Technology

A Google Cloud survey showed that 87% of videogame developers are using artificial intelligence agents to streamline and automate tasks, as the industry focuses on optimizing costs following a wave of record layoffs. Most of the respondents in the report, published on Monday, said AI was helping automate cumbersome and repetitive tasks, freeing developers to … Read more

Intel is getting a $2 billion capital injection from SoftBank Group in a major vote of confidence for the troubled U.S. chipmaker that is in the middle of a turnaround effort. The equity investment, announced by the two companies on Monday, is a lifeline for the once-iconic U.S. chipmaker which has struggled to compete after … Read more

OpenAI, on Tuesday, August 19, introduced ChatGPT Go, its new subscription plan specifically designed for India at Rs 399 per month. With the new plan, the company aims to make advanced AI tools more accessible to India’s rapidly growing user base.For OpenAI, India has emerged as ChatGPT’s second-largest market worldwide with millions of users ranging … Read more

When Elon Musk took over Twitter (now X) in 2022, Parag Agrawal abruptly stepped down from his position as CEO and left the company to pursue something new. Three years later, Agrawal is back with a new venture that is unsurprisingly focused on AI. Called Parallel Web Systems, Agrawal’s new startup intends to build tools … Read more

Airtel down: Airtel users are reportedly facing a service outage in many parts of the country. Thousands of Airtel subscribers reported on Monday afternoon, August 18, that they were unable to make phone calls or access mobile internet. User reports suggest that the outage began at around 3:30pm, as per outage tracker Downdetector. A majority of … Read more

Monsoon showers aren’t just about lush greenery and cool breezes; they’re also nature’s gift to replenish our water supply. With one simple rainwater harvesting trick, you can capture and reuse thousands of litres of water, reducing bills and helping the planet. Across cities and towns, water scarcity is becoming a harsh reality. Groundwater levels are … Read more

Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country’s two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia, … Read more

Imagine a pair of smart glasses specifically designed for blind and low-vision users, allowing them to perceive the world around them. It’s no longer science fiction: it’s now a reality, thanks to artificial intelligence. This has been made possible by Envision, a startup founded by Karthik Mahadevan, who serves as the company’s CEO, and Karthik … Read more

WhatsApp has introduced a new feature that lets users schedule calls in advance on the popular instant messaging platform. The new ‘Schedule Calls’ feature will be applicable to both group and one-on-one conversations. All those who have been added to a scheduled group WhatsApp call will receive a notification when the call is about to … Read more

Anthropic has said its most capable AI models, Claude Opus 4 and 4.1, will now exit a conversation with a user if they are being abusive or persistently harmful in their interactions. The move is aimed at improving the ‘welfare’ of AI systems in potentially distressing situations, the Amazon-backed company said in a blog post … Read more