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Microsoft Outage: What Happened and What You Can Learn
19 July 2024, was the date on which the world turned upside down because of the significant Microsoft outage, that disrupted multiple services including Microsoft Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and PowerBI. This incident left users worldwide grappling with unexpected downtime and technical difficulties underscoring the critical role these services play in our digital lives. Microsoft’s…
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OpenAI Scrambles to Rebuild Trust: Safety Committee Formed After Departures
Key Points: After a recent controversy and high-profile resignations, OpenAI, the leading research institute for artificial intelligence, has announced the formation of a new Safety and Security Committee. The committee, to be led by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, comes amidst concerns about the organization’s commitment to the responsible development of AI. Also Read: OpenAI…
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Google Invests $350 Million in Flipkart, Here is Why?
Key Points: Google Invested $350 million in an Indian E-commerce Company Flipkart, the announcement was made by Google on Friday. This significant contribution comes as a part of a larger $1 billion funding round organized by Flipkart’s parent company, Walmart. Also Read: Google Pours €1 Billion into Finnish Data Center to Fuel European AI…
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Canva Reveals Major Platform Redesign and Editing Experience
Key Points: Canva, a design platform that is loved by many designers because of its user-friendly UI and Vast Template Library, just revealed its major update after a decade. In this update, they not only refreshed their platform but also came up with their new subscription-based model offering “Canva Enterprise”, catering to the needs…
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella thinks we should call AI something else, like “Different Intelligence”
Artificial Intelligence, is a new fancy word booming nowadays in the tech world. Big Tech Giants like Google, Microsoft, Meta. and others are hyping it for reasons, some of which have been real and some are still promises. They have already launched their own large LLMs and are now integrating their existing products with…
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Google set to bring ads in search AI Overviews: A New Era for Search Advertising?
Key Points: Google is stepping into a new source of search advertising with its plan to test “Search and Shopping” ads within its AI-generated answer summaries, known as AI Overviews. This move is currently in the testing phase for US users and mentions Google’s attempt to leverage its generative AI technology to deliver targeted…
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Microsoft Build 2024: AI Focus, New Surface Hardware, and Copilot+ PCs
Key Points: Short Explanation: Microsoft’s developer conference, Microsoft Build 2024, is at the hype because of its focus on artificial intelligence (AI). They’re showcasing advancements in their Azure cloud platform for AI development and highlighting new capabilities in text, audio, and image processing. Microsoft also surprised everyone by announcing new Surface devices, including the…
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Google Pours €1 Billion into Finnish Data Center to Fuel European AI Ambitions
Tech giant Google, owned by Alphabet Inc, announced a significant amount of €1 billion investment to expand its data center campus in Hamina, Finland. This move shows Google’s commitment to accelerating its artificial intelligence (AI) business growth within Europe. The expansion comes in the middle of a strong development in data center developments targeting…
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Will AI Take Away Jobs? Here is what Godfather Geoffrey Hinton says
Key Points: Short Explanation: Geoffrey Hinton, also known as ‘The Godfather of AI’, expressed his concerns regarding the impact of AI on the Job market and the potential to automate jobs that are performed by humans today. Hinton suggests Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a possible solution to overcome the negative impacts of AI…