/ The company says it’s focusing on ‘quality and reliability’ while also laying off hundreds. It’s also changing how the microphone works in the Google app and Pixel Search bar. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.… Continue reading Google removes 17 features from Google Assistant
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India’s SaaS-focused accelerator Upekkha launches $40m fundThe fund has hit a first close of $15m with a lead investment from WestBridge Capital.
Upekkha, a software-as-a-service (SaaS)-focused accelerator fund, on Thursday said it has hit the first close of $15 million for its $40-million fund, with a lead investment from WestBridge Capital. The fund is expected to invest in 70 early-stage startups in 2024 and 200 such firms in three years, with a cheque size of about $125,000.… Continue reading India’s SaaS-focused accelerator Upekkha launches $40m fundThe fund has hit a first close of $15m with a lead investment from WestBridge Capital.
India Digest: ConveGenius, Amaha Health, The Baker’s Dozen raise funding
Edtech startup ConveGenius has bagged $7 million, Amaha Health has raised an extended Series A funding round, while The Baker’s Dozen has snagged around $3.9 million. Edtech firm ConveGenius bags $7m Edtech startup ConveGenius has raised $7 million in a funding round led by UBS Optimus Foundation and Mount Judi Ventures. Existing investors, including Michael… Continue reading India Digest: ConveGenius, Amaha Health, The Baker’s Dozen raise funding
SoftBank to restart India investments in mid-2024 after 18-month gap: Report
SoftBank, which has backed players such as Swiggy, Paytm, and FirstCry, is gearing up to restart its investments in Indian startups after a gap of 18 months, MoneyControl reported on Thursday. “In 2022 and early 2023, all investors, especially early-stage investors since they have a much more extensive portfolio, were focused on ensuring their portfolio… Continue reading SoftBank to restart India investments in mid-2024 after 18-month gap: Report
Malaysia, Singapore to jointly develop special economic zone in Johor
Malaysia and Singapore on Thursday agreed to jointly develop a special economic zone (SEZ) in the southern Malaysian state of Johor, the two countries said in a joint statement. The two neighbours will work towards enhancing the cross-border flows of goods and people, as well as strengthen the business eco-system within the SEZ to support investments,… Continue reading Malaysia, Singapore to jointly develop special economic zone in Johor
OpenAI in talks with CNN, Fox & Time for content licensing
ChatGPT maker OpenAI is in discussions with media firms CNN, Fox Corp, and Time to license their work, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The artificial intelligence startup is looking to license articles from Warner Bros Discovery Inc’s CNN to train ChatGPT and also feature CNN’s content in its products,… Continue reading OpenAI in talks with CNN, Fox & Time for content licensing
SAG-AFTRA Inks Controversial Deal to Allow AI-Generated Voice Acting
After spending months on strike over the use of artificial intelligence in media, the Screen Actor’s Guild has decided to allow the use of AI “voice acting” in video games. In a press release, SAG-AFTRA announced that during this year’s annual CES conference in Las Vegas, it had signed a deal with the AI voiceover… Continue reading SAG-AFTRA Inks Controversial Deal to Allow AI-Generated Voice Acting
Scientists Find Bottled Water Filled With Hundreds of Thousands of Microplastics
Image by Getty / Futurism Put down that Dasani bottle and take a gander at some horrible news: there are way more tiny plastic particles in bottled water than previously thought, likely meaning untold deleterious impacts on the human body and our environment. Researchers from Columbia and Rutgers came out with a new study in the… Continue reading Scientists Find Bottled Water Filled With Hundreds of Thousands of Microplastics
Elon Musk Makes Ridiculous Excuse for His Enemies’ Accounts Getting Deleted
Accounts have been reinstated…for now. Excuse Goose Days after X-formerly-Twitter banned several left-leaning accounts on the social media platform with no good reason or warning, owner and head honcho Elon Musk tried to explain away the fiasco with a flimsy excuse. “We do sweeps for spam/scam accounts and sometimes real accounts get caught up in… Continue reading Elon Musk Makes Ridiculous Excuse for His Enemies’ Accounts Getting Deleted
Congress Wants Tech Companies to Pay Up for AI Training Data
Do AI companies need to pay for the training data that powers their generative AI systems? The question is hotly contested in Silicon Valley and in a wave of lawsuits levied against tech behemoths like Meta, Google, and OpenAI. In Washington, DC, though, there seems to be a growing consensus that the tech giants need… Continue reading Congress Wants Tech Companies to Pay Up for AI Training Data