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Microsoft's planned Activision Blizzard merger temporarily blocked by judge

The judge said her order temporarily blocking the deal is necessary to maintain the status quo while the Federal Trade Commission's legal cases against it are still pending

AMD unveils updates for EPYC, AI, for next phase of data centre innovations

"The new updates are designed to offer customers the workload specialisation needed to address businesses' unique needs," the company said

Meta Platforms releases 'human-like' AI image creation model: Report

Meta said it would provide researchers with access to components of a new AI model that it said can analyze and complete unfinished images more accurately than existing models

Deploy AI, machine learning-based spam detect systems: Trai to telcos

Directs telcos to inform status of Digital Content Authorization tech within 30 days

Microsoft adds AI capabilities, enhances translation features to Skype

In the latest update to Skype, Microsoft has incorporated AI capabilities and enhanced translation features into the platform

Nothing schedules Phone (2) launch for July 11: Round-up on what to expect

Second-generation smartphone from Nothing ecosystem, the Phone (2) will be a premium-tier smartphone powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 system-on-chip

itel S23 smartphone with 16GB RAM at Rs 8,799, to go on sale from June 14

itel Mobile India on Tuesday announced that its premium flagship smartphone 'itel S23' with 16 GB RAM will go on sale from June 14, exclusively on Amazon

WhatsApp rolling out screen-sharing feature for video calls on Windows beta

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a screen-sharing feature for video calls to some beta testers on Windows beta

WinZO crosses 40 bn micro transactions in FY23, aims for 55 bn in FY24

Homegrown online gaming platform WinZO on Tuesday announced that the company surpassed 40 billion micro transactions in FY23 and aims for annualised micro-transaction volume of 55 billion in FY24

Google Photos gets new editing features for One subscribers on web

Google has added new editing features to the photo sharing and storage service 'Google Photos', including Portrait Light, Portrait Blur and Dynamic, for Google One (cloud storage service) subscribers

Reddit faces brief outage amid protest against new API policy

Last week, Reddit CEO had hosted an Ask Me Anything session to discuss the platform's controversial API changes, confirming that the company is not planning to revive its coming API pricing changes

WhatsApp rolling out its message editing feature on Windows beta: Report

The ability to edit messages is currently available for some beta testers that install the latest WhatsApp beta for Windows update, the report said

AI won't gain human-like cognition, unless connected to robots: Research

AI systems are unlikely to gain human-like cognition, unless they are connected to the real world through robots and designed using principles from evolution, a study has found

With demand for handsets, POCO India eyes 75-80% business growth in 2023

The launch of three models in the C-series under Rs 10,000 and X5 Pro in the price range of Rs 20,000-25,0000 segment fuelled the company's growth in the first quarter of 2023

Google making 'paginated mode' default on Docs application for Android

Google has announced that it is making 'paginated mode' default on Docs for Android

Users can't access 6,000 subreddits, as creators protest new API pricing

Following the upcoming application programming interface (API) pricing changes at the social discussion platform Reddit, more than 6,000 subreddits have gone dark

We need global cooperation on AI, global AI safety summit soon: Rishi Sunak

Artificial intelligence (AI) doesn't respect traditional national borders so we urgently need global cooperation between nations and labs, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday

Mixed reality searches on Google rise 1,130% after Apple unveils Vision Pro

The online searches for Mixed Reality (MR) skyrocketed 1,130 per cent globally on Google after Apple unveiled its MR headset Vision Pro last week, a report showed on Monday

Global cellular IoT connections to surpass 6 billion by 2030: Report

Cellular IoT connectivity has proven important in helping industries to increase productivity, streamline operations, reduce downtime, automate procedures and save money, the report said

Over 60k Android apps secretly installing adware for last 6 months

For the past six months, more than 60,000 Android apps disguised as legitimate applications have quietly installed adware on mobile devices while remaining undetected.