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Microsoft's role in data breach by Chinese hackers to be part of US cyber inquiry
A cybersecurity advisory panel in the US will investigate the risks involved in cloud computing and whether Microsoft had a role to play in the recent breach of government email systems by Chinese hackers
‘X is close to breaking even’: CEO Linda Yaccarino as she reverses some of Musk’s older decisions
X CEO Linda Yaccarino has claimed that the platform is very close to breaking even. This comes as a surprise, given the financial challenges the company has faced since its acquisition by Elon Musk
Eco-friendly AI: IBM’s brain-like chip prototype will be a massive breakthrough for green LLMs
IBM has showcased a new prototype of an AI chip that works like the human brain, and is a lot more energy efficient. As wonderful as AI is, it requires resource hungry data centres that need a lot of electricity to operate. IBM's chip will revolutionise how AI is deployed
Rising India-She Shakti: 'Need of the nation kept us going', says Dr Tessy Thomas, India’s Missile Woman
The Missile Woman of India, Dr Tessy Thomas was in conversation with Firstpost's Managing Editor, Palki Sharma Upadhyay. Dr Thomas shared some interesting tidbits from the development of India's missiles, and her journey as both, a scientist and a woman in DRDO
Blackout: Multiple X-class solar flares hit the US, knocking out radio signals across the country
The US was hit with several X-class solar flares earlier this week, which caused a major radio blackout throughout the country. X-Class solar flares are considered to be the most intense category of solar flares
ChatGPT In Trouble: OpenAI may go bankrupt by 2024, AI bot costs company $700,000 every day
OpenAI spends about $700,000 a day, just to keep ChatGPT going. The cost does not include other AI products like GPT-4 and DALL-E2. Right now, it is pulling through only because of Microsoft's $10 billion funding
UPI gets a major makeover, now integrated with AI to support conversational payments
UPI is getting a major makeover and will start supporting a bunch of cool features, very soon. The most significant among these is its integration with a ChatGPT like AI bot, that will allow users to make conversational payments using UPI
Selling Like Hotcakes: Samsung gets record-breaking prebookings for Galaxy Z Flip 5, Fold 5
It looks like Samsung has a cracker of a hit in its hands with the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5. Samsung has reported that within28 hours of opening up pre-bookings for the device, they have already received bookings for over 100,000 units.
Apple’s upcoming iPhone 15 Pro models to start at 256GB, feature USB-C, confirms leaks
Leaks from reputable tipsters have revealed that the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro will have a base model starting 256GB, and will also feature the USB-C port instead of Apple's Lightning port
Independence Day 2023: For India, Moon is not enough as ISRO has many more big plans for future
ISRO has a bunch of missions remaining for 2023, all of whom are more exciting than the next. From the launch of the Aditya-L1 satellite to Chandrayaan-3 mission to moon, the next few years is when India and ISRO outshines others
‘Data Protection, National Research Foundation Bill extremely important, Opp should have taken it seriously’: PM Modi
While addressing the No-Confidence Motion against him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lambasted the Opposition for the way they conducted themselves when some of the most important bills, like the National Research Foundation Bill and the Data Protection Bill were being presented
Apple is likely to launch the upcoming iPhone 15 series, new Apple Watch on THIS day
Leaks from very reliable sources have revealed the two possible days when Apple might be launching the iPhone 15 series, along with the Apple Watch series. The leaks also reveal that Apple will organise a hybrid launch event
Biden White House ready to pay big bucks to anyone who can create an AI that protects against hackers
The Joe Biden-led White House is looking for people to develop an AI model that can stop hackers from crippling the US's ageing infrastructure vulnerable to Chinese and Russian hackers. They will be rewarding the AI's developer $18.5 million
‘Chandrayaan 3 will land on the south pole of the Moon, even if things go wrong’: ISRO Chief
ISRO Chief S Somanath claimed that even if things go wrong, the Vikram lander on Chandrayaan 3 will have a soft landing on the Moon. He explained that even if all the sensors stop working and everything else fails, Vikram will still be able to land
Game developer Krafton commits to invest $150 million in India as end of trial period approaches
Krafton has stated that they will be investing about $150 million over the next few years in India's eSports. Krafton had previously invested about $140 million in 11 Indian startups and the local gaming ecosystem over the last three years
‘Economic Coercion’: US bans tech investments in China, miffed CCP warns of impact on global supply chains
The US has banned American companies from investing in Chinese tech businesses that have anything to do with semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies. China is very angry with this, saying it will impact global supply chains
Big Money For Big Tech: China has ordered $5bn worth of AI chips from NVIDIA, despite US ban
Despite several sanctions on China, several tech companies in China are lining up to buy NVIDIA's AI Chips at a premium. The Chinese tech industry has placed an order worth $5 billion with NVIDIA for their A800 and some units of their A100 chips
Elon Musk’s X held in contempt of court fined $350,000 in Trump’s 2020 election case
Elon Musk-owned X cited the first amendment for not complying with the court order that ordered it to share the account details of former President Trump. Calling their reasoning impractical, a court found them in contempt and fined $350,000
Micromax to enter the EV market? Indian smartphone maker planning to launch electric 2-wheeler
Micromax may shut down its smartphone business and enter the EV market. It plans on launching a two-wheeler EV in some time, joining the likes of Oppo, Huawei and several other smartphone makers looking to get into EVs in India
Independence Day 2023: Rohini, the forgotten mother of India’s space odessey
As important as the launch of the Aryabhata satellite was for India and ISRO, it was the launch of the Rohini RS-1 mission that set the foundation upon which ISRO became the dominant space agency that it is today