Technology

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has sued a former engineer at the company for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to its Grok chatbot and taking them to rival OpenAI. Musk’s company said in the complaint filed on Thursday in California federal court that Xuechen Li stole confidential information related to “cutting-edge AI technologies with … Read more

Meta used names and images of several Hollywood celebrities, including Anne Hathaway, Selena Gomez, Scarlett Johansson, and others, to create AI chatbots that flirted with users. These celebrity AI chatbots were shared on Meta platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. According to Reuters, many of these were created by users using Meta’s tool that lets … Read more

Gururaj Deshpande (“Desh” Deshpande) is the co-founder of the Deshpande Foundation, working on sustainable social and economic impact through innovation and entrepreneurship in India, the United States, and Canada. An internet and tech pioneer known for co-founding companies like Cascade Communications and launching Sycamore Networks, Deshpande kickstarted his impact journey along with his wife Jaishree … Read more

Meta Platforms is considering partnerships with rivals Google or OpenAI to enhance artificial intelligence features in its applications, The Information reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the conversations. Leaders at Meta’s new AI organization, Meta Superintelligence Labs, have explored integrating Google’s Gemini model to deliver conversational, text-based responses for queries submitted to Meta AI, … Read more

Alphabet’s Google is set to face a modest EU antitrust fine in the coming weeks for allegedly anti-competitive practices in its adtech business, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The decision by the European Commission follows a four-year long investigation triggered by a complaint from the European Publishers Council that subsequently led … Read more

September is all set to offer some dazzling celestial events for skywatchers. The month is expected to feature a total lunar eclipse on September 7-8. The total lunar eclipse is expected to produce a stunning red moon that is likely to last 82 minutes, making it a visual event not to be missed..  This phenomenon … Read more

US-based AI start-up Anthropic has revealed that its AI technology has been used by hackers who weaponised it to conduct sophisticated cyber attacks. The company known for the Claude chatbot said that its tools were used by cybercriminals for large-scale theft, extortion of personal data, and employment fraud. This has raised concerns over how powerful … Read more

Discussions with the White House to allow American AI chip company Nvidia to sell a less advanced version of its next-generation advanced GPU chip to China will take time, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Thursday. When asked about White House talks on Blackwell chip sales to China in a Fox Business Network interview with … Read more

Earlier this year, a 78-year-old man in Noida spent 15 harrowing days under what cyber experts now call “digital arrest”. Scammers, posing as officials from TRAI, the police, the CBI, and even the Supreme Court, convinced him he was entangled in a money-laundering case. What began with a simple call about verifying an old mobile … Read more

Meta, on Thursday, August 29, announced their intent to form a joint venture with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) to build and develop AI solutions on Llama for Indian enterprises. Meta has committed to making accessible AI technology the foundation of this alliance. The venture will leverage Meta’s Llama models to create AI solutions customised for … Read more