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Meta tests views-based creator payments to compete with rival TikTok

Meta forecasts it can close that monetization gap by the end of this year or early next year

Grene Robotics acquires deep-tech defence IP from Apogee C4I LLP

Currently, many anti-drone systems are treated as if drones are the only low radar cross section (RCS) threat in the tactical battle area

Select Microsoft users to get peek into AI 'game changer' for office work

The Redmond, Washington-based company said it had received an "overwhelming feedback" from the earliest 20 customers using Copilot

Apple may release iOS 16.5 software update next week with small changes

The first is a Sports tab, added to the Apple News app, which allows users to access news, scores, and schedules for their favourite teams and leagues

Poco F5 debuts Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 in India: Know price, specs

The Poco F5 will be available starting May 16, exclusively on Flipkart. It will be offered in 8GB+256GB and 12GB+256GB variants at Rs 29,999 and Rs 33,999

Spotify cleans up its playlists, removes thousands of AI-made songs

Premium subscribers grew 15 per cent (year-on-year) to 210 million with better performance across all regions, led by Europe and Latin America

Truecaller coming soon to WhatsApp to combat spam calls, full details below

Truecaller's Chief Executive told Reuters that the caller identification service is in the beta phase, and will be available for the users by the end of May.

WhatsApp to partner with Truecaller to end the menace of spam calls

For Truecaller, India is its biggest market with 250 million users. It has 350 million users globally and earns its revenue from advertising, and subscription services

EU poised to be on forefront of artificial intelligence regulation

Development of AI has dazzled users, while also raising fears about its implications. Even EU officials working on groundbreaking rules to govern emerging technology were caught off guard by AI's rise

GSMA fined $224K over biometrics ID checks of attendees at MWC 2021

GSMA had a facial recognition system in place at the 2021 event, called BREEZZ, which offered attendees the option of using automated identity verification to enter the venue in person

Twitter to remove accounts with 'no activity for several years': Elon Musk

"We're purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, so you will probably see followers count drop," he said

Amazon to distribute its original movies, TV shows on other sites

Amazon's move follows the company's $8.5 billion acquisition last year of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. film studio, home of James Bond and other franchises

WhatsApp working on new 'channels lists' feature on Apple iOS: Report

Moreover, the company will give users complete control over which channels they follow, and when they do so, the action will be kept private

Google partners Samsung to fix Android's background app limitations

According to the company, the Android 14 operating system will reduce restrictions on background apps by allowing developers to declare and request permissions specifically for foreground services

New Android malware discovered that steals your passwords, 2FA codes

The FluHorse carrier apps mimic 'ETC,' a Taiwanese toll collection app, and 'VPBank Neo,' a Vietnamese banking app

These jobs most likely to be lost and created because of AI: Report

Many clerical or secretarial roles are seen as likely to decline quickly because of AI, according to the WEF report

Receiving dubious calls, messages on WhatsApp? Here's what you should know

Users receive both audio and video calls from these phone numbers which mostly carry country codes belonging to Ethiopia, Morocco, and Swaziland, among others

Multi-service platform ONDC beating Swiggy, Zomato: All you need to know

ONDC intends to bring the benefits of digitisation to millions of sellers and resellers in the country

ChatGPT maker OpenAI's losses swell to $540 mn, likely to keep rising

The losses of Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the developer behind highly-successful AI chatbot ChatGPT, reportedly swelled to nearly $540 million last year and are likely to only keep rising

These organisations are using AI to combat water scarcity, flooding

Gujarat Mahila Housing Sewa Trust and Villgro Innovation Foundation, are currently leveraging AI, ML and IoT to address the threats of water scarcity and flooding across the country, Google has said