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24 Jul 2024
GoogleMicrosoft-backed foundation releases open map data sets to rival Google
The Overture Maps Foundation (OMF), supported by tech industry leaders Microsoft, AWS, and Meta, has unveiled its first open map data sets.
24 Jul 2024
Elon MuskX's AI-powered 'More About This Account' is giving inaccurate replies
Elon Musk's social media platform, X, has introduced a new feature named "More About This Account."
24 Jul 2024
IndiaWatch: Saturn's 'lunar occultation' to grace Indian skies after 18-yrs
Indian skywatchers are in for a unique celestial spectacle tomorrow.
24 Jul 2024
GoogleGoogle Play Store gets AI-powered app comparisons, dedicated content hubs
Google has unveiled a series of new features for its Play Store, designed to promote user engagement with content, beyond mere app downloads.
24 Jul 2024
CybersecurityCrowdStrike reveals why 8.5 million Windows PCs crashed last week
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has traced the cause of a major system crash affecting 8.5 million Windows machines, to a bug in its test software.
24 Jul 2024
ChinaChina: Scientists develop 4g solar-powered drone that might fly forever
Chinese researchers have made significant strides in drone technology, with the development of a solar-powered model, named CoulombFly.
24 Jul 2024
Elon MuskShould Tesla invest $5B in xAI? Musk asks X followers
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has used social media, to gauge the possibility of a $5 billion investment by Tesla into his AI start-up, xAI.
24 Jul 2024
Executive VPMeet Akhil Shrivastava: Beauty conglomerate Estee Lauder's new EVP, CFO
Estee Lauder, the renowned beauty brands conglomerate, has appointed Akhil Shrivastava as its new executive vice president (EVP) and chief financial officer (CFO).
24 Jul 2024
EthiopiaEthiopia's EV-only policy backfires amid insufficient charging infrastructure
Ethiopia's "EV or nothing" policy, implemented in February, is facing criticism from EV owners and experts.
24 Jul 2024
South KoreaWho is Kim Beom-su, billionaire arrested for K-pop stock manipulation?
Kim Beom-su, the billionaire founder of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp, was arrested yesterday.
24 Jul 2024
IndiaOTT push: India's video market to touch $13B by 2028
India's video market is transforming, with online video-on-demand (VoD) content, expected to drive half of the new revenue growth.
24 Jul 2024
SamsungSamsung is now working on 'radically different' AI-backed handsets
Samsung is changing its product strategy, by investing heavily in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) smartphones.
24 Jul 2024
IrelandIreland's data centers now consume more power than city homes
For the first time, Ireland's data centers have outpaced urban homes in electricity consumption.
24 Jul 2024
GoogleGoogle Cloud surpasses $10B revenue mark for the first time
Alphabet, Google's parent company, has reported a robust second-quarter performance for 2024, surpassing revenue and profit estimates.
24 Jul 2024
Donald TrumpElon Musk makes U-turn, denies $45M donation to Donald Trump
Elon Musk has refuted reports suggesting he will donate $45 million a month to a Super Political Action Committee (PAC), aimed at supporting Donald Trump's presidential re-election.
24 Jul 2024
ChinaLuxury goods sector down a whopping $200B. Reason? Chinese economy
Luxury brands are experiencing a significant downturn as China's economic growth decelerates, and Beijing cracks down on wealth display.
24 Jul 2024
AppleX has a handgun emoji, and no one knows why
Elon Musk-owned social network, X, has replaced the water pistol emoji introduced in 2018, with a regular handgun.
24 Jul 2024
AmazonWill Alexa's paid tier make up for Amazon's $25B loss?
Amazon's business unit, responsible for Alexa-powered devices like Echo speakers, Kindle readers, and Fire TV sets, reported a loss of $25 billion between 2017 and 2021.
24 Jul 2024
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningThis Instagram-like app replaces real people with 'AI friends'
Aspect is a new social media application, where every user is an artificial intelligence (AI) bot, except for the individual using the app.
24 Jul 2024
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningNearly half of workers using AI unsure of productivity gains
A study conducted by The Upwork Research Institute, has revealed that AI is contributing to employee burnout, by increasing their workload.
23 Jul 2024
Mark ZuckerbergMeta's Llama 3.1 is its largest open-source AI model yet
Meta has unveiled Llama 3.1, its largest open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model to date.
23 Jul 2024
AdobeAdobe's Illustrator and Photoshop get new generative AI tools
Adobe has announced the addition of new tools and generative artificial intelligence (AI) features, to its Illustrator and Photoshop design software.
23 Jul 2024
GoogleHow Google's NeuralGCM overcomes limitations of traditional weather forecasting models
Google in partnership with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), has introduced a machine learning-based weather forecasting method called NeuralGCM.
23 Jul 2024
AirbnbHow this self-proclaimed 'Wolf of Airbnb' duped New York landlords
Konrad Bicher, a 32-year-old man from Florida, who dubbed himself the "Wolf of Airbnb," has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison.
23 Jul 2024
Health & WellnessCould we eradicate HIV? Possible affordable treatment offers hope
A drug named Lenacapavir is hailed as "the closest we have ever been to an HIV vaccine."
23 Jul 2024
UkraineThis malware shut down Ukraine's heat and we are worried
In a cyberattack this January, over 600 apartment buildings in Lviv, Ukraine experienced a two-day heating system outage, due to a malware named 'FrostyGoop.'
23 Jul 2024
TelegramTelegram to launch browser with web3 support, app store
Telegram, a popular messaging platform, plans to launch an in-app browser supporting web3 pages this month. An app store is also in the works.
23 Jul 2024
GoogleGoogle's next streaming device will look like a set-top box
Google's next streaming device, the "Google TV Streamer," will move away from the traditional HDMI dongle look of past devices.
23 Jul 2024
International Space Station (ISS)Medicines expire: How to keep astronauts healthy on decades-long missions
A study found that over half of the medications currently in use on the International Space Station (ISS), would not be enough for a three-year manned mission to Mars.
