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Govt to redesign Sugamya Bharat App to incorporate AI features: Official

The app -- a crowdsourcing mobile application -- is a means to sensitise and enhance accessibility in the built environment, transportation sector and ICT ecosystem in India

Microsoft to integrate Copilot AI in OneDrive cloud storage: Details here

Microsoft Copilot in OneDrive will be available on the web client and in the file viewer on Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint with support for limited languages, including English

Nothing announces Phone 2a limited drop at select locations on March 6

The Nothing Phone 2a's limited drop will be available in major global cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad from March 6, starting 5 PM onwards

Apple considers changing iPhone SE design to deploy big display, Face ID

The current generation Apple iPhone SE has a dated design, featuring a 4.7-inch display, Touch ID, and a single camera sensor on the rear

MWC recap: Xiaomi 14 series to Samsung Ring, top 5 gadgets from tech show

From health-tracking smart rings to transparent displays and bendable smartphones, the MWC 2024 featured interesting innovations and futuristic concepts. Here are the best 5 gadgets of this year

Google apologises for Gemini results on PM, calls AI platform 'unreliable'

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar criticised this response, stating that claiming unreliability is not a sufficient defence for AI platforms

Google blocks RCS messaging on rooted Androids to prevent spam on platform

Google said that the step has been taken as a large volume of RCS spam comes from automation, which typically relies on modifications to the sending device

Google to soon enable 'Satellite SOS' on Pixels in select regions: Report

The Satellite SOS is made available on the supported Pixel smartphones with a recent update, but the feature is out of service since it has been disabled by Google

Apple likely to launch M3 chip-powered iPads, MacBook Air this week: Report

Apple is reportedly planning to announce the M3 chip-powered iPad Pro, iPad Air, and MacBook Air this week. These products will, reportedly, be available for purchase soon after on its platforms

Phones smarter with generative AI give industry hope to ring in sales

Technology improves videos and photos on devices, enables multiple tasks to be done in a single prompt from the user

50% of companies review their BCDR strategy only once in 3 years: Report

Nearly 40 per cent of firms do not have any detailed BCDR strategy, according to the report

Charting Indian space odyssey: Gaganyaan mission is ambitious, indigenous

The Gaganyaan mission is ambitious and indigenous. Shine Jacob explains the nuts and bolts in its planning

Elon Musk's X could face European Union's crackdown on digital dominance

DMA, set to take effect on Thursday, lays out a series of dos and don'ts for likes of Alphabet Inc.'s Google Search, Apple's Safari, Amazon.com Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook among others

EAM Jaishankar flags possible risks from new technologies like AI

In an interactive session at a think-tank, Jaishankar said there is a need to guard against threats emanating from the cyber domain

Google offers compromise solution to restore delisted Indian apps

Play Store to host apps for free without using Google's payment system

Google Play Store's dominance hinders govt's internet goals: Chandrasekhar

The minister's remark came in the backdrop of recent takedown of Indian apps by Google playstore that were not complying with its user choice billing system

Google restores Naukri, 99acres, other apps after Centre's intervention

Sources said reinstating some of the apps was not linked to the government's position but with the concerned apps complying with the Play Store Billing policies

Meity issues advisory, asks cos to take permit before launching AI products

The ministry has also asked platforms to ensure that the biases arising out of their AI models or platforms do not hamper the electoral process in India

Elon Musk sues OpenAI, chief executive Sam Altman for abandoning mission

Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015, but stepped down from its board in 2018. He also runs electric vehicle maker Tesla and rocket maker SpaceX and bought Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022

Google partners with news publishers to curb deepfakes ahead of elections

The company added that fact-checks in multiple Indian languages and formats, including videos, will be shared and amplified via partnering news publishers