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Meta in talks to use voices of Judi Dench, Awkwafina, and others for AI

Apart from Dench and Awkwafina, Meta is in talks with comedian Keegan-Michael Key and other celebrities, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity

Large language models: GenAI that works for India's defence sector

Security agencies need GenAI for intelligence gathering, logistics and autonomous combat systems

Microbes are helping businesses become green

Engineering biology is helping a wide range of industries to deploy and benefit from new molecules. It creates or redesigns biological systems for various uses

Tech is reimagining how e-commerce is done: Flipkart's Jeyandran Venugopal

he spoke about how the firm is using generative artificial intelligence and other technologies

Algo Rhythm: Space technology startups soar high, says Tracxn report

In 2024, space tech startups have raised $10.8 million yet

Most chatbots inherently left-leaning but with ability to learn bias: Study

When chatbots were tested for their political inclination, most of them revealed a left-of-centre stance, a study has revealed. However, when the chatbots, including ChatGPT and Gemini, were tested after being "taught" a certain political inclination -- left, right or centre -- they produced responses in alignment with their "training," or "fine tuning," David Rozado, a researcher from Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand, found. This shows that chatbots can be "steered" towards desired locations on the political spectrum, using modest amounts of politically aligned data, the author said in the study published in the journal PLoS ONE. Chatbots are AI-based large language models (LLMs), which are trained on massive amounts of textual data and are, therefore, capable of responding to requests framed in the natural language (prompts). Multiple studies have analysed the political orientation of chatbots available in the public domain and found them to occupy varied locations on the political

Amazon's shares slide after AI spending plans disappoints investors

The company projected operating income for the current quarter ending in September will be $11.5 billion to $15 billion. Analysts, on average, were looking for $15.7 billion

Google parent Alphabet reduced stake in Crowdstrike before July outage

The company cut its stake to 427,895 class A shares from 855,789 shares, as of June 30

Apple updates App Store guidelines to allow PC game emulators on iPhones

Apple has updated app review guidelines, allowing mini apps, mini games, streaming games, chatbots, plug-ins, and game emulators

Google Chrome to get AI features, including Lens integration: Details here

Among the new additions are Lens integration to make search easier, products comparison from multiple tabs, and smart search through history using text prompts

OPPO K12x 5G smartphone goes on sale with introductory offers: Price, specs

The OPPO K12x 5G is available for purchase on OPPO e-store and e-commerce platform Flipkart. As part of its introductory offers, customers can avail a discount of Rs 1,000 on cards from select banks

OnePlus Open Apex Edition in Crimson Shadow colour launching on August 7

OnePlus Open Apex Edition will raise the bar with enhanced storage, AI image editing features, and innovative security features, said the company

52 of 53 top apps in India use 'dark patterns', says ASCI study

The report said that ethical design alternatives and choice architecture in apps should be introduced to bring down such cases

Weapons and technology

In its procurement decisions, India faces a balance-of-power choice as it weighs its options between western democracies and Russia

Dell Latitude 7455 Copilot Plus AI laptop launched in India: Check details

Dell Latitude 7455 is based on Windows 11 on ARM, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite. It is among the first wave of enterprise-oriented laptops in India based on Microsoft Copilot Plus platform

Motorola Edge 50 with IP68 rating and military grade durability launched

The Motorola Edge 50 is powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and packs a 5000mAh battery. The smartphone goes on sale from August 8

Sony ULT Wear review: Great sound, long battery life and lightweight design

Long battery life, good ANC, and quick charge options make the Sony ULT Wear perfect companions for a commute. With their strong thump, ULT Wear is likely to be really popular with younger users

OnePlus Pad 2 Android tablet goes on open sale in India with these offers

OnePlus Pad 2 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and boasts AI-powered productivity tools such as AI Writer for composing messages from text prompt and Audio summarisation and transcription

Over 30% GenAI projects won't survive beyond proof of concept: Gartner

A major challenge for organisations is to justify the substantial investment in GenAI for productivity enhancement, which can be difficult to directly translate into financial benefit, said Gartner

Nothing launches Phone 2a Plus, sale starts from Aug 7: Check price, specs

Based on the Nothing Phone 2a, which it launched in March, the Plus model brings performance improvement, new front facing camera sensor, and some design changes