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'Fascinating and Terrifying': Denmark PM Delivers Speech in Parliament Partly Written by ChatGPT Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday delivered a speech to parliament partly written using artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to highlight the revolutionary aspects and risks of AI.

Cyberpunk 2077 Maker CD Projekt Red Shuts Down Rumours That Sony May Be Acquiring It Cyberpunk 2077 Maker CD Projekt Red has dismissed claims that it will be acquired by Sony. Rumours about a potential acquisition began swirling recently, which CEO Adam Kiciński addressed during CD Projekt Red’s Q1 2023 earnings call. He claimed that the company would remain independent and that his team has an ‘excellent strategy.’ The same leaker had started ...

WhatsApp Companion Mode for iPhone Now Rolling Out: How to Link Multiple iOS devices WhatsApp Companion Mode is rolling out to users on iOS, a month after it was announced by the Meta-owned messaging service. Here's how to link your iPhone running the latest version of WhatsApp to your primary smartphone.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Bloody Daddy, The Flash, and More: Movie Guide to Cinemas and Streaming in June 2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Ezra Miller-led Flash, Shahid Kapoor’s Bloody Daddy, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Prabhas-led Adipurush, Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Extraction 2 starring Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence’s No Hard Feelings, and more — a list of the biggest movies out in June 2023 in cinemas, Netflix, and J...

HP Misses Quarterly Revenue Estimates as PC, Laptop Sales Drop 29 Percent HP on Tuesday missed Wall Street targets for second-quarter revenue, hurt by a slowdown in the personal computer market as inflation-hit customers tightened their budgets.

Delhi Metro Launches WhatsApp-Based Ticketing Service for Airport Line Commuters Delhi Metro commuters will now be able to travel on the Airport Line using a WhatsApp-based ticketing service launched on Tuesday. The system allows commuters to receive a QR code-based ticket directly on WhatsApp, officials said.

Netflix Unveils Amar Singh Chamkila First Look, Starring Diljit Dosanjh Netflix just dropped a first-look teaser for Amar Singh Chamkila, the upcoming film based on the life of the iconic music star of Punjab from the 1980s. The film stars Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra in the lead roles and follows Punjab’s original rockstar of the masses, who emerged from poverty and rose to the heights of popularity in the 80seventually leading ...

Government to Start Electronics Repair Pilot Project; Will Test Easing Rules to Lure Manufacturers India will start a pilot project this week to establish itself as an electronics repair hub by relaxing cumbersome import-export rules, a move that could draw tech majors such as Flex to expand such operations in the country.

JioCinema Sets New Record During IPL 2023 Final With 3.2 Crore Concurrent Viewers Despite the postponement of the IPL 2023 final due to weather conditions, JioCinema has set a new viewership record, with 3.2 crore concurrent viewers. Viewership was likely boosted by speculation that this would be CSK and former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's last professional appearance.

Fast X Becomes First Hollywood Movie of the Year to Break the 100-Crore Mark in India Fast X is now the first Hollywood movie in 2023 to break the 100-crore mark at the Indian box office. As per Universal Pictures India, the film collected an impressive Rs. 105 crore (about $1.26 million) during its 11-day run since its theatrical release on May 19. Globally, Fast X has made $515.6 million (about Rs. 4,266 crore), securing its place as the third-bigges...

Nvidia Isn’t the Only One Getting a Massive AI Boost There’s no doubt the AI revolution is here, with makers of cool chatbots, ubiquitous search engines and high-powered processors among the biggest winners. But those churning out boring old memory chips won’t be left out either.

New Low-Cost Smartphone Attachment, Custom App to Monitor Blood Pressure at User’s Fingertip Scientists have developed a simple, low-cost clip that uses a smartphone's camera and flash to monitor blood pressure at the user's fingertip. The clip developed by researchers at the University of California (UC) San Diego, US, works with a custom smartphone app and currently costs about 80 cents (Rs. 5.6) to make.

NBCUniversal and JioCinema Strike Partnership to Bring Peacock Content to the Indian Streaming Platform All NBCUniversal content will be available to stream on JioCinema from June onwards. Reliance’s Viacom18 and NBCUniversal have announced a multi-year deal, making JioCinema the new home for its Hollywood catalogue of TV series and movies in India. The deal includes Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, M3GAN, the Office, Downtown Abbey, the Jurassic franchise, and more. The...

The Last of Us Multiplayer Game Development Reportedly Scaled Back, New Single-Player Experience Coming Development on The Last of Us multiplayer game has reportedly been scaled back. Sony has slowed down work on Naughty Dog’s next in order to reassess its quality and long-term viability. The studio also put out a statement claiming that the game needed more time to cook, in addition to confirming development on a brand-new single-player experience.

Computex 2023: Nvidia, MediaTek to Partner on Car Technology for Streaming, Games, AI-Driven Interaction Under the agreement, announced at the Computex technology trade show in Taipei, MediaTek will integrate an Nvidia graphic processing unit chiplet and Nvidia software into the system-on-chips it supplies to automakers for infotainment displays.

The Witcher Gets Renewed for a Fifth Season at Netflix, With Liam Hemsworth as Geralt The Witcher series is getting a fifth season at Netflix, casting director Sophie Holland confirmed during an interview. Season 5 will be filmed back-to-back with the fourths season after a ‘short gap', and will see Liam Hemsworth continuing the role of Geralt of Rivia. The Hunger Games actor was brought on board following Henry Cavill’s exit last year, after the s...

John Wick 5 Is in Early Development at Lionsgate, AAA Video Game Also in the Works John Wick 5 is in early development, as per a Lionsgate Q3 2023 earnings call. Longtime John Wick director Chad Stahelski had previously confirmed that he was open to working on a fifth film, though it’s unclear if Keanu Reeves will be replaced. Motion Picture Group chairman Joe Drake also confirmed a AAA John Wick video game to be in consideration, alongside remind...

China to Send First Civilian Into Space on Tuesday as Part of Crewed Mission to Its Space Station China will send its first civilian astronaut into space as part of a crewed mission to the Tiangong space station on Tuesday, its Manned Space Agency announced, as Beijing pushes ahead with its extra-terrestrial ambitions.

China Cracks Down on 'Self-Media' Accounts, Deletes 1.4 Million Social Media Posts China on Friday announced that it had shut 67,000 accounts and deleted 1.4 million posts between March 10 and May 22 as part of the country's efforts to "clean" its cyberspace and make it easier for authorities to control. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said a two-month probe into alleged misinformation, illegal profiteering, and impersonation of state o...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says AI Won't Desstroy Job Market, Seeks to Calm Fears of AI Growth on Global Tour OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has sought to calm fears that advancing AI will destroy the job market and said that AI would not wipe out whole sectors of the workforce by using automation to replace human-performed tasks.

Daam Virus That Steals Call Logs, History and Accesses Cameras Spreading on Android Phones, CERT-in Warns Daam, a new Android virus that can access sensitive information such as call logs, contacts, history — and even access a device's cameras — is spreading, according to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team. CERT-In says the Daam Android malware can also "bypass anti-virus programs and deploy ransomware on the targeted devices" and is distributed through third...

Google Removes 'Slavery Simulator' Game From Play Store After Racism Outcry in Brazil Google has removed a Portuguese-language game that allowed players to trade and torture Black virtual "slaves" while strategising to block the abolition of slavery. The move came after a racism outcry in the country, and the prosecutor's office has opened a "hate speech" probe into the game downloaded by hundreds of people.

Microsoft Challenges UK Regulator's Decision to Block $69 Billion Takeover of Call of Duty Maker Activision Microsoft has filed an appeal against the UK's decision to veto its takeover of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard. Setting out five grounds for the appeal, Microsoft says the UK's CMA made "fundamental errors" when it assessed the firm's cloud gaming services.

Meta Offers to Limit Use of Ad Data for Facebook Marketplace to Address Competition Concerns: UK Regulator Britain's competition watchdog on Friday said social media giant Meta had offered to limit its use of other businesses' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace service to address the regulator's competition concerns.

Tesla Under Germany's Scanner After Report Says Firm Failed to Protect Data From Customers, Employees German authorities have serious indications of possible data protection violations by Tesla, Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Thursday, citing the data protection office in the state where the carmaker has its European gigafactory.

Diablo IV Gets Horrific Live-Action Trailer Directed by Oscar-Winner Chloé Zhao Blizzard just dropped a live-action trailer for Diablo 4 shot and directed by Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao. Independent filmmaker Kiku Ohe co-directed the horrific trailer, which captures the fear and conflict plaguing the lands of the Sanctuary. The trailer largely focuses on the poor inhabitants who are caught in the raging war between the High Heavens and Burning Hells...

Anti-Tobacco Warnings for OTT Programmes Soon, Health Ministry to Amend Relevant Rules OTT platforms may soon be mandated to display anti-tobacco warnings and disclaimers as are seen in movies screened in theatres and in television programmes with the Health Ministry likely to amend the relevant rules. According to the draft notification, publishers of online curated content displaying tobacco products or their use will be required to display anti-tobac...

Nvidia Close to Becoming First Trillion-Dollar Chip Firm as AI Boom Drives Stellar Forecast Nvidia shares extended their rally this year on Thursday, soaring 25 percent after a stellar forecast showed that Wall Street has yet to price in the AI potential of the company that has already doubled in value in 2023.

Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake Officially Announced for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X Konami finally confirmed the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake, during the PlayStation Showcase event. Titled ‘Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater,’ — Delta — the remake will be available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X. The publisher promises to faithfully recreate the origin story of protagonist Snake Eater, while evolving the gameplay with modern visuals and a ‘seam...

Microsoft, US Say Chinese Hackers Targeted 'Critical' Infrastructure; Warn Against Similar Global Attacks State-sponsored Chinese hackers have infiltrated critical US infrastructure networks, the United States, its Western allies and Microsoft said Wednesday while warning that similar espionage attacks could be occurring globally.

The Wheel of Time Season 2 Release Date Set for September 1 on Amazon Prime Video Rosamund Pike-led The Wheel of Time season 2 is set to release on September 1 on Amazon Prime Video. The studio has also dropped some first-look photos from the sophomore chapter, which finished filming in the spring of 2022. A third season has already been greenlit, with showrunner Rafe Judkins confirming that it would be based on ‘The Shadow Rising’ — the four...

PlayStation Announces Project Q Handheld Game Streaming Device; Release Set for Later This Year Sony announced Project Q, its handheld game streaming device, at the PlayStation Showcase event. The device lets you stream games from your PS5 console via Remote Play or Wi-Fi, rather than running games natively. Project Q comes with an 8-inch 1080p screen in the centre, supported on either side by the button layouts of a PS5 DualSense controller. The company also an...

Facebook Parent Meta Starts Final Round of Layoffs as Part of Plan to Cut 10,000 Roles Meta Platforms started carrying out the last batch of a three-part round of layoffs on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter, as part of a plan announced in March to eliminate 10,000 roles.

Gyaarah Gyaarah: Karan Johar and Guneet Monga Kapoor Announce Zee5 Original Web Series Producers Karan Johar and Guneet Monga Kapoor are bringing a new web series titled Gyaarah Gyaarah, an investigative fantasy drama series that spans three timelines — 1990, 2001, and 2016 — and blends themes of mysticism, science, and mystery. The Zee5 series stars Kritika Kamra (Hush Hush), Dhairya Karwa (Gehraiyaan), and Raghav Juyal (Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan) ...

Xiaomi Quarterly Revenue Falls 18.9 Percent as Global Smartphone Demand Stalls Xiaomi reported an 18.9 percent drop in quarterly revenue on Wednesday as consumer demand for smartphones remained weak even as the economy recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Government Plans Overhaul of Digital Law That Could Impact How Google, Meta, Amazon Do Business in India India plans to overhaul rules governing use of the internet, potentially altering business practices for Silicon Valley giants operating in the world’s biggest market.

Microsoft, Nandan Nilekani-Backed Indian Group Working on Accessibility-Focused AI Assistant Jugalbandi Bot An Indian research group backed by Microsoft and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani is using generative AI, the technology behind chatbot sensation ChatGPT, for a mobile assistant that aims to make information on government schemes accessible in multiple languages.

WWDC 2023: Apple Confirms Keynote Address for June 5, Reportedly Invites VR Experts Ahead of Headset Launch WWDC 2023 will begin on June 5 at 10am PDT (10:30pm IST) with a keynote event, Apple confirmed on Tuesday. The company has also invited several virtual reality (VR) experts to WWDC 2023.

Croma Deals Corner May 2023: Our Top Picks for May Croma Deals Corner features exciting deals across a wide selection of electronics. This month, we’ve handpicked some of the best deals and offers you can grab, alongside bundled offers.

Nearly 60,000 Contract Workers Lost Jobs in India's IT Sector in Past Year, Says Recruitment Body Nearly 60,000 outsourced contract workers lost jobs in India's information technology sector in the year ending in March as jobs for flexi workers hired through contractors by companies shrank 7.7 percent from a year earlier, a recruitment body said on Tuesday.

TikTok Files Lawsuit Against US State Montana's Ban on App, Says It Violates Rights of Company, Users TikTok on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana's new ban on use of the Chinese-owned app, the first state to bar the popular short-video sharing service.

Fake Image of Pentagon Explosion Goes Viral, Affects Markets; Generative AI Use Suspected A fake image of an explosion at the Pentagon briefly went viral and caused a ten-minute-long dip on the markets on Monday, stoking further talk that generative AI could cause problems to society.

Italian Watchdog Garante to Review Other AI Platforms After Brief Ban on OpenAI's ChatGPT Italy's data protection authority Garante plans to review other artificial intelligence platforms and hire AI experts, a top official said, as it ramps up scrutiny of the powerful technology after temporarily banning ChatGPT in March.

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit That Alleges Elon Musk Cheated Shareholders Several Times During Twitter Buyout In a decision on Monday, US District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said plaintiff William Heresniak lacked standing to sue because he challenged "wrongs associated with" Musk's buyout, not the fairness of the buyout itself.

Internal PC Version of Bloodborne, The Old Hunters DLC Exists, Dataminer Says Renowned dataminer Lance McDonald has spotted some Bloodborne screenshots that point towards a playable PC version. The images were uploaded to the Bloodborne Fandom wiki by Marcos Domencech, a senior environment artist, who has worked with developer FromSoftware on several games. The screenshots are named ‘SPRJ-win64’ which according to McDonald is the game’s f...

PhonePe Raises Additional $100 Million Investment From General Atlantic During Ongoing Funding Round Decacorn fintech firm PhonePe on Monday said it has secured an additional $100 million investment from General Atlantic.

BGMI Reportedly Available to Download on Google Play Store Through URL Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is reportedly available to download on select Android devices. Several users online have spotted the battle royale game on the Google Play Store, ready to download without any prior date confirmation from publisher Krafton. The game seems to be accessible only via the store page URL and won’t appear natively on the Android storefron...

TCS Bags Rs. 15,000-Crore Purchase Order From BSNL to Deploy 4G Network Across India Consultancy Services on Monday said a consortium, led by the IT giant, received an advance purchase order valued over Rs. 15,000 crore from the state-run BSNL for the deployment of a fourth-generation mobile (4G) network across India.

Australia to Regulate Buy Now, Pay Later Services as Consumer Credit Products With New Laws Australia said it would regulate buy-now-pay-later services as a consumer credit product under new laws, forcing BNPL providers to carry out background checks before lending in what would be one of the world's toughest regimes for the startup sector.

Instagram Back Up After Global Outage Hits Over 1,80,000 Users; Company Blames ‘Technical Issue’ "Earlier today, a technical issue caused some people to have trouble accessing Instagram. We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted," a Meta spokesperson told Reuters.

EU Antitrust Regulators Quiz Microsoft’s Rivals on Request for Customer Data EU antitrust regulators are asking Microsoft's rivals what kind of customer data they are required to provide to the US tech giant as part of their Azure cloud contracts, six months after a trade group complained about its cloud computing practices. The European Commission asked recipients for a list of contractual clauses requiring these companies to report informati...

Lords of the Fallen Reboot Gets Brutal Gameplay Trailer, Arrives This October Lords of the Fallen just got a gameplay trailer, confirming that it’s releasing October 13 across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X. The game is a spiritual successor to the eponymous 2014 souls-like, promising fluid gameplay and an interconnected world that’s ‘five times larger.’ It is built on Unreal Engine 5 and has an RPG foundation that has you build out your ...

ED Seizes Rs. 8.26 Crore in Case Against Pigeon Education Technology, Alleges Firm Is Chinese-Owned The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized Rs 8.26 crore in a case against Pigeon Education Technology India Private Limited under provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999, according to an official statement issued on Friday. In its statement, the ED said that an investigation found that the company was owned by Chinese nationals and all the af...

Apple, Samsung Looking to Expand Production in India, Says MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Apple and Samsung Electronics are among companies interested in increasing electronics production in India, a minister said, a boon for the country’s push to challenge neighbouring China as a manufacturing hub.

Paytm Partners With SBI Card, NPCI to Launch RuPay Credit Cards: All Details Payments and financial services company Paytm on Thursday announced that it has partnered with SBI Card to launch Paytm SBI Card on the RuPay network. The Paytm and SBI Card partnership, which began in 2020, is now expanding with the addition of National Payments Corporation of India's RuPay, as all three home-grown brands join forces to further drive the growth of i...

UK Telecom Firm BT to Cut 55,000 Jobs by 2030 After 5G Network, Fiber Broadband Rollout British telecoms and television group BT said Thursday it would axe up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade to slash costs in the latest tech-sector jobs cull. BT employs 130,000 staff, including contractors. The group will lower this to between 75,000 and 90,000 people over the next five to seven years, it said in a results statement.

Swiggy Says Its Food Delivery Business Turned Profitable in March On-demand convenience platform Swiggy's food delivery business has turned profitable, making it one of the very few global players in the sector to achieve such a feat in less than nine years since inception, company CEO and Co-founder Sriharsha Majety said on Thursday.

WhatsApp Android Beta Reveals iOS-Like Message Context Menu in Development: Report WhatsApp has been spotted working on a redesigned message menu on Android. The menu will reportedly be similar to the context menu on WhatsApp for iOS. The menu will show five options to be displayed after selecting a message in a WhatsApp chat.

YouTube Announces 30-Second Unskippable Ads for Connected TVs: All Details YouTube announced at its Brandcast 2023 event that it was introducing 30-second unskippable ad to YouTube Select on CTVs (connected televisions) along with new pause experiences to show brand content when a video is paused.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse to Release a Day Early in India – June 1 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will release a day early in India, on June 1. The film will be available to watch in 10 languages — English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, and Malayalam. For the film's Hindi and Punjabi dubbed versions, Indian cricketer Shubman Gill has lent his voice to Indian Spider-Man/ Pavitr Prabhakar. T...

AI Technology Could Put Humanity at Risk, Over 60 Percent of Americans Believe: Poll The swift growth of artificial intelligence technology could put the future of humanity at risk, according to most Americans surveyed in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Wednesday.

PVR-INOX Will Shut Down Around 50 Loss-Making Cinema Screens Over the Next 6 Months PVR INOX plans to shut down around 50 loss-making screens, having an accelerated depreciation. These properties are loss-making, or housed in malls which have reached the end of their life cycle with little hope of any revival. The merged entity is operating 361 cinemas with 1,689 screens across 115 cities by the end of FY23 in India and Sri Lanka.

Overwatch 2’s PvE Hero Mode Has Been Cancelled to Focus on Live Game Overwatch 2’s long-awaited PvE Hero mode has been scrapped. During a developer live stream, executive producer Jared Neuss confirmed that the work on the PvE Hero mode — involving talent trees and long-term power progression — is no longer in their plans. The mode was announced in 2019 as the main draw for the switch to Overwatch 2. Instead of wasting their time...

Cannes Jury President Ruben Östlund and Members Back Hollywood Writers' Strike Ruben Östlund, head of this year's Cannes festival jury said he supports the screenwriters’ strike in Hollywood ahead of the opening ceremony for the industry shindig on the French Riviera. The strike in Hollywood kicked off on May 3 after negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and major US studios and streaming services failed. The strike led to n...

Loki Season 2 and Echo Set Premiere Dates for Disney+, Disney+ Hotstar: Details Loki season 2 and Echo just got release dates for Disney+. During Disney’s Upfront presentation, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige confirmed that the Tom Hiddleston-led Loki season 2 will debut October 6, whereas Echo will be out on November 29. Loki marks the first Marvel Studios show to receive a sophomore run, while Echo drops all its episodes on the premiere ...

China's Baidu Confident Its AI Chatbot Ernie Bot Won't Make Mistakes on 'Sensitive Topics' Baidu's experience in tailoring its search engine to Chinese regulatory requirements makes it confident its AI-driven chatbot won't make mistakes on "important and sensitive topics", the company said on Tuesday.

Elon Musk Considers Significant Tesla Investments in France; Says 'Impressed' With President Macron Billionaire businessman Elon Musk on Monday said he was considering "significant investments in France" as he visited the country for a summit aimed at attracting foreign business leaders.

BSNL Aims to Double Its Market Share in 3 Years; Will Invest Rs. 30,000 Crore in Network Gradation The Chairman and Managing Director of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Pravin Kumar Purwar has said that the BSNL has set up a target to reach 15 percent to 20 percent of market share in three years.

The Lord of the Rings MMO Is in Development at Amazon Games for the Second Time in Five Years The Lord of the Rings is getting an MMO adaptation, Embracer Group confirmed. The open-world title will be developed by Amazon Games for PC and consoles — best known for New World — and feature stories from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit literary trilogy. This marks the studio’s second attempt at a LOTR MMO, following the cancellation of one in 2021.

The Bear Season 2 Trailer: Jeremy Allen White Reinvents His Grimy Restaurant With a ‘Chaos Menu’ FX just dropped a trailer for The Bear season 2 ahead of its premiere on June 22. Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) and his chefs are in the process of reinventing the restaurant with a new menu, staff, and renovations. Molly Gordon (Shiva Baby) joins the cast in an unnamed role, hinted as someone from Carmy’s past, while Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) is listed in a gues...

Samsung to Develop ChatGPT-Like Generative AI for Internal Use in Collaboration With Naver: Report Samsung and Naver, two of South Korea's largest tech giants, are working on a ChatGPT-like generative AI tool that can rival OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot. In addition to providing design for its chip business, Samsung is reportedly looking to prevent sensitive and proprietary information from being leaked through the use of an internal tool.

Google Bard, Microsoft Bing and ChatGPT Bring AI-Powered Reset to Online Search Online search, dominated by Google for 25 years, has become as banal as making a phone call, but it could finally be getting a profound reset thanks to artificial intelligence.

US Lawmakers Grapple With AI Regulation With No Clear Consensus on Governing Rules US lawmakers are grappling with what guardrails to put around burgeoning artificial intelligence, but months after ChatGPT got Washington's attention, consensus is far from certain. Interviews with a US senator, congressional staffers, AI companies and interest groups show there are a number of options under discussion.

RuPay Brings CVV-Less Payments for Tokenised Cards on Supported E-Commerce Merchants The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Monday said RuPay has now introduced the CVV (Card Verification Value) free payment experience for its debit, credit and prepaid cardholders who have tokenized their cards on the merchant application or webpage.

Google to Launch New Image Search Features to Reduce Misinformation, Flag AI-Generated Images Google is adding two new features to its image search to reduce the spread of misinformation, especially now that artificial intelligence tools have made the creation of photorealistic fakes trivial.

Apple Supplier Foxconn to Set Up $500 Million Manufacturing Plant in Telangana; Will Create 25,000 Jobs Apple supplier Foxconn will invest $500 million (roughly Rs. 4,100 crore) to set up manufacturing plants in the southern Indian state of Telangana, the state's IT minister said on Monday.

WhatsApp Edit Message Feature Introduced on Android, iOS Beta Versions: Details WhatsApp is now beta testing the ability to edit messages sent on the latest versions of its app for iOS and Android. Here's everything you need to know about the feature could roll out to users in the coming weeks.

New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino ‘Inspired’ by Elon Musk’s Vision, Says Will Work to Transform App Newly appointed Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino said in a tweet on Saturday that she has been inspired by owner Elon Musk's vision to create a brighter future and is excited to help to transform the social media platform.

Data Breach in US Exposes Personal Information of 2,37,000 Federal Employees The personal information of 237,000 current and former federal government employees has been exposed in a data breach at the US Transportation Department (USDOT), sources briefed on the matter said on Friday. USDOT said in a statement to Reuters the breach did not affect any transportation safety systems. It did not say who might be responsible for the hack.

Google Introduces Search Generative Experience to Rival Microsoft Bing's AI Alphabet's Google rolled out more artificial intelligence for its core search product, hoping to create some of the same consumer excitement generated by Microsoft's relaunch of rival search engine Bing in recent months. At its annual I/O conference in Mountain View, California, Google offered an updated version of its namesake engine. Called the Search Generative Exp...

Google Being Probed in India for In-App Payment Breaches After Complaints From Match, Local Startups India's competition watchdog has begun an inquiry into Google after some companies alleged the service fee the US firm charges for in-app payments breaches an earlier antitrust directive, a regulatory order seen by Reuters showed on Friday. Tinder-owner Match Group and Indian startups have asked the watchdog to investigate Google's new User Choice Billing (UCB) system...

Centre Issues Order Against Amazon, Flipkart, Other E-Commerce Sites for Selling Seat Belt Alarm Stopper Clips The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued orders against the top five e-commerce platforms for selling car seat belt alarm stopper clips. Authorities found that such clips were being blatantly sold on several e-commerce platforms.

Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse Third Trailer: Miles Morales Goes Up Against Multiversal Threat The Spot Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse just got its third official trailer, which sees Miles Morales getting into a fight with a new villain The Spot, who can create portals to move across the multiverse. The trailer sees him getting into the multiverse to meet a crew of elite Spider-People and work with their leader Spider-Man 2099/ Miguel O’Hara (Oscar Isaac). Spider...

Microsoft to Defend $69 Billion Activision Blizzard Deal in Antitrust Lawsuit Filed by Gamers in US Court Microsoft on Friday will defend its $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,66,671 crore) planned acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, in a private antitrust lawsuit in San Francisco federal court brought by video gamers who claim the deal will harm industry competition and should be stopped.

Google Fined RUB 3 Million in Russia Over YouTube Videos on LGBT Propaganda: Reports A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 31 lakh) on Thursday for failing to delete YouTube videos it said promoted "LGBT propaganda" and "false information" about Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. Over the last year Moscow has levied dozens of fines against Western tech companies as part of a drive to ramp...

Amazon Could Benefit From Legal Loophole Which Italy's AGCM Is Trying to Work On Italy's competition watchdog AGCM is trying to close a legal loophole that has allowed several companies to evade antitrust fines and may help Amazon in an ongoing appeal, a legal expert and two sources told Reuters. The law has been used by the Council of State, Italy's top administrative court, over the last three years to scrap several antitrust penalties on accoun...

Twitter Launches Early Access to Encrypted Direct Messages With Multiple Security Limitations Twitter on Thursday announced support for encrypted DMs, which allows specific users to send encrypted private messages on the platform. However, unlike apps like Signal and WhatsApp, there are several security limitations and restrictions to Twitter's encrypted DMs service. Here's everything you need to know about encrypted DMs on Twitter.

Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart, Dishonored 2, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider lead PlayStation Plus Extra, Deluxe Games for May 2023 Sony has revealed the list of games coming to the PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe catalogue in May. Key highlights include Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Dishonored 2, Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, Thymesia, Watch Dogs: Legion, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Evil Within 2, and more. The games will be available on PS Plus’ higher-tier plans, starting May 16.

Google I/O: From Gmail to Maps, Here's How Google Is Infusing Its Most Popular Products With AI Google I/O saw the launch of new hardware from Google, but the company's focus was firmly on AI and technology backed by artificial intelligence. Products like Google Maps, Gmail, Google Photos, and Google Search, here's how Google is infusing its products with powerful AI-backed capabilities.

Walmart CEO Expects Exporting Goods Worth $10 Billion From India by 2027 Retail giant Walmart on Wednesday said India's unique ecosystem of suppliers will help the company in achieving its goal of exporting goods worth $10 billion (nearly Rs. 81, 950 crore) from the country annually by 2027. Addressing Indian suppliers and partners, Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon reaffirmed the roadmap for strengthening partnerships with Indian c...

Uber Launches App-Based Flight Booking Feature for International and Domestic Travel in the UK: FT Uber has launched a new flight booking tool via its app in the UK, according to a report in the Financial Times. The app will allow users to book international and domestic flights and builds on the company's coach and train booking capability offered in the country.

Croma Mother’s Day 2023 Sale: Best Tech Gift Ideas for You We’ve handpicked some of the best tech gift ideas you can choose this Mother’s Day. Our selection includes a set of electronics available on Croma as their Mother’s Day 2023 special picks.

Google Expected to Unveil AI Services in Its Products at I/O Event to Answer Microsoft's Search Challenge The effort will be the most closely watched as Google executives take the stage at its yearly conference I/O in Mountain View, California, near its headquarters. The result could alter how consumers access the world's information and which company wins the global market for search advertising, estimated by research firm MAGNA to be $286 billion (roughly Rs. 23,45,814 ...

Canada PM Trudeau Slams Meta for Threatening to Block News Access Over Online News Act Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday slammed Meta after executives said it would block news for Canadian Facebook and Instagram users in response to a proposed law that would require digital giants to pay for local journalism content.

Paytm Launches UPI Lite on iOS; Adds Support for RuPay Credit Cards on UPI, Splitting Bills and More Paytm on Tuesday announced that UPI Lite was now available on iOS, and that it had 60 lakh users signed up to use the faster lightweight version of the Unified Payments Interface that is claimed to work during peak hours. RuPay cards are now supported on the Paytm UPI app, while users can also split bills, pin favourite contacts, and tag and easily find payments on th...

Malicious Software Used by Russian Spies Sabotaged by FBI The FBI has sabotaged a suite of malicious software used by elite Russian spies, US authorities said on Tuesday, providing a glimpse of the digital tug-of-war between two cyber superpowers. Senior law enforcement officials said FBI technical experts had identified and disabled malware wielded by Russia's FSB security service against an undisclosed number of American c...

WhatsApp for Wear OS With Chat and Voice Messages Support Reportedly in Testing: Details WhatsApp is reportedly testing its much-awaited Wear OS app for compatible smartwatches. The feature was spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.10.10 version. It is reportedly rolling out to select WhatsApp for Android beta testers via Google Play Store. With the latest beta update, the app is said to be accessible on smartwatches.

EU Vice President Suggests to Speed Up Work on AI Regulation The European Union needs to speed up work on artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, Commission vice president Margrethe Vestager suggested. The European Commission put forward regulatory proposals in early 2021, but progress on the legislation has been slow. The EU's draft rules outlaw certain uses such as "generalised surveillance".

Nintendo Expects to Sell 15 Million Switch Consoles in 2023, Says Super Mario Movie Outperformed Expectations Nintendo said on Tuesday that it expects to sell 15 million units of its Switch console in 2023, a drop of 17 percent as sales of the hybrid home/ portable device continue to decline. Investor attention is now focused on a successor to the seven-year-old device that has sold more than 125 million units. The firm also hailed the success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie ...

AI Could Replace 80 Percent of Human Jobs in 'Next Few Years', Expert Says Artificial general intelligence, or AGI, is AI with human cognitive abilities and is being developed by various technological firms around the world. This AGI technology is just 'years away' and AI could replace 80 percent of human jobs in the coming years, according to US-Brazilian researcher Ben Goertzel.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Review: A Starbound Epic Held Back by Performance Woes Star Wars Jedi: Survivor review – Through intricate world-building and a layered combat system, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor proves to be a worthy successor to Respawn’s growing tale from the galaxy far, far away. While the core narrative is fairly decent, the sequel really shines when forming memorable moments with its characters and its locales that can be used as a...

Qualcomm to Acquire Auto Chipmaker Autotalks, to Incorporate Technology in Snapdragon Digital Chassis Qualcomm on Monday said that it would acquire Autotalks, an Israeli firm that makes auto chips designed to prevent crashes in vehicles. The technology will be utilised in Qualcomm's assisted and autonomous driving product, called Snapdragon Digital Chassis. The chipmaker's Snapdragon Digital Chassis product competes with products from Intel's Mobileye and Nvidia.

Viacom18 and Tipping Point Unveil Future Slate: Fighter, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani, and More Viacom18 Studios and Tipping Point announced their upcoming project slate, which includes films like Fighter, Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani, and the sequel of OMG – Oh My God! In addition to the movies, the slate features 10 new web series from Tipping Point, a young digital content brand under the Viacom18 Studios umbrella.

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2023 Ends Today: Best Deals on Wireless Earphones and Smartwatches Amazon Great Summer Sale 2023 Sale ends tonight. The sale, which lasted less than a week, is still offering notable discounts on a range of products including smartwatches, earphones, smartphones, TVs and more. Customers can also avail of bank discounts of 10 percent up to Rs. 1,500, in addition to the discounted price of these devices

Modern Love Chennai to Stream May 18 on Amazon Prime Video Modern Love Chennai is headed to Amazon Prime Video on May 18. Marking the third Indian adaptation of John Carney’s original anthology series, this Tamil version brings together six brilliant creators of Indian cinema, including Bharathiraja, Balaji Sakthivel, Rajumurugan, Krishnakumar Ramakumar, Akshay Sundher, and Thiagarajan Kumararaja.

MakeMyTrip to Use Microsoft’s Generative AI for Voice-Assisted Travel Bookings in Indian Languages Travel portal MakeMyTrip on Monday said it has collaborated with Microsoft to use Generative AI to make travel planning accessible by introducing voice-assisted booking in Indian languages.

Stranger Things Season 5 Production Halted Due to Hollywood Writers’ Strike Production on Stranger Things 5 has been halted until further notice, due to the ongoing writers’ strike. Co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer confirmed that they’re standing in solidarity with the writers, hoping that a fair deal is reached soon. The Writers Guild of America has barred all writer-producers from participating in writing duties during the strike period...

Hollywood Strike Intensifies Due to Claim That AI Could Do Writers' Jobs The Writers Guild of America has asked for binding agreements to regulate the use of AI, proposing that nothing written by AI can be considered “literary” or "source" material. With their rapidly advancing ability to eerily mimic human conversation, AI programs like ChatGPT have spooked many industries recently. The WGA claims that studios rejected their proposal ...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Zooms to $282.1 Million Opening at Global Box Office Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has collected an impressive $282.1 million (about Rs. 2,306 crore) at the global box office in its opening weekend. The film marks James Gunn’s final Marvel project for the foreseeable future as he pivots focus to rival company DC Studios, serving as the co-lead. The film earned roughly $114 million (about Rs. 931 crore) from the US an...

Broadcom CEO Seeks to Convince EU Antitrust Enforcers on $61 Billion VMware Deal US chipmaker Broadcom's Chief Executive Hock Tan on Friday will try to convince EU antitrust enforcers that his proposed $61 billion (nearly Rs. 4,98,300 crore) bid for cloud computing firm VMware, which has triggered scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic, is pro-competitive. VMware President Sumit Dhawan will appear remotely at the hearing. There are no other third ...

WhatsApp Rolls Out Privacy Features, Bottom Navigation Bar With New UI, and Other Updates: Details WhatsApp is reportedly planning to add several new features with new Android updates. These features include the ability to silence unknown callers, a new UI with a bottom navigation bar, creating single-vote polls, and more. While some of these features have only rolled out in the beta update for select beta testers, others updates have already been started rolling o...

AI Is Helping Us Read Minds, but Should We? The AI is now being said to be trained in scanning brain data to decipher stories that a person has read, heard, or even just imagined. This isn’t a rogue lab doing mad science but part of a long-term effort that’s been pursued by scientists around the world. However, scientific reviews have shown that the polygraph does not work as people think it does. But then,...

iPhone Assembler Foxconn's April Sales Fall 12 Percent On Slow Smartphone Business Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and major iPhone assembler, said on Friday revenue in April fell 11.77 percent year-on-year due to weakness in smart consumer electronics, and expected business to drop this quarter.

Pathaan Starring Shah Rukh Khan to Release in Bangladesh on May 12 Shah Rukh Khan-led Pathaan is finally releasing in Bangladesh on May 12. In February, a consortium of 19 Bangladesh film associations decided to allow Hindi-language films to release in the country and with 10 films releasing each year — Pathaan is one of them. The film also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in lead roles.

India Leading Digital Revolution, Its Financial Inclusion Journey Can Be Example for Others: UN Officials Speaking on Thursday at the ‘India Roundtable on Financial Inclusion’, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said the country takes financial inclusion seriously and it has led to social and economic empowerment of the people.

Elon Musk’s Neuralink's Animal-Testing Panel Membership Raises Questions About Potential Violations Elon Musk’s brain-implant venture has filled an animal-research oversight board with company insiders who may stand to benefit financially as the firm reaches development goals, according to company documents and interviews with six current and former employees. Such oversight boards are required by federal law for organizations experimenting on certain types of ani...

Google, Microsoft, OpenAI CEOs Meet US President Biden at White House, Discuss AI Risks President Joe Biden attended a White House meeting with CEOs of top artificial intelligence companies, including Alphabet's Google and Microsoft, on Thursday to discuss risks and safeguards as the technology catches the attention of governments and lawmakers globally. Biden, who "dropped by" the meeting, has also used ChatGPT, a White House official told Reuters.

Netflix May 2023 Releases: Fubar, Tu Jhoothi Main Makaar, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, and More What are the biggest Netflix originals in May 2023? Arnold Schwarzenegger-led Fubar, Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor starrer Tu Jhoothi Main Makaar, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, Kathal starring Sanya Malhotra, Black Knight, Queen Cleopatra, MerPeople, Victim/Suspect, and more lead the releases for Netflix in May 2023.

Cyber Alert Issued Against 'Royal' Ransomware Virus That Targets Key Sectors, Seeks Bitcoin Payoffs The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In has stated in a latest advisory that this Internet spread ransomware sneaks in through phishing emails, malicious downloads, abusing RDP (remote desktop protocol) and other forms of social engineering.

Google Begins Rolling Out Passkeys, as a More Secure Way to Sign Into Apps and Websites After years of development, Google today announced the rollout of its passkeys feature that it claims is a safer alternative to standard passwords and even 2-step verification (2-SV) systems. Google claims that using passkeys is more convenient than standard passwords and 2SV systems and that it will work on mobiles and computers, allowing users to sign in by simply u...

Microsoft Expands AI-Powered Bing Search, Edge Browser Access to Public Amid Fears Over Potential Risks Microsoft on Thursday expanded public access to its generative artificial intelligence programs, despite fears that tech firms are rushing ahead too quickly with potentially dangerous technology. The AI-enhanced features of the company's Bing search engine and Edge internet browser are now open for anyone to use, Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president, said in a blog p...

Google Wins US Patent Trial Over Data-Retrieval Technology on Pixel Phones, Google Apps Google won a jury trial on Tuesday in a long-running patent lawsuit in Delaware federal court over features in Google's smartphones and apps.

Google, Meta to End Access to News Articles in Canada if Bill That Asks Them to Pay Publishers Is Passed Google and Meta would withdraw access to news articles in Canada if legislation compelling internet companies to pay news publishers is passed, company executives told Canadian lawmakers on Wednesday.

Almost Half of Indians Experience AI-Enabled Fake Voice Scams: McAfee Survey About half of Indians surveyed said that they are unable to differentiate between the real and cloned voice of a person while 83 percent of the victims of voice scams have faced the loss of money, online security firm McAfee said in a report. The survey of 7,054 people was conducted in seven countries, including 1,010 respondents from India, around artificial intellig...

Apple Likely to Report 4 Percent Drop in Quarterly Revenue Despite Recovery in China Apple will likely report a more than 4 percent drop in revenue, its second straight quarterly decline, weighed down by consumers shunning non-essential purchases such as iPhones and Mac computers and slowing growth at its services business.

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2023: Best Deals, Discounts and Offers for Amazon Prime Members Amazon Great Summer Sale 2023 is set to begin at 12am (midnight) on Thursday and Amazon Prime members can expect to see discounts, deals and offers on a wide range of consumer products 12 hours before non-Prime customers. Here are some of the best deals and offers on phones, laptops, and smart TVs for Prime members.

Technology Industry Allowing 'Deluge' of Misinformation to Drown Out Reliable Information, RSF Says Technology firms have allowed a deluge of misinformation to drown out reliable information, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). A report published on World Press Freedom Day puts a spotlight on the way misinformation drowns out trustworthy news online, while highlighting how this problem has been compounded with the rise of artificial intelligence and AI too...

'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton Quits Google to Speak Out Against Dangers of Artificial Intelligence: Report Geoffrey Hinton, widely considered the "godfather of artificial intelligence" has resigned from his job at Google in order to warn about the dangers of AI technology, according to reports. The computer scientist told The New York Times that advancements in AI posed "profound risks to society and humanity".