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OpenAI Might Have Briefly Added New Custom Instruction Options to ChatGPT OpenAI might have added several new options to its Custom Instructions feature for ChatGPT on Thursday. Several netizens shared screenshots of these new options in custom instructions that allow users to further personalise the responses generated by ChatGPT. These new options include options to add the user’s nickname, profession, as well as personality traits.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Allegedly Permitted Llama AI Models’ Training on Copyrighted Materials Meta is facing a copyright lawsuit over allegedly using copyrighted works to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. The lawsuit was filed by multiple complainants that also include several bestselling authors. The primary allegation against the tech giant is that it used pirated e-books and articles to train the older versions of its Llama AI models, violating...

Blinkit Announces 10-Minute Delivery of Laptops, Monitors and Printers in These Cities Blinkit will now offer quick deliveries of laptops and its peripherals in select Indian cities, the company announced on Thursday. The company is expanding the range of electronic devices it sells and has partnered with leading brands such as Canon, HP, Lenovo, and MSI to list their products on its quick commerce app.

Elon Musk’s Grok AI Could Soon Get an ‘Inappropriate and Offensive’ Unhinged Mode Elon Musk-owned xAI could soon add a new ‘Unhinged’ mode to its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok. The AI firm recently updated its frequently asked questions (FAQ) page and added mentions of this new mode which is designed to be “objectionable, inappropriate, and offensive.” If this new mode is added, it would join the regular and Fun modes available ...

Flipkart Monumental Sale Begins on January 13; iPhone 16 Series, iPhone 16 Pro Series Deals Revealed Flipkart Monumental Sale is set for January 13 in India, offering early access to Flipkart Plus and VIP members. This Republic Day special sale will feature discounts on mobile phones, smart TVs, and home appliances. Apple's iPhone 16 series will be available at a reduced price during the event.

Google Must Face Mobile Phone Privacy Class Action, Possible Trial Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected users' personal data. Users of Android and non-Android mobile devices accused Google of invading their privacy and violating a California law against unauthorised fraudulent computer access by intercepting and saving their personal browsing histories without consent.

Nvidia Cosmos AI Platform to Train and Develop Autonomous Vehicles and Robots Launched at CES 2025 Nvidia launched Cosmos, a new artificial intelligence platform that contains multiple generative world foundation models (WFMs), on Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025. The platform does not only contain these AI models but also include advanced tokenisers, accelerated video processing pipeline, and guardrails that enable the platform to develop physica...

Internet-Connected Devices Can Now Have a Label that Rates Their Security The Cyber Trust Mark, a stylised shield logo with microchip-style detailing, is meant to give American consumers a quick and easy way to evaluate the security of a given smart product, much like US Department of Agriculture labels on food or Energy Star ratings on appliances.

Amazon Great Republic Day Sale 2025 Dates Announced: These Smartphones to Get Discounts The Amazon Great Republic Day sale 2025 will begin on January 13 at noon for everyone, and 12 hours prior for Prime users. The end date of the sale has not been announced yet. Amazon has joined hands with SBI to offer a 10 percent instant discount for credit cards and EMI transitions. Buyers can also avail of ICICI Amazon Pay credit card-based offers, exchange discou...

Meta Shelves Fact-Checking Program in US, Adopts X-Like ‘Community Notes’ Model For Meta, this move is its biggest overhaul of its approach to managing political content on its services in recent memory and comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been signaling a desire to mend fences with the incoming administration.

Getty Images to Acquire Shutterstock to Create $3.7 Billion Firm Getty Images Holdings Inc. agreed to acquire rival stock-photo provider Shutterstock Inc.. Getty Images offers to pay about $28.85 (roughly Rs. 2,476) in cash, or roughly 13.67 Getty Images shares for each Shutterstock share, according to a statement on Tuesday.

Draft Data Protection Rules Mandate Due Diligence, Explicit Consent for Processing Children's Data The recently released draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules specify that parent's verifiable consent will have to be obtained by social media or online platforms before children can create any account.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says the Company Is Now Focusing on Superintelligence OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claimed that the company now has a fundamental understanding of how to build artificial general intelligence (AGI) and is shifting its focus towards superintelligence. Altman highlighted that superintelligence could reshape the world and accelerate scientific discovery and innovation to a point beyond human capabilities. While the CEO did not sha...

OpenAI's o3 Model Claims Human-Level Intelligence on Benchmark, But It Might Not Be That Smart OpenAI unveiled the reasoning-focused o3 series of artificial intelligence (AI) models last month. During a live stream, the company shared the benchmark scores of the model based on internal testing. While all of the shared scores were impressive and highlighted the improved capabilities of the successor to o1, one benchmark score stood out.

Hugging Face Introduces Smolagents Library to Build AI Agents With Open-Source LLMs Hugging Face introduced a new code library last week to enable developers to easily build artificial intelligence (AI) agents. Dubbed smolagents, the tool defines the basic logic for general purpose simple AI agents that can perform actions by executing them in code. Smolagent can be connected with any open-source large language model (LLM) or a select number of cloud...

China Proposes Further Export Curbs on Battery, Critical Minerals Tech China is mulling over proposed export restrictions on some technology used to make battery components and process critical minerals lithium and gallium. If implemented, they would be the latest in a series of export restrictions and bans targeting critical minerals and the technology used to process them, areas in which Beijing is globally dominant.

AI Agents in 2025: What Are They and How Can They Revolutionise Industries Across the Globe This year should mark the entry of AI agents in consumer electronics, mobile and desktop applications, as well as websites and platforms. Google’s Project Mariner, for example, can be integrated with Google Chrome and assist users in making purchases and finding files from the web by the end of this year.

eBay and Beazley Reportedly Being Targeted by Advanced AI-Generated Phishing Scams eBay, the ecommerce giant, and several other companies are reportedly witnessing an increased volume of personalised phishing attacks aimed towards high-level employees. As per the report, these phishing scams are being carried out using artificial intelligence (AI) systems to make them appear human-like and avoid the telltale signs of a typical scam email.

OpenAI’s AI Training Opt-Out Tool for Creators Not Releasing Anytime Soon: Report OpenAI, in May, announced a new machine learning (ML) tool that could enable creators to specify whether they wanted OpenAI to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models on their content or not. Dubbed Media Manager, the tool was said to identify copyrighted text, images, audio, and videos across multiple sources and could reflect creators’ preferences.