TECHNOLOGY
Not considering law to regulate AI growth in country: IT Ministry
In a reply to a question in Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said it sees AI as a significant and strategic area for the country and technology sector. "AI will have a kinetic effect for the growth of entrepreneurship and business and the government is taking all necessary steps in policies and infrastructure to develop a robust AI sector in the country," said the Ministry.
About 52% of organisations suffered data breach in past 2 years globally: Report
According to the State of Security 2023 report by software firm Splunk, about 62 per cent of respondents said that their business-critical applications have suffered from unplanned downtime due to a cybersecurity incident on at least a monthly basis, an increase from 54 per cent in 2022.
Apple India retail store to boost overall ecosystem experience for users: Experts
"We have seen many stories around the world about consumers sharing positive purchase experiences from the Apple branded stores and India will be no different," Counterpoint Research Director Tarun Pathak told IANS. Apple has finally lifted the curtains off its much-awaited own branded retail store at Jio World Drive Mall in Mumbai, officially marking the upcoming opening of Apple BKC.
Facebook to let you play games during video calls on Messenger
"This new, shared experience in Messenger makes it easy to play games with friends and family while in a video call, allowing you to deepen connections with friends and family by engaging in conversations and gameplay at the same time," the company said in a blogpost.
Snapchat introduces some safety enhancements in its AI chatbot
After discovering some of the potential for misuse of the AI chatbot, the company said it learned people were trying to "trick the chatbot into providing responses that do not conform to our guidelines". As a result of learning, the company has shared an update on some of the safety enhancements and said to launch a few tools to keep the AI responses in check.
YouTube adds dedicated 'Podcasts' tab to channel pages
Channel pages on YouTube's main website and mobile apps now include a "Podcasts" tab between "Live" and "Playlists", which according to Google, is available globally, reports 9to5Google. This new tab displays playlists that YouTube Creators have designated as podcasts.Only content marked as podcasts will appear in YouTube Music.
Kirana tech startup 1K Kirana lays off 40% of workforce, over 200 employees hit
In a statement to IANS, the Info Edge-backed startup said that they are currently in the process of restructuring as the growth forecasts have changed. "We are changing our focus areas and moving out of a few geographies. Due to this, we have to let go of 40 percent of our employees. All the employees will be given severances and we will assist them with outplacements," said a 1K Kirana spokesperson.
Amazon to shut online bookstore 'Book Depository' on April 26
According to The Guardian, this comes after Amazon announced it had decided to 'eliminate' a number of positions across its Devices and Books businesses. Stuart Felton and Andrew Crawford, former Amazon employees, founded Book Depository in 2004 with the mantra of selling 'less of more' rather than 'more of less', the report said.
How social isolation impacts our energy
The study, published in Psychological Science, suggests that low energy may be a basic human response to a lack of social contact. It also showed that this response was affected by social personality traits of the participants. If we do not eat for an extended period, a series of biological processes ensue and create a craving sensation we recognise as hunger.
Designer develops ChatGPT-based AI clock that tells time with short poems
Designer and blogger Matt Webb has developed this rhyming E Ink clock using ChatGPT that creates a short two-line rhyme that also tells the time for every minute of the day, reports The Verge.According to Webb, the clock is powered by an old Inky wHAT screen and a Raspberry Pi that he previously had set up as a regular text clock.
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