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Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature delayed again

Recall was first announced in May but held back from release during the Copilot Plus PCs event in June after security experts and insiders raised concerns




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Not seeing slowdown in tech spends, rather lot of momentum around AI, Copilot: Microsoft India President

Microsoft does not see any slowdown in technology spends in India, the company's India and South Asia President, Puneet Chandok said




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Today’s top tech news: Apple’s labour challenges; Russian trolls target U.S. elections; Microsoft’s AI users in India




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HCLTech announces AI/Cloud Native Lab in Singapore in partnership with government

IT consulting company HCLTech has announced an AI/Cloud Native Lab in Singapore that will be developed in partnership with the Singapore government




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Ambani's Reliance Jio IPO set for 2025, retail debut much later, sources say

Mukesh Ambani targets a 2025 Mumbai listing for his telecom business Jio, valued by analysts at over $100 billion, and plans to launch his retail unit's IPO much later, two sources told Reuters




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OpenAI in talks with California to become for-profit company: Report

The OpenAI non-profit will continue to exist and own a minority stake in the for-profit company




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Meta opens Llama AI models to U.S. defense agencies, expanding military applications

The social media giant has partnered with leading contractors alongside tech industry leaders to facilitate government adoption of its AI technology




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Robot AI startup Physical Intelligence raises $400 million from Bezos, OpenAI

Physical Intelligence, a startup that is developing foundational software for robots, said on Monday it has raised $400 million in early-stage funding from Amazon's Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, and others




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Centre questions Wikipedia over ‘complaints of bias and inaccuracies in information’

The communication from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said there is a view that a small group exercises editorial control on its pages




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 iOS 18.2 beta 2 available to developers

The iOS 18.1 beta 1 update added ChatGPT integration with Siri, the iOS 18.2 beta 2 update will let developers subscribe to ChatGPT Plus directly from Settings




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Today’s top tech news: Meta struggles to contain hate speech; OpenAI looks to become for-profit; Robot AI startup raises $400 million 




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LLM student sues Jindal Global Law School over AI use in examination

Lawyer and LLM student Kaustubh Shakkarwar claimed that his work was original, and also noted in a petition that the use of AI had not been clearly prohibited by the institution




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After SpaceX's requests, Taiwanese suppliers move manufacturing abroad, sources say

Elon Musk’s SpaceX asked Taiwanese suppliers to transfer manufacturing off the island, leading to some relocating portions of their supply chain




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India recalls Flipkart antitrust probe report after Xiaomi complaint

India's antitrust body has recalled its investigation report into competition law breaches by e-commerce giant Walmart's Flipkart




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Perplexity raising new funds at $9 billion valuation, source says

Perplexity is raising new investment that would value the search startup at $9 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday




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Amazon Prime Video launches AI-powered recaps for TV shows

Built on Amazon Bedrock, their AWS service which is specialised to build and scale AI apps, X-Recaps used custom AI models to analyse the content and generate these summaries




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Bengaluru-based robotics startup CynLr raises $10 million

Back in 2022, the visual robotics platform had raised $4.5 million




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Freshworks raises annual results forecast, to lay off 13% of staff

Businesses are digitizing their operations with AI tools, which is boosting demand for companies such as Freshworks




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OpenAI buys chat.com domain for undisclosed amount

The domain was previously owned by Dharmesh Shah, the co-founder and CTO of HubSpot who bought it last year for $15.5 million




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Microsoft unveils open-source multi-agent AI system Magnetic-One

The system works with a lead agent called the Orchestrator which then directs the other four agents to solve tasks




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WazirX proposes launching decentralised exchange and recovery token as investors wait to access locked up crypto

WazirX proposed launching a decentralised exchange as well as a recovery token for outstanding debt settlement, as users are unable to access their existing crypto




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Oppo Find X8 series to use world’s first dual periscope camera and AI telescope zoom

The Oppo Find X8 series also gets a dedicated camera Quick Button to launch camera




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Honor X9c launched with 108 MP main camera and Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Honor X9c, yet to be launched in India, runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 platform and has a drop resistance of two metres




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Google Cloud announces initiatives for early-stage AI startups

AI-first startups will receive even greater support with $350,000 in credits given the compute-heavy needs of the technology




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Anthropic to provide Claude AI models to U.S. defense agencies

Anthropic’s Claude 3 and 3.5 models will be integrated with Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform and hosted on AWS




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Google working on ‘AI Replies’ for call screening feature

Call screening allows users to filter calls and have the Google Assistant answer calls with an audio asking who is calling




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MapmyIndia forms JV with Hyundai Autoever to offer map-based solutions across Southeast Asia

MapmyIndia will invest $4 million for a 40% stake into the PT Terra Link Technologies while the rest will be owned by Hyundai Autoever




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Five AIIMS facilities to get drone-led healthcare logistics from Skye Air under PMJAY

Skye Air has deployed its StarLiner and Artemis drone models with temperature-controlled boxes to transport medical supplies




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OpenAI's ChatGPT back up after brief outage

Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, it has attracted 250 million weekly active users




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U.S. ordered TSMC to halt shipments to China of chips used in AI applications

Reports say TSMC notified Chinese chip design companies it would suspend 7 nanometer or below chips for AI and GPU customers beginning Nov. 11




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OpenAI and rivals seek new path to smarter AI as current methods hit limitations

To overcome these challenges, researchers are exploring “test-time compute,” a technique that enhances existing AI models during the so-called “inference” phase, or when the model is being used




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Starlink in India: Decision will be taken based on TRAI’s recommendation, says Scindia

They (Starlink) have to comply with all rules to get the licence. You have to look at it from security perspective as well, notes Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia




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Today’s top tech news: AI developers seek to enhances models; Amazon developing smart eyeglasses for drivers; FTX sues Binance, its former CEO 




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ACS annual report available online




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Synthorx raises $63 million to make synthetic proteins from an expanded genetic code




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CarbonCure links with Airgas for concrete




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U.S. air quality gains slowing, study shows




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NuMat raises $12.4 million to commercialize MOFs




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Evonik keeps the faith in long-term research

German chemical maker seeks to balance technical support and basic R&D that can open new markets




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Wine sleuths seek answers to the mystery of ‘smoke taint’

As wildfires increase in frequency across the globe, researchers hunt the smoke compounds that can seep into vineyards’ grapes and taint wine




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Hawaii lawmakers pass ban on sunscreen chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate

Protecting coral reefs is the legislation’s goal




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New ventures try again to recycle polystyrene

Start-ups link with plastic makers on new recycling techniques




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EPA to ban methylene chloride in paint strippers

Agency commits to action on CH2Cl2 in consumer and commercial products




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Hawaii lawmakers pass ban on sunscreen chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate




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Ecovia Renewables raises $1 million, partners with Seppic




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CWD travel award available




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Seed partners unveil photosynthesis trait

Benson Hill and Beck’s say corn varieties with the modified gene will yield more per acre




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Chemjobber’s mailbag

Chemistry blogger answers reader questions on job hunting, changing grad schools, and more in this edition of Bench & Cubicle




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ACS’s educational outreach: When rain gives way to flowers




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Benson Hill and Beck’s unveil corn yield trait