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Apple releases iOS 18.3 update for iPhones: What is new and how to download
With iOS 18.3, Apple has temporarily disabled its 'Notification Summaries' intelligence feature for news and entertainment apps
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Chinese firm DeepSeek's advances prove need for more of its chips: Nvidia
The US microchip export controls were designed to freeze China's development of supercomputers used to develop nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence systems
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World's richest people lose $108 bn after tech startup DeepSeek selloff
Billionaires whose fortunes are linked to artificial intelligence were the biggest losers: Huang saw his fortune fall $20.1 billion, a 20 per cent drop
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Chinese tech startup DeepSeek says hit with 'large-scale malicious attacks'
The company, whose artificial intelligence chatbot has sent the tech world into a frenzy, said that it had suffered large-scale malicious attacks on its services
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DeepSeek sparks AI stock selloff; Nvidia loses record $593 bn in mcap
Nvidia's market-cap loss on Monday was more than double the previous one-day record, set by Nvidia last September
West Asian Energy again? Geostrategic shifts, reconstruction reshape region
Following the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines and suspension of supplies via the Yamal pipeline through Poland, Russia has to compete for access to European markets mainly through LNG exports
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Yen, Swiss franc rise, dollar drops as DeepSeek fuels risk concerns
The benchmark S&P 500 was down 1.6 per cent to 6,003.04, dragged down by technology stocks. AI chipmaker Nvidia was down nearly 14 per cent to $123.02
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Apple to improve Siri, in-house AI models before adding new tools: Report
Reportedly, Apple is working on a new indigenous large language model (LLM) called 'LLM Siri' to power the future version of Apple's digital assistant Siri
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Indian media giants join legal battle against OpenAI over copyright issues
The ChatGPT creator has been accused by authors, news outlets, and musicians worldwide of using copyrighted works to train AI models and sought the removal of their content
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What is DeepSeek: China's open-source AI research lab which rivals OpenAI
DeepSeek launched its MIT-licenced open-source AI model, DeepSeek-R1 which competes with OpenAI in critical areas such as mathematical reasoning, code generation, and cost efficiency
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Andhra Pradesh govt to develop Data City near Vizag, create 2 mn jobs
In line with the Telugu Desam Party's election promise to create 2 million jobs within five years, the state government has unveiled plans to develop the Data City in Madhurawada
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Google pushes agenda to educate workers on AI, plans $120 mn investment
A key priority, one executive told Reuters, comes in building out educational programs to train the workforce on AI
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Focus should be on smart talent, not labour arbitrage: Ronnie Screwvala
he highlighted that India has a significant opportunity to position itself as one of the world's most innovative nations by focusing on developing its talent pool
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India sees 2nd-highest mobile downloads of GenAI apps in 2024, shows data
The country saw downloads of GenAI apps hit 177 million in CY24, accounting for 11.8 per cent share of total global downloads at 1,490 million
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As technology advances, fear of future shock for India's workforce
A large chunk of it is unprepared for new skills as AI and machine learning become common
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Perplexity introduces AI assistant for Android to challenge Alexa, ChatGPT
The new Perplexity Assistant can book dinner reservations, hail rides on apps and set reminders, among other actions
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Trump signs executive order on developing AI 'free from ideological bias'
The new order doesn't name which existing policies are hindering AI development but calls for the development of an AI action plan within 180 days
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Budget 2025-26: Invest in AI education, upskilling, private sector ties
An AI regulation gives comfort around privacy, permissible purpose, ethical and secure AI, said Rajnil Mallik, Partner & Gen AI GTM Leader, PwC India
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India poised for global leadership in AI, balance necessary: Vaishnaw
Vaishnaw said people across the world now understand how India could stay on a sustained growth path when many other countries went deep under debt
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AI doing a lot, but still need head, heart, hand of human: Jayant Chaudhary
On a lighter note, the minister said he would call Artificial Intelligence amorphic or shapeless because artificial in the Indian context means 'naqli' or not real
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