Technology News

AI a bigger threat than automaton for techies, journalists; Agriculture remains safe bet

The arrival of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence (AGI) models have sparked a real, and bigger threat to journalists, IT employees and a host of others, while agriculture remains the safest bet.

May 6, 2023

Sony to shut 'PixelOpus', developer of video game Concrete Genie

Tech giant Sony has said that it will be shutting down PixelOpus, a small in-house studio within PlayStation Studios, next month.

May 6, 2023

IRCTC's 'Zoop Food Delivery' service via WhatsApp

The online food delivery service Zoop, which IRCTC has collaborated with, is now accessible via WhatsApp Chatbot in Hindi and Hinglish.

May 6, 2023

US doctors perform first-ever " in-utero surgery " on a unborn baby

For the first time, US doctors have performed a successful brain surgery on an unborn baby to prevent heart failure and brain injury after birth.

May 6, 2023

Apple Arcade just got a whole lot fun; 20 new games launched [see list]

The new titles include WHAT THE CAR?, TMNT Splintered Fate, Disney SpellStruck, and Cityscapes: Sim Builder, all of which are only available on Apple Arcade, according to Apple.

May 5, 2023

Google reveals first foldable smartphone 'Pixel Fold'; leaves little to imagination [details]

Google will unfold a new era of smartphones in the company's history next week, with its first foldable phone, the Pixel Fold.

May 5, 2023

Samsung launches 2023 Neo QLED 8K TVs; here's a look at "wow" elements [full details]

Samsung's biggest set from the Neo QLED 8K range is a 98-inch stunner, which costs a small fortune. But there's more to explore from the 2023-lineup announced on Thursday. Read on.

May 4, 2023

Consequences of Artificial Intelligence: Kamala Harris to meet Google, Microsoft, OpenAI CEOs

US Vice President Kamala Harris was set to meet CEOs of Google, Microsoft and OpenAI (the developer of ChatGPT) to discuss how to make artificial intelligence (AI) responsible and mitigate its potential risks.

May 4, 2023

Every second IT firm fell victim to ransomware in 2022 despite tall claims: Report

About 50 per cent organisations fell victim to ransomware attacks in 2022, despite 78 per cent of the firms claiming they were "very" or "extremely" prepared to mitigate an attack, a new report showed on Wednesday.

May 4, 2023

After Phone (1) success, Nothing teases Phone (2); says it'll be a "premium" offering [details]

Nothing said that the Nothing Phone (2) will be powered by Snapdragon's 8 Series processor and will be a more "premium" offering.

May 3, 2023

Twitter lets emergency, transport agencies to access its API for free

Twitter on Wednesday backtracked on its decision to put its application programming interface (API) behind a paywall, and will allow emergency and transportation service providers to access its APIs for free.

May 3, 2023

OnePlus Pad review: Is this the best tablet to buy under Rs 40,000?

OnePlus Pad is very well refined for a first tablet launched by the company. Here's the review.

May 2, 2023

Several Twitter users logged out from desktop accounts globally

Twitter users on desktops were logged out from their accounts globally early on Tuesday after the micro-blogging platform reportedly experienced a bug.

May 2, 2023

Godfather of AI leaves Google, speaks about dangers of superintelligence [details]

Geoffrey Hinton believes that chatbots could soon overtake human consciousness levels

May 2, 2023

Hackers selling new malware on Telegram that targets macOS users

Threat actors are selling a new malware called -- Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) on the Telegram channel to target macOS platforms, which is capable of extracting autofill information, passwords, wallets, and more.

May 1, 2023