Category: Tech
Apple expected to keep costs steady despite rising chip and memory prices – Firstpost
A new leak predicts that while smartphone prices are expected to rise, Apple may not increase the price of its next-gen iPhone. The iPhone 18 is anticipated to follow the same price tag as the iPhone 17. The iPhone 18 may still be months away, but speculation around its price tag has already kicked off. And […]
Britain proposes curb on Google AI search to protect news publishers – Firstpost
UK watchdog on Wednesday proposed that websites should be allowed to stop the usage of Google AI overviews feature as AI-generated summaries discourage clicks to publishers’ original pages, reducing traffic to their sites and in turn cutting their advertising revenue. Britain’s competition watchdog proposed Wednesday that websites be allowed to opt out of having content used […]
Apple and Google app stores under fire for hosting AI ‘nudify’ apps that can undress photos – Firstpost
A new report has found that Grok AI was just one of the apps, which was capable of undressing photos. Dozens of such apps are still available on Apple and Google app stores. Last week, Elon Musk’s xAI faced widespread criticism after its Grok chatbot was caught generating explicit and sexualised images of women and even […]
Did Nvidia chip help Chinese military boost its AI power? US lawmaker points to DeepSeek link – Firstpost
Rep John Moolenar wrote a letter to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said documents obtained by the committee from Nvidia showed the achievement came after extensive technical assistance from the chipmaker At a time when the US and China are seeking more cooperation in tech and AI, the chairman of a US House of Representatives committee […]
China approves 3 tech companies to buy Nvidia’s H200 AI chips: Report – Firstpost
ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have been shown the green light to buy more than 400,000 H200 chips in total. Other tech companies are now waiting in the queue to get similar approvals from the government China has approved three of its largest tech companies to purchase Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips, marking a significant shift in […]
Superstition of a trillionaire? Elon Musk eyes to time SpaceX IPO to planetary alignment, birthday – Firstpost
Billionaire Elon Musk is weighing a SpaceX IPO date guided as much by superstition as strategy, with people familiar with the matter saying he has floated mid-June to coincide with a rare planetary alignment and his own birthday. Billionaire Elon Musk keeping up a superstition has proposed a timing SpaceX’s IPO to coincide it with a […]
Amazon confirms 16,000 job cuts as part of major restructuring drive – Firstpost
Amazon is planning to layoff 16,000 roles out of its total workforce. In the blog Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President of People Experience and Technology, said this move is a part of the major restructuring drive in October last year. Amazon has officially confirmed that it is laying off around 16,000 employees across departments as part […]
Think dishwashers are not for Indian kitchens? These options can handle your dirty dishes effortlessly| Technology News
For many Indian households, the idea of a dishwasher seems impractical. Heavy cooking, oily pans, and spice-stained utensils make handwashing seem like the only option. But modern dishwashers are changing the game. Today, several models are designed to handle the challenges of Indian cooking, from stubborn masala residues to large serving pots. These appliances are not […]
Up to 200 jobs on the line as Paris HQ faces major restructuring – Firstpost
Ubisoft is planning to slash a significant portion of its workforce at its Paris headquarters, proposing cuts that could impact up to 200 employees, or roughly 20 per cent of its staff. The wave of layoffs sweeping the gaming industry shows no signs of slowing down, and this time, it’s hitting one of the biggest names […]
China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips, sources say – Firstpost
The approval covers several hundred thousand H200 chips and was granted during Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang’s visit to China this week, the sources said, requesting anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. China has approved its first batch of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips for import, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, […]
