Category: Tech

World’s largest alternative asset manager pumps in an additional $200 million, taking its total exposure to about $1 billion, as Amazon- and Alphabet-backed Claude-maker Anthropic secures a $350 billion valuation amid intensifying investor bets on generative AI Blackstone is increasing its exposure to artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, lifting its total investment to about $1 billion as […]

A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered a formal investigation into mismanagement at Nexperia, which is a Chinese-owned chip firm. The court previously played a key part in the row over Nexperia in October when it suspended the Chinese CEO Zhang Xuezheng, citing concerns over his management. A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered a formal investigation into […]

New Delhi is set to host a landmark global AI event, AI Impact Summit 2026, next week. The event aims to bring together influential technologists, policymakers and innovators to shape the future of artificial intelligence. Google CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and several other tech leaders are travelling to attend the event. The capital […]

Anthropic has hired a philosopher named Amanda Askell to teach its artificial intelligence the difference between right and wrong, quite literally. Amanda works at Anthropic examining where thinking is misfire and guides it towards responsible behaviour. Tech giant Anthropic has hired a philosopher to teach its artificial intelligence the difference between right and wrong amid growing […]

The Supreme Court’s growing scrutiny of AI-generated content and the government’s decision to tighten the Information Technology Rules, 2021, have put deepfakes firmly in the spotlight. In the ruling, social media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and X will have just three hours to take down flagged synthetic content once notified by authorities. They must also […]

xAI co-founder Jimmy Ba announced in a tweet that he is leaving the Elon Musk-led company. In his post, he thanked the tech billionaire and also expressed his pride in his team. Jimmy Ba became the sixth co-founder of the 12-member team to leave xAI. (Github/AFP) “Last day at xAI. xAI’s mission is push humanity up […]

Facebook has rolled out a set of new artificial intelligence tools that allow users to change how their photos and posts appear on the platform. The company announced the updates on Tuesday, saying the features aim to give people more ways to present themselves through profile pictures, Stories, Memories and text posts. Here’s how you can […]

Many users reported lagging and slow traffic when using Telegram this week after Russia’s communications watchdog said that the popular messaging app would face greater restrictions because it failed to correct previous violations Russia is slowly moving away from mainstream messaging apps to introduce its own platforms, a move that has been criticised by tech innovators […]

Oppo has started merging Realme’s operations into its own structure in India, cutting roles in sales and support teams as part of a wider consolidation move in the slowing global smartphone market. Oppo has begun a major restructuring exercise in India, gradually absorbing Realme’s operations into its own. The process, which sources say has already started […]

Imagine you are commuting to work and pull out your earbuds from your pocket for videos or music, only to realise that they are out of battery. I get that frustration because I have been in that situation myself a couple of times. And every time, I wished I had a power bank to charge them […]