Technology
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Blue Planet acquires Vac-Tech Engineering to boost hazardous waste management
New Delhi: Sustainable waste management solutions provider Blue Planet on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Vac-Tech Engineering for an undisclosed sum. Blue Planet said in a statement that this acquisition will strengthen…
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AI chatbot Grok will be available for all premium subscribers this week: Musk
New Delhi: In a bid to take on OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Elon Musk on Wednesday said that X platform will soon allow its ‘Grok’ AI chatbot to more paying subscribers. In a post…
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YouTube removes over 2.2 million videos in India in Oct-Dec
New Delhi: YouTube removed over 2.25 million videos in India between October and December 2023 for the violation of its community guidelines, with the country topping the list of video takedowns ahead…
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Indian tech startups receive $1.6 bn in funding in Q1 2024; retail, fintech lead
New Delhi: The Indian tech startup ecosystem received $1.6 billion in total funding in the first quarter this year (till March 15), becoming the fourth-highest nation globally in terms of funding raised…
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63 pc of Indian enterprises believe Gen AI is important for sustainability efforts: Study
Bengaluru: About 63 per cent of Indian enterprises believe that generative AI will be important for their efforts towards sustainability, according to a new study on Tuesday. The global study conducted by…
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India’s manufacturing industry most targeted for ransomware attacks: Study
New Delhi: India’s manufacturing industry witnessed the most ransomware extortion in 2023, according to a global report. The report by Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 is based on incident data from more…
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S. Korea’s antitrust regulator to launch e-commerce market study
Seoul: South Korea’s antitrust regulator, on Monday, said that it will launch a study into the e-commerce sector to analyse the market structure and check competition issues as part of efforts to…
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India’s Voltech Group seeks to expand in nuclear sector
Sochi (Russia): The Rs 1,000 crore Voltech Group, which is majorly into testing, commissioning, and maintenance of electrical systems in power and other plants, is looking to expand into the nuclear field…
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Stability AI founder steps down to pursue ‘decentralised AI’
San Francisco: Stability AI Founder and CEO, Emad Mostaque, has resigned from his role to pursue ‘decentralised artificial intelligence (AI)’. Backed by investors like Lightspeed Venture Partners and Coatue Management, Stability AI…
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Elon Musk thought that OpenAI would fail: Sam Altman
San Francisco: OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has said that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk thought that the ChatGPT-maker company would fail and “he chose to part ways”. In an interview with…
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Over $447 million in funding raised by 22 Indian startups last week
New Delhi: The Indian startups continued to raise funds at a normal pace, and last week, 22 startups secured over $447 million in the country. This included nine growth-stage deals and 11…
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Maruti Suzuki acquires stake in homegrown AI startup Amlgo Labs
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India on Saturday announced it has invested in Amlgo Labs Private Limited, an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI-ML)-led startup. With an investment of over Rs 1.99 crore,…
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UK regulator to launch in-depth probe into $19 bn Vodafone-Three UK merger
London: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK on Friday confirmed that it is launching an in-depth investigation into the proposed $19 billion merger between Vodafone and Three UK, saying…
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Apple shelves plans to develop displays for smartwatch: Report
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple has reportedly shelved plans to develop display screens for its smartwatch. According to a Bloomberg report, the tech giant has pulled the plug on an in-house project…