Over 24,250 Indian techies lose jobs at 84 startups to date

New Delhi (IANS) There is no stopping layoffs at the Indian startups and more than 24,250 employees have so far lost their jobs in the homegrown start-up ecosystem.

According to latest data from leading startup coverage portal Inc42, 24,256…

No sweeping power or a draconian move: MoS IT on govt's fact-checking unit

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the debate over the government forming a fact-checking unit to curb the flow of misinformation on various social media platforms, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Saturday said there are…

OpenAI's ChatGPT is a product, not AI research: Meta chief AI scientist

New Delhi (IANS) Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has said that OpenAI's ChatGPT represents a product, not actual research and development in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).

According to him, OpenAI has not made any actual…

Chrome gets WebGPU tech that allows high-performance 3D graphics

San Francisco (IANS) Google has announced that WebGPU, an API (Application Programming Interface) which allows high-performance 3D graphics and data-parallel computation on the web, is now available by default in Chrome 113, which is currently in…

ChatGPT like an 'alien intelligence' but lacks human-like reasoning: Rosedale

San Francisco (IANS) American entrepreneur Philip Rosedale who founded technology company Linden Lab (best known as the developer of Second Life), has said that generative artificial intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT is more like an "alien intelligence"…

Google's new policy to let users delete their account data from app

San Francisco (IANS) Google has introduced a new "data deletion policy", which aims to empower users with greater clarity and control over their in-app data, requiring Android apps to allow users to delete their accounts from the app and on the web.

Dyson introduces new cord-free vacuum cleaner in India

New Delhi (IANS) Global consumer electronics company Dyson on Wednesday introduced its new cord-free vacuum cleaner 'V15 Detect Extra' in India.

Priced at Rs 65,900, the Dyson V15 Detect Extra vacuum cleaner is available in Prussian…

About 52% of organisations suffered data breach in past 2 years globally: Report

New Delhi (IANS) Over half (52 per cent) of organisations have suffered a data breach in the past two years globally, an increase from 49 per cent in 2022 and 39 per cent in 2021, a new report said on Wednesday.

According to the State of Security…

US CDC flags Indian eye drop for death, blindness

New Delhi (IANS) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has flagged concern over the use of an Indian eye drop that is causing death and blindness among its citizens.

However, the Tamil Nadu Drugs Control said there is no contamination,…

FIFA launches new mobile game called 'AI League'

San Francisco (IANS) Football's global governing body FIFA has launched a new mobile game called 'AI League' which is now available on Android in open beta.

According to The Verge, the game with an iOS version is also in the works.