The Great Indian IT Squeeze
Summary The Indian IT sector faces significant challenges as traditional revenue growth from major firms, including TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCLT, is under pressure due to changing client spending priorities.…
World in $1.5 Trillion ‘Plastics Crisis’ Hitting Health From Infancy To Old Age, Report Warns
Summary According to a new expert review, plastic is a “grave, growing and under-recognised danger” to human and planetary health, costing at least $1.5 trillion annually in health-related damages. The…
Engineer Restores Pay Phones For Free Public Use
Engineer Restores Pay Phones For Free Public Use Patrick Schlott, an electrical engineer, has restarted the use of old pay phones by modifying them for free calls in Vermont’s Orange…
ChatGPT Nears 700 Million Weekly Users, Up 4x From Last Year
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is currently approaching 700 million weekly active users, marking impressive growth from 500 million in March. This growth represents a fourfold increase in year-over-year usage. The various ChatGPT…
The Uproar Over Vogue’s AI-generated Ad Isn’t Just About Fashion
Content Summary The article discusses the recent backlash against Vogue for featuring an AI-generated model in a Guess advertisement. Critics argue that using AI models perpetuates the standards of ‘ideal’…
CrowdStrike Investigated 320 North Korean IT Worker Cases In the Past Year
Summary CrowdStrike’s recent report reveals that they investigated 320 cases of North Korean operatives securing IT jobs with foreign companies over the past year. This has led to a significant…
Hyundai To Help Build Nuclear-Powered Datacenter In Texas
Hyundai To Help Build Nuclear-Powered Datacenter In Texas Fermi America is planning to build a colossal AI datacenter complex in Amarillo, Texas, powered by up to six gigawatts of nuclear…
Rivian Sues To Sell Its EVs Directly In Ohio
Summary Rivian has initiated a federal lawsuit in Ohio against a state law that prevents it from selling electric vehicles directly to consumers. The company claims this regulation is outdated…
Disney Scrapped Deepfakes For Moana and Tron To Avoid ‘Bad Publicity’
Disney made the decision to cut plans for using deepfake technology involving Dwayne Johnson in the live-action remake of Moana and an AI-generated character in Tron: Ares. This choice stemmed…
Google Agrees To Pause AI Workloads To Protect the Grid When Power Demand Spikes
Summary Google has announced a pause on non-essential AI workloads to help protect the power grid during times of high demand. This decision follows a similar strategy the company uses…