Google Says It Has Fired Software Engineer Who Claimed Its AI Chatbot Is Sentient

Google Says It Has Fired Software Engineer Who Claimed Its AI Chatbot Is Sentient

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Alphabet’s Google said on Friday it has dismissed a senior software engineer who claimed the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot LaMDA was a self-aware person. Google, which placed software engineer Blake Lemoine on leave last month, said he had violated company policies and that it found his claims on LaMDA…

Amazon’s Top Communications Executive Jay Carney to Join Airbnb as Head of Policy

Amazon’s Top Communications Executive Jay Carney to Join Airbnb as Head of Policy

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Jay Carney, the top policy and communications executive at Amazon and one-time White House spokesman, has been named the head of policy at Airbnb, marking another high-profile departure for Amazon as it faces a shifting consumer landscape and heightened regulatory scrutiny. Carney, who served as the press secretary for President…

Amazon Prime Day 2022 Sale Is Now Live: Here Is All You Need to Know

Amazon Prime Day 2022 Sale Is Now Live: Here Is All You Need to Know

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Amazon Prime Day 2022 sale is now live. Scores of products including smartphones as well as electronics items such as laptops, smartwatches, digital cameras, speakers, TWS earbuds, and other electronics will be available with discounts and offers on the e-commerce giant. Customers are being offered a 10 percent discount to…

Democrats Widen Scrutiny of US Tech Companies Over Abortion Data Privacy

Democrats Widen Scrutiny of US Tech Companies Over Abortion Data Privacy

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Democratic representatives are widening their scrutiny into the role of tech companies in collecting the personal data of people who may be seeking an abortion, as lawmakers, regulators and the Biden administration grapple with the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling last month ending the constitutional protections for abortion. In…

Fastrack Reflex Play Smartwatch With Over 25 Multisports Modes Announced in India: Details

Fastrack Reflex Play Smartwatch With Over 25 Multisports Modes Announced in India: Details

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Fastrack Reflex Play smartwatch has been announced in India on Thursday, ahead of Amazon Prime Day Sale 2022. The smartwatch from Fastrack sports a 1.3-inch AMOLED round display, an in-built gaming option, a claimed battery life of up to 7 days, more than 25 multi-sports modes and more. Apart from…

Vodafone Idea Elevates Akshaya Moondra as CEO; to Replace Ravinder Takkar

Vodafone Idea Elevates Akshaya Moondra as CEO; to Replace Ravinder Takkar

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Telecom firm Vodafone Idea on Friday announced the elevation of present chief financial officer Akshay Moondra as its new chief executive officer with effect from August 19, the company said in a regulatory filing. The company’s present managing director and chief executive officer Ravinder Takkar will continue to be on…

Tata Motors Bags Order to Supply, Operate and Maintain 1,500 Electric Buses For DTC

Tata Motors Bags Order to Supply, Operate and Maintain 1,500 Electric Buses For DTC

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Tata Motors on Friday said it has bagged an order for 1,500 electric buses from Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) as part of a tender by Convergence Energy Services. The auto major will supply, operate and maintain air-conditioned, low-floor, 12-metre fully-built electric buses for 12 years, as per the contract, it…

RuPay Credit Cards Will Be Linked to UPI Platform in a Few Months: NPCI MD

RuPay Credit Cards Will Be Linked to UPI Platform in a Few Months: NPCI MD

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With cash usage continuing to remain high despite a jump in online payments, a top NPCI official on Friday said currency in circulation will reduce only when a third of the population starts using digital payment alternatives. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Dilip…