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28% tax on online gaming, casinos: Centre to seek introduction, passage of bill to amend GST Act
The union cabinet earlier this week had cleared the two bills. The amendment in the Central Goods and Services Tax Act will allow introduction of a 28 per cent goods and services tax rate on horse racing, online gaming and casinos. Similarly, states too will have to amend their individual GST legislations separately.
ChatGPT's 'custom instructions' feature now available for all users
This feature provides users more control over how ChatGPT responds, reports TechCrunch. The 'custom instructions' feature was first introduced last month as a beta for ChatGPT Plus subscribers, allowing them to add preferences and requirements that they want the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to consider when responding.
Elon Musk lowers impressions to 5 mn, minimum payout to $10 for users to earn money
The X Corp owner said that this essentially means that X Premium (formerly known as Twitter Blue) is free for accounts that generate above 5 million views. “Note, only views from verified handles count, as scammers will otherwise use bots to spam views to infinity,” said the tech billionaire.
Know 'Maya', the operating system that will replace Windows in Defence Ministry
According to the official, initially, Maya is being installed only in Defence Ministry systems. All three services -- Army, Navy and Air Force -- may start using this indigenous software by the end of this year. The Navy has cleared it and the Army and the Air Force are evaluating it, the official added.
X close to breaking even, video calls arriving soon: CEO Linda Yaccarino
In her first TV interview since she took over as X Corp CEO, Yaccarino also said that video calls are arriving soon on the platform, as it aims to become an “everything app” like China’s WeChat.
Freshworks CEO books 2,200 tickets for Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' for employees
The Nasdaq-listed SaaS firm’s Founder and CEO Girish Mathrubootham posted this information on X (formerly Twitter).
realme 11 5G: Stellar fusion of art and tech in smartphone design
realme, a brand known for its dedication to meeting the dynamic demands of today's youth, is at the forefront of such innovations. Staying true to its commitment of delivering trendy devices, the brand has once again raised the bar with its latest offering – the realme 11 5G.
Samsung India logs record 1 lakh pre-bookings for new foldables in just 28 hrs
As compared to the fourth generation foldables, the South Korean giant received 1.7 times more pre-bookings for Galaxy Z Flip5 and Z Fold5 during the first 28 hours.
Twitter fined $350K for delayed response to Trump's account search warrant
The warrant was issued as part of a Department of Justice special investigation. In January, as part of his inquiry into Trump's role in interfering with the orderly transition of power following the 2020 election, special counsel Jack Smith obtained a search warrant for the former President's Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X75 gets fastest 5G speed record, achieves 7.5 Gbps downlink
Conducted through device testing using a 5G standalone (SA) network configuration, this speed was reached by leveraging a total of 300 MHz of spectrum, using 4x carrier aggregation (4xCA) with 4 TDD channels in one downlink connection, and 1024 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM).
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