The Great Indian IT Squeeze
The article discusses the significant challenges facing the Indian IT sector as it grapples with a shift in client spending preferences and increased competition from global firms setting up their…
World in $1.5 Trillion ‘Plastics Crisis’ Hitting Health From Infancy To Old Age, Report Warns
Summary A recent expert review has revealed a “plastics crisis” with far-reaching impacts on health, reporting up to $1.5 trillion in annual health-related damages. It highlights that plastic production has…
Engineer Restores Pay Phones For Free Public Use
Engineer Restores Pay Phones For Free Public Use In a world where mobile connectivity is taken for granted, an electrical engineer named Patrick Schlott is reviving pay phones in Vermont’s…
ChatGPT Nears 700 Million Weekly Users, Up 4x From Last Year
Summary OpenAI’s ChatGPT is approaching an astonishing 700 million weekly active users, a significant jump from 500 million in March. This rapid growth marks more than a fourfold increase since…
The Uproar Over Vogue’s AI-generated Ad Isn’t Just About Fashion
Summary The article discusses the backlash over Vogue’s recent use of an AI-generated model in an advertisement, highlighting broader implications for the fashion industry. The use of AI models raises…
CrowdStrike Investigated 320 North Korean IT Worker Cases In the Past Year
Summary CrowdStrike has revealed a staggering increase in North Korean operatives trying to infiltrate the tech industry, with 320 investigations into suspicious IT worker cases over the past year. The…
Hyundai To Help Build Nuclear-Powered Datacenter In Texas
Hyundai To Help Build Nuclear-Powered Datacenter In Texas Fermi America is planning to build an extensive AI datacentre complex in Amarillo, Texas, tapping into up to six gigawatts of nuclear…
Rivian Sues To Sell Its EVs Directly In Ohio
Summary Rivian has initiated a federal lawsuit in Ohio to challenge a state law that bars the direct sale of electric vehicles to consumers. The company argues that this rule…
Disney Scrapped Deepfakes For Moana and Tron To Avoid ‘Bad Publicity’
Disney has decided not to use deepfake technology for Dwayne Johnson in Moana and an AI-generated character in Tron: Ares, fearing potential bad publicity and legal issues. Despite the approval…
Google Agrees To Pause AI Workloads To Protect the Grid When Power Demand Spikes
Google Agrees To Pause AI Workloads To Protect the Grid When Power Demand Spikes Google will pause non-essential AI workloads to protect power grids, as announced recently. The company already…