Blackstone platform bets on Indian data binge, in talks with Microsoft, Amazon

Blackstone platform bets on Indian data binge, in talks with Microsoft, Amazon

Blackstone is in talks with companies including Microsoft and Amazon to build Indian data centres for them to meet growing storage and processing demand, the CEO of its Lumina CloudInfra data centre platform told Reuters. COVID-19 created a shift in data consumption habits with more people working remotely and a spike in the use of […]

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US Supreme Court sidesteps challenge to internet companies’ broad protections from lawsuits

US Supreme Court sidesteps challenge to internet companies’ broad protections from lawsuits

WASHINGTON : The Supreme Court on Thursday sidestepped a case against Google that might have allowed more lawsuits against social media companies. The justices’ decision returns to a lower court the case of a family of an American college student who was killed in an Islamic State terrorist attack in Paris. The family wants to […]

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‘The Simpsons’ NFTs: All you need to know about the digital property

‘The Simpsons’ NFTs: All you need to know about the digital property

A Non-Fungible Token, or NFT, is unique and exists on blockchain, which cannot be replaced. The Simpsons NFT is an internet collectibles from the cartoon series created on the blockchain technology. They are a collaboration between Disney and digital marketplace Veve. In 2021, the two entities together launched Simpson NFTs, such as Cowboy Homer, Hippie […]

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TikTok: Countries that have banned the video-sharing app

TikTok: Countries that have banned the video-sharing app

LONDON : A growing number of countries in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific have banned the popular video-sharing app TikTok from government devices as privacy and cybersecurity concerns increase. A handful have prohibited the app altogether. The company’s CEO faced a grilling Thursday from U.S. lawmakers. TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese technology company […]

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ChatGPT-owner OpenAI fixes ‘significant issue’ exposing user chat titles

ChatGPT-owner OpenAI fixes ‘significant issue’ exposing user chat titles

ChatGPT-owner OpenAI said on Wednesday it had fixed a bug that caused a “significant issue” of a small set of users being able to see the titles of others’ conversation history with the viral chatbot. As a result of the fix, users will not be able to access their chat history between 1 am PDT […]

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OpenAI rolls out new GPT-4 version of chatbot ChatGPT

OpenAI rolls out new GPT-4 version of chatbot ChatGPT

The announcement from OpenAI—a startup backed by billions of dollars from Microsoft Corp.—is the latest in a string of generative AI announcements as companies try to get ahead in the race to build and use the buzzy new technology. Many regulators, scholars and activists have urged tech companies to exercise more caution in developing the […]

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