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Watch: Passenger Enjoys Self-Heating Bento Box On Japan's Bullet Train. Foodies Are Impressed
A viral video shared by a Canadian CEO, Tina Lee, shows various bento boxes she got for her family's journey onboard Japan's Shinkansen (bullet train). One of them had self-heating technology.
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Apple Reportedly Considering Powering Siri Using Anthropic or OpenAI’s AI Models
Apple is reportedly ditching the idea of using in-house artificial intelligence (AI) models to power the new capabilities in Siri. As per the report, the Cupertino-based tech giant is now considering outsourcing the technology instead. The two main contenders for this are reportedly Anthropic and OpenAI, who have been asked to train a custom versio...
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How Fish Farming Is Transforming Former Naxalites In Jharkhand
Former insurgents in eastern Jharkhand are trading guns for fishing nets under a central government scheme that has helped transform a once violence-torn region and contributed to its removal from a list of Naxalite-affected areas.
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BBC Said to Have Threatened Legal Action Against AI Start-up Perplexity Over Content Scraping
In a letter to Perplexity Chief Executive Aravind Srinivas seen by the FT, BBC said it may seek an injunction unless the AI firm stops scraping its content, deletes existing copies used to train its AI systems, and submits "a proposal for financial compensation" for the alleged misuse of its intellectual property.
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Google, Scale AI's Largest Customer, Said to Plan Split After Meta Deal
Google plans to sever ties with AI data-labeling startup Scale AI after rival Meta acquired a 49% stake. Reuters' sources reveal Google, Scale's largest customer, had projected $200 million in payments this year for crucial human-labeled training data, vital for developing models like Gemini. The search giant is reportedly already in discussions wi...
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IIT Madras Pravartak Invites Applications For Virtual Reality, Online Business Courses
IIT Madras Pravartak New Courses: The Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) course, developed in partnership with VyVoxel, an international player in AR/VR/MR, is a 60-hour online training scheduled to begin on June 14.
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Switzerland Trials Railway Tracks With Solar Panels To Power Trains
The technology has been developed by Sun-Ways after its founder, Joseph Scuderi, first had the idea in 2020 while waiting for a train.
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Scientists Develop New Way To Avoid Pregnancy Using Self-Injecting Jab
Currently, contraceptive implants last for years but the device needs to be fitted inside a woman by a trained professional via a surgical procedure.
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Moonvalley Launches AI Video Model Marey for Filmmaking, Said to Be Fully Trained on Licensed Data
Moonvalley, a Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, launched a new generative video model on Wednesday. Dubbed Marey after Étienne Jules Marey, who was considered to be a pioneer of cinematography, the AI video model is said to be trained only on ethically sourced licensed data. The startup says that the nature of training data p...
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IIT Madras Launches Industry-Skilling Training for Students, Professionals
The Joint Certification Programs offer Short Term Certification and Executive Certification options.
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Microsoft to Invest in Data Centre Infrastructure, Global Accessibility and AI Skilling in 2025
Microsoft shared its artificial intelligence (AI) vision for the fiscal year 2025, highlighting the key areas for the company. Instead of focusing on its AI product roadmap, the company shared details about its investment plans in AI infrastructure, skilling, and developing accessibility of the technology globally. Among other efforts, the Redmond-...
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Patent Suggests Nintendo Working on DLSS-Style AI Upscaling Technology Ahead of Nintendo Switch 2 Launch
A patent filed by Nintendo in the United States in July suggests the company has been working on an image upscaling technology, similar to Nvidia’s DLSS technology. The US patent, published Tuesday, details a computer technology for “converting images through the use of trained neural network,” where a source image is enhanced with contextual...
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New York To London In Just 1 Hour: Trans-Atlantic Train Tunnel Proposal Resurfaces
The ambitious concept of a Transatlantic Tunnel connecting New York and London has resurfaced, promising travel between the cities in under an hour.
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Dogs Demonstrate Intentional Communication Using Soundboards, Study Finds
New research from UC San Diego reveals dogs can use soundboards to communicate intentionally, forming two-word combinations like "outside" and "potty" to make specific requests. The study, based on 21 months of data from 152 dogs, shows these behaviours are deliberate rather than random, with potential to transform human-canine relationships. Futur...
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AI Cameras In Odisha Alert Railways To Halt Train After Spotting Elephant Herd
According to a viral video, AI cameras are proving effective in preventing elephants from being hit on railway tracks.
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Watch: Passenger Enjoys Self-Heating Bento Box On Japan's Bullet Train. Foodies Are Impressed
A viral video shared by a Canadian CEO, Tina Lee, shows various bento boxes she got for her family's journey onboard Japan's Shinkansen (bullet train). One of them had self-heating technology.
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Apple Reportedly Considering Powering Siri Using Anthropic or OpenAI’s AI Models
Apple is reportedly ditching the idea of using in-house artificial intelligence (AI) models to power the new capabilities in Siri. As per the report, the Cupertino-based tech giant is now considering outsourcing the technology instead. The two main contenders for this are reportedly Anthropic and OpenAI, who have been asked to train a custom versio...
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How Fish Farming Is Transforming Former Naxalites In Jharkhand
Former insurgents in eastern Jharkhand are trading guns for fishing nets under a central government scheme that has helped transform a once violence-torn region and contributed to its removal from a list of Naxalite-affected areas.
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BBC Said to Have Threatened Legal Action Against AI Start-up Perplexity Over Content Scraping
In a letter to Perplexity Chief Executive Aravind Srinivas seen by the FT, BBC said it may seek an injunction unless the AI firm stops scraping its content, deletes existing copies used to train its AI systems, and submits "a proposal for financial compensation" for the alleged misuse of its intellectual property.
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Google, Scale AI's Largest Customer, Said to Plan Split After Meta Deal
Google plans to sever ties with AI data-labeling startup Scale AI after rival Meta acquired a 49% stake. Reuters' sources reveal Google, Scale's largest customer, had projected $200 million in payments this year for crucial human-labeled training data, vital for developing models like Gemini. The search giant is reportedly already in discussions wi...
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IIT Madras Pravartak Invites Applications For Virtual Reality, Online Business Courses
IIT Madras Pravartak New Courses: The Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) course, developed in partnership with VyVoxel, an international player in AR/VR/MR, is a 60-hour online training scheduled to begin on June 14.
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Switzerland Trials Railway Tracks With Solar Panels To Power Trains
The technology has been developed by Sun-Ways after its founder, Joseph Scuderi, first had the idea in 2020 while waiting for a train.
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Scientists Develop New Way To Avoid Pregnancy Using Self-Injecting Jab
Currently, contraceptive implants last for years but the device needs to be fitted inside a woman by a trained professional via a surgical procedure.
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Moonvalley Launches AI Video Model Marey for Filmmaking, Said to Be Fully Trained on Licensed Data
Moonvalley, a Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, launched a new generative video model on Wednesday. Dubbed Marey after Étienne Jules Marey, who was considered to be a pioneer of cinematography, the AI video model is said to be trained only on ethically sourced licensed data. The startup says that the nature of training data p...
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IIT Madras Launches Industry-Skilling Training for Students, Professionals
The Joint Certification Programs offer Short Term Certification and Executive Certification options.
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Microsoft to Invest in Data Centre Infrastructure, Global Accessibility and AI Skilling in 2025
Microsoft shared its artificial intelligence (AI) vision for the fiscal year 2025, highlighting the key areas for the company. Instead of focusing on its AI product roadmap, the company shared details about its investment plans in AI infrastructure, skilling, and developing accessibility of the technology globally. Among other efforts, the Redmond-...
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Patent Suggests Nintendo Working on DLSS-Style AI Upscaling Technology Ahead of Nintendo Switch 2 Launch
A patent filed by Nintendo in the United States in July suggests the company has been working on an image upscaling technology, similar to Nvidia’s DLSS technology. The US patent, published Tuesday, details a computer technology for “converting images through the use of trained neural network,” where a source image is enhanced with contextual...
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New York To London In Just 1 Hour: Trans-Atlantic Train Tunnel Proposal Resurfaces
The ambitious concept of a Transatlantic Tunnel connecting New York and London has resurfaced, promising travel between the cities in under an hour.
-
Dogs Demonstrate Intentional Communication Using Soundboards, Study Finds
New research from UC San Diego reveals dogs can use soundboards to communicate intentionally, forming two-word combinations like "outside" and "potty" to make specific requests. The study, based on 21 months of data from 152 dogs, shows these behaviours are deliberate rather than random, with potential to transform human-canine relationships. Futur...
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AI Cameras In Odisha Alert Railways To Halt Train After Spotting Elephant Herd
According to a viral video, AI cameras are proving effective in preventing elephants from being hit on railway tracks.
