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Telegram to Distribute Grok Chatbot to Users After $300 Million xAI Deal
Elon Musk's AI startup xAI will pay Telegram $300 million (roughly Rs. 2,564 crore) to deploy its Grok chatbot on the messaging app. Musk said no deal has been signed in a reply to the post on X, to which Durov said the parties have agreed in principle but formalities were pending.
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After Piyush Goyal's Startups Jab Stirs Debate, Support From boAT Founder Aman Gupta
Aman Gupta, co-founder of boAT, has stepped into the debate over India's startups with a message of solidarity for Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, whose recent remarks drew both criticism and concern from across the startup ecosystem.
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Meta To Inform Brazilians How It Uses Their Personal Data To Train AI
In July, Meta also actively suspended the use of generative AI tools in Brazil, which included tools used to create popular AI-made stickers for messaging platform WhatsApp
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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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Japanese Startup Creates 'Connected' Face Mask for Coronavirus New Normal
Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected "smart mask" that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages.
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Japanese Startup Makes Internet Connected "Smart Mask" Amid Coronavirus
As face coverings become the norm amid the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected "smart mask" that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages.
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Facebook Acquires Chatbot Startup Servicefriend to Integrate Into Calibra
Facebook has acquired a startup called Servicefriend that builds Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven bots for messaging apps.
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Xbox One Black Screen Crash Caused by Xbox Live 'Deployment Error': Microsoft
Xbox One black screen crash at startup? Blame Xbox Live.
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The Story Of Sonia Dhawan, Jailed For Blackmailing Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Uttar Pradesh has a reputation as a rough place, with one of the highest levels of crime in the country. In May, a dozen local politicians received WhatsApp messages that threatened harm to their families unless they paid $14,000. Yet even by local standards, an extortion plot that's surfaced in recent weeks stands out for its sheer outlandishness....
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Blockchain Startup Hires Away Google's Messaging Tech Leader
Blockchain technology startup Ripple Labs confirmed to Reuters on Friday that it hired Amir Sarhangi, who had been leading Google's rollout of a new wireless messaging system.
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How to Be a PR Ninja for Your Startup
Startups rarely have the energy to work on a product, and also publicise it, but PR can't just be a secondary priority for young companies.
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Government's Startup India Apologises After Retweeting Trolls
Startup India, the official Twitter handle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project, has apologised to its over 39,000 followers after what it called "unwarranted and irrevelant retweets" led to a major controversy.
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'Jugnoo Bot' Enables Auto Rickshaw Bookings on Facebook Messenger
The bot lets users to book a ride by typing a text message in Facebook messenger or by tapping on the'Book-a-Ride' option.
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Google Helps Messaging Startup Symphony Raise $100Million
The new funding was reported to up Symphony's value to $650 million.
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Telegram to Distribute Grok Chatbot to Users After $300 Million xAI Deal
Elon Musk's AI startup xAI will pay Telegram $300 million (roughly Rs. 2,564 crore) to deploy its Grok chatbot on the messaging app. Musk said no deal has been signed in a reply to the post on X, to which Durov said the parties have agreed in principle but formalities were pending.
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After Piyush Goyal's Startups Jab Stirs Debate, Support From boAT Founder Aman Gupta
Aman Gupta, co-founder of boAT, has stepped into the debate over India's startups with a message of solidarity for Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, whose recent remarks drew both criticism and concern from across the startup ecosystem.
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Meta To Inform Brazilians How It Uses Their Personal Data To Train AI
In July, Meta also actively suspended the use of generative AI tools in Brazil, which included tools used to create popular AI-made stickers for messaging platform WhatsApp
-
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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Japanese Startup Creates 'Connected' Face Mask for Coronavirus New Normal
Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected "smart mask" that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages.
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Japanese Startup Makes Internet Connected "Smart Mask" Amid Coronavirus
As face coverings become the norm amid the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected "smart mask" that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages.
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Facebook Acquires Chatbot Startup Servicefriend to Integrate Into Calibra
Facebook has acquired a startup called Servicefriend that builds Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven bots for messaging apps.
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Xbox One Black Screen Crash Caused by Xbox Live 'Deployment Error': Microsoft
Xbox One black screen crash at startup? Blame Xbox Live.
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The Story Of Sonia Dhawan, Jailed For Blackmailing Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Uttar Pradesh has a reputation as a rough place, with one of the highest levels of crime in the country. In May, a dozen local politicians received WhatsApp messages that threatened harm to their families unless they paid $14,000. Yet even by local standards, an extortion plot that's surfaced in recent weeks stands out for its sheer outlandishness....
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Blockchain Startup Hires Away Google's Messaging Tech Leader
Blockchain technology startup Ripple Labs confirmed to Reuters on Friday that it hired Amir Sarhangi, who had been leading Google's rollout of a new wireless messaging system.
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How to Be a PR Ninja for Your Startup
Startups rarely have the energy to work on a product, and also publicise it, but PR can't just be a secondary priority for young companies.
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Government's Startup India Apologises After Retweeting Trolls
Startup India, the official Twitter handle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project, has apologised to its over 39,000 followers after what it called "unwarranted and irrevelant retweets" led to a major controversy.
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'Jugnoo Bot' Enables Auto Rickshaw Bookings on Facebook Messenger
The bot lets users to book a ride by typing a text message in Facebook messenger or by tapping on the'Book-a-Ride' option.
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Google Helps Messaging Startup Symphony Raise $100Million
The new funding was reported to up Symphony's value to $650 million.
