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Volkswagen brings AI chatbot ChatGPT into its cars, SUVs
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Volkswagen brings AI chatbot ChatGPT into its cars, SUVs

Las Vegas, Jan 9: German automaker Volkswagen has announced to bring AI chatbot ChatGPT into its cars, integrated into its IDA voice assistant. The voice assistant, enabled by Cerence Chat Pro, is activated by saying "Hello IDA" or pressing the button on the steering wheel. IDA automatically...
Gaming company Unity lays off 1,800 employees in fresh job cut
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Gaming company Unity lays off 1,800 employees in fresh job cut

San Francisco, Jan 9: Gaming company Unity has announced to lay off 25 per cent of its workforce, or about 1,800 employees, in fresh job cuts. In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company, which makes the popular game engine Unity, said that it plans to “reduce...
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US' 1st fully pvt spacecraft to Moon suffers 'critical' fuel loss after launch

New York, Jan 9: US-based Astrobotic Technology's Peregrine lunar lander on way to Moon has suffered "critical" fuel loss. The anomaly, evident in the first image snapped in space by the lander, pose a significant risk to the historic mission that aimed to bring the US back to the lunar terrain...
Samsung champions on-device AI for future tech leadership
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Samsung champions on-device AI for future tech leadership

Las Vegas, Jan 9: Samsung Electronics has said it will focus on utilising on-device artificial intelligence (AI) as a key driver to sustain its leadership position in the highly-competitive smartphone and consumer electronics markets. In a press conference here on the eve of the official opening...
Bottled water contains thousands of previously unknown nanoplastics: Study
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Bottled water contains thousands of previously unknown nanoplastics: Study

New York, Jan 9: Bottled water contains tens of thousands of identifiable fragments as well as previously unknown nanoplastics in each container, posing significant health risk, finds a study. In recent years, there has been rising concern that tiny particles known as microplastics are showing up...
Apple Arcade adds 3 new games, to launch over 20 major updates this month
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Apple Arcade adds 3 new games, to launch over 20 major updates this month

New Delhi, Jan 7: Apple Arcade has added three new gaming titles and said that it will launch more than 20 major updates to popular games this month. The new titles are Tamagotchi Adventure Kingdom, Cornsweeper, and Blackjack by MobilityWare+. "In addition to these new games, fan-favourite...
Harvard’s robotic wearable device improves walking for people with Parkinson’s
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Harvard’s robotic wearable device improves walking for people with Parkinson’s

San Francisco, Jan 7: Researchers from Harvard and Boston University have used a soft, wearable robot to help a person living with Parkinson’s walk without freezing. As explained by the researchers, freezing is one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, a...
Users complain as social media, internet down in parts of Pakistan
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Users complain as social media, internet down in parts of Pakistan

Islamabad, Jan 7: Pakistan faced an internet outage on Sunday evening with users almost across the country reporting difficulty in connecting and/or disruptions to logging on to social media apps. Netizens complained about their inability to connect to social media sites including X, as well as...
Report says Musk’s drug use leaves board members worried, billionaire denies
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Report says Musk’s drug use leaves board members worried, billionaire denies

San Francisco, Jan 8: World’s richest person Elon Musk’s alleged drug use has left Tesla and SpaceX executives and board members worried, as his reported consumption of LSD, cocaine, ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms can jeopardise his health, and his businesses. A new report in The Wall Street...
YouTube TV hits 6.5 mn subscribers: Report
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YouTube TV hits 6.5 mn subscribers: Report

San Francisco, Jan 8: After crossing six million subscribers a few months ago, Google-owned YouTube TV is now estimated to have hit 6.5 million subscribers. As per the Leichtman Research Group, YouTube TV has reached approximately 6.5 million subscribers as of the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, up...
Startup Frontdesk lays off entire staff over 2-minute ‘Google Meet call’
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Startup Frontdesk lays off entire staff over 2-minute ‘Google Meet call’

San Francisco, Jan 3: Online rental platform Frontdesk has become the first tech startup to lay off employees in 2024 -- its entire 200-person workforce -- during a “two-minute Google Meet call”. The layoffs included full-time, part-time workers and contractors and the proptech startup is now on...
Musk’s X launches paid basic tier for verified organisations
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Musk’s X launches paid basic tier for verified organisations

New Delhi, Jan 3: Elon Musk-run X on Wednesday announced a new basic paid tier for verified organisations that is now available for $200 per month or $2,000 per year. The basic tier for verified organisations now gives them a gold check-mark badge, along with a few other benefits, for $200 per...
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