Technology

Alphabet’s Google said it failed this week to resolve disagreements with hotels, airlines and specialised search services such as Skyscanner over how it presents search results, putting it at risk of a hefty European Union antitrust fine. At a July 7-8 workshop organised by the European Commission, the U.S. tech giant briefed critics on its … Read more

Google has been constantly rolling out new AI features to its search engine, and now the tech giant is bringing AI summaries to Discover, the main news feed in the Google search app. Available on both the Android and iOS versions of the app, the new feature replaces headlines from major publications and instead displays … Read more

The live-action Legend of Zelda movie, based on Nintendo’s best-selling Zelda series, will feature two young British actors in the leading roles of Zelda and Link. In a post on X, Nintendo’s legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto announced that Bo Bragason, 21, will star as Princess Zelda, while Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, 16, will play the … Read more

King, the Microsoft-owned gaming studio behind the iconic Candy Crush franchise, is reportedly preparing to lay off more people and replace them with the same AI tools they developed. These job cuts are apparently happening in departments like level design and narrative writing. The news comes from MobileGamer.biz, which, citing sources familiar with the matter, … Read more

The spate of layoffs in the IT sector seems to be moving forward unabated. Earlier this month, Redmond-based tech giant Microsoft announced that it was laying off 9,000 employees, now chipmaker Intel is reportedly gearing up for its biggest job cuts yet.  Several reports seem to be suggesting that Intel is gearing up to lay … Read more

Flipkart’s GOAT sale is ending in a few hours. This time, the e-commerce giant is offering huge discounts on a wide range of electronics, including but not limited to smartphones, laptops, tablets and audio accessories. During the sale, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank and IDFC First Bank cardholders can also get up to 10 per cent … Read more

An $8 billion trial by Meta Platforms shareholders against Mark Zuckerberg and other current and former company leaders kicked off on Wednesday over claims they illegally harvested the data of Facebook users in violation of a 2012 agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The trial started with a privacy expert for the plaintiffs, Neil … Read more

OpenAI on Thursday, July 17, launched its powerful ChatGPT agent that can automate complex tasks on its own. In a livestream, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, along with his team of engineers, gave a live demonstration of ChatGPT agent’s capabilities. With this, ChatGPT can now do a wide range of tasks – from web browsing to … Read more

OpenAI is planning to take a cut from online product sales made through ChatGPT by integrating a payment checkout system into the chatbot, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing multiple people familiar with the proposals. Merchants that fulfill orders through the payment system will pay a commission to OpenAI, the report said. The move … Read more

Elon Musk’s xAI is in discussions to lease data center capacity in Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The startup is in discussion with two potential partners: Humain, a Saudi-backed AI company offering xAI several gigawatts of capacity, and another company building a smaller but more immediately available … Read more