What is Block, the fin-tech company cutting 4,000 jobs in one go – Firstpost

Jack Dorsey’s fin-tech giant Block is laying off 4,000 workers as it leans on AI to streamline operations, but what exactly does this company do? Let’s find out here. Block, the fin-tech empire co-founded by former Twitter chief Jack Dorsey, has made headlines after announcing a sweeping layoff of nearly 40 per cent of its workforce. […]

South Korea set to finally a get fully functioning Google Maps – Firstpost

South Korea is finally lifting its long-standing restrictions on digital mapping, ending nearly two decades of limitations that kept Google Maps from functioning properly in the country. South Korea will soon no longer be one of the few countries where Google Maps doesn’t work properly, after its security-conscious government reversed a two-decade stance to approve the […]

Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu lists careers that cannot be replaced by AI – Firstpost

As mass layoffs hit tech companies and AI reshapes workplaces, Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu says not all jobs are replaceable, and the most human ones might outlast them all. While the world worries about artificial intelligence replacing human workers, Sridhar Vembu, co-founder and CEO of Zoho, believes some professions will stand the test of time. In a […]

Scindia lays out India’s 6G ambitions at the Rising Bharat Summit – Firstpost

India’s telecommunications policy is entering a decisive phase marked by two parallel tracks: a security-first overhaul of how digital platforms operate on Indian networks, and an outward-facing push to shape the global rules of next-generation connectivity. At the News18 Rising Bharat Summit at Bharat Mandapam on Friday (February 27, 2026), Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said […]

How is it different – Firstpost

Google’s latest AI image model, Nano Banana 2, wants to make your visuals pop, with sharper details, real-time knowledge, and less waiting time. Here is what is different in the new version. After turning the internet into a gallery of AI-generated masterpieces (and a fair bit of chaos), Google is back with Nano Banana 2, the […]

Amid Anthropic–Pentagon clash, Google employees urges company to steer clear of military ties – Firstpost

With Anthropic already defying Pentagon pressure, over 100 Google employees working on artificial intelligence have signed a letter to Jeff Dean, chief scientist of the company’s AI division, DeepMind, demanding that Google distance itself from potential military entanglements. The tremors from Anthropic’s standoff with the Pentagon are spreading fast across Silicon Valley, and now, Google employees […]

Apple seeks dismissal of fraud lawsuit over Siri AI, Epic injunction – Firstpost

In the federal court, Apple said there was no proof it knew when discussing AI at a June 2024 conference that it would take longer than expected to incorporate two advanced AI features into Siri, potentially hurting iPhone 16 sales. Apple urged a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action claiming it defrauded shareholders twice, […]