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Samsung to add local languages, India-specific features for AI appliances

Appliances & Consumer Electronics major Samsung is introducing artificial intelligence-based commands for vernacular languages and India-specific features to drive growth in the highly competitive domestic appliances market here, said executives of the South Korean company. The Chaebol is quite encouraged by the growth of the registered user base of the SmartThings app in India, currently ranked third globally. "We have approximately 23 million registered users of SmartThings in India, and India ranks third globally. The top two countries are the US and Brazil. The number of registered devices is also growing fast, having increased 39 per cent (globally) in 2024 compared to the previous year," they said. SmartThings is Samsung's app that lets users control the company's IoT devices and has an approximately 390 million user base globally. Samsung expects 70 per cent of its sales in India will come from AI-based appliances, hence, it is now introducing AI to its mid-range appliances

Sify inaugurates South India's largest AI-ready data centre in Chennai

With an eventual capacity of 130 mega watt (MW), it is the only data centre in India with an on-site open cable landing station, providing enhanced global connectivity and network performance

India's tech growth to enable faster AI adoption: Nandan Nilekani

He also stressed the need to change habits and workflows in enterprises and government to effectively integrate AI

Alibaba's Jack Ma wants AI to serve, not replace or rule over humans

The Chinese billionaire, who once likened AI to love, argued that the technology should be tailored to serve people and make their lives better

AI startup landscape in India faces tech depth woes, talent drain

India trails global peers in core AI innovation despite rising investor interest

Trump tariffs risk delaying big tech's AI data centre projects, spending

Trump and technology executives have touted lofty plans by Oracle, SoftBank and others to invest heavily in artificial intelligence since his return to the White House earlier this year

Plaksha University launches Binny Bansal Institute for AI, robotics

Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal gives Rs 70 crore for the institute focused on developing innovative solutions to tackle global challenges using frontier technologies like AI, blockchain and robotics

China's Manus turns AI agent into subscription service with plans from $39

The advanced subscription lets users run up to five tasks simultaneously and gives them more computation credits, according to the company's website

Samsung's AI-powered fridges can find misplaced phones, adjust aircons

The latest Bespoke AI-powered refrigerator lineup features a 9-inch home screen that allows users to simply say, 'Hi Bixby, find my phone'

Law to finance: Companies in a fix as applicants game job market with AI

More than 80 per cent of companies use AI somewhere in hiring, and one in four use it for the entire recruitment process

ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images raise AI copyright concerns

Fans of Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio behind Spirited Away and other beloved movies, were delighted this week when a new version of ChatGPT let them transform popular internet memes or personal photos into the distinct style of Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki. But the trend also highlighted ethical concerns about artificial intelligence tools trained on copyrighted creative works and what that means for the future livelihoods of human artists. Miyazaki, 84, known for his hand-drawn approach and whimsical storytelling, has expressed skepticism about AI's role in animation. Janu Lingeswaran wasn't thinking much about that when he uploaded a photo of his 3-year-old ragdoll cat, Mali, into ChatGPT's new image generator tool on Wednesday. He then asked ChatGPT to convert it to the Ghibli style, instantly making an anime image that looked like Mali but also one of the painstakingly drawn feline characters that populate Miyazaki movies such as My Neighbor Totoro or Kiki'

Western Union ties up with HCL to start technology centre in India

Western Union will also use HCL's artificial intelligence-powered solutions to transition to a platform-centric operating model

What are AI hallucinations and why AIs sometimes make things up: Explained

Hallucinations often occur when the AI model fills in gaps based on similar contexts from its training data, or when it is built using biased or incomplete training data

AI advancements turn Asian data centres into magnets for loan deals

In the span of a week, two major Asian data center operators secured their biggest-ever loans, partly earmarked for the expansion of their operations in Malaysia

Why AI systems make things up and how that can lead to serious risks

When an algorithmic system generates information that seems plausible but is actually inaccurate or misleading, computer scientists call it an AI hallucination

Snowflake collaborates with Nasscom to equip 100,000 learners in India

Through this collaboration, Snowflake and Nasscom are addressing the critical skills gap by providing access to training and resources

Govt to check Grok's responses for possible violations of India laws

The ministry of electronics and information technology has, in the meanwhile, reached out to X's (formerly Twitter) representatives in India and sought their response on replies generated by Grok

Tech giants need to stop racing to build AI gods with uncertain benefits

The obsession with bigger is better has gone on long enough in Silicon Valley, as has the jostling between people like Musk and Altman to have the biggest AI model

Our AI-driven solutions will help millions of people: Wadhwani AI CEO

Our mission is to apply AI in practical, real-world scenarios and integrate it into existing systems, says Sivasubramaniam

From robots to AI, technology drives progress in bullet train project

New tools and processes speed up surveys, improve the use of labour and equipment, and strengthen safety