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Meta Quest will now let you customize your home virtual world

/ Meta is rolling out the v54 update for the Meta Quest with a new custom Skybox for your home environment. The update also adds support for notifications for 2D apps. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years… Continue reading Meta Quest will now let you customize your home virtual world

New Jersey Ponders Whether Meteor Damage Is Covered by Insurance

When a meteorite smashes through your roof, you have to wonder. Am I Covered? After what scientists say was a meteorite smashed through a family’s roof in New Jersey, Garden State residents began wondering whether insurance covers extraterrestrial damage. In an advice column published to NJ.com, a Jersey insurance specialist said that in the extremely unlikely… Continue reading New Jersey Ponders Whether Meteor Damage Is Covered by Insurance

Shanghai stock exchange accepts Syngenta’s application to list on the main boardSyngenta withdrew its application to float on STAR Market on Thursday.

FILE PHOTO: Flowers grow in front of Swiss agrochemicals maker Syngenta’s logo at the company’s headquarters in Basel August 19, 2015. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann The Shanghai stock exchange has accepted Swiss agrichemicals and seeds group Syngenta’s application for listing on its main board, a filing posted on the exchange showed on Friday. Syngenta withdrew its application… Continue reading Shanghai stock exchange accepts Syngenta’s application to list on the main boardSyngenta withdrew its application to float on STAR Market on Thursday.

Tech unicorn Fivetran raises $125m in debt financing from Vista Credit Partners

Fivetran, a global leader in automated data movement with a presence in India, announced raising $125 million in debt financing from Vista Credit Partners, a subsidiary of US-based Vista Equity Partners. The investment will be used to support Fivetran’s continued innovation and enterprise growth, bolstering its leadership position in the automated data movement market, the… Continue reading Tech unicorn Fivetran raises $125m in debt financing from Vista Credit Partners

BYJU’s comes under the scanner again after its US arm accused of hiding $500m

At a time when BYJU’S has been making headlines for raising capital in India, the edtech giant’s US arm has come under the scanner as lenders accused it of hiding $500 million, stated a Bloomberg report on Friday. The accusation, part of the legal tussle between creditors and BYJU’S, and came up at a court… Continue reading BYJU’s comes under the scanner again after its US arm accused of hiding $500m

Chinese EV maker Nio invests in nuclear fusion startup Neo Fusion

Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio has invested in a startup firm that is developing fusion technologies, according to a source with direct knowledge and a company filing, placing more bets in other areas of the energy sector. The newly established company, Neo Fusion, will research and develop technologies that aim to bring controlled fusion for… Continue reading Chinese EV maker Nio invests in nuclear fusion startup Neo Fusion

New AI research lets you click and drag images to manipulate them in seconds

Artificial Intelligence/ Tech / It’s like Photoshop’s Warp tool, but far more powerful. You’re not just smushing pixels around, but using AI to re-generate the underlying object. You can even rotate images as if they were 3D. By James Vincent, a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The… Continue reading New AI research lets you click and drag images to manipulate them in seconds

Apple may have restricted employee use of ChatGPT due to privacy concerns

The tech giant is also developing large language models of its own, WSJ says. Apple is famous for being protective of its projects and for expecting secrecy from its workers. Now, according to The Wall Street Journal, the tech giant is concerned about the possibility of its employees inadvertently leaking proprietary data while using ChatGPT.… Continue reading Apple may have restricted employee use of ChatGPT due to privacy concerns

Twitter reportedly accuses Microsoft of violating its data use policy

It said the tech giant violated its agreement for data use ‘for an extended period of time.’ Elon Musk’s personal lawyer, Alex Spiro, has reportedly sent Microsoft a letter that accuses it of using Twitter API “for unauthorized uses and purposes.” According to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, Spiro wrote that… Continue reading Twitter reportedly accuses Microsoft of violating its data use policy