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DeSantis tech fiasco top story on earth, all Prez candidates welcome on Twitter: Musk
Reacting to how traditional media described the technical glitch, Musk said: "I call it massive attention. Top story on Earth today." He further said: "All Presidential candidates are most welcome on this platform." The livestream event was hosted by Musk and David Sacks, a tech entrepreneur. "This was by far the biggest room ever held on.
Sony announces handheld device for PS5, to launch later this year
The 'Project Q' dedicated device, launching later this year, enables people to play any compatible game installed on PS5 console using Remote Play over Wi-Fi2.
Meta conducts another layoff round, 6K jobs to be axed
These job cuts were part of the company's so-called "Year of Efficiency," in which Meta is being restructured to cut costs, reports TechCrunch. The third round of layoffs affected Meta's business departments. Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in March that the company will cut 10,000 jobs across two rounds of layoffs in late April and late May.
Netflix password sharing crackdown begins, extra member to cost $8 a month
The streaming giant announced its crackdown on password sharing beginning in the US. "Starting today, we will be sending this email to members who are sharing Netflix outside their household in the United States," Netflix said in a statement late on Tuesday.
Snapchat now has over 200 mn monthly active users in India
Snap said it continues to invest in India through a localised platform experience, local content initiatives and partnerships, and a dedicated focus on regional creators via Spotlight and Stories.
Microsoft brings AI to Windows 11 to unlock new productivity era
The tech giant at its annual �Build 2023' conference introduced Windows Copilot, making Windows 11 the first PC platform to announce centralised AI assistance to help people easily take action and get things done.
Google Pay launches RuPay credit cards support on UPI in India
The users can now link their RuPay credit cards with Google Pay to pay at all online and offline merchants where RuPay credit cards are accepted. The feature is now available to RuPay credit card holders of Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, HDFC bank, Indian Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Punjab National Bank and Union Bank of India, the company aid in a statement.
Satellite TV firm Dish confirms ransomware attack, loses data of 300K workers
According to TechCrunch, the company said in a data breach notification filed with Maine's attorney general last week that while customer databases were unaffected, hackers accessed hundreds of thousands of employee-related records during the cyberattack.
Start thinking about governance of superintelligence: OpenAI CEO
"Given the picture as we see it now, it's conceivable that within the next 10 years, AI systems will exceed expert skill level in most domains, and carry out as much productive activity as one of today's largest corporations," he said in a blog post along with other OpenAI leaders.
Hackers stole about $400 mn from crypto projects in Q1 2023: Report
However, the amount lost was actually less than in any other quarter of 2022. Moreover, the report showed that the average hack size fell to $10.5 million in Q1 2023, down from nearly $30 million in the same quarter of 2022, despite a similar number of incidents (around 40).
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