Technology

Warner Bros Discovery sued the AI photo generation company Midjourney on Thursday, saying it brazenly stole the studio’s works to generate images of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo and other copyrighted characters. In a complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court, Warner Bros said the theft enabled Midjourney to train its image and … Read more

Qualcomm on Friday, September 5, unveiled a new automated driving (AD) system developed in partnership with BMW. The Snapdragon Ride Pilot is a state-of-the-art AD system that is powered by Qualcomm’s system-on-chips (SoCs) and is built on top of a software stack that has been co-developed by both companies. The system has been built into … Read more

A federal jury determined on Wednesday that Alphabet’s Google must pay $425 million for invading users’ privacy by continuing to collect data for millions of users who had switched off a tracking feature in their Google account. The verdict comes after a trial in the federal court in San Francisco over allegations that Google over … Read more

A rising group of artificial intelligence companies stand to gain from an antitrust ruling on Tuesday that ordered Alphabet’s Google to share its invaluable search data with competitors. Matching Google’s heft, though, will take time and huge resources, with no guarantees that any rival product will win as many users, experts said. While Google was … Read more

North Korean hackers are saturating the cryptocurrency industry with credible-sounding job offers as part of their campaign to steal digital cash, according to new research, raw data, and interviews. The problem is becoming so common that job applicants now regularly screen recruiters for signs they might be acting on Pyongyang’s behalf. Twenty-five experts, victims, and … Read more

British technology company Dyson, on Thursday, September 4, unveiled 11 new products across categories – from home cleaning to air purification and personal care. The latest line of products were introduced at a global launch event in Berlin, Germany, where founder James Dyson drove up to the company’s Demo Store in a vintage Min. The … Read more

With explosive growth in digital job opportunities there has been a staggering rise in online hiring scams. To counter this, professional networking platform LinkedIn has announced its latest set of verification features aimed at strengthening user trust on its platform in India.  At present, India is seen as among the fastest-growing digital job markets in … Read more

Washington: Indian American Amit Kshatriya has been named the new associate administrator of the US space agency NASA, the top civil service role within the organisation. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Acting NASA Administrator Sean P. Duffy. According to NASA, Kshatriya is working with NASA for almost 20 years now. He was most … Read more

Alibaba, ByteDance and other Chinese tech firms remain keen on Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chips despite regulators in Beijing strongly discouraging them from such purchases, four people with knowledge of procurement discussions said. They want reassurance that their orders of Nvidia’s H20 model, which the U.S. firm in July regained permission to sell in China, are … Read more

Samsung on Thursday, September 4, unveiled the much-awaited Galaxy S25 FE smartphone with the latest Galaxy AI features, alongside the all-new Galaxy Tab S11 series. The South Korean tech giant’s latest Fan Edition (FE) device features a 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with a 120Hz refresh rate and 1900 nits peak brightness. It is equipped … Read more