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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Cabinet clears India’s Rs. 10000 cr AI mission, Stability AI unveils TripoS
7Mar By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Cabinet clears India’s Rs. 10000 cr AI mission, Stability AI unveils TripoS

[ad_1] Cabinet greenlights Rs. 10000 cr India AI mission for computing capacity boost; Stability AI unveils TripoSR: Revolutionary AI tool creates 3D models in seconds; AI's climate role questioned: Report warns of energy surge and misinformation; the AI industry backs nuclear power to sustain its energy appetite- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.1. Cabinet greenlights Rs. 10000 cr India AI mission for computing capacity boostThe Union Cabinet approved the India AI Mission, allocating Rs. 10372 crore for five years. The initiative aims to subsidize private companies for AI computing capacity, fund AI startups, and establish a framework for non-personal data. The government plans to set up 10000 GPUs and develop models for priority sectors. Implementation involves a...
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Mozilla’s ‘Failed’ Bet on Yahoo Takes Spotlight in Google Trial
2Nov By adminNo Comments
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Mozilla’s ‘Failed’ Bet on Yahoo Takes Spotlight in Google Trial

[ad_1] Mozilla Foundation's decision to switch the search engine built into its Firefox browser to Yahoo from Google was a “failed” bet that degraded the user experience, the company's chief executive said. Chief Executive Officer Mitchell Baker said Mozilla decided to switch to Yahoo's technology in 2014 after CEO Marissa Mayer took over and promised “to make a big bet on us.”  “That bet failed,” Baker said in a videotaped interview from 2022 played Wednesday in Google's defense during the Justice Department's antitrust trial. “The search experience that Yahoo was providing to Firefox users deteriorated.” The Mozilla example — the only situation in which a browser has switched the default search engine provider — has been cited by both Google and the Justice Department to support the...
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DOJ Google Antitrust Case Wraps With Apple Deal on Center Stage
20Oct By adminNo Comments
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DOJ Google Antitrust Case Wraps With Apple Deal on Center Stage

[ad_1] Google pays as much as $10 billion per year to ensure that users access the internet through its search engine — payments that have blocked startups and fellow tech giants Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. from competing, according to the US Justice Department.This week, federal enforcers will rest their antitrust case against Alphabet Inc.'s search engine, the biggest tech monopoly case since Microsoft in the 1990s. The move marks the halfway point in the 10-week trial, after which Google gets to present a defense against the allegations and perhaps explain why it pays rivals to use the search technology it argues is simply superior. Judge Amit Mehta isn't expected to issue a decision until next year, though any resolution to the case is expected to drag out for years with appeals ...
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What Google’s antitrust trial means for your search habits
17Oct By adminNo Comments
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What Google’s antitrust trial means for your search habits

[ad_1] If government regulators prevail against Google in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century, it's likely to unleash drastic changes that will undermine the dominance of a search engine that defines the internet for billions of people.As the 10-week trial probing Google's business practices nears its midway point, it's still too early to tell if U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta will side with the Justice Department and try to handcuff one of the world's most dominant tech companies. If Mehta rules that Google has been running an illegal monopoly in search, the punishment could open up new online avenues for consumers and businesses to explore in pursuit of information, entertainment and commerce. “The judge can compel Google to open the floodgates so more startups and t...
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Apple AI Chief points out new private browser search at Google trial
23Sep By adminNo Comments
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Apple AI Chief points out new private browser search at Google trial

[ad_1] John Giannandrea, a former top Google executive who decamped to Apple Inc. to head its artificial intelligence business, pointed out a quiet change in the latest iPhone software update that allows users to select a search engine other than Google's when browsing the internet in private mode.The iOS 17, released Monday, added “a second setting, so you could choose two different” search engines, Giannandrea said in testimony in federal court in Washington as part of the Justice Department's antitrust suit against Alphabet Inc.'s Google. The change means iPhone users can more easily switch between Google and a different search engine with a single tap. The difficulty of switching search engines has been hotly contested in US government's antitrust suit, which alleges that Google ill...
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Google Emails, Memos Hidden From Web as DOJ Caves to Pressure
21Sep By adminNo Comments
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Google Emails, Memos Hidden From Web as DOJ Caves to Pressure

[ad_1] The US Department of Justice has removed public access to emails, charts and internal presentations from Alphabet Inc.'s Google that had come out as evidence in its landmark antitrust lawsuit against the tech titan.Google had challenged the government's posting of the documents online, and the court was sympathetic to its concerns. The result: a trial much more difficult for the public to follow than the similarly monumental and widely watched antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. in the 1990s. The trial, which is expected to last 10 weeks, is the biggest legal reckoning for a big tech company since then. With all the exhibits and evidence unearthed for discussion, it's also a rare look at the inner workings of one of the most influential businesses of the modern era. As the Jus...
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US sues SpaceX, alleges hiring discrimination against asylum seekers, refugees
25Aug By adminNo Comments
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US sues SpaceX, alleges hiring discrimination against asylum seekers, refugees

[ad_1] The U.S. Justice Department sued Elon Musk-owned rocket and satellite company SpaceX on Thursday for allegedly discriminating against asylum seekers and refugees in hiring. "The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider them, because of their citizenship status, in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act," the Justice Department said in a statement. In job postings and public statements over several years, SpaceX wrongly claimed that under federal regulations known as export control laws, SpaceX could hire only U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, sometimes referred to as "green card holders," the Justice Department said. The Justice Department...
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Crypto Heist couple set for US plea deal over bitcoin laundering
22Jul By adminNo Comments
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Crypto Heist couple set for US plea deal over bitcoin laundering

[ad_1] A social-media rapper, who dubbed herself the “Crocodile of Wall Street,” and her husband have reached a plea deal with prosecutors in a case that involved laundering billions of dollars of stolen Bitcoin, according to a court filing and a person familiar with the matter.Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein are scheduled to appear for a plea hearing on Aug. 3, more than a year after they were charged, according to a filing Friday in federal court in Washington. The couple were arrested in February 2022, but requested delays in their case to facilitate plea discussions, which could indicate they are cooperating with authorities. While the court filing didn't provide details about expected pleas, US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ordered the parties to provide paperwork for ...
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