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Meta to Offer Less Personalised Ads in Europe to Appease Regulators
Meta Platforms plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in Europe the option to receive "less personalised ads". These ads will also target users based on age, gender, and location, with some being unskippable for a few seconds.
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Apple Gets EU Warning to Stop Geo-Blocking on App, ITunes Stores
Apple's App Store, iTunes Store and other media services unlawfully discriminate against European customers based on their place of residence, according to a European Commission statement on Tuesday.
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Indian CubeSat to Travel to the Moon Soon on Japanese Lander
India’s HEX20Labs has partnered with Japanese firm ispace for a mission to send a CubeSat into lunar orbit. Scheduled to launch on ispace's M2 mission, the Indian CubeSat will ride aboard the lander Resilience, aiming to orbit the Moon and conduct critical technology testing. This mission signifies a major stride in India’s cislunar exploration...
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Meta Says App Stores Should Police Australia Under-16 Social Media Ban
Australia will impose a ban on social media for people aged under 16 despite calls by Meta Platforms for it to consider shifting responsibility for policing. The legislation will be brought before parliament in the week beginning November 18.
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Nvidia Rolls Out Hindi-Language AI Model In India As CEO Huang Visits
Nvidia is rolling out its new small language model, dubbed Nemotron-4-Mini-Hindi-4B, with 4 billion parameters, for firms to use in developing their own AI models, the company said.
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Nvidia Rolls Out Hindi-Language AI Model in India as CEO Jensen Huang Visits
Nvidia launched a lightweight Artificial Intelligence (AI) model on Thursday for India's widely-used Hindi language. Nvidia is rolling out its new small language model, dubbed Nemotron-4-Mini-Hindi-4B, with 4 billion parameters, for firms to use in developing their own AI models.
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Google to Buy Power for AI Needs from Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Company Kairos
Google's agreement with Kairos Power aims to bring Kairos' first small modular reactor online by 2030, followed by additional deployments through 2035. Kairos late last year got a construction permit from the NRC to build a demonstration reactor in Tennessee.
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IMC 2024: Over 950 Million Internet Users in India; 5G Coverage Expanded to All Districts, PM Modi Says
India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2024 was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA) 2024. The Prime Minister highlighted several achievements in mobile network connectivity, broadband adoption, and the expansion of optical fibre networks in the country.
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Brazil Suggests Reform to Tighten Antitrust Regulation for Big Techs
Brazil's Finance Ministry says that local legislation needs to be equipped with more tools to address a new reality where big tech firms, due to their size and market power, inhibit competition.
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ByteDance's TikTok Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Shift Towards AI Content Moderation
TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia, the company said on Friday. Two sources familiar with the matter earlier told Reuters that more than 700 jobs were slashed in Malaysia.
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US Charges Three Firms, 15 People With Cryptocurrency Fraud
Three cryptocurrency companies and 15 people have been charged with engaging in widespread fraud and market manipulation in the US. Federal prosecutors in Boston charged the firms Gotbit, ZM Quant, CLS Global and the leaders and employees of those and other companies in a takedown.
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Tech Firm Says Kamala Harris Debate Earring Similar To Its Bluetooth Device
The fierce presidential debate between US Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Donald Trump took social media by storm, generating responses of all kinds ranging from netizens to Taylor Swift and Elon Musk.
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Investors' Wealth Surges Rs 6.59 Lakh Crore As Markets Breach 83,000-Mark
Among the 30 Sensex firms, Bharti Airtel, NTPC, Mahindra & Mahindra, JSW Steel, Adani Ports, State Bank of India, Tech Mahindra, Tata Steel, Larsen & Toubro and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the biggest gainers.
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Top Tech Executives To Testify Before US Congress Over Election Threats
Executives from major tech firms like Google, Adobe, Microsoft and Meta Platforms will testify next week at a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election threats.
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Google's Antitrust Trial Over Online Advertising Set to Begin
Google will face US antitrust prosecutors on Monday where the Justice Department will seek to show the company stifled competition in online advertising technology. Prosecutors say Google engaged in a complex scheme to dominate website advertising tools.
![Gadgets 360 With Technical Guruji: News of the Week [August 24, 2024]](https://c.ndtvimg.com/2024-08/dfno8l5s_news-of-the-week_640x480_24_August_24.jpg?downsize=245:163 "Gadgets 360 With Technical Guruji: News of the Week [August 24, 2024]")
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Meta to Offer Less Personalised Ads in Europe to Appease Regulators
Meta Platforms plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in Europe the option to receive "less personalised ads". These ads will also target users based on age, gender, and location, with some being unskippable for a few seconds.
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Apple Gets EU Warning to Stop Geo-Blocking on App, ITunes Stores
Apple's App Store, iTunes Store and other media services unlawfully discriminate against European customers based on their place of residence, according to a European Commission statement on Tuesday.
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Indian CubeSat to Travel to the Moon Soon on Japanese Lander
India’s HEX20Labs has partnered with Japanese firm ispace for a mission to send a CubeSat into lunar orbit. Scheduled to launch on ispace's M2 mission, the Indian CubeSat will ride aboard the lander Resilience, aiming to orbit the Moon and conduct critical technology testing. This mission signifies a major stride in India’s cislunar exploration...
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Meta Says App Stores Should Police Australia Under-16 Social Media Ban
Australia will impose a ban on social media for people aged under 16 despite calls by Meta Platforms for it to consider shifting responsibility for policing. The legislation will be brought before parliament in the week beginning November 18.
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Nvidia Rolls Out Hindi-Language AI Model In India As CEO Huang Visits
Nvidia is rolling out its new small language model, dubbed Nemotron-4-Mini-Hindi-4B, with 4 billion parameters, for firms to use in developing their own AI models, the company said.
-
Nvidia Rolls Out Hindi-Language AI Model in India as CEO Jensen Huang Visits
Nvidia launched a lightweight Artificial Intelligence (AI) model on Thursday for India's widely-used Hindi language. Nvidia is rolling out its new small language model, dubbed Nemotron-4-Mini-Hindi-4B, with 4 billion parameters, for firms to use in developing their own AI models.
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Google to Buy Power for AI Needs from Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Company Kairos
Google's agreement with Kairos Power aims to bring Kairos' first small modular reactor online by 2030, followed by additional deployments through 2035. Kairos late last year got a construction permit from the NRC to build a demonstration reactor in Tennessee.
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IMC 2024: Over 950 Million Internet Users in India; 5G Coverage Expanded to All Districts, PM Modi Says
India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2024 was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA) 2024. The Prime Minister highlighted several achievements in mobile network connectivity, broadband adoption, and the expansion of optical fibre networks in the country.
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Brazil Suggests Reform to Tighten Antitrust Regulation for Big Techs
Brazil's Finance Ministry says that local legislation needs to be equipped with more tools to address a new reality where big tech firms, due to their size and market power, inhibit competition.
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ByteDance's TikTok Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Shift Towards AI Content Moderation
TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia, the company said on Friday. Two sources familiar with the matter earlier told Reuters that more than 700 jobs were slashed in Malaysia.
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US Charges Three Firms, 15 People With Cryptocurrency Fraud
Three cryptocurrency companies and 15 people have been charged with engaging in widespread fraud and market manipulation in the US. Federal prosecutors in Boston charged the firms Gotbit, ZM Quant, CLS Global and the leaders and employees of those and other companies in a takedown.
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Tech Firm Says Kamala Harris Debate Earring Similar To Its Bluetooth Device
The fierce presidential debate between US Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Donald Trump took social media by storm, generating responses of all kinds ranging from netizens to Taylor Swift and Elon Musk.
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Investors' Wealth Surges Rs 6.59 Lakh Crore As Markets Breach 83,000-Mark
Among the 30 Sensex firms, Bharti Airtel, NTPC, Mahindra & Mahindra, JSW Steel, Adani Ports, State Bank of India, Tech Mahindra, Tata Steel, Larsen & Toubro and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the biggest gainers.
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Top Tech Executives To Testify Before US Congress Over Election Threats
Executives from major tech firms like Google, Adobe, Microsoft and Meta Platforms will testify next week at a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election threats.
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Google's Antitrust Trial Over Online Advertising Set to Begin
Google will face US antitrust prosecutors on Monday where the Justice Department will seek to show the company stifled competition in online advertising technology. Prosecutors say Google engaged in a complex scheme to dominate website advertising tools.
