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January 9, 2025 12:17 PM

Never sold users’ Siri data to anyone for any purpose: Apple

Apple has reiterated its stance on privacy, asserting that it has never used Siri data to build marketing profiles, sold the data to third parties, or made it available for advertising purposes. The statement follows the tech giant's decision to pay ...

January 8, 2025 4:42 PM

Microsoft partners with govt’s India AI Mission to skill 5 lakh people by 2026

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday announced a series of AI initiatives in India, including a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government's ‘India AI Mission’ to skill 500,000 people by 2026. The partnership with Ind...

January 8, 2025 10:46 AM

Las Vegas Cybertruck suspect used ChatGPT to plan blast, police say

The suspected driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day used popular chatbot ChatGPT to plan the blast, officials told reporters on Tuesday. The suspect used ChatGPT to try and ...

January 7, 2025 7:18 PM

Digital Personal Data Protection Rules Focus on Citizen Rights, Says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, align with India's objective of citizen-focused governance by aiming to protect personal data while supporting economic growth and inclusivity.�...

January 7, 2025 3:53 PM

Satya Nadella announces $3 billion investment to boost AI, cloud infrastructure in India

Microsoft Chairman and CEO, Satya Nadella, on Tuesday announced $3 billion investment in the country for cloud and AI infrastructure over the next two years. The announcement came during his keynote session at the Microsoft AI Tour in Bengaluru. Thi...

January 7, 2025 1:44 PM

AI to drive urgency for reinvention, act as personal brand ambassador: report

As artificial intelligence (AI) spreads rapidly across enterprises and society, faster than any prior technology, 69 per cent of executives, including those in India, believe it brings a new urgency to reinvent how technology systems and processes ar...

January 7, 2025 10:55 AM

AI adoption surges in UAE as new white paper reveals tech integration trends

A newly released white paper exploring artificial intelligence adoption in the Middle East reveals that nearly half of UAE companies (44.74%) are now utilizing advanced language models in their operations. The report provides detailed insights into h...

January 6, 2025 5:32 PM

Astronomers discover new Ultra-Diffuse Galaxy forming 430 million light years away

In a new discovery, astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) and their collaborators have found a new ultra-diffuse galaxy forming 430 million light years from Earth in the constellation Leo. This nascent galaxy is located at the ...

January 6, 2025 1:09 PM

Murder or suicide: Suchir Balaji’s death fuels Elon Musk – Sam Altman rivalry

On 21 November, Suchir Balaji celebrates his birthday. He's found dead a few days later. Police calls it a suicide. His parents cry murder. Literally. Two parallel investigations are on into his death. One by police in the U.S. and another by a priv...

January 5, 2025 3:21 PM

Digital data protection rules to empower citizens, curb harms: Govt

The draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) rules aim to safeguard citizens’ rights for the protection of their personal data and address specific challenges like unauthorized commercial use of data and digital harms, the Ministry of Electron...

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