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US lawmaker targets Nvidia AI chip smuggling to China with new bill

Both President Donald Trump and his predecessor, Joe Biden, have implemented progressively tighter export controls of Nvidia's chips to China

Google can train search AI on web content even if publishers opt out

Publishers can only decline having their data used in search AI if they opt out of being indexed for search, Google clarified

Duolingo embraces AI to automate tasks, lays out three-part plan, CEO says

Replacing manual labour with AI is not a new strategy for the company. In early 2024, Duolingo laid off 10 per cent of its contract workers after AI began generating content

India backs tech democracy, offers to share its DPI with the world

India said it is expanding its Digital Public Infrastructure ecosystem into areas such as agriculture and smart cities and stands ready to share successes with the international community, as UN leaders commended the country for its leadership in investing in this domain. Minister of State for the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Jitin Prasada, said that the Indian DPI success story is a showcase to the world. "DPI is all about empowering citizens, good governance, inclusive and sustainable growth at the societal level. The future will not be built by machines alone but by the choices we make about how technology serves humanity, Prasada said in his keynote address at the event organised by India's Permanent Mission to the UN at the world body's headquarters on Thursday. Prasada added that looking forward, India is expanding its DPI ecosystem into agriculture, logistics, smart cities and more. "The next wave will ...

Databricks to invest $250 million in India over the next three years

The company, valued at $62 billion according to Tracxn, also plans to increase its headcount in India by more than 50 per cent to 750 by the end of this financial year

Databricks to hire hundreds, invest $250 mn in India to boost AI push

The San Francisco-based firm, one of the world's most valuable privately held tech companies, will increase its India headcount by more than 50 per cent to about 750 by the end of the fiscal year

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