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Global cooperation needed to curb climate crisis, save 14.5 mn lives: WEF

Disasters intensified by the climate crisis may lead to USD 12.5 trillion economic losses and 14.5 million deaths worldwide by 2050, a new World Economic Forum analysis warned on Tuesday. But, there is still time for global stakeholders to take decisive and strategic action to counter these forecasts and mitigate the health impacts of climate change globally, it said. The report, Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health, developed in collaboration with Oliver Wyman, was released at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024. It analysed the climate crisis through a new lens by providing a detailed picture of the indirect impact climate change will have on human health, the global economy and healthcare systems around the world. "While there has been much discussion about the impact of climate change on nature and the global economy, some of the most pressing consequences of the Earth's rising temperatures will be on human health and the global healthcare system,"

Microsoft Copilot Pro: What is on offer in a new subscription-based AI plan

The Microsoft Copilot Pro plan offers advanced capabilities to help individuals with writing, coding, designing and researching - compared to the free version of the AI chatbot

Microsoft introduces subscription based Copilot Pro AI to boost business

Microsoft now expects virtually all of its business customers to sign up, Corporate Vice President Jared Spataro said in an interview

Certainly important case: MoS IT on NYT lawsuit against OpenAI, Microsoft

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said the NYT-OpenAI-Microsoft case is important and interesting one, and represents the broader issue of the nature of a relationship between those scraping internet and monetising from it versus the copyrighted content on the internet. Last Wednesday, New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright infringement, alleging that millions of its articles were used without consent to train chatbots and AI models, which now compete with it. "It is certainly a very important case. It is an issue that I have spoken about in the past in the context of social media and big tech platform versus Indian creators of content... "This is a broader issue of what is the relationship between those who scrape the internet and monetise from that scraping, versus the content that is on the internet that is copyrighted content," Chandrasekhar told PTI in a recent interview. He described the case as an "interesting" one. "We should all stay tuned... watch t

Real estate players deploy AI, plug into AR and VR tech to boost sales

"Anarock used its AI/ML proptech solution ASTRA to boost primary housing sales by up to 15 per cent," says Anuj Puri, chairman, Anarock group

Sachin Tendulkar's deepfake video sparks concern: How to protect yourself

Sachin Tendulkar's deepfake video: The fabricated video of the cricketer depicted him endorsing a mobile gaming application, sparking concerns over data privacy on social media

Sachin Tendulkar reacts on his viral deepfake video endorsing mobile app

Sachin Tendulkar is not the first celebrity to have fallen victim to deepfake AI. In November, a deepfake video of actress Rashmika Mandana also surfaced online, raising concerns about privacy rights

BFSI will bottom out by next qtr; FY25 should be better: TCS MD & CEO

'It will take about four to eight quarters for GenAI to be substantial part of revenue'

CISCO, NAMTECH enter tie-up to impart training in cybersecurity, AI

Global tech company CISCO has partnered with NAMTECH -- an initiative backed by steel maker AMNS India -- to impart training in areas like cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the manufacturing industry. The agreement?, which was signed at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 in Gandhinagar, aims to build a talent pipeline comprising more than 5,000 engineers and technicians over the next five years. There is a growing demand for skilled professionals in cybersecurity and networking, especially for manufacturing entities looking to accelerate digital transformation towards the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies, New Age Makers Institute of Technology (NAMTECH) said in a statement on Friday. "NAMTECH and Cisco have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create academic programme focused on developing cybersecurity, networking, and AI experiential learning and training modules for the manufacturing industry," it said. NAMTECH Director General Arun Kumar Pill

OpenAI launches new store for users to share custom chatbots: Report

Similar to those app stores, OpenAI's GPT Store will let users see the most popular and trending chatbots on a leaderboard and search for them by category

Juniper shares climb 23% as Hewlett Packard Enterprise nears $13 bn deal

Juniper has a market value of about $9.6 billion as last close of $30.22. The company's shares were trading at $37.25 on Tuesday, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise's stock fell nearly 8%

Making technology more 'human' is the way forward: Accenture study

The report titled 'Accenture Technology Vision 2024: Human by design, how AI unleashes the next level of human potential' said that enterprises that prepare now will win in the future

Samsung teams up with Microsoft for AI features on Galaxy Book 4 laptops

Samsung announced the Galaxy Book4 series in December 2023. The series comprises the Galaxy Book 4 Ultra (16-inch), Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14-inch and 16-inch), and Galaxy Book 4 Pro 360 (16-inch)

'City of Nawabs' making futuristic stride with green mobility, AI drive

A 40-acre land parcel has been identified, overlooking the Lucknow International Airport on the busy Lucknow-Kanpur highway

Air India's virtual travel assistant is now on Whatsapp. Details here

Air India's virtual travel assistant will help travellers to ask questions across a wide spectrum of over 1300 travel-related topics and access a host of features

Microsoft to train 100,000 Indian developers in AI technologies, tools

The developers will be trained under Microsoft's AI Odyssey initiative. The month-long programme is open to all, without any experience or background preference required

Muslims in tech world fear retaliation in speaking up: Sam Altman

The Microsoft-backed ChatGPT maker's high-profile boss urged the tech industry to treat members of those communities with empathy

Articul8: Here is everything about Intel's enterprise-focused GenAI company

Intel has set-up Articul8 together with the global investment firm DigitalBridge Group. It aims to provide enterprise customers a full-stack, vertically-optimised and secure GenAI software platform

Samsung aims to replicate human vision by integrating AI in camera sensors

Incorporating AI directly into imaging sensors is expected to result in improving image quality while lowering both latency and power consumption

After Android, Microsoft rolls Copilot app for Apple devices: Details here

The Copilot app is available for Apple iPhone and Apple iPads. OpenAI's GPT-4 model and DALL-E 3 power the Microsoft AI assistant for text responses and image generation capabilities