Technology

The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre, or IN-SPACe for short, granted Starlink the licence to commercially operate in India for the next five years, making it the third company after Eutelsat’s OneWeb and Reliance Jio to get the nod to bring satellite internet to the country. The approval permits Starlink to use its … Read more

In the latest AI talent raid, OpenAI has reportedly hired four experienced software engineers, including a senior executive from Elon Musk-owned Tesla. David Lau, the former vice president of software engineering at Tesla, is all set to join OpenAI’s scaling team led by OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, according to a report by Wired. Uday Ruddarraju … Read more

EU member states have the right to impose their own measures to strengthen the position of publishers in their dealings with large online platforms as long as these do not undermine freedom of contract, an adviser to the EU’s highest court said on Thursday. The European Union’s Court of Justice (CJEU) is handling a dispute … Read more

A code of practice to help companies comply with the European Union’s landmark AI rules will focus on transparency, copyright, safety and security, highlighting the EU’s push to set global AI standards amid rapid advancements, the European Commission said on Thursday. Signing up to the code is voluntary, but companies that decline to do so … Read more

Sony, on Thursday, July 10, introduced its latest truly wireless active noise cancelling (ANC) earbuds, the WF-C710N. The new pair of earbuds comes with extended battery life and smart AI calling features. The new earbuds, a successor to the earlier WF-C700N, features a dual sensory technology that detects and filters external sounds using two microphones, … Read more

Huawei Technologies is attempting to export small amounts of AI chips to the Middle East and Southeast Asia, as it looks to establish itself in markets dominated by U.S. chip designer Nvidia, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The Chinese telecom giant has reached out to potential customers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and … Read more

Recruit Holdings, the Japanese parent of Indeed and Glassdoor, will reduce headcount by around 1,300 across the two job sites amid a shift in focus toward artificial intelligence, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday. The cuts — representing about 6% of the HR technology segment workforce — are mostly in the U.S. … Read more

Contrary to popular belief, using cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools slowed down experienced software developers when they were working in codebases familiar to them, rather than supercharging their work, a new study found. AI research nonprofit METR conducted the in-depth study on a group of seasoned developers earlier this year while they used Cursor, a popular … Read more

Google Gemini, the default digital assistant on modern Android devices, is getting a new feature that can turn your still photos into videos. Powered by its most powerful video generation model – Veo 3, the tech giant says users can now transform their favourite “photos into dynamic eight-second video clips with sound.” In a blog … Read more

Elon Musk-founded Tesla is all set to open the doors of its first-ever showroom in India. The EV maker is scheduled to inaugurate its showroom in Mumbai on Tuesday, July 15. The store is located at Bandra Kurla Complex, the city’s leading commercial business district, according to an invite sent to media houses. Tesla also … Read more