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08 May 2021
IBM unveils industry's first 2nm chip technology
In a major step forward for silicon chip technology, IBM claims it has successfully made a chip using a two-nanometer (2nm) process. The company asserts that the processors made using this technology will be more power-efficient, delivering around 45 percent better performance than the current 7nm process.
29 Nov 2020
Author Ken Jennings becomes interim host of game show 'Jeopardy!'
Late game show host Alex Trebek has left behind a legacy in Jeopardy! but as the show must go on, executives have been hunting for the next best choice to replace him.
29 Sep 2020
NewsBytes Briefing: Microsoft 365 suffered an outage, and more
Last night, Microsoft 365 suffered a major outage due to an internal change and left essential web services down for hours, including Microsoft Office 365, Teams, and Outlook.
18 Aug 2020
Why are Apple, Google and Epic Games fighting?
Apple, Google, and Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, are engaged in a dramatic row for the last few days.
10 Aug 2020
NewsBytes Briefing: TikTok plans to sue Trump administration, and more
Over the weekend, TikTok was reported to be planning legal action against Trump administration.
21 Jul 2020
NewsBytes Briefing: Zuckerberg says no deal with Trump and more
Since last evening, the world of technology has seen some notable developments.
17 Jul 2020
NewsBytes Briefing: FBI probes Twitter hack; Netflix gets new CEO
In the last few hours, several developments have been reported from the world of technology.
12 Apr 2020
#WeeklyRecap: New CoronaOven, Apple-Google collaboration, WhatsApp's restrictions, and more
This week, the tech industry continued its fight against coronavirus with innovative new solutions and technologies.
07 Apr 2020
IBM is sharing its AI tools to fight COVID-19 crisis
Following the lead of Google, Apple, and Facebook, tech giant IBM has also joined the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic.
25 Feb 2020
Clever 'AI suitcase' will help visually impaired people navigate
Japan is developing a one-of-a-kind robot to help visually impaired people navigate.
06 Feb 2020
Meet Ryan Roslansky: The new CEO of LinkedIn
After International Business Machines (IBM), LinkedIn, the social network for working professionals with over 600 million users, is witnessing a major management change.
04 Feb 2020
Hackers using fears over coronavirus to spread malware, steal data
After using late basketball legend Kobe Bryant's wallpaper to make money, hackers are now exploiting the deadly outbreak of coronavirus to spread malware.
31 Jan 2020
Who is Arvind Krishna? Little-known facts about IBM's new CEO
After Alphabet and Microsoft, International Business Machines (IBM) has decided to bring an Indian-origin Chief Executive.
15 Jan 2020
#CareerBytes: Top online courses that techies are pursuing on Coursera
E-learning has been on the rise in recent years, and online courses have become hugely popular, especially in the tech field.
30 Dec 2019
#ThatWas2019: 6 mind-boggling moments witnessed in science and tech
2019 was a year of major scientific and technological advancements.
23 Oct 2019
IBM: Google didn't achieve Quantum Supremacy
Last month, a leaked paper from Google made the claim of having achieved quantum supremacy, a major benchmark in the world of quantum computing.
06 Sep 2019
Cognizant CEO plans downsizing; may cut jobs in October
Cognizant Technologies CEO Brian Humphries has disclosed that the US-based IT services firm would soon witness a slew of job cuts.
11 Jul 2019
IBM patents a smartwatch that can transform into a tablet
Thanks to the arrival of foldable displays, leading OEMs are already changing our smartphones, televisions, laptops, and smartwatches.
30 Jan 2019
Here's what Google India, Tinder, Amazon Prime "really really really...want"
A new meme fest has emerged on social media with the "We really really really..." format in which people have expressed their exclusive and unfulfilled wishes.
25 Dec 2018
#TechBytes: 5 amazing technologies patented this month
Every month, tens of thousands of technologies/systems are patented with the goal of augmenting human capabilities, simplifying lives.
22 Nov 2018
Railways to use AI for crowd control during Kumbh-Mela 2019
Apart from deploying 800 special trains for pilgrims, the Indian Railways is planning to use future-forward technology, including AI, for crowd management in next year's Kumbh Mela.
29 Oct 2018
IBM acquiring Red Hat in 'game-changing' $34 billion deal
In a bid to expand its reach in enterprise cloud computing, IBM will acquire Red Hat, the world's leading distributor of open source cloud software.
19 Oct 2018
#CareerBytes: Top online courses to prepare for campus placements
Campus placement is one of the most important phases of a college student's academic journey.
16 Oct 2018
Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen, dies aged 65
Paul Allen, the man who started Microsoft alongside Bill Gates, has passed away at the age of 65.
11 Oct 2018
Google techie held for stealing money at luxury-hotel for girlfriend
A 24-year-old engineer working for Google, Garvit Sahni of Haryana's Ambala, was arrested for allegedly stealing money from a luxury hotel to meet his girlfriend's expenses.
10 Oct 2018
Mumbai: IBM techie dies while boarding a local train
A software engineer, working with IBM, was crushed under a Mumbai local train after he lost his balance while boarding it.
22 Sep 2018
If you can seal $100mn business deals, Infosys wants you
Since 2014, Infosys has had a bad deal sealing spell, and just seems unable to close mega business deals. Meanwhile, its competitors have marched ahead.
27 Aug 2018
Warren Buffett set to invest Rs. 2,000+ cr in Paytm
If reports are to be believed, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway are in talks with Paytm parent company, One97 Communications to invest around Rs. 2,200-2,500cr ($300-350mn) in the digital payments company.
19 Aug 2018
IBM just paved the way for cheap mind-controlled robotic limbs
Controlling robotic objects through mind control in a dramatic fashion has been touted oft times in sci-fi movies.
14 Aug 2018
A book on Warren Buffett's investing style
Since the 1950s, Warren Buffett and his partners have backed some of the 20th century's most profitable, trendsetting companies and a new book seeks to uncover the key insights of his investments by journeying through his career that began in the late 1950s.
08 Aug 2018
Workplace messaging service Slack is raising $400mn in new round
On the back of acquiring its rivals just a couple of weeks back, workplace messaging service Slack is reportedly raising more funding, this time around $400mn.
29 Jul 2018
5 best chess games of all time
In the history of chess, there have been hundreds, if not thousands, of masterpieces that can be studied to learn the beauty of the game.
15 Jul 2018
#CareerBytes: Top 6 IITs and their placement numbers this season
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are the most premier public institutes offering the best engineering and technology education in India.
24 Jun 2018
#CareerBytes: Top 6 IITs and their placement numbers this season
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are the most premier public institutes offering the best engineering and technology education in India.
23 Jun 2018
Michigan University develops world's smallest computer, smaller than rice grain
Engineers at the University of Michigan have developed the smallest computer in the world. It's 0.3 mm x 0.3 mm in size and can stand on the tip of a rice grain.
21 Jun 2018
IBM develops AI that can successfully debate with humans
IBM has developed an AI system called "Project Debater" than can rationally debate with humans.
09 Jun 2018
Meet IBM's Summit, the world's most powerful supercomputer
The US has retaken its place as the country with the most powerful supercomputer after the Department of Energy, on Friday, unveiled the new IBM-made Summit.
05 Jun 2018
Qatar Airways Chief says CEO-position "very-challenging" for women. Is it?
After making giant leaps, women are now leading global conglomerates, including many dealing in traditionally "masculine" products (think General Motors, IBM, Lockheed Martin and more).
30 May 2018
NITI Aayog's portal to give start-ups access to public data
Government think-tank NITI Aayog has plans to launch a new online portal through which public data will be made available to private entities, including start-ups, announced NITI Aayog's CEO Amitabh Kant at an artificial intelligence (AI) start-up conclave.
24 May 2018
Google and Coursera launch advanced online course on machine learning
Google and Coursera have launched a new online course on machine learning (ML) called "Machine Learning with TensorFlow on Google Cloud Platform Specialization."
