Technology

Just days after securing a major antitrust win in the US, Google has been slapped with a hefty penalty in an investigation by the European Union (EU) of the search giant’s digital advertising services. Google has been ordered to pay a 2.95 billion euro ($3.5 billion) fine for violating the EU’s antitrust laws by favouring … Read more

OpenAI has introduced a new ChatGPT feature that lets users experiment with varying tones, styles, and strategies by branching their conversation with the popular AI chatbot into multiple parallel threads. The feature announced on Friday, September 5, works much like creating a copy of a user’s ChatGPT conversation to explore different directions with the chatbot … Read more

Microsoft said on Saturday that its Microsoft Azure users may experience increased latency due to multiple undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea. In an updated status message for its Azure system, the company said its users may experience service disruptions on traffic routes through the Middle East. “We do expect higher latency on some … Read more

Dr. Robert H. Lustig is an endocrinologist, a professor emeritus of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, and an author of bestselling books on obesity. He is absolutely not — despite what you might see and hear on Facebook — hawking “liquid pearls” with dubious claims about weight loss. “No injections, no surgery, … Read more

Days ahead of the widely anticipated global launch of the all-new iPhone 17 series, Apple has reached another milestone. The iPhone maker recorded over $9 billion in annual sales in India alone during the last fiscal year, according to a report by Bloomberg. A bulk of those sales came from the company’s flagship iPhone, which … Read more

Digital currency has long posed a challenge for the government of China. Beijing has strict rules on how money flows, but digital currencies can help people move money instantly outside of the traditional banking system. Yet China is also one of the most digital countries on the planet. Almost all payment transactions take place on … Read more

Over the past year, you may have noticed numerous celebrities worldwide sporting the Whoop smart band. I wondered why people were choosing a band without a display when top-tier smartwatches were available. This curiosity led me to try the Amazfit Helio Strap, which, like the Whoop, is a smart band without a screen. The Amazfit … Read more

Technology giant Apple was accused by authors in a lawsuit on Friday of illegally using their copyrighted books to help train its artificial intelligence systems, part of an expanding legal fight over protections for intellectual property in the AI era. The proposed class action, filed in the federal court in Northern California, said Apple copied … Read more

Nvidia said on Friday the AI GAIN Act would restrict global competition for advanced chips, with similar effects on the U.S. leadership and economy as the AI Diffusion Rule, which put limits on the computing power countries could have. Short for Guaranteeing Access and Innovation for National Artificial Intelligence Act, the GAIN AI Act was … Read more

Xiaomi is synonymous with affordable smartphones in India, but the company is increasingly positioning itself as a global ecosystem brand. In an interview with indianexpress.com, Sudhin Mathur, Chief Operating Officer, Xiaomi India, talks about how the company has been growing strongly, with revenues up 30 per cent and profits up more than 35 per cent … Read more