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Anthropic Seeks Permission to Train AI Model on User Conversations, Updates Privacy Policy
Anthropic announced an update to its privacy policy on Thursday, highlighting that it will now train its existing and future artificial intelligence (AI) models on users’ conversations. The San Francisco-based AI company highlighted that it is now giving users an option to either accept or deny this change. This revised policy only affects the en...
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"Elitist": ICICI Bank's New Minimum Balance Rule Sparks Strong Reactions On Internet
After ICICI Bank announced a sharp hike in the minimum average balance (MAB) requirement for its savings accounts, the move sparked strong criticism online, with many users condemning the change.
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Delhi Restaurant Under Fire After Allegedly Denying Entry To Woman In Indian Attire, Owner Responds
A viral video on the no-Indian attire policy in a restaurant in Pitampura, Delhi, has left the internet divided.
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OpenAI Adds Break Reminders to ChatGPT, Tightens Policy on Personal Advice
OpenAI on Monday announced new improvements in ChatGPT that will allow the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to better cater to users’ digital well-being. These are not new features, per se; instead, these are backend changes made to the chatbot and the underlying AI model to tweak how it responds to users.
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Apple's App Store Policy Changes Said to Get EU Approval Soon
Apple's updated App Store policies for EU developers are reportedly expected to gain approval from antitrust regulators. This would help Apple avoid hefty daily fines, potentially 5 percent of its average daily global revenue, that could be imposed by EU regulators. The company was already fined EUR 500 million in April for violating the EU's Digit...
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YouTube Trending Page to Shut Down On July 21, 10 Years After Its Launch
YouTube recently announced that it will be revising its monetisation policy to curb mass-produced and inauthentic videos on its platform. Now, the video streaming platform has announced that it will be removing its Trending Page in the next couple of weeks.
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Pinned Shawl, Ribbon In Hair: Company's "Misogynist" Dress Code Slammed By Internet
For men, the policy included mandatory formal dressing. The shirts "must be tucked in", with a ban on T-shirts.
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French President Emmanuel Macron to Push for Ban on Social Media for Under-15s After School Stabbing
French President Emmanuel Macron said he would push for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15. This step is being proposed after a 31-year-old school aide was knifed during a bag search for weapons at a school in eastern France.
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Hyderabad Startup Hires Golden Retriever As 'Chief Happiness Officer', Internet Approves
The post has received over 12,000 likes and hundreds of comments, with many praising the startup's pet-friendly policy and Denver's undeniable charm.
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Video: Canadian Man Compares Bengaluru And Aizawl Traffic Noise, Internet Reacts
A Canadian man living in India has sparked a discussion online with a viral video comparing noise pollution levels between two Indian cities during rush hours.
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Spotify Submits App Update to Apple with External Link for Purchases in US
Spotify claims to have submitted an app update to Apple with an external link to buy subscriptions. Both Spotify and Apple have been engaged in a longstanding and contentious rivalry, centered around the Cupertino, California-based company's App Store policies and their impact on the streaming company's business operations.
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Meta’s Oversight Board Rebukes Company Over Policy Overhaul
Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Wednesday sharply rebuked the Facebook and Instagram owner over a policy overhaul in January that cut fact-checking. The board, which operates independently but is funded by Meta, urged the world's biggest social media company to assess “potential adverse effects” of the changes, put in place just before US ...
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Google Suspends 2.9 Million Ad Accounts In India For Policy Abuse
Internet giant Google suspended 2.9 million advertisers' accounts in India and removed 247.4 million ads in 2024 for abusing its advertisement policy, the company said in a report on Wednesday.
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Google Updates Chrome Extensions Policy to Tighten Rules Governing Affiliate Links
Google Chrome Web Store policies that govern extensions involving affiliate marketing links and codes have been revised. Affiliate links are an important income source for content creators, and the updated policy aims to stop extensions from injecting affiliate links that override those shared by creators. This change follows recent accusations aga...
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DeepSeek-R1 AI Model Said to Be Censoring China-Focused Prompts Raising Concerns Over Its Reliability
DeepSeek’s latest reasoning-focused artificial intelligence (AI) model, DeepSeek-R1, is said to be censoring a large number of queries. An AI firm ran tests on the large language model (LLM) and found that it does not answer China-specific queries that go against the policies of the country’s ruling party. By running a code to generate a synthe...
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Anthropic Seeks Permission to Train AI Model on User Conversations, Updates Privacy Policy
Anthropic announced an update to its privacy policy on Thursday, highlighting that it will now train its existing and future artificial intelligence (AI) models on users’ conversations. The San Francisco-based AI company highlighted that it is now giving users an option to either accept or deny this change. This revised policy only affects the en...
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"Elitist": ICICI Bank's New Minimum Balance Rule Sparks Strong Reactions On Internet
After ICICI Bank announced a sharp hike in the minimum average balance (MAB) requirement for its savings accounts, the move sparked strong criticism online, with many users condemning the change.
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Delhi Restaurant Under Fire After Allegedly Denying Entry To Woman In Indian Attire, Owner Responds
A viral video on the no-Indian attire policy in a restaurant in Pitampura, Delhi, has left the internet divided.
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OpenAI Adds Break Reminders to ChatGPT, Tightens Policy on Personal Advice
OpenAI on Monday announced new improvements in ChatGPT that will allow the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to better cater to users’ digital well-being. These are not new features, per se; instead, these are backend changes made to the chatbot and the underlying AI model to tweak how it responds to users.
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Apple's App Store Policy Changes Said to Get EU Approval Soon
Apple's updated App Store policies for EU developers are reportedly expected to gain approval from antitrust regulators. This would help Apple avoid hefty daily fines, potentially 5 percent of its average daily global revenue, that could be imposed by EU regulators. The company was already fined EUR 500 million in April for violating the EU's Digit...
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YouTube Trending Page to Shut Down On July 21, 10 Years After Its Launch
YouTube recently announced that it will be revising its monetisation policy to curb mass-produced and inauthentic videos on its platform. Now, the video streaming platform has announced that it will be removing its Trending Page in the next couple of weeks.
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Pinned Shawl, Ribbon In Hair: Company's "Misogynist" Dress Code Slammed By Internet
For men, the policy included mandatory formal dressing. The shirts "must be tucked in", with a ban on T-shirts.
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French President Emmanuel Macron to Push for Ban on Social Media for Under-15s After School Stabbing
French President Emmanuel Macron said he would push for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15. This step is being proposed after a 31-year-old school aide was knifed during a bag search for weapons at a school in eastern France.
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Hyderabad Startup Hires Golden Retriever As 'Chief Happiness Officer', Internet Approves
The post has received over 12,000 likes and hundreds of comments, with many praising the startup's pet-friendly policy and Denver's undeniable charm.
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Video: Canadian Man Compares Bengaluru And Aizawl Traffic Noise, Internet Reacts
A Canadian man living in India has sparked a discussion online with a viral video comparing noise pollution levels between two Indian cities during rush hours.
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Spotify Submits App Update to Apple with External Link for Purchases in US
Spotify claims to have submitted an app update to Apple with an external link to buy subscriptions. Both Spotify and Apple have been engaged in a longstanding and contentious rivalry, centered around the Cupertino, California-based company's App Store policies and their impact on the streaming company's business operations.
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Meta’s Oversight Board Rebukes Company Over Policy Overhaul
Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Wednesday sharply rebuked the Facebook and Instagram owner over a policy overhaul in January that cut fact-checking. The board, which operates independently but is funded by Meta, urged the world's biggest social media company to assess “potential adverse effects” of the changes, put in place just before US ...
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Google Suspends 2.9 Million Ad Accounts In India For Policy Abuse
Internet giant Google suspended 2.9 million advertisers' accounts in India and removed 247.4 million ads in 2024 for abusing its advertisement policy, the company said in a report on Wednesday.
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Google Updates Chrome Extensions Policy to Tighten Rules Governing Affiliate Links
Google Chrome Web Store policies that govern extensions involving affiliate marketing links and codes have been revised. Affiliate links are an important income source for content creators, and the updated policy aims to stop extensions from injecting affiliate links that override those shared by creators. This change follows recent accusations aga...
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DeepSeek-R1 AI Model Said to Be Censoring China-Focused Prompts Raising Concerns Over Its Reliability
DeepSeek’s latest reasoning-focused artificial intelligence (AI) model, DeepSeek-R1, is said to be censoring a large number of queries. An AI firm ran tests on the large language model (LLM) and found that it does not answer China-specific queries that go against the policies of the country’s ruling party. By running a code to generate a synthe...
