Category: Technology
google: Google chatbot Bard blunders as AI battle with Microsoft heats up
[ad_1] Google on Wednesday announced a slew of features powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), but a mistake in an ad caused its share price to tank. The search engine giant is rushing into the space after the bot ChatGPT caught the imagination of web users around the world with its ability to generate essays, speeches ...
Microsoft Activision deal: Microsoft’s Activision deal hurts gamers, UK watchdog says
[ad_1] Microsoft‘s stalled $68.7 billion deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard has hit a fresh hurdle in the United Kingdom, where the antitrust watchdog said Wednesday that it will stifle competition and hurt gamers. Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority said its in-depth investigation found that the deal could strengthen Microsoft’s position in the ...
Google Share Price: Google shares dive 8% after AI chatbot Bard flubs answer in ad
[ad_1] Shares of Google‘s parent company lost more than $100 billion in market value on Wednesday after its Bard chatbot ad showed inaccurate information and analysts said its AI search event lacked details on how it will answer Microsoft’s ChatGPT challenge. Reuters was first to point out the error in Google’s advertisement, which debuted Monday, ...
loan apps: Digital lending apps issue clarifications after Centre’s ban on loan apps
[ad_1] Some digital lending apps on Wednesday issued clarifications as the industry entered a panic mode after the Centre banned nearly 138 gambling apps and 94 loan apps over “Chinese linkage” concerns. One such platform, mPokket, said that the domain in the list issued by MeiTY — mpokket.en.aptoide.com — is a clear instance of “impersonation” ...
bluelearn funding: Edtech startup BlueLearn raises $3.5 million in funding led by Elevation Capital, Lightspeed
[ad_1] BlueLearn, a Bengaluru-based upskilling and job-finding platform, on Wednesday said it raised $3.5 million in funding led by Elevation Capital and Lightspeed. Other investors included Titan Capital, 2am VC, Meesho founders Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Barnwal, Pixxel founder Awais Ahmed, among others. The capital raised is in addition to the previous rounds led by ...
Intel Parkervision Chip Lawsuit: Intel, ParkerVision settle chip patent lawsuit during Texas trial
[ad_1] Chipmaking giant Intel Corp on Wednesday settled a patent lawsuit brought by wireless technology developer ParkerVision Inc on the second day of a West Texas jury trial in the case, court records showed. A ParkerVision filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday said it would receive $25 million in a settlement ...
meta: Meta to ask many managers to become individual contributors or leave
[ad_1] Meta Platforms Inc. is asking many of its managers and directors to transition to individual contributor jobs or leave the company as part of a process to become a more efficient organization, known internally as a “flattening,” according to people familiar with the matter. Higher-level managers are sharing the directive with their reports in ...
Microsoft bing: Microsoft bakes ChatGPT-like tech into search engine Bing
[ad_1] Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence. The revamping of Microsoft’s second-place search engine could give the software giant a head start against other tech companies in capitalizing on the worldwide excitement ...
infosys: Infosys joins hands with GE digital to deliver energy transition solutions
[ad_1] Infosys today announced a collaboration with GE Digital–the US-based conglomerate’s software division to accelerate grid transformation for the utilities sector. The tenure and size of the contract was not disclosed. GE Digital and Infosys will jointly bring innovative and scalable solutions to the utilities industry to accelerate grid transformation for their new and existing ...
softbank global advisers: SoftBank may start third Vision Fund after existing capital used
[ad_1] SoftBank Group Corp. may consider launching a third Vision Fund after exhausting its available capital, according to an executive. Vision Fund 2 still has $6.5 billion to spend on fresh investments, said Navneet Govil, executive managing partner at SoftBank Global Advisers, in an interview after SoftBank released its earnings report for the December quarter. ...