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Google's Gemini AI accused of acting too 'woke', company admits mistake

The row erupted after a user pointed out that Gemini, earlier known as Bard, was showing inaccurate images when asked to furnish certain information

iQOO Neo 9 Pro launched in India: Know price, specs and introductory offers

The iQOO Neo 9 Pro is offered in 8GB + 128GB, 8GB + 128GB and 12GB + 256GB configurations at Rs 35,999 onwards

Galaxy AI coming to Samsung phones, tablets: Check list of devices and more

Galaxy AI will roll out to supported devices with a OneUI system update by the end of March, announced Samsung in a press note

Policy stability important for semiconductor industry to flourish: Micron

Micron is investing the $825 million over the two phases of the project and will create up to 5,000 new direct Micron jobs and 15,000 community jobs over the next several years

Google releases 'open' artificial intelligence models after Meta, others

The Alphabet subsidiary said individuals and businesses can build AI software based on its new family of "open models" called Gemma, for free

India, Canada discuss collaboration in science, technology sector

India and Canada on Wednesday discussed collaboration as well as joint ventures in areas like electric vehicles, cyber physical system, quantum technologies, green hydrogen fuel and deep ocean mining. A high-level Canadian delegation led by Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan province, held discussions with Science & Technology Minister Jitendra Singh on partnerships in areas such as clean technologies, bioeconomy, bio-based materials for different applications, food & agriculture technologies, affordable healthcare including pharmaceuticals and biomedical instrumentation. Singh categorically mentioned 'Global Biofuels Alliance' (GBA), an initiative by India as the G20 Chair last year, bringing together the biggest consumers and producers of biofuels to drive development and deployment of biofuels. Welcoming the Canadian delegation, Singh said 23 lakh Indian diaspora were reinforcing Indo-Canadian relations and contributing to the development of both the nation. Moe said the ...

Tech cos in India hope for chunk in $300 bn global AI market by 2027

The country has several advantages, including one of the world's largest pools of IT and engineering talent and a fast-growing domestic market, they concluded

Samsung to debut Galaxy Ring alongside Galaxy Z foldables in July: Report

Announced at the Galaxy S24 series launch, the Galaxy Ring is said to be an AI-powered wearable device capable of tracking health-related data, including ECG

OnePlus unveils Watch 2, launch set for February 26 at MWC: Details here

The OnePlus Watch 2 is available for pre-reserve in India at Rs 99, exclusively on company's official website

'A large part of our Gen AI asset development happens from india'

Ghosh speaks on the sidelines of Nasscom Technology Leadership Forum in Mumbai, and shares India's role in driving the GenAI strategy

Microsoft develops AI server gear to lessen reliance on Nvidia: Report

The new network card is similar to Nvidia's ConnectX-7 card, which the chip developer sells alongside its graphic processor units (GPUs), the report added

Urban Company customises app to make it convenient for visually impaired

On-demand home service provider Urban Company has updated its app to make it convenient for visually impaired persons to book services. The update works with 'Voice Over' on iOS and 'TalkBack' on Android -- commonly used screen reading software by persons with visual impairment, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. "We are focused on ensuring a seamless experience for all our customers, including visually impaired individuals. Our new app update will hopefully make it easy for them to book services on Urban Company and communicate seamlessly with their service professionals," Urban Company, Co-Founder and chief product and technology officer, Raghav Chandra said.

AI market in India to touch $17 billion by 2027: Nasscom-BCG report

India's AI market, growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25-35 per cent is projected to reach USD 17-billion by 2027, according to a report. This growth is fueled by multiple factors including increasing enterprise tech spending, India's growing AI talent base and a significant increase in AI investments, the report titled "AI Powered Tech Services: A Roadmap for Future Ready Firms; AI & GenAI's Role in Turbocharging the Industry." The Nasscom report in partnership with BCG was released on Tuesday at the sidelines of the Nasscom Technology & Leadership Forum 2024 here. Globally, investments in AI have seen 24 per cent CAGR since 2019, with 2023 seeing close to USD 83-billion investment, it said. Majority of investments were made in data analytics, GenAI, and ML algos and platforms, as per the report. Notably, around 93 per cent of the investments made by Indian tech services and made-in-India product players focus on digital content, data analytics and supply ...

AI framework to be presented by July: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Chandrasekhar also added that there needs to be a more global consultative approach while coming out with regulations regarding AI

TCS chief says no cutting down on hiring, but wants to end work from home

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Tuesday ruled out cutting down on hiring, saying it has no plans of doing so but it may have to pace hiring according to the evolving demand scenario. TCS is the largest Indian software exporter in terms of headcount, revenue and profit. The statement comes amidst a report that the software industry is going soft on hiring as demand falters from their key markets and some of them are even going back on their campus offers. Last week, the industry body Nasscom said the industry added only 60,000 jobs in FY2023-24, taking the overall headcount to 5.43 million. "As we are already seeing some green-shoots in the economy we need more people for more work. In fact, we have no plans to reduce our hiring plans and will continue to hire the same way as we have been doing. Probably we will have to change the hiring phase, but no cutting down on our hiring plans, for sure," TCS chief executive K Krithivasan said in a Nasscom session here. TCS employs more t

Mass production of LCD displays can start in India in 18-24 months: Innolux

A joint venture of diversified group Vedanta and Taiwan-based Innolux can begin mass production of LCD displays in India in 18-24 months after receiving government approval, a senior official of Innolux said. Vedanta has formed a joint venture with Innolux as a technology partner to set up a display screen manufacturing unit at an estimated cost of USD 3-4 billion in the country. The JV has submitted the proposal with the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) under the programme for semiconductor and display fab ecosystem for incentives. Innolux President and COO, James Yang, who has an experience of project rollout, told PTI in an interview that the JV can begin the first phase of mass production of LCD displays within 24 months. "Once we decide to go, in 18 to 24 months, we can finish the first phase and start the mass production. Phase 2 might take another 6 to 9 months," Yang said. Innolux owns 14 TFT-LCD fabs and 3 touch sensor fabs in Jhunan and Tainan, Taiwan, with product

Phone (2a): Nothing confirms another key detail ahead of March 5 launch

Nothing has confirmed that the Phone (2a) will be powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro chip. Alongside, the company confirmed 12GB RAM configuration

Tarun Chhabra to replace Sanjay Malik as Nokia India country manager

Finnish IT and tech firm Nokia on Tuesday announced the appointment of Tarun Chhabra as its country manager in India with effect from April 1, 2024. He will replace Sanjay Malik who retires on March 31, 2024. "Tarun Chhabra will continue in his role of Head of Mobile Networks Market India in addition to assuming India Country Manager responsibilities," the company said in a statement. "India is such an important market for Nokia and I believe that, in this new role, I will be able to help our customers to benefit from Nokia's leading technology across our portfolio, at a time when technology is playing a vital role than ever before in the lives of organizations, companies, individuals and societies," Chhabra said.

Samsung's campus programme at VTU to train 1,100 youths in AI, IoT domains

Samsung Semiconductor India Research has inaugurated its 'Samsung Innovation Campus' programme at the Visvesvaraya Technological University to upskill youth in future tech domains such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) and make them job-ready. Under the programme, Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) will train 1,100 undergraduate engineering students across Karnataka. Announcing that SSIR has launched the 'Samsung Innovation Campus' programme at Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), a release said the initiative underlines Samsung's commitment towards the government's Skill India initiative as part of the company's vision of powering digital India. "The pilot project between SSIR and VTU is an effort to equip students with knowledge and skills of cutting-edge technologies, contributing to the growth of the technology ecosystem in Karnataka," the release said. The initiative, led by experts with access to Samsung Innovation Campus content in

Blocked over 74 mn local threat incidents in India last year: Kaspersky

Global cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky on Tuesday said 34 per cent of users in India were targeted by local threats in 2023, and that its products detected and blocked 74.3 million local incidents. These statistics represent the malicious programmes found directly on users' computers or removable media connected to them (flash drives, camera memory cards, phones, external hard drives) or that initially made their way onto the computer in non-open form (that is, programmes in complex installers or encrypted files). According to the latest report of Kaspersky, 34 per cent of users in India were targeted by local threats in the year 2023. "Kaspersky products detected and blocked 74,385,324 local incidents on the computers of Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) participants in India placing the country in 80th position worldwide," it said. India's cybersecurity market reached USD 6.06 billion in 2023. "However, according to the IDC, the alarming increase in sophistica