Germany's BioNTech to set up centre in Israel to develop medicine, vaccines for cancer
Jerusalem, March 22 (IANS) German biotechnology company BioNTech SE will establish a centre in Israel for the development and production of vaccines and drugs against cancer, the Israeli Finance Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Science/Technol Technology 06:02 PMWhatsApp rolling out limit polls to only one choice feature on Android
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General IANS Special Se 05:36 PMPM Modi unveils 6G test bed, industry hails move
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Opera adds ChatGPT, AI summarization features to its browser
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Web browser company Opera on Wednesday announced that it is adding AI-powered features to its desktop browsers Opera and Opera GX -- namely AI Prompts, plus sidebar access to ChatGPT, and ChatSonic, to transform users' browsing experience.
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Indian-origin Intel GPU chief Raja Koduri quits to form generative AI startup
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Indian-American Raja Koduri, head of Intel's Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics Group, has quit the chip-making major to form his own generative artificial intelligence (AI) startup.
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Scientists call out light pollution from LEO satellites
London, March 22 (IANS) Increasing light pollution, produced by low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, like Elon Musk's Starlink, is affecting astronomers who need unfettered access to dark night skies for their observations, scientists have argued.
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Nvidia, Google join hands to launch AI hardware virtual machines
San Francisco, March 22 (IANS) At its annual GPU Technology Conference, chip maker Nvidia announced its partnership with Google Cloud, which will be integrating the newly launched L4 GPU and Vertex AI to accelerate the work of companies building a rapidly expanding number of generative AI applications.
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EA to shut three Battlefield games in April
San Francisco, March 22 (IANS) Video game company Electronic Arts (EA) has announced to shut three Battlefield games -- Battlefield 1943, Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 -- from digital stores on April 28.
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India to cross $10 bn worth mobile exports in FY22-23, Apple leads at 50%
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Buoyed by attractive government incentives towards local manufacturing, India is all set to reach a remarkable $10 billion (over Rs 82,000 crore) worth smartphone exports in the fiscal year ending March 31, industry data showed on Wednesday.
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Gaming apps can help detect effects of traumatic brain injuries
London, March 22 (IANS) Gaming apps can help identify ongoing problems with navigation -- a common long-term symptom of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) -- making these issues easier to diagnose and treat, claims a study.
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Amazon to shut go-to camera reviews site DPReview
San Francisco, March 22 (IANS) Amazon has announced that it will be shutting down its go-to camera reviews website "DPReview" in the near future after nearly 25 years of operation.
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Microsoft introduces 'Bing Image Creator' powered by OpenAI's DALL-E
San Francisco, March 22 (IANS) Microsoft has introduced a new feature 'Bing Image Creator' to the new Bing and Edge preview, which allows users to create an image simply by using their own words to describe the picture they want to see -- powered by an advanced version of the Open AI's DALL-E model.
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Will safeguard Web3 firms, crypto users with robust blockchain: Binance
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Leading blockchain and cryptocurrency platform Binance on Wednesday said it will strengthen collaborations and industry efforts between Web3 organisations and law enforcement agencies to further enhance security in the industry.
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WhatsApp's new update gives admins more control over who can join group
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced two new updates for "groups" on WhatsApp -- new controls for admins, and easily see groups in common.
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We need an innovative India Cloud that caters to our people: Rajeev Chandrasekhar (IANS Interview)
By Nishant Arora
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) As data centre business surges in India amid the demand from various industry stakeholders to store citizens' data locally, the government is planning to create more innovations around the India Cloud just like India Stack, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, has stressed.
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Private Japanese lander enroute to Moon
Tokyo, March 22 (IANS) Japanese lunar exploration company ispace has successfully launched a lander on lunar orbit.
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Google launches early access to its AI chatbot Bard
San Francisco, March 22 (IANS) Google has announced that it is opening up access to its ChatGPT competitor "Bard" as an early experiment for users to collaborate with generative AI.
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India's neckband market declines 9% in 2022, boAt leads
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Indias neckband market shipments declined 9 per cent (on-year) in 2022 primarily due to seasonality and rising competition between hearable types, a report said on Wednesday.
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IFC to invest Rs 600 cr in Mahindra & Mahindra's new last-mile EV firm
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Global development institution IFC will invest Rs 600 crore in a new last-mile mobility (LMM) company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra that will be newly incorporated (NewCo), it announced on Wednesday.
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Adobe launches new generative AI to transform customer experiences
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Software major Adobe has announced new generative AI innovations across its Experience Cloud that aims to redefine how businesses deliver customer experiences.
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TikTok CEO warns users about ban ahead of US Congress hearing
San Francisco, March 22 (IANS) Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of Chinese short-form video platform, which faces a nationwide ban in the US, has warned users as he prepares to appear before the US Congress on March 23.
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Instagram now puts ads in user search results
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Meta-owned Instagram has announced it will put ads into the platform's search results to reach people actively searching for businesses, products and content.
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SsangYong Motor reborn as KG Mobility after takeover
Seoul, March 22 (IANS) SsangYong Motor Co on Wednesday changed its name to KG Mobility to transform itself into a future mobility solutions company.
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Hackers targeted Microsoft, Google, Apple via zero-day exploitation in 2022: Report
San Francisco, March 21 (IANS) Researchers have tracked 55 zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited in 2022 by the hackers, most targeting Microsoft, Google and Apple products, a new report has shown.
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Over half of students believe using ChatGPT to do assignments is cheating: Report
San Francisco, March 21 (IANS) More than half of college students (51 per cent) believe that using AI tools like ChatGPT to complete assignments and exams counts as cheating or plagiarism, while 1 in 5 use them anyway, a new report has said.
