Screenshot: TikTok / Gizmodo Congressman Jeff Jackson’s latest TikTok video starts simply: “I apologize.” Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that could ultimately ban TikTok from the US. For many, it turned Jackson into enemy number one. The North Carolina Democrat spent the last year amassing 2.3 million followers on TikTok, leveraging … Read more
From Elon Musk filing a lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman to Google removing many popular Indian apps from its Play Store only to restore them a day later, there has been a lot of activity in the tech world. With all this big news, it’s natural that some important tech news might slip under … Read more
This month, Apple released its first truly anticipated product in years, the Apple Vision Pro. It’s a groundbreaking device, with some of the best hardware specs and the most impressive performance of any commercial headset ever released. It’s also a $3,500 toy, one that an untold number of people seem to regret taking home. If … Read more
There was a lot going on in the tech world last week, with Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai hinting at more layoffs in a memo to employees, while Microsoft CEO Sundar Pichai was deeply impressed by the launch of its new Rabbit R1 AI assistant. Here’s a round-up of the week’s top tech news stories. 1) … Read more
More than 250 billionaires and millionaires have signed on to an open letter calling for wealth taxes to pay for public services around the world. “If elected representatives of the world’s leading economies do not take steps to address the dramatic rise of economic inequality, the consequences will continue to be catastrophic,” the letter writes. … Read more
It’s the first day of the last month of 2023, and we might be in for an exciting period in artificial intelligence space as companies continue developing this technology while protest groups keep highlighting its dangers. In the first news, Meta executives said that they found no downside to openly sharing its AI technology. This … Read more
News Technology Tech ‘Felt hurt and angry’, OpenAI Sam Altman opens up about the 5-day boardroom drama Sam Altman has finally broken his silence on all that transpired following his sacking by the OpenAI board. Altman has still not revealed why he was sacked from the company though. (AP photo) On November 17, the tech … Read more
The technology community around the world that was taken aback last week with the ouster of Sam Altman as CEO got some sense of relief after a drama-filled week where the 38-year-old was finally reinstated in his position. Apart from the OpenAI Saga, deepfakes continued to remain in the news while Google also announced some … Read more
The last few days have been topsy-turvy in the tech world, thanks to the high-stakes drama that unfolded at OpenAI, the pioneer in AI technologies of today. It all began with the board consisting of Adam D’Angelo, Tosha McCauley, Ilya Sutskever, and Helen Toner, sacking Sam Altman. A lot of back and forth followed that, … Read more
Bengaluru’s Namma Yatri auto-rickshaw app grabs attention by humorously claiming faster pickups than Sam Altman’s return, combining technology and quirkiness in a unique way. Updated Nov 25, 2023 | 11:44 AM IST Sam Altman’s Open AI Controversy Leads To A ‘Peak Bengaluru’ Moment; Here’s How Photo : Times Now Bengaluru: Namma Yatri, the popular auto-rickshaw … Read more