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Nothing Phone (2), which will be the successor to Phone (1), is set to launch in July, as confirmed by CEO Carl Pei in an interview. It will feature a larger 4700 mAh battery and Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. News 

Nothing Phone (2) set for launch in July with a bigger battery and Snapdragon 8+ gen 1, CEO Carl Pei confirms

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None of the phone (2), which is a lot of a hyped (1) follower, is to be launched in July, as CEO Carl Pei confirmed in the interview. Previously, some concrete data had already been confirmed from the device, including chipset – Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ gen 1. Carl Pei has now revealed that the device is equipped with a 4700 mAh battery, exceeding the 4500 mAh battery cell’s 4,500 mAh battery cell.Phone (1). With regard to aesthetics and design, there is currently very little known about the device, except for…

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has joined the growing list of experts who have warned humanity about the potential dangers that AI may bring in the future. News 

Former Google CEO Warns AI Has ‘Existential Risk’; Can kill people

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As you can see, big tech groups like Google and Microsoft are doubling down on integrating AI into their core products like search. However, time and time again, industry veterans and AI experts have predicted what people can expect in the future if generative AI models (LLM) are not regulated. Now, as reported by Engadget, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has joined a growing number of experts who have warned humanity about the potential dangers artificial intelligence could bring in the future. Speaking at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council…

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For months, companies large and small have raced to bring increasingly versatile AI to market, throwing endless data and billions of dollars at the challenge News 

The CEO of OpenAI is concerned about using artificial intelligence to compromise elections

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The CEO of OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the use of artificial intelligence to disrupt the integrity of elections is a “significant concern,” adding that it needs regulation. “I’m nervous about it,” CEO Sam Altman said of elections and artificial intelligence adding rules and guidelines. For months, companies big and small have been racing to bring increasingly versatile AI to market, throwing endless amounts of data and billions of dollars at the challenge. Some critics fear the technology will exacerbate societal ills such…

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Open AI CEO Altman proposed the formation of a U.S. or global agency that would license the most powerful AI systems News 

ChatGPT CEO Sam Altman says AI should be regulated

Febin Mathew, , , ,

The head of the AI company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention is critical to reducing the risks of increasingly powerful AI systems. “As technology develops, we understand that people are concerned about how it could change the way we live. So are we,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said at the Senate hearing. Altman proposed the creation of a US or global agency that would license the most powerful AI systems and have the authority “to take away that license and ensure compliance with safety standards.”…

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The appointment of Linda Yaccarino, former Chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships at NBC Universal, as Twitter CEO will free Elon Musk to devote more to Tesla and bring it back on course. News 

Elon Musk Says Appointing Linda Yaccarino as Twitter’s New CEO Lets Him Focus on Tesla

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Appointing Linda Yaccarino, former president of Global Advertising and Partnerships at NBC Universal, as CEO of Twitter frees up Elon Musk to devote more time to Tesla and get it back on course. Musk’s role will now shift to director and chief technology officer to “oversee product, software and systems operations.” “Bringing Linda in will allow me to devote more time to Tesla, which is exactly what I plan to do,” Musk said Saturday. Tesla’s operating profit fell 24 percent to $2.7 billion in the first quarter of 2023 as…

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Altman will testify before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology & the Law on Tuesday News 

The CEO of OpenAI will testify in the US Senate next week about artificial intelligence

Febin Mathew, , , ,

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will testify before a Senate panel next week as the US Congress considers how best to regulate artificial intelligence as the technology becomes more powerful and widespread. Altman will testify Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and Law about what laws may be needed to protect Americans as government and businesses begin to use artificial intelligence in everything from medicine to finance to employee surveillance. It will be Altman’s first testimony to Congress, the panel said in announcing the hearing. Last week, Altman…

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Cisco has announced strategic investments in Indian manufacturing capabilities as the next step in delivering cutting-edge technologies to our customers in India and across the globe. News 

Cisco CEO meets PM Modi, doubles down on local manufacturing: all details here

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Global networking giant Cisco Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed how the company has doubled its production to boost exports from the country. Cisco has announced strategic investments in manufacturing capacity in India as the next step in delivering cutting-edge technology to our customers in India and around the world. “Thank you for your leadership dear Prime Minister of India, @narendramodi! Pleased to announce that @Cisco is investing in manufacturing in India with the goal of increasing the combined value of domestic…

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As tech layoffs continue unabated amid the global meltdown, Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that mass layoffs are a "last resort" for him. News 

Redundancies are a “last resort”; The company is focused on reducing costs: Tim Cook

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As tech layoffs continue unabated amid the global meltdown, Apple CEO Tim Cook has said mass layoffs are his “last resort.” However, the technology giant is reducing costs and has slowed down the pace of recruitment. Cook told CNBC that he views layoffs as a “last resort” and that “mass layoffs are not something we’re talking about right now.” He said the company remains very cautious about hiring. “We’re going to continue to hire, just at a lower clip than we were before. And we’re all doing the right thing…

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Remote working became the norm during the pandemic but companies are now slowly moving away from the trend. News 

Here’s what OpenAI’s CEO has to say about tech telecommuting

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Sam Altman, the brain behind OpenAI and its popular product ChatGPT, now says the pandemic is over and so is the era of remote work. Altman clearly believes that having people come into the office and work in person can be a catalyst for new product creation. He feels that remote working causes confusion when people meet virtually and discuss plans. Altman spoke at a session hosted by Stripe, where he noted that for a business to allow full remote operations, you need the technology to advance, and he says…

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The chief executives of Alphabet Inc's Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic will meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and top White House officials. News 

The CEOs of Google and Microsoft were invited to discuss artificial intelligence at the White House

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WASHINGTON: The CEOs of Alphabet Inc’s Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic will meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and top White House officials to discuss key AI issues on Thursday, a White House official said on Tuesday. The invitation to Reuters reporters stated President Joe Biden’s “expectation that companies like yours must ensure the safety of their products before they are made available to the public.” Concerns about the rapidly growing AI technology include privacy violations, bias, and concerns that it could spread hoaxes and misinformation. In April, the Biden…

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"Rolling out next month, this platform will allow media publishers to charge users on a per article basis with one click," Musk said. News 

Twitter will let media publishers charge users for reading articles next month, Elon Musk says

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Twitter will now allow media publishers to charge users for reading articles on the social media platform starting next month, the company’s CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday. Billionaire owner Musk announced the new initiative on Twitter, calling it a “win-win” for both media organizations and the public. “Launching next month, the platform will allow media publishers to charge users per article with one click,” Musk said. “This allows users who wouldn’t subscribe monthly to pay a higher article price when they want to read the occasional article,” he added.…

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This development might give special attention to people who have had their accounts verified. News 

Twitter prioritizes “verified” accounts, says CEO Elon Musk

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that verified accounts on the microblogging site are now a priority. “Verified accounts are now prioritized,” he tweeted. This development may draw special attention to people whose accounts have been verified. For example, if your account is verified, people viewing Twitter are more likely to see your posts. Last week, Musk removed all old verified accounts with a blue checkmark. American actor Charlie Sheen publicly asked Musk to return his blue Twitter checkmark. Sheen, like thousands of others, lost his official verification badge…

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Alphabet Inc Chief Executive Sundar Pichai received total compensation of about $226 million in 2022, more than 800 times the median employee's pay, the company said in a securities filing on Friday. News 

Alphabet CEO Pichai will receive more than $200 million in 2022 amid cost cuts

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Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai received total compensation of about $226 million in 2022, more than 800 times the median employee salary, the company said in a securities filing on Friday. Pichai’s compensation included about $218 million in stock awards, according to the filing. The pay differences come at a time when Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has cut jobs worldwide. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company announced in January that it plans to cut 12,000 jobs worldwide in January, or 6 percent of its global workforce. . Earlier this month, hundreds…

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Risher informed Lyft's workforce of more than 4,000 employees in an email posted online Friday that a “significant” number of them will lose their jobs News 

Lyft is laying off hundreds of workers as part of new CEO David Risher’s cost-cutting plan

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Lyft is preparing to lay off hundreds of workers just days after new CEO David Risher began steering the ride-hailing service to cut costs to bring its rates more in line with its biggest rival, Uber. Risher, a former Amazon executive, told Lyft’s workforce of more than 4,000 employees in an email posted online Friday that a “significant” number of them would lose their jobs. It came at the end of his first week as CEO of Lyft. The memo did not specify how many people would be laid off,…

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Alarmed at the success of Microsoft-owned OpenAI's ChatGPT, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has created a unit that will help the company build more capable AI systems safely and responsibly. News 

Google CEO Sundar Pichai creates the DeepMind project to develop advanced artificial intelligence systems

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Alarmed by the success of Microsoft-owned OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai have created a unit to help the company build more powerful AI systems safely and responsibly. This group, called Google DeepMind, brings together two leading research groups in the field of AI: Google Research’s Brain team and DeepMind. “Their collective achievements in AI over the last decade span AlphaGo, Transformers, word2vec, WaveNet, AlphaFold, sequential sequence models, distillation, deep reinforcement learning, and distributed systems and software frameworks such as TensorFlow and JAX for large-scale detection, training, and…

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Cook paid a visit to Sitaram Mill Compound municipal school in Lower Parel area in Mumbai where Apple has integrated iPads and Apple TVs into the classrooms. News 

Apple CEO Tim Cook says seeing children in India learning through technology makes my heart sing

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Apple has always believed that education is a great equalizer for people, and the tech giant continues to expand its education and skills initiatives in India to connect disadvantaged children with the mainstream, Apple CEO Tim Cook told IANS on Wednesday. Returning to India after seven years to launch Apple’s first own-brand retail store here, Cook visited Sitaram Mill Compound Municipal School in Mumbai’s Lower Parel district, where Apple has integrated iPads and Apple TVs into classrooms. The BMC English School is run by teachers and staff members who are…

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He believes that AI is the most profound technology humanity is currently working on as it gets to the essence of what intelligence is and what humanity is News 

Google CEO Sundar Pichai warns that artificial intelligence is deeper than fire or electricity

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Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has stated that artificial intelligence (AI) will be as important to human history as fire or electricity. He believes that AI is the most profound technology that humanity is currently working on when it comes to understanding the essence of intelligence and humanity. In a recent interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes, Pichai stated that it was important to make sure AI models don’t just train with engineers. “I’ve always thought of A.I. as the most profound technology that humanity is working on — more…

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Cook's meetings with Indian officials are in line with Apple's increasing focus on India, which is the world's second-largest smartphone market, the report said. News 

Apple CEO Tim Cook in Mumbai; Meet Mukesh Ambani, N Chandrasekaran

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As Apple turns 25 in India, CEO Tim Cook Monday took to the microblogging platform and said he would welcome customers to its first retail store in India, which will open in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex on Tuesday. “Hey Mumbai! We can’t wait to welcome our customers to the new Apple BKC tomorrow,” Cook tweeted on Monday. Hello, Mumbai! We can’t wait to welcome our customers to the new Apple BKC tomorrow. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/9V5074OA8W— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) April 17, 2023 During his first day in India on April 17, the…

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Apple’s first two retail stores in India will open this week in Mumbai and Delhi, welcoming customers from all over the country and around the world to discover the best of Apple. News 

CEO Tim Cook says he is excited to build on Apple’s long-standing history in India

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Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday expressed his enthusiasm to expand the company’s long history in India. The company is gearing up to open its first two retail stores in the country, marking a major milestone as it celebrates over 25 years in India this week. “Our mission at Apple is to enrich lives and empower people around the world. India has such a beautiful culture and incredible energy, and we’re excited to build on our long-standing history—supporting our customers, investing in local communities, and working together to build a…

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Musk also said that he sleeps in the office sometimes and has a spot in the library which many don’t frequent. News 

Elon Musk says his dog “Floki” is Twitter’s new CEO

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk has claimed that his dog is now the CEO of popular micro-blogging platform Twitter. Musk, who bought the platform for an impressive $44 billion last year, made the remark in an impromptu interview with the BBC in which he commented on an inquiry about his position as CEO. Tesla boss Elon Musk responded to the inquiry by saying: “I went down. I keep saying I’m not the CEO of Twitter, my dog is the CEO of Twitter.” Earlier, Musk tweeted a photoshopped image of his dog…

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