Samsung Files Trademarks for AR/VR Capable ‘Galaxy Glasses’, Smart Ring: Report

Samsung Files Trademarks for AR/VR Capable ‘Galaxy Glasses’, Smart Ring: Report

Samsung is reportedly gearing up to make additions to its wearable gadget offerings. The South Korean conglomerate has reportedly filed for trademarks in the US, which could be in line with the company’s efforts to expand its AR/VR and Mixed Reality portfolios. Although tech companies generally register trademarks that are…

Bill Gates Praises India’s Digital Payment System; Says This Will Be Cheapest 5G Market

Bill Gates Praises India’s Digital Payment System; Says This Will Be Cheapest 5G Market

India’s sprawling digital public infrastructure received a glowing endorsement from billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday as he praised the country’s “great” digital network, reliable and low-cost connectivity, and said this will be the cheapest 5G market. Under the G20 presidency of India, a session on ‘Building resilient and inclusive…

New Windows 11 Update With AI-Powered Bing for Taskbar, Phone Link for iPhones, More Launched

New Windows 11 Update With AI-Powered Bing for Taskbar, Phone Link for iPhones, More Launched

Microsoft on Tuesday launched a major update for Windows 11. The company is integrating the new AI-powered Bing search engine into the Windows 11 taskbar and has announced the availability of Phone Link for iOS devices, the latter of which was already available for Android users. With over half a…

Ericsson Could Cut 8,500 Jobs Under Cost-Cutting Plans, Reveals Internal Memo

Ericsson Could Cut 8,500 Jobs Under Cost-Cutting Plans, Reveals Internal Memo

Telecom equipment maker Ericsson will lay off 8,500 employees globally as part of its plan to cut costs, a memo sent to employees and seen by Reuters said. While technology companies such as Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet have laid off thousands of employees citing economic conditions, Ericsson‘s move would be…

Google, Apple, Meta, Netflix May Have to Pay Network Costs as EU Launches Telecom Sector Consultation

Google, Apple, Meta, Netflix May Have to Pay Network Costs as EU Launches Telecom Sector Consultation

The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe’s telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet’s Google, Apple, Meta Platform and Netflix to pay some network costs. For more than two decades Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, Telecom Italia and other operators have…

Amazon’s Cloud Unit Partners With Startup Hugging Face to Target AI Developers

Amazon’s Cloud Unit Partners With Startup Hugging Face to Target AI Developers

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon.com, on Tuesday said it is collaborating with startup Hugging Face, a software development hub, to make it easier to carry out artificial intelligence work (AI) in Amazon’s cloud. While new generative AI services like chat-based search engines from Microsoft and Alphabet‘s…

Microsoft Limits Revamped Bing Chatbot to 5 Questions per Session, Says Long Sessions Confuse Chat Model

Microsoft Limits Revamped Bing Chatbot to 5 Questions per Session, Says Long Sessions Confuse Chat Model

Microsoft said on Friday it will limit chat sessions on its new Bing search engine powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI) to five questions per session and 50 questions per day. “As we mentioned recently, very long chat sessions can confuse the underlying chat model in the new Bing. To…

Microsoft Says Revamped Bing is ‘Work in Progress’ After Report Claims Mistakes in Chatbot’s Responses

Microsoft Says Revamped Bing is ‘Work in Progress’ After Report Claims Mistakes in Chatbot’s Responses

Just over a week after Microsoft unveiled its new Bing search engine powered by the technology behind the ChatGPT artificial-intelligence chatbot, The Wall Street Journal reported that early testers were calling out mistakes and disturbing responses generated by the technology. Microsoft said that the search engine is still a work…