Monthly Archives: February 2025

Meta launches new program to improve speech and translation AI

Meta is launching a new program in partnership with UNESCO to collect speech recordings and transcriptions the company said will help the development of future openly available AI. The program, the Language Technology Partner Program, is seeking collaborators who can … Continue reading

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Meta is studying how humans and robots can collaborate on housework

Meta Friday announced PARTNR, a new program designed to study human-robot interaction (HRI). The research is specifically focused on how humans and robots might collaborate in the home environment. That includes mundane tasks like cleaning, cooking, and picking up food … Continue reading

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Swiggy, 2024’s biggest tech listing, falls below its IPO price and 2022 valuation

Indian food delivery company Swiggy’s stock fell below both its IPO price and its last private valuation as mounting losses and a wavering market position in quick commerce pressured its margins in the last quarter. The food delivery company’s stock … Continue reading

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India to launch new domain name for banks to fight digital fraud

India’s central bank is introducing an exclusive “.bank.in” domain for banks from April 2025 as part of efforts to combat rising digital payment frauds and bolster trust in online banking services. The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology … Continue reading

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Sprinklr cuts 500 employees, citing underwhelming business performance

Sprinklr has cut 15% of its workforce — around 500 employees — due to business performance not meeting expectations. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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DeepSeek has rattled large AI players — but smaller chip firms see it as a force multiplier

While the sector leaders grapple with the DeepSeek fallout, smaller AI companies see an opportunity to scale with the Chinese startup.

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Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Working on a Custom Chatbot Called GSAi

The chatbot is part of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s ambitions to use AI and other technologies to cut costs and modernize the US government.

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Concern UK’s AI ambitions could lead to water shortages

Data centres can use vast quantities of water to cool them – but it’s not clear where it will come from.

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Carried interest repeal could stifle investments in startups, NVCA says

On Thursday, President Trump asked Republican lawmakers to end tax breaks on carried interest.  The tax break allows private equity and venture fund managers to treat their earnings from investments at a lower capital gains rate, rather than as ordinary … Continue reading

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Alphabet’s Verily to sell Granular insurance business to Elevance Health

Alphabet’s Verily is selling its subsidiary, Granular Insurance Company, to Elevance Health.

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