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Nvidia Isn’t the Only One Getting a Massive AI Boost
There’s no doubt the AI revolution is here, with makers of cool chatbots, ubiquitous search engines and high-powered processors among the biggest winners. But those churning out boring old memory chips won’t be left out either.
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ChatGPT Is the Start of Online Education, Not the End
ChatGPT’s greatest strength is to mimic human language, allowing it to present information in a coherent and conversational manner that is easily accessible. It has been deployed for countless tasks, with the composition of school essays and writing code among the most productive examples.
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Tech CEOs Will Pay a Harsh Price for These Job Cuts
Big Tech layoffs have affected nearly every noteworthy firm in Silicon Valley with almost 100,000 positions eliminated this year. Tech workers might have taken the brunt of firings, but their counterparts in finance have begun to feel the pressure of the ongoing financial slowdown. Here's how the ongoing layoffs in the tech sector could hurt CEOs a...
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Twitter Jumped the Shark, Now It Looks Like MySpace
Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter was followed by the reinstatement of banned accounts, introduction of blue ticks for all users, and important policy decisions taken by public Twitter polls. Here's why history may show that this is the moment that the billionaire "jumped the shark".
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Musk Versus Apple Is a Fight Worth Having
Elon Musk relaunched Twitter Blue on Monday, as the company's $8 (roughly Rs. 660) subscription service was rolled out to users in select regions. However, iOS users will have to pay a higher fee, as the service is priced at $11 (roughly Rs. 900) for those who sign up using an iPhone. Here's why Musk's fight with Apple is one worth having.
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This LinkedIn Job Posting Does Not Exist
LinkedIn has become the latest target of inauthentic accounts with perpetrators appearing to be far more sophisticated and cunning than those afflicting Twitter. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and basically the entire internet have been platforms for nefarious actors for years.
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You Thought China’s Tech Slowdown Was Bad
For the first time in history, China’s two largest technology companies posted a decline in revenue as the nation faces unprecedented growth hurdles and an uncertain outlook. But 2,000 miles away, even bigger challenges await one of Southeast Asia’s biggest companies.
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Opinion: BJP Accused Of Using App Tek Fog To Target, Intimidate Critics
For much of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nearly eight years in power, the relationship between social media platforms, journalists and India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has been nasty and vitriolic, and almost always murky.
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Opinion: 2 Apple Suppliers In India Face Worker Anger
A year after Apple Inc. supplier Wistron Corp. faced an uprising in India, its larger rival Foxconn Technology Group is encountering a similar rebuke.
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Opinion: Hacking PM Modi's Twitter Account Was A Prank. But...
Last weekend some smart alecks managed to breach the defenses of one of the most ubiquitous media platforms, access the mouthpiece of the leader of one of the world's most populous countries.
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Opinion: Facebook Helps Mukesh Ambani's Plans More Than Saudi Aramco Deal
When naming his telecom foray in 2016, Mukesh Ambani chose the mirror image of OIL, the commodity that has made him India's richest man. In hindsight, Jio was a good choice. The week that oil prices turned negative, the refining tycoon won a $5.7 billion investment from Facebook Inc. for his digital assets, Jio Platforms Ltd. Like his wordplay, the...
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Apple Finally Gets How to Play the China Market
An important part of Apple's new strategy is that the lowest-priced device released this week, the XR, has the same processor and a camera resolution as high as its pricier counterparts.
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Xiaomi Is More Like Facebook Than Apple
Xiaomi has done quite a job of monetizing device buyers beyond the initial transaction, tripling sales from the services segment over the past two years.
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Opinion: India's Ecommerce Market Starts To Resemble Arms Race: Foreign Media
Just as we started to question Masayoshi Son's sanity for attempting to buy, well, everything, the Japanese visionary pulled off an impressive judo flip in India.
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Opinion: Those 10,000 Infosys US Jobs Need To Be The Right Ones: Gadfly
Statements by two leaders in opposite hemispheres could help explain an announcement Tuesday that Infosys Ltd., the Indian outsourcing giant, will hire 10,000 American workers over the next two years.
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Nvidia Isn’t the Only One Getting a Massive AI Boost
There’s no doubt the AI revolution is here, with makers of cool chatbots, ubiquitous search engines and high-powered processors among the biggest winners. But those churning out boring old memory chips won’t be left out either.
-
ChatGPT Is the Start of Online Education, Not the End
ChatGPT’s greatest strength is to mimic human language, allowing it to present information in a coherent and conversational manner that is easily accessible. It has been deployed for countless tasks, with the composition of school essays and writing code among the most productive examples.
-
Tech CEOs Will Pay a Harsh Price for These Job Cuts
Big Tech layoffs have affected nearly every noteworthy firm in Silicon Valley with almost 100,000 positions eliminated this year. Tech workers might have taken the brunt of firings, but their counterparts in finance have begun to feel the pressure of the ongoing financial slowdown. Here's how the ongoing layoffs in the tech sector could hurt CEOs a...
-
Twitter Jumped the Shark, Now It Looks Like MySpace
Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter was followed by the reinstatement of banned accounts, introduction of blue ticks for all users, and important policy decisions taken by public Twitter polls. Here's why history may show that this is the moment that the billionaire "jumped the shark".
-
Musk Versus Apple Is a Fight Worth Having
Elon Musk relaunched Twitter Blue on Monday, as the company's $8 (roughly Rs. 660) subscription service was rolled out to users in select regions. However, iOS users will have to pay a higher fee, as the service is priced at $11 (roughly Rs. 900) for those who sign up using an iPhone. Here's why Musk's fight with Apple is one worth having.
-
This LinkedIn Job Posting Does Not Exist
LinkedIn has become the latest target of inauthentic accounts with perpetrators appearing to be far more sophisticated and cunning than those afflicting Twitter. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and basically the entire internet have been platforms for nefarious actors for years.
-
You Thought China’s Tech Slowdown Was Bad
For the first time in history, China’s two largest technology companies posted a decline in revenue as the nation faces unprecedented growth hurdles and an uncertain outlook. But 2,000 miles away, even bigger challenges await one of Southeast Asia’s biggest companies.
-
Opinion: BJP Accused Of Using App Tek Fog To Target, Intimidate Critics
For much of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nearly eight years in power, the relationship between social media platforms, journalists and India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has been nasty and vitriolic, and almost always murky.
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Opinion: 2 Apple Suppliers In India Face Worker Anger
A year after Apple Inc. supplier Wistron Corp. faced an uprising in India, its larger rival Foxconn Technology Group is encountering a similar rebuke.
-
Opinion: Hacking PM Modi's Twitter Account Was A Prank. But...
Last weekend some smart alecks managed to breach the defenses of one of the most ubiquitous media platforms, access the mouthpiece of the leader of one of the world's most populous countries.
-
Opinion: Facebook Helps Mukesh Ambani's Plans More Than Saudi Aramco Deal
When naming his telecom foray in 2016, Mukesh Ambani chose the mirror image of OIL, the commodity that has made him India's richest man. In hindsight, Jio was a good choice. The week that oil prices turned negative, the refining tycoon won a $5.7 billion investment from Facebook Inc. for his digital assets, Jio Platforms Ltd. Like his wordplay, the...
-
Apple Finally Gets How to Play the China Market
An important part of Apple's new strategy is that the lowest-priced device released this week, the XR, has the same processor and a camera resolution as high as its pricier counterparts.
-
Xiaomi Is More Like Facebook Than Apple
Xiaomi has done quite a job of monetizing device buyers beyond the initial transaction, tripling sales from the services segment over the past two years.
-
Opinion: India's Ecommerce Market Starts To Resemble Arms Race: Foreign Media
Just as we started to question Masayoshi Son's sanity for attempting to buy, well, everything, the Japanese visionary pulled off an impressive judo flip in India.
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Opinion: Those 10,000 Infosys US Jobs Need To Be The Right Ones: Gadfly
Statements by two leaders in opposite hemispheres could help explain an announcement Tuesday that Infosys Ltd., the Indian outsourcing giant, will hire 10,000 American workers over the next two years.
