Google now lets you pick “preferred sources” for search results: Here’s how to add them | Technology News

Google users have been complaining about the dropping quality of search results for the last few years, but a new feature aims to fix just that. The tech giant has introduced a new feature called “Preferred Sources” that enables users to curate their search results. In a blog post, Google said that the new feature … Read more

Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 gets 1 million token boost for advanced coding and data tasks | Technology News

Claude Sonnet 4 can now take up to 1 million context windows. This means users and developers could write prompts that are longer than books. Anthropic, the company behind Claude, has integrated this new update to attract more developer-centric businesses to their AI model.  This new token context window for Anthropic’s Claude is five times … Read more

Crypto mogul Do Kwon, known as ‘the cryptocurrency king,’ pleads guilty to fraud charges | Technology News

South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two fraud charges arising from the $40 billion collapse of a cryptocurrency ecosystem that had promised investors their money was safe. Kwon, 33, dubbed by some as “the cryptocurrency king,” entered the plea in Manhattan federal court. According to a plea agreement signed by … Read more

Lenovo launches 2 new budget tablets with AI and 5G support | Technology News

On Wednesday, Lenovo launched two new affordable tablets in India: the Lenovo IdeaTab and the Lenovo Tab, priced at Rs 17,999 and Rs 10,999, respectively. Targeted at students, professionals, and entertainment enthusiasts, both devices aim to deliver performance, productivity, and immersive media experiences at competitive price points. The Lenovo IdeaTab is powered by a MediaTek … Read more

AOL is ending its dial-up internet service: What is it and why is it being shut down? | Technology News

AOL’s remaining dial-up internet customers will sign off for the last time as the company is permanently shutting down the service that brought the internet to millions in the US during the early 1980s and 90s. After three decades of operations, AOL said it will be discontinuing its dial-up internet service on September 30 this … Read more

Microsoft targets Meta’s AI top talent with multimillion-dollar offers: Report | Technology News

Microsoft may be looking to one-up Meta by poaching AI talent that the social media giant itself lured from other companies. The Windows maker has put together a list of the top engineers and AI researchers at Meta, according to a report by Business Insider. Microsoft is also aiming to match Meta’s compensation for top … Read more

LinkedIn rolls out ‘Mini Sudoku’ puzzle game created with world champion Thomas Snyder | Technology News

LinkedIn has introduced a new puzzle game for the 1.2 billion users of its professional social networking app. The game is a miniature version of Sudoku. Instead of the traditional 9-by-9 grid, Mini Sudoku by LinkedIn is scaled down to a 6-by-6 grid puzzle that is supposed to be completed in two or three minutes. … Read more

Galaxies flying away from us: How Hubble’s redshift led us to the Big Bang | Technology News

On a crisp night in the late 1920s, Edwin Hubble stood in the dome of the 100-inch Hooker telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, high above the smog and streetlamps of Los Angeles. Through that giant eye, he measured the light from distant “spiral nebulae” — what we now call galaxies — and found something remarkable. … Read more

From Anand Mahindra to Narayana Murthy: How Indian tech leaders view the AI future | Technology News

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most talked-about technological shifts in recent years. While many are hopeful and see the rapid pace of AI developments as beneficial for humanity, many continue to fear job displacement and uncertainty caused by the disruption.  Even as AI continues to make rapid strides across industries, several leaders have … Read more

Musk’s bid to dismiss OpenAI’s harassment claims denied in court | Technology News

A federal judge on Tuesday denied Elon Musk’s bid to dismiss OpenAI’s claims of a “years-long harassment campaign” by the Tesla CEO against the company he co-founded in 2015 and later abandoned before ChatGPT became a global phenomenon. In the latest turn in a court battle that kicked off last year, U.S. District Judge Yvonne … Read more