Limited (PPSL) on Thursday signed an MoU with ArunachalPradesh Innovation and Investment Park (APIIP) to create a startup ecosystem for the youth in the northeastern state, officials said. According to the MoU, Paytm Incubation Centre will provide its product to early-stage startups at a discounted price and off...
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Samsung Partners With YogiFi, Introduces Interactive Yoga Sessions on Its Smart TVs
Samsung has collaborated with health-tech startup Wellnesys Technologies’ YogiFi to offer an interactive yoga experience on the range of its smart televisions. The partnership will bring the ability to pair the world’s first AI-enabled yoga mat from YogiFi on its Smart TVs. The mat comes equipped with sensors that will detect and notify of inco...
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Zoom Invests in AI Startup Anthropic; Will Integrate AI Technology in Its Video Conferencing App
Zoom Video Communications said on Tuesday it has invested an undisclosed sum in Anthropic and will integrate the artificial intelligence start-up's technology into its video-conferencing platform.
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Google Being Probed in India for In-App Payment Breaches After Complaints From Match, Local Startups
India's competition watchdog has begun an inquiry into Google after some companies alleged the service fee the US firm charges for in-app payments breaches an earlier antitrust directive, a regulatory order seen by Reuters showed on Friday. Tinder-owner Match Group and Indian startups have asked the watchdog to investigate Google's new User Choice ...
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Suniel Shetty Launches New Food Delivery App - All You Need To Know
Suniel Shetty has launched a new food-delivery application on Tuesday. The app claims to work on zero commission!
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Byju CEO Assures Compliance Over Suspected Breaches of Forex Laws in Internal Memo After ED Raids
Indian education platform Byju's CEO is confident that the country's financial crime-fighting agency will find the company compliant after raids on its premises over suspected breaches of foreign exchange laws, according to an internal memo.
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Canva Acquires AI Image and Video Generator Leonardo.ai, Will Integrate It Into Magic Studio Tools
Canva acquired Australia-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Leonardo.ai on Tuesday. The AI startup uses its native foundation model Phoenix to generate images, videos, and create visual assets. The platform also offers features such as AI-powered upscaling, inline editing, and real-time image generation. Canva said that the Phoenix AI model...
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Devin, an AI-Powered Software Engineer Capable of Coding, Building Apps, More Unveiled by Cognition Labs
Devin, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model that can function as a software engineer, was introduced by the AI startup Cognition Labs. The company has claimed that Devin has successfully passed practical engineering interviews from AI companies and has even completed real jobs on Upwork. The AI tool comes with its shell, a code editor, a...
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Google's Removal of Apps From Play Store in India 'Cannot Be Permitted': IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Google's decision to remove some apps in India from its app store "cannot be permitted", Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday, amid an ongoing dispute over service fee payments to the US firm.
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Beeper Mini Brings iMessage Support to Android Phones, Works Without Apple ID: How It Works
Beeper Mini was launched on Tuesday as a new messaging app bringing iMessage to Android smartphones. The new app from Beeper seems to avoid most of those privacy issues as it works locally on a user's smartphones and can even function without an Apple ID, according to the company.
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Nothing Chats App Pulled From Google Play Store Amid Widespread Privacy Concerns
Nothing launched the Nothing Chats messaging platform last week to dismantle messaging barriers between Android and iOS users in collaboration with Sunbird. However, the Carl Pei-led UK startup has pulled the beta for its Nothing Chats app from the Google Play Store due to privacy concerns.
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X User Claims Dukaan Has ''God Complex'', CEO Hits Back With Sarcastic Reply
An X user accused the company of having a ''God complex'', and highlighted the platform's themes including opaque pricing changes.
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Indian AI Firm Saarthi.ai Allegedly Fired Employees, Withheld Salaries; CEO Clarifies Claims
Bengaluru-based AI tech support startup Saarthi.ai has fired some employees buckling under "investor pressure" to become profitable, and has allegedly withheld salaries of several employees since March 2023. Responding to queries, Founder and CEO Vishwa Nath Jha said the company has "let go" of employees in batches owing to "investor pressure" to b...
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Disney Said to Approach Court in Legal Challenge Against Google's In-App Billing System
Disney is said to have approached a court in India in a legal challenge to the search giant's in-app billing system, weeks after the Competition Commission of India opened an inquiry into Google in May after complaints from Match and startups in the country. The CCI last year fined Google and directed it to allow the use of third-party billing sys...
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Music NFT Startup ‘Sound’ Bags $20 Million in Funding, Snoop Dogg and a16z Pour Millions
Sound, a music NFT platform, has managed to raise $20 million (roughly Rs. 164 crore) with investments from Snoop Dogg and venture capital firm a16z. Without an infringement from any third party, Sound also lets artists monetise their content and earn from their work.
-
Paytm Signs MoU With Arunachal Pradesh to Create Startup Ecosystem
Paytm Payment Services Limited (PPSL) on Thursday signed an MoU with ArunachalPradesh Innovation and Investment Park (APIIP) to create a startup ecosystem for the youth in the northeastern state, officials said. According to the MoU, Paytm Incubation Centre will provide its product to early-stage startups at a discounted price and off...
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Samsung Partners With YogiFi, Introduces Interactive Yoga Sessions on Its Smart TVs
Samsung has collaborated with health-tech startup Wellnesys Technologies’ YogiFi to offer an interactive yoga experience on the range of its smart televisions. The partnership will bring the ability to pair the world’s first AI-enabled yoga mat from YogiFi on its Smart TVs. The mat comes equipped with sensors that will detect and notify of inco...
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Zoom Invests in AI Startup Anthropic; Will Integrate AI Technology in Its Video Conferencing App
Zoom Video Communications said on Tuesday it has invested an undisclosed sum in Anthropic and will integrate the artificial intelligence start-up's technology into its video-conferencing platform.
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Google Being Probed in India for In-App Payment Breaches After Complaints From Match, Local Startups
India's competition watchdog has begun an inquiry into Google after some companies alleged the service fee the US firm charges for in-app payments breaches an earlier antitrust directive, a regulatory order seen by Reuters showed on Friday. Tinder-owner Match Group and Indian startups have asked the watchdog to investigate Google's new User Choice ...
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Suniel Shetty Launches New Food Delivery App - All You Need To Know
Suniel Shetty has launched a new food-delivery application on Tuesday. The app claims to work on zero commission!
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Byju CEO Assures Compliance Over Suspected Breaches of Forex Laws in Internal Memo After ED Raids
Indian education platform Byju's CEO is confident that the country's financial crime-fighting agency will find the company compliant after raids on its premises over suspected breaches of foreign exchange laws, according to an internal memo.
