Top US cyber official says TikTok represents ‘strategic’ challenge

Top US cyber official says TikTok represents ‘strategic’ challenge

RUTHERFORD (CALIFORNIA) : The head of the U.S. National Security Agency’s cybersecurity directorate on Monday said TikTok represents a “strategic issue” rather than an immediate “tactical” threat to the United States. Speaking at a policy conference in Northern California, Rob Joyce, director of cybersecurity for the spy agency, reiterated the agency’s earlier position that the […]

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Turmoil in China’s EV market could accelerate the transition

Turmoil in China’s EV market could accelerate the transition

Chinese automakers are repeating their past follies. That may be a good thing. As electric vehicles (EVs) eat into the market share of their traditional peers, carmakers in China are aggressively cutting prices to lure buyers. That looks like the beginning of yet another bust-boost-boom cycle: a period of flailing demand, followed by incentives to […]

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NFT industry loses steam as brands find few takers

NFT industry loses steam as brands find few takers

NFT platform providers said very few brands are venturing into the NFT space as India still doesn’t have enough takers. “While NFTs have the potential to revolutionize digital ownership and value exchange, their adoption by brands and companies in India has been slow. This is largely due to the lack of awareness of NFTs among […]

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Infinix Hot 30i debuts in India with 50MP camera: Price and other features

Infinix Hot 30i debuts in India with 50MP camera: Price and other features

Infinix India has expanded its range of smartphones in India with the launch of Hot 30i. The smartphone is an entry-level phone that is priced below ₹10,000. It is powered by a MediaTek processor and runs on custom operating system based on Android 12. Here’s everything you need to know about the all-new Infinix phone […]

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Elon Musk Offers Employees Stock Grants Valuing Twitter at About $20 Billion

Elon Musk Offers Employees Stock Grants Valuing Twitter at About $20 Billion

Mr. Musk in the note to staff said he was optimistic about the social-media company’s future. “I see a clear, but difficult, path to a >$250B valuation,” meaning stock granted now would be worth 10 times more, he said. Mr. Musk also said in the email that Twitter is being reshaped so rapidly that the […]

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WhatsApp working on audio chat feature on Android: What it means for users

WhatsApp working on audio chat feature on Android: What it means for users

Meta-owned social messaging app WhatsApp is working on a new feature for Android. Called the audio chat, the feature will be available in a future update of the app. According to a report by WaBetaInfo, WhatsApp’s audio chats feature is discovered in the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.7.12 update available on the Google Play […]

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Big tech and the pursuit of AI dominance

Big tech and the pursuit of AI dominance

Teams is not the only product into which Microsoft is implanting machine intelligence. On March 16th the software giant announced that almost all its productivity software, including Word and Excel, were getting the same treatment. Two days earlier, Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced a similar upgrade for its productivity products, such as Gmail and Sheets. […]

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Big tech and the pursuit of AI dominance

Big tech and the pursuit of AI dominance

Teams is not the only product into which Microsoft is implanting machine intelligence. On March 16th the software giant announced that almost all its productivity software, including Word and Excel, were getting the same treatment. Two days earlier, Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced a similar upgrade for its productivity products, such as Gmail and Sheets. […]

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Nothing Phone (2) gets BIS certification, to launch in India soon?

Nothing Phone (2) gets BIS certification, to launch in India soon?

Carl Pei’s Nothing may soon launch its second smartphone in India. Nothing Phone (2) has reportedly bagged Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification, hinting at the imminent launch. According to Indian tipster Sudhanshu Ambhore, the handset has appeared on BIS website with model number AIN065. The listing, however, does not reveal any features of the […]

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Amazon, Microsoft and Google’s AI armies are huge, yet struggling to innovate

Amazon, Microsoft and Google’s AI armies are huge, yet struggling to innovate

Exclusive new data from a London-based analytics startup show that the five biggest tech firms have an estimated army of 33,000 people working directly on AI research and development, with Amazon boasting the largest pool of AI-focused employees, at 10,113. Microsoft Corp. has 7,133 AI staff and Google has 4,970, according to Glass.ai, which used […]

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