The Pentagon said on Wednesday (December 7) that it has awarded cloud computing contracts worth USD 9 billion to Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle. Previous such deal has been scrapped…
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Tech layoffs: Adobe is the latest tech giant to cut jobs to reduce expenses
Adobe has reportedly laid off nearly 100 employees, mainly from the sales team. The cuts were made to reduce expenses, though the scale is far less than the thousands of…
Lensa AI’s owner says the company’s face-changing tech can be tricked into generating NSFW images — but some users are saying it happened to them without even trying
The trending Lensa app — currently the top photo app in the Apple and Google Play stores — generates artistic edits based on user-uploaded reference photos, but its machine-learning technology appears to…
Microsoft Unveils ‘Future Ready Champions of Code’ Program to Upskill Indian Devs
Microsoft has unveiled the Future Ready Champions of Code, a program aimed at helping developers in India acquire the skills, tools, and resources they need to drive innovation and support the country’s…
Infosys opens Sweden base in Nordic push
BENGALURU: Infosys has launched a new centre in Sweden, with the objective of enhancing its localisation strategy in the Nordics. The centre will build digital offerings — including next-gen solutions…
Elon Musk’s brain chip firm Neuralink under lens over animal abuse claims
Elon Musk’s start-up medical device company, Neuralink, has come under the scanner of the US government over alleged animal-welfare violations, reports Reuters news agency, citing internal documents and sources close…
Google terminates thousand of YouTube channels in China, Russia, Brazil
San Francisco: Google has purged thousands of YouTube channels in China, Russia and Brazil as part of its investigation into coordinated influence operations. The tech giant terminated 5,197 YouTube channels…
Indian startup HealthifyMe is the latest tech company to fire 20 per cent of its workforce
Indian tech startup HealthifyMe has laid off 150 employees, which is roughly 20-25 per cent of its workforce. According to Business Today, the decision impacts matter experts, quality analytics, product…
Companies must invest more in tech for flexibility: Slack CEO
SAN FRANCISCO: Stewart Butterfield, CEO of Slack, the instant messaging platform launched in 2013, believes the pandemic was time for a great workforce reset, to create a future of work…
ChatGPT using Open AI solves coding problems for free, may put jobs of many coders at risk in future
Many users on Twitter claim that OpenAI’s ChatGPT write and review codes within seconds. The company notes that ChatGPT is designed to offer a simpler, jargon-free reply to users. By…