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Trina Saha unveils Secret Temptation's new range of body mists

May 19, 2024, at 12:12 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Personal care brand Secret Temptation has introduced its latest line of Body Mists featuring four new exciting fragrances crafted for modern women.

Tech giants Apple, Google deliver support for unwanted tracking alerts in iOS and Android

May 18, 2024, at 10:33 pm

Tech major Apple and Google have worked together to create an industry specification — Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers — for Bluetooth tracking devices that makes it possible to alert users across both iOS and Android if such a device is unknowingly being used to track them. 

Kolkata: Chapter 2 hosting Goan Food Festival

May 18, 2024, at 10:13 pm

Dining restaurant Chapter 2 is currently hosting Goan Food Festival, giving food lovers of the city a chance to relish delicacies from the region.

CC Saha Ltd hosts storytelling workshop with thespian Dolly Basu for hearing-impaired children

May 17, 2024, at 11:33 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: CC Saha Ltd, a leading provider of premier hearing impairment solutions, undertook an initiative aimed at fostering inclusivity and creativity among hearing-impaired children.

Rabindranath Tagore meets Gulzar, AI unites both the poets

May 17, 2024, at 04:32 am

Legendary poet-lyricist Gulzar recently engaged in an artistic presentation to have a conversation with world bard Rabindranath Tagore, an initiative executed by the musical duo Sourendra-Soumyajit.

Personal data at risk: CERT-In issues warning to Android users

May 16, 2024, at 11:02 pm

Hyderabad/IBNS: The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Indian government's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has recently issued a high-severity warning regarding critical vulnerabilities affecting various Android components, reports said.

Google unveils latest innovations to its AI model series Gemini

May 15, 2024, at 10:01 pm

Tech giant Google unveiled on Tuesday unveiled its latest innovations to its AI model series Gemini at the company's annual developer conference Google I/O 2024.

Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author Alice Munro dies at 92

May 15, 2024, at 05:51 am

Ottawa/IBNS: Nobel Prize-winning Canadian writer Alice Munro, who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history's most honored short story writers, has died at age 92.

Open AI introduces GPT-4o model, check out latest features

May 14, 2024, at 02:33 pm

Tech giant Open AI announced a major update on Monday when the tech firm introduced its latest model named GPT-4o.

IGNCA celebrates UNESCO recognition of Indian Literary Masterpieces

May 14, 2024, at 06:38 am

New Delhi/IBNS:  The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) played a crucial role in securing a historic moment during the 10th  meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP).

Indian govt issues high security warning for Google Chrome and Apple iTunes users

May 13, 2024, at 09:02 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Indian government's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued a warning about vulnerabilities in Apple iTunes and Google Chrome desktop applications.

Sam Altman quashes reports of OpenAI launching Google Search competitor

May 13, 2024, at 05:52 pm

San Francisco/IBNS: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has refuted the reports about the San Francisco-based tech company launching a search product on Monday that could rival Google's search engine.

Ola to shift entire workload from Microsoft’s Azure to Krutrim, says CEO Bhavish Aggarwal

May 13, 2024, at 12:03 am

Bengaluru: Ola founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bhavish Aggarwal announced that his mobility company has made the decision to transition its entire workload from tech giant Microsoft’s cloud computing platform Azure to Ola's Krutrim cloud over the next week.

Whatsapp may soon roll out feature that will prevent users from taking snapshots of profile pictures

May 11, 2024, at 11:02 pm

Popular messaging service WhatsApp is working on a feature which will prevent people from taking screenshots of profile pictures of iOS.

Open AI is not introducing any search engine, confirms CEO Sam Altman

May 11, 2024, at 03:51 pm

Tech company Open AI's CEO Sam Altman said his firm is not planning to introduce any search engine.

Google Wallet debuts in India: How is it different from Google Pay?

May 10, 2024, at 07:39 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Google has launched its digital wallet application for Android users in India, called Google Wallet, which allows users to securely store private information like store cards, tickets, passes, and IDs.

Elon Musk's Neuralink says implant had mechanical issues after first human surgery

May 09, 2024, at 08:47 pm

California/IBNS: In a major setback for Elon Musk-founded brain technology company Neuralink, the device it implanted in its first human patient has had mechanical issues, according to a blog post by the company.

OpenAI developing new tools to detect AI-generated images

May 09, 2024, at 06:06 pm

Washington/IBNS: American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization OpenAI is developing new provenance methods to enhance the integrity of digital content, according to a recent blog post by the company.

Tech giant Apple introduces M4 chip

May 08, 2024, at 09:59 pm

Apple today announced M4, the latest chip delivering phenomenal performance to the all-new iPad Pro.

Google Threat Intelligence plans to use Gemini AI against hacking, other cyberattacks

May 08, 2024, at 09:01 pm

California/IBNS: Google is planning to point artificial intelligence (AI) to cybersecurity and make threat reports easier to read.

Microsoft's new MAI-1 AI model may challenge OpenAI's GPT-4 and Google Gemini

May 08, 2024, at 07:58 pm

Washington/IBNS: Microsoft is developing a new large-scale AI language model called MAI-1, which could potentially rival state-of-the-art models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, reports The Information.

India aims to be the AI use-case capital of the world: Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani

May 08, 2024, at 06:31 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: Aadhaar architect and cofounder-cum-chairman of Infosys, Nandan Nilekani, said that India is not in the arms race to build Large Language Models (LLMs) and, instead, the country will focus on developing artificial intelligence (AI) use-cases that will reach every citizen, reports said.

Tech major Apple unveils new iPad Pro with the new M4 chip, check out the price

May 08, 2024, at 04:13 pm

Apple on Tuesday (May 7, 2024) unveiled the new iPad Pro in a stunningly thin and light design, promising to take portability and performance to the next level.

SVF Music unveils RNT Project Chapter 2, a tribute to Tagore's legacy on his birth anniversary

May 08, 2024, at 01:41 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Following the acclaimed success of the original RNT Project, SVF Music on Tuesday unveiled RNT Project Chapter 2 as a tribute to Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary.

Apple developing AI chips for data centres, WSJ reports

May 07, 2024, at 11:39 pm

Washington/IBNS: Apple has been developing its own chip designed to run artificial intelligence (AI) software in data centres, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Monday, quoting sources familiar with the development.

Time-travel to 1930s Hollywood with portraitist George Hurrell's show in Washington, DC

May 07, 2024, at 07:43 pm

From the enigmatic Greta Garbo and the blisterning pair of Clark Gable and Joan Crawford to a bare-torsoed sex symbol Johnny (Tarzan) Weissmuller, Washington, D.C.'s National Portrait Gallery celebrates  Hollywood of the 1930s with a 10-month-long show of iconic movie portrait photographer late George Hurrell. Sujoy Dhar takes a trip down the classic black and white world of dramatic light and evocative compositions  

Indian techie, who was promoted last month, laid off from Tesla after 7 years

May 07, 2024, at 04:15 pm

An Indian techie, who recently got promoted, was laid off by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's Tesla after she served the company for seven years.

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey leaves board of X competitor Bluesky

May 07, 2024, at 12:48 am

Washington/IBNS: The co-founder of Twitter (now known as X), Jack Dorsey, has left the board of Bluesky, the decentralised social media platform he initiated and funded in 2019, reports said.

Ahead of launch, Google Pixel 8a specs leaks showcase an AI-powered smartphone with durable design

May 07, 2024, at 12:15 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Google is expected to launch Pixel 8a smartphone in India and globally at the upcoming Google I/O conference on May 14 and the leaks keep rolling in for the upcoming midrange device.

Delhi-based 35-year-old woman thanks Tim Cook after her Apple Watch saved her life

May 06, 2024, at 03:48 pm

A 35-year-old Delhi-based policy researcher wrote an email to Apple chief Tim Cook to thank him after her smart watch detected her abnormally high heart rate and alerted her.