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Twitter aims to spot, elevate credible information on its platform
Twitter, in a statement said that its Curation team will increase its capacity to add reliable context to conversations happening on Twitter. During the initial phase of the programme, AP and Reuters will focus on English-language content. The joint work will increase the scale and speed of the current work by increasing and improving context sharing, anticipating and proactively identifying emerging conversation.
Netmarble to acquire game company SpinX Games for $2.1 bn
Under the plan, the South Korean company will purchase a 100 percent stake in Cayman Island-based Leonardo Interactive Holdings Ltd., which fully owns the social casino game developer. SpinX Games, established in 2014, operates various types of mobile casino content, including slot machine games. The deal is expected to be completed in September, reports Yonhap news agency.
Google debuts its own chip on upcoming Pixel 6 smartphones
The giant, Google, has announced that it has developed its own chip which will power the next generation of Pixel 6 smartphones, expected to arrive in the market later this year. Called Tensor, the AI-enabled System on a Chip (SoC) has been developed specifically for Pixel phones. Google said that Tensor was built for how people use their phones today and how people will use them in the future.
'AI would not replace people but create new opportunities'
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is creating new opportunities and could be used for health care as well as many other present and future challenges in various sectors. The secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST) Prof Ashutosh Sharma said that AI would not replace people but create new opportunities in various fields. It works on data, and if we could train our machines, it could do wonders for us in milliseconds by automating processes.
Airtel IoT market leader in India's enterprise connectivity segment
"Internet of things (IoT) technology is enabling enterprises to become intelligent and data-driven. With the key partnerships, innovative IoT platforms, and consultative approach, IoT providers are helping enterprises to adopt IoT solutions. The Indian IoT market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.8 per cent moving from CY 2020 TO CY 2023," Frost & Sullivan Consultant, Information and Communication Technology Practice, Abhinav Kumar said.
Affordable YouTube Premium Lite with ad-free viewing soon
YouTube Premium Lite for 6.99 euros is currently being tested in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, reports The Verge. In comparison, YouTube Premium costs around 11.99 euros a month in Europe. The Premium Lite offers ad-free viewing at a lower price. Premium Lite includes ad-free viewing across web, iOS, Android, smart TVs and games consoles as well as in the YouTube Kids app.
Zoom agrees to pay $85 mn over data concerns, zoombombings
While Zoom gained popularity as remote learning became a requirement due to the Covid-19 pandemic, several zoombombing episodes where meetings on the popular video meet platform were hacked into and spammed with pornographic content and threatening messages emerged, adding to the worries of thousands of parents and teachers. Other users who did not have a paying account may be eligible to receive up to $15.
'Pandemic creates opportunities to enhance Indo-US tech ties'
Speaking at the 2nd Indo-US Services Summit organised by Indo-American Chamber of Commerce-NIC on Information & Technology (IT) and digital transformation, STPI Director General Omkar Rai noted that technology is a major binding force in the Indo-US relations. "India and US relationship is so complementary. Their interest is also technology-based. Our cultivation, collaboration lies in technology," he said.
'1 in 3 Indian PC home users at high risk of cyber attack'
Avast's latest Global PC Risk Report also looked into the possibility of users facing aadvanced' threats -- defined as more sophisticated or threats never seen before, designed to bypass common protection technologies included in security software, such as signatures, heuristics, emulators, URL filtering, and email scanning.
realme’s DIZO brand launches its first affordable smartwatch
Soon to be available in select retail stores, the DIZO Watch is equipped with 3.5cm (1.4-inch) high-res touchscreen and offers features like 90 sport modes, 12 days of battery life, health and fitness monitoring, Live Watch faces, IP68 water resistant and smart AIoT control, etc.
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