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Why is Xi Jinping unhappy with Chinese officials over AI, EV investments?
Xi Jinping called out local officials at the Central Urban Work Conference for overspending on artificial intelligence, EVs, and quantum computing without adequate expertise or planning
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Kerala HC bars district courts from using AI for legal reasoning, decisions
The High Court has come out with the 'Policy Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in District Judiciary' for a responsible and restricted use of AI
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India's first semiconductor chip to be unveiled in 2025: Ashwini Vaishnaw
The union minister said, as part of the India AI Mission, free datasets and others are being uploaded and as many as one million people are being trained in the use of AI
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Big Tech 'Acquihiring': An ugly but useful trend in AI talent acquisition
The venture capital industry's so-called power-law model means payoffs for investors usually come from just one or two runaway successes like Inflection or Scale AI
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Tech Wrap July 18: Dell Alienware laptops, OnePlus Pad 3, EA Sports FC 26
Dell Alienware, Plus series laptops launched. OnePlus Pad 3 goes on sale in India from September. EA Sports FC 26 gameplay out. Nothing rolls out Essential Space update. Adobe Firefly adds new feature
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AI startup Perplexity secures $100 mn funding, hits $18 billion valuation
The deal is an extension of a previous round from a few months ago that valued the company at $14 billion - investments that underscore the Silicon Valley rush to back the top AI startups
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Meta hires two key Apple AI researchers after poaching their boss
The moves are part of a scramble for AI talent across the tech industry. Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has been especially aggressive in its recruiting
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OpenAI unveils ChatGPT agent to shop online, create slides for users
ChatGPT agent, set to be unveiled during a livestreamed event on Thursday, is designed to streamline personal and professional projects
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Ctrl+Alt+Reboot: Artificial intelligence rewriting jobs, not ending them
A Naukri.com survey finds most Indian job seekers are more curious than anxious about AI
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Funders pledge $1 billion to develop AI tools for frontline workers
The funders announced Thursday that they will create a new entity, NextLadder Ventures, to offer grants and investments to nonprofits and for-profits to develop tools
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Meta AI's 'Imagine Me' now available in India: What is it and how to use it
Now available in India, Meta AI's Imagine Me feature is available on Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. It lets users generate images of themselves in different styles and situation using Meta AI
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OpenAI adds record mode on ChatGPT for Mac: What is it, how it works, more
ChatGPT's Record Mode for Mac lets Plus users transcribe meetings, extract key points, and auto-generate summaries without joining calls - comparable to Ottar AI service
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Zoho enters AI race with its own LLM, proprietary speech-to-text models
Zoho said its own large language model is built completely in-house by leveraging Nvidia's AI accelerated computing platform
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Airtel, Perplexity AI team up to offer 1-yr free plan to 390 mn users
This is Perplexity's first collaboration with an Indian telecom operator as part of its efforts to boost adoption in India, which is the world's second largest internet market
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10 years of CSC 2.0: Taking AI to villages, one CSC entrepreneur at a time
The training will be conducted under the IndiaAI Mission, which aims to equip nearly 1 million individuals with AI-related skills, Vaishnaw said
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Nvidia CEO Huang calls Chinese AI models 'world class', lauds innovation
Huang spoke briefly at the opening ceremony of a supply chain expo, one day after the AI giant said it would once again be able to sell its highly popular H20 chips in China
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EU's code of practice sets key benchmarks for regulating AI development
Most countries have still not been able to catch up. India, for instance, has no dedicated AI law
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Vaishnaw announces free AI training for over 5.5 lakh CSC franchise holders
While speaking at the 10th anniversary of CSC SPV, Vaishnaw said that training will be provided under the government's IndiaAI Mission, which has a provision to train 10 lakh people on AI
China fuelling AI goals with state backing, open source, infra funding
China is quickly closing the gap with the United States in the contest to make technologies that rival the human brain
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Why did Trump admin allow Nvidia to resume H20 AI chips sales to China?
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the administration has allowed the resumption of sales of H20 AI chips because the company will not be giving its best technology to China
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