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Brazil's Top Court Votes to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable for User Posts
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that social media firms are responsible for certain user-posted content in the country. This could result in fines against social media companies in Brazil. The decision could impact the business of platforms including Meta's Facebook and Instagram, as well as TikTok, Elon Musk's X and other internet giants, s...
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OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Use Google Cloud to Meet Computational Needs
OpenAI and Google have reportedly struck a deal which will let the former use the latter's cloud servers for computational needs. The deal was finalised after several months of discussions, the report mentioned. The financial terms of the deal are currently not known. Notably, ChatGPT suffered a major outage on Tuesday.
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What is Liquid Glass Interface, Apple’s New Universal Design Language for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Other Devices
Liquid Glass design language was introduced by Apple at the WWDC 2025 on Monday. The new design language brings a glass-like material that can both reflect and refract content in the background. The company says this new element was built using new graphics technologies powered by Apple silicon and hardware.
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Starlink Plans Yet To Be Out In India, A Look At Pricing In Other Nations
Elon Musk's satellite communication company Starlink has received the licence from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), a key milestone that will take it closer towards launching commercial operations in India.
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Google Chrome Gets 'Highest Ever' Speedometer Score; Company Reveals Optimisations Behind Improved Performance
Google Chrome has achieved its "highest score ever" on the Speedometer 3 browser performance benchmark, a company blog post announced. Chrome's performance has reportedly improved by 10 percent since August 2024, with browsers based on Google's open-source engine typically excelling in these tests.
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PhonePe to Launch UPI Payments App for Feature Phones With P2P Transfers, Offline QR Payments
PhonePe announced on Friday that it is planning to launch a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) solution for feature phone users in India. The digital payments and financial services company highlighted that the payment solution will be built on the UPI 123Pay technology. The service will be built on conversational engagement platform Gupshup’s GSPa...
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Stablecoin Giant Circle's Shares Surge in Blowout NYSE Debut
Circle Internet's shares more than doubled in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. The New York-based company's stock opened for trading at $69 (roughly Rs. 5,920) apiece, valuing the stablecoin issuer at nearly $18 billion (roughly Rs. 1,54,356 crore), on a fully-diluted basis.
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Mumbai Founder Criticises Employees Quitting After Payday, Internet Reacts
Kiran Shah, the founder of Mumbai-based startup GoZero, is facing backlash for his LinkedIn post criticising employees who resign shortly after receiving their salaries.
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Hugging Face Releases SmolVLA Open Source AI Model For Robotics Workflows
Hugging Face released an open-source vision language action (VLA) artificial intelligence (AI) model on Tuesday. Dubbed SmolVLA, the large language model is aimed at robotics workflows and training-related tasks. The company claims that the AI model is small and efficient enough to run locally on a computer with a single GPU, or a MacBook.
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Amazon Said to Be Preparing to Test Humanoid Robots for Deliveries
Amazon is developing software for humanoid robots that could eventually take the jobs of delivery workers. The company is developing the Artificial Intelligence (AI) software that would power such robots, the report said, adding that Amazon plans to use hardware from other firms in its tests, for now.
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Mistral Code AI-Powered Coding Assistant Introduced for Enterprise Developers
Mistral Code, an artificial intelligence (AI) coding assistant, was introduced by the company on Wednesday. The Paris-based AI firm highlighted that the platform was built for enterprise developers, and is designed to help them increase their productivity while writing and deploying code. The platform is powered by the company’s in-house AI model...
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Perplexity Could be Default AI Assistant on Samsung Galaxy S26 as Part of 'Wide-Ranging' Deal: Report
Samsung Galaxy S26 series could offer access to Perplexity's AI assistant as part of a new, "wide-ranging" deal, according to a Bloomberg report. This collaboration might also see Perplexity's AI features extend to the company's apps, such as Samsung Internet and its virtual assistant, Bixby. The move follows Perplexity's recent partnership with Mo...
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OpenAI's Plans for All-Knowing ChatGPT Super Assistant Revealed in Internal Document
OpenAI plans to build ChatGPT into a super-assistant that truly understands its user and their needs. The San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm’s vision for the first half of the ongoing year was recently revealed in an internal strategy document. The document shed light on the company’s larger vision around its chatbot and the ...
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Microsoft Cuts Hundreds More Jobs After Firing 6,000 Last Month
Microsoft cut hundreds more jobs just weeks after its largest layoff in years. The AI boom has roiled the tech labor market because companies are prioritising AI-focused jobs and harnessing the technology to save money.
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Google, DOJ to Make Final Push in US Search Antitrust Case
Google and US antitrust enforcers will make their final arguments on whether the tech giant should be forced to sell its Chrome browser. If the judge does require Google to sell off Chrome, OpenAI would be interested in buying it, Nick Turley, OpenAI's product head for ChatGPT, said at the trial.
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Brazil's Top Court Votes to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable for User Posts
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that social media firms are responsible for certain user-posted content in the country. This could result in fines against social media companies in Brazil. The decision could impact the business of platforms including Meta's Facebook and Instagram, as well as TikTok, Elon Musk's X and other internet giants, s...
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OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Use Google Cloud to Meet Computational Needs
OpenAI and Google have reportedly struck a deal which will let the former use the latter's cloud servers for computational needs. The deal was finalised after several months of discussions, the report mentioned. The financial terms of the deal are currently not known. Notably, ChatGPT suffered a major outage on Tuesday.
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What is Liquid Glass Interface, Apple’s New Universal Design Language for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Other Devices
Liquid Glass design language was introduced by Apple at the WWDC 2025 on Monday. The new design language brings a glass-like material that can both reflect and refract content in the background. The company says this new element was built using new graphics technologies powered by Apple silicon and hardware.
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Starlink Plans Yet To Be Out In India, A Look At Pricing In Other Nations
Elon Musk's satellite communication company Starlink has received the licence from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), a key milestone that will take it closer towards launching commercial operations in India.
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Google Chrome Gets 'Highest Ever' Speedometer Score; Company Reveals Optimisations Behind Improved Performance
Google Chrome has achieved its "highest score ever" on the Speedometer 3 browser performance benchmark, a company blog post announced. Chrome's performance has reportedly improved by 10 percent since August 2024, with browsers based on Google's open-source engine typically excelling in these tests.
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PhonePe to Launch UPI Payments App for Feature Phones With P2P Transfers, Offline QR Payments
PhonePe announced on Friday that it is planning to launch a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) solution for feature phone users in India. The digital payments and financial services company highlighted that the payment solution will be built on the UPI 123Pay technology. The service will be built on conversational engagement platform Gupshup’s GSPa...
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Stablecoin Giant Circle's Shares Surge in Blowout NYSE Debut
Circle Internet's shares more than doubled in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. The New York-based company's stock opened for trading at $69 (roughly Rs. 5,920) apiece, valuing the stablecoin issuer at nearly $18 billion (roughly Rs. 1,54,356 crore), on a fully-diluted basis.
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Mumbai Founder Criticises Employees Quitting After Payday, Internet Reacts
Kiran Shah, the founder of Mumbai-based startup GoZero, is facing backlash for his LinkedIn post criticising employees who resign shortly after receiving their salaries.
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Hugging Face Releases SmolVLA Open Source AI Model For Robotics Workflows
Hugging Face released an open-source vision language action (VLA) artificial intelligence (AI) model on Tuesday. Dubbed SmolVLA, the large language model is aimed at robotics workflows and training-related tasks. The company claims that the AI model is small and efficient enough to run locally on a computer with a single GPU, or a MacBook.
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Amazon Said to Be Preparing to Test Humanoid Robots for Deliveries
Amazon is developing software for humanoid robots that could eventually take the jobs of delivery workers. The company is developing the Artificial Intelligence (AI) software that would power such robots, the report said, adding that Amazon plans to use hardware from other firms in its tests, for now.
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Mistral Code AI-Powered Coding Assistant Introduced for Enterprise Developers
Mistral Code, an artificial intelligence (AI) coding assistant, was introduced by the company on Wednesday. The Paris-based AI firm highlighted that the platform was built for enterprise developers, and is designed to help them increase their productivity while writing and deploying code. The platform is powered by the company’s in-house AI model...
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Perplexity Could be Default AI Assistant on Samsung Galaxy S26 as Part of 'Wide-Ranging' Deal: Report
Samsung Galaxy S26 series could offer access to Perplexity's AI assistant as part of a new, "wide-ranging" deal, according to a Bloomberg report. This collaboration might also see Perplexity's AI features extend to the company's apps, such as Samsung Internet and its virtual assistant, Bixby. The move follows Perplexity's recent partnership with Mo...
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OpenAI's Plans for All-Knowing ChatGPT Super Assistant Revealed in Internal Document
OpenAI plans to build ChatGPT into a super-assistant that truly understands its user and their needs. The San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm’s vision for the first half of the ongoing year was recently revealed in an internal strategy document. The document shed light on the company’s larger vision around its chatbot and the ...
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Microsoft Cuts Hundreds More Jobs After Firing 6,000 Last Month
Microsoft cut hundreds more jobs just weeks after its largest layoff in years. The AI boom has roiled the tech labor market because companies are prioritising AI-focused jobs and harnessing the technology to save money.
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Google, DOJ to Make Final Push in US Search Antitrust Case
Google and US antitrust enforcers will make their final arguments on whether the tech giant should be forced to sell its Chrome browser. If the judge does require Google to sell off Chrome, OpenAI would be interested in buying it, Nick Turley, OpenAI's product head for ChatGPT, said at the trial.
