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OpenAI sued over copyright


September 21, 2023

NEW YORK: A trade group for US authors has sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court on behalf of prominent writers including John Grisham, Jonathan Fra­nzen, George Saunders, Jodi Picault and Game of Thrones novelist George R.R. Martin, accusing the company of unlawfully training its popular artificial-intelligence based chatbot ChatGPT on their work.

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Bard now peeks into brains of Google apps to get even smarter


September 20, 2023

Bard – Google’s conversational, AI chat service – is now providing its users a one-stop shop, as the users can get their travel and planning needs with real-time information from various Google applications including Gmail, Maps, YouTube, Hotels, and Flights. If the user is planning their next vacation or just trying to find out what to do over the weekend, …

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WhatsApp adds in-app payment options in India


September 20, 2023

WhatsApp said on Wednesday that it will offer credit card payments and services from rival digital payment providers within its app in India, the latest bet by the Meta-owned service to boost commerce offerings in its biggest market. WhatsApp has more than 500 million users in India, though regulators there have capped its in-app WhatsApp Pay service to only 100 …

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Elon Musk says X could charge all users ‘small monthly payment’


September 19, 2023

Online platform X could introduce a monthly fee for all users, its owner Elon Musk said on Monday, citing the need to cut down on bots. The tech tycoon has made multiple changes since taking over the site for $44 billion in October last year when it was known as Twitter. He has fired thousands of employees, introduced a paid premium option, cut content moderation, and reinstated formerly …

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Erdogan asks Musk to build Tesla factory in Turkiye


September 18, 2023

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk to build a Tesla factory in Turkiye, the country’s communications directorate said on Monday. It cited Musk as saying that many Turkish suppliers are already working with Tesla and that Turkey was among the most important candidates for its next factory. Tesla did not immediately respond to requests …

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WhatsApp: Here’s how you can create a channel


September 18, 2023

The meta-owned messenger application WhatsApp rolled out a new feature that allows users to create channels to connect and share updates with their followers directly through the app. The WhatsApp Channels feature serves as a one-way broadcast tool that allows users to receive updates from organizations or individuals that are of interest to them within the same application. In this …

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CAN PAKISTAN HAVE ITS ‘SPUTNIK MOMENT’?


September 17, 2023

India is now only the fourth country in the world to successfully land on the moon. A few hours after the landing, a ramp lowered down and allowed a rover to wheel off on the lunar surface. All of this took place about 400,000 kilometres away from Earth. By any measure, this is an incredible achievement of engineering and science for …

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WhatsApp denies report platform is exploring ads


September 16, 2023

MENLO PARK: Whats­App’s top head on Friday denied a Financial Times report that said the Meta Platforms-owned messaging platform was exploring advertisements as it sought to boost revenue. The app is seen by some analysts as an untapped growth opportunity, even years after Meta purchased the platform for $19 billion in 2014 in its biggest deal so far. The FT report said teams at Meta …

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Climate panel backs moratorium on tech to dim Sun


September 15, 2023

PARIS: Former political leaders and heads of international organisations called on Thursday for national moratoriums on deploying technologies to slow global warming by dimming the impact of the Sun. The Climate Overshoot Commission said research and experiments into so-called solar radiation modification (SRM) should move forward, but only under international supervision and in jurisdictions with strong environmental safeguards. Currently, there …

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Apple, Huawei battle rages on social media


September 14, 2023

BEIJING: Apple’s iPhone 15 drew mixed reactions in its third largest market of China on Wednesday, with many online users liking its faster chip and improved gaming capabilities while others preferred Huawei’s new smartphone. China remains key for the US tech giant, which unveiled its new iPhone lineup on Tuesday. The company occupies a leading position in China’s premium smartphone market, in …

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