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Airtel Satellite Telecom Services Ready for Rollout, Awaiting Centre's Go Ahead: Rajan Bharti Mittal
Rajan Bharti Mittal, Vice Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, has said that its satellite telecom service is ready for rollout in India. Reiterating Bharti Airtel's stance, he said satellite companies should be required to pay licensing fees and acquire spectrum through auctions, just as traditional telecom operators do.
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Apple’s Source Code for Internal Tools Allegedly Stolen, Leaked by Threat Actor in Data Breach
Apple might have suffered a cyberattack and lost the source code of several of its internal tools, claimed a tipster. A threat actor group that goes by the name IntelBroker has assumed responsibility for the alleged attack. Based on the information, it appears three internal tools commonly used by the tech giant faced a breach and their source code...
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OpenAI Tipped to Be Working on a ChatGPT-Powered AI Search Engine to Rival Google Search
OpenAI might be working on an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search engine that will be based on its ChatGPT. As per a post on a forum, the AI firm might have already created the domain and the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates for the website, which are necessary to authenticate a website.
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Seoul, Dubai, Santa Monica Named Among Leaders in Metaverse in WEF Report
The WEF has named South Korea’s Seoul, UAE’ Dubai, and the US’ Santa Monica as the leading cities of the international metaverse sector. Listing the benefits of cities exploring the metaverse, WEF said this virtual world ecosystem brings along cost savings related to the design, operation, and maintenance of urban infrastructure.
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Generative AI, Flexible Batteries, Metaverse for Mental Health, More on WEF’s List of Emerging Technologies of 2023
The World Economic Forum (WEF) in collaboration with Frontiers, has released a report on the top 10 emerging technologies of 2023. Wearable plant sensors, metaverse for mental health, spatial omics, flexible neural electronics, sustainable computing and AI-facilitated healthcare are among the technologies poised to have the most positive impact on ...
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US Needs 'Comprehensive Legislation' to Address AI Risks, Says Senate Majority Leader Schumer
US Senate Majority Chuck Schumer on Wednesday called for "comprehensive legislation" to advance and ensure safeguards on artificial intelligence (AI) and will hold a series of forums in later this year. "If the government doesn't step in, who will fill its place? Individuals and the private sector can't do the work of protecting our country," Schum...
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Reddit Says 80 Percent Top Subreddits Open After Blackout Over API Pricing Protest
Reddit said that most of the company’s communities were operating as normal — four days after a protest that shut down thousands of its online forums in protest over its plans to raise fees. In a blog post-Thursday, the company said that 80 percent of its top subreddits, or digital message boards, are currently open. The post was Reddit’s fi...
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Baidu Will 'Very Soon' Officially Launch Its Generative AI Model Ernie 3.5, Says CEO
Chinese search engine giant Baidu's CEO Robin Li said on Friday that the company will "very soon" officially launch Ernie 3.5, a generative AI large-language model. Li made the announcement at the Zhongguancun Forum, one of China's most well-known technology forums, around two months after Ernie Bot was first shown to the public to mixed reviews.
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IT Ministry to Send Notice to WhatsApp Over International Spam Calls Issue: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The IT Ministry will send a notice to WhatsApp on the issue of spam calls from unknown international numbers, Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said, asserting that the onus of ensuring user safety lies with the digital platforms.
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BIF Calls for Robust Submarine Cable Systems, Proposes New Framework for Digitalisation, Innovation
Broadband India Forum (BIF) on Tuesday underlined the need to promote competition, innovation, and investment in the domain of submarine cable landing stations, as the industry body advocated for non-discriminatory and open access to all potential seekers of international connectivity.
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Microsoft Reportedly Hosted Sting Concert in Davos a Night Before Laying Off 10,000 Workers
Microsoft reportedly hosted a private concert by artist Sting for around 50 people including the company's top executives, during the annual World Economic Forum meeting at Davos. The concert came a night before the technology giant announced its was laying off 10,000 workers in its largest round of layoffs since 2014, as per the report.
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Davos 2023: What Silicon Valley CEO's Are Saying About ChatGPT-Style AI at the World Economic Forum
ChatGPT has taken the internet by storm ever since developer OpenAI decided to allow users to try out the service. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the chatbot is set to receive a lot of attention, especially from CEOs of firms including Microsoft, Sony, Cloudflare, Palantir, and CarMax.
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Twitter Hack: Email Addresses of 200 Million Users Leaked on Hacking Forum, Security Researcher Says
Twitter users' data, including their email addresses, was leaked after the company was breached by hackers, according to security researcher Alon Gal, co-founder of Israeli cybersecurity-monitoring firm Hudson Rock. The email addresses of over 200 million users were posted to a hacking forum, and could lead to hacking, targeted phishing, and doxxin...
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Governments, Internet Forums Lagging Behind in Regulating Big Tech Firms, MoS IT Says
Governments and Internet forums have lagged behind in setting up rules for Big Tech, according to Minister of State for Electronics and IT Raneev Chandrasekhar. The minister stated that safety and trust are core issues for the government to address because 1.2 billion Indians are going to use the Internet, adding that the government is slowly and s...
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IIT Gandhinagar Hosts Pre-Event Of India Internet Governance Forum 2022, Emphasizes On Multilingual Internet
The event included talks on internet governance, multilingual internet, and Universal Acceptance (UA) by subject experts.
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Airtel Satellite Telecom Services Ready for Rollout, Awaiting Centre's Go Ahead: Rajan Bharti Mittal
Rajan Bharti Mittal, Vice Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, has said that its satellite telecom service is ready for rollout in India. Reiterating Bharti Airtel's stance, he said satellite companies should be required to pay licensing fees and acquire spectrum through auctions, just as traditional telecom operators do.
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Apple’s Source Code for Internal Tools Allegedly Stolen, Leaked by Threat Actor in Data Breach
Apple might have suffered a cyberattack and lost the source code of several of its internal tools, claimed a tipster. A threat actor group that goes by the name IntelBroker has assumed responsibility for the alleged attack. Based on the information, it appears three internal tools commonly used by the tech giant faced a breach and their source code...
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OpenAI Tipped to Be Working on a ChatGPT-Powered AI Search Engine to Rival Google Search
OpenAI might be working on an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search engine that will be based on its ChatGPT. As per a post on a forum, the AI firm might have already created the domain and the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates for the website, which are necessary to authenticate a website.
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Seoul, Dubai, Santa Monica Named Among Leaders in Metaverse in WEF Report
The WEF has named South Korea’s Seoul, UAE’ Dubai, and the US’ Santa Monica as the leading cities of the international metaverse sector. Listing the benefits of cities exploring the metaverse, WEF said this virtual world ecosystem brings along cost savings related to the design, operation, and maintenance of urban infrastructure.
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Generative AI, Flexible Batteries, Metaverse for Mental Health, More on WEF’s List of Emerging Technologies of 2023
The World Economic Forum (WEF) in collaboration with Frontiers, has released a report on the top 10 emerging technologies of 2023. Wearable plant sensors, metaverse for mental health, spatial omics, flexible neural electronics, sustainable computing and AI-facilitated healthcare are among the technologies poised to have the most positive impact on ...
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US Needs 'Comprehensive Legislation' to Address AI Risks, Says Senate Majority Leader Schumer
US Senate Majority Chuck Schumer on Wednesday called for "comprehensive legislation" to advance and ensure safeguards on artificial intelligence (AI) and will hold a series of forums in later this year. "If the government doesn't step in, who will fill its place? Individuals and the private sector can't do the work of protecting our country," Schum...
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Reddit Says 80 Percent Top Subreddits Open After Blackout Over API Pricing Protest
Reddit said that most of the company’s communities were operating as normal — four days after a protest that shut down thousands of its online forums in protest over its plans to raise fees. In a blog post-Thursday, the company said that 80 percent of its top subreddits, or digital message boards, are currently open. The post was Reddit’s fi...
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Baidu Will 'Very Soon' Officially Launch Its Generative AI Model Ernie 3.5, Says CEO
Chinese search engine giant Baidu's CEO Robin Li said on Friday that the company will "very soon" officially launch Ernie 3.5, a generative AI large-language model. Li made the announcement at the Zhongguancun Forum, one of China's most well-known technology forums, around two months after Ernie Bot was first shown to the public to mixed reviews.
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IT Ministry to Send Notice to WhatsApp Over International Spam Calls Issue: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The IT Ministry will send a notice to WhatsApp on the issue of spam calls from unknown international numbers, Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said, asserting that the onus of ensuring user safety lies with the digital platforms.
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BIF Calls for Robust Submarine Cable Systems, Proposes New Framework for Digitalisation, Innovation
Broadband India Forum (BIF) on Tuesday underlined the need to promote competition, innovation, and investment in the domain of submarine cable landing stations, as the industry body advocated for non-discriminatory and open access to all potential seekers of international connectivity.
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Microsoft Reportedly Hosted Sting Concert in Davos a Night Before Laying Off 10,000 Workers
Microsoft reportedly hosted a private concert by artist Sting for around 50 people including the company's top executives, during the annual World Economic Forum meeting at Davos. The concert came a night before the technology giant announced its was laying off 10,000 workers in its largest round of layoffs since 2014, as per the report.
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Davos 2023: What Silicon Valley CEO's Are Saying About ChatGPT-Style AI at the World Economic Forum
ChatGPT has taken the internet by storm ever since developer OpenAI decided to allow users to try out the service. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the chatbot is set to receive a lot of attention, especially from CEOs of firms including Microsoft, Sony, Cloudflare, Palantir, and CarMax.
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Twitter Hack: Email Addresses of 200 Million Users Leaked on Hacking Forum, Security Researcher Says
Twitter users' data, including their email addresses, was leaked after the company was breached by hackers, according to security researcher Alon Gal, co-founder of Israeli cybersecurity-monitoring firm Hudson Rock. The email addresses of over 200 million users were posted to a hacking forum, and could lead to hacking, targeted phishing, and doxxin...
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Governments, Internet Forums Lagging Behind in Regulating Big Tech Firms, MoS IT Says
Governments and Internet forums have lagged behind in setting up rules for Big Tech, according to Minister of State for Electronics and IT Raneev Chandrasekhar. The minister stated that safety and trust are core issues for the government to address because 1.2 billion Indians are going to use the Internet, adding that the government is slowly and s...
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IIT Gandhinagar Hosts Pre-Event Of India Internet Governance Forum 2022, Emphasizes On Multilingual Internet
The event included talks on internet governance, multilingual internet, and Universal Acceptance (UA) by subject experts.
