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Samsung bans employees from using AI after spotting ChatGPT data leak

The company conducted a survey last month about the use of AI tools internally and said that 65% of respondents believe that such services pose a security risk

'Godfather of AI' quits Google to warn about technology's dangers

OpenAI, Microsoft and Google are at the forefront of this trend, but IBM, Amazon, Baidu and Tencent are working on similar technologies, CNN reported

AI chatbots have been used to create dozens of news content farms

The majority of the sites appear to be content farms - low-quality websites run by anonymous sources that churn-out posts to bring in advertising

WhatsApp bans record of over 4.7 mn bad accounts in India in March

The IT Ministry last month notified to establish three GACs as required under the recently amended IT Rules, 2021

Instagram will soon let users add songs in photo carousel: Details here

The new tool will make it more fun to browse through multiple pictures while the music plays in the background

WhatsApp to do away with Google Drive dependence for backups, see details

Most WhatsApp users find it complex to transfer their data from their old phone to a new device since it involves backing up chat data to a Google Drive

Twitter to take 10% cut on content subscriptions after 12 months: Elon Musk

He added that the cut taken by iOS and Android platforms on subscriptions will drop to 15% in the second year from 30% in the first

Artificial imposter: How AI technology fuelling rise in online voice scams

The artificial intelligence survey was conducted by MSI Research via an online questionnaire between April 13 and April 19, 2023 among a sample of 7,054 adults aged 18 and over from seven countries

90% IT decision-makers admit to reusing passwords at work: Report

About 90 per cent of IT decision-makers across wide range of industries who play a key role in enterprise purchasing decisions have admitted to reusing passwords at the workplace

Jack Dorsey's Bluesky Social is a Twitter alternative in the works

Available only through invitation from current users for now, Bluesky aims to give users greater control

Hackers selling macOS malware on Telegram which extracts personal info

Threat actors are selling a new malware called -- Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) on Telegram channel to target macOS platforms, which is capable of extracting autofill information, passwords and wallets

New Machine Learning tool by IIT Madras to detect brain, spinal cord tumour

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed a Machine Learning (ML)-based computational tool for better detection of cancer-causing tumours in the brain and spinal cord

Android may get separate slider for ringtone, notification volume

However, it's unclear when the notification/ringtone volume change will be included in the June stable release of Android 13 QPR3, or Android 14, the report said

India's Rs 1.08-trillion bullet train project is setting new benchmarks

A raft of cutting-edge technologies is being used to speed up project completion

India has 1,287 start-ups focused on AI, shows Tracxn India data

According to data from Tracxn, India has a total of 1,287 AI-focused start-ups. So far, AI-based start-ups have raised a total of $2.9 billion

We need to build capacity, scale up Quantum Mission: Professor Arvind

With the QuEST project, the government realised the importance of quantum technology and decided to turn it into a much bigger programme

WhatsApp rolling 'side-by-side' feature on Android tablets for beta testers

Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new side-by-side feature on Android tablets for some beta testers

Why use of refurbished mobile phones helps in environment conservation

Smartphones have become an integral part of our daily routines, but their mass production has brought damage to the environment

Google's new update to let users add emoji reactions to comments in Docs

With the introduction of emoji reactions to Docs on the web, Google has announced that it will now allow users to add emoji reactions to comments within Docs

Google Pixel Fold leaked images show sleek, nearly gapless hinge design

The highly-anticipated Google Pixel Fold has finally surfaced in a series of leaked marketing images, revealing a sleek design with a nearly gapless hinge