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June 13, 2024 3:23 PM

Reliance’s Jio Platforms clears hurdle in bid to launch satellite internet in India

A joint venture between Reliance Industries' Jio Platforms and Luxembourg-based SES to provide gigabit fibre internet has won approval from the Indian space regulator to operate satellites there, a government executive said. The three approvals issu...

June 13, 2024 1:25 PM

AI-powered Apple overtakes Microsoft as world’s most valuable company

Apple once again became the world's most valuable company on Wednesday, dethroning Microsoft from the top spot, as the iPhone maker pushed ahead in a race to dominate artificial intelligence technology. Its shares jumped nearly 4% to a record $215.0...

June 12, 2024 2:59 PM

NASA, Boeing push back Starliner’s crewed return to June 18

NASA and Boeing BA.N said they expect to bring Starliner and its first astronaut crew back to Earth from the International Space Station as soon as June 18, later than previously scheduled as mission analysts examine issues that could affect its retu...

June 12, 2024 1:47 PM

How Apple used Google’s help to train its AI models

On stage, on Monday CEO Tim Cook's Apple announced a splashy deal with OpenAI to include its powerful artificial intelligence model as a part of its voice assistant, Siri. But in the fine print of a technical document Apple published after the event...

June 11, 2024 9:24 PM

Humanoid robots come to life in Chinese factory

Inside this factory in China, Ex-Robots engineers are working on developing humanoid robots...with a focus on enhancing facial expressions and emotions. So far, the main purpose of these hyper-realistic robots has been for display in museums. Ex-Ro...

June 11, 2024 12:33 PM

Apple brings ChatGPT and more AI to devices

Apple unveiled a long-awaited AI strategy on Monday, integrating its new "Apple Intelligence" technology across its suite of apps including Siri and bringing OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT to its devices. In the nearly two-hour long presentation at Apple'...

June 10, 2024 11:42 PM

FDA panel reviews Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s drug ahead of agency decision

Outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are meeting on Monday to assess whether Eli Lilly's LLY.N experimental Alzheimer's drug donanemab is safe and effective, ahead of the agency's decision on approving the drug. The FDA had been...

June 9, 2024 4:19 PM

AI to Create New Job Opportunities, Improve Healthcare Access: Industry Experts

At a seminar titled 'Future is Exciting' hosted by the Consulate General of India in association with the Services Export Promotion Council Ministry of Commerce, Govt of India, Symbiosis International University Dubai, and Indian Women in Dubai, indu...

June 9, 2024 2:20 PM

Virgin Galactic spaceplane takes tourists on flight

Virgin Galactic flew four tourists to the edge of space and back aboard its spaceplane, marking the second flight this year, the Richard Branson-founded company said on Saturday. The Galactic 07 mission carried Turkish, U.S. and Italian passengers t...

June 9, 2024 11:57 AM

Banks say growing reliance on Big Tech for AI carries new risks

The boom in artificial intelligence will increase banks' dependence on big U.S. tech firms, creating new risks for the industry, European banking executives said. Excitement around using artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services - widel...

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