Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Tech

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn, which helps people get jobs, carries out second round of layoffs, 700 employees lose their jobs

LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned platform has decided to cut jobs since there has been a drop in demand.

Apple to discontinue online services such as App Store, Siri, and Maps for older devices

Apple is reportedly shutting down services for older devices, including iPhones, Macs, iPads, and iWatches.

India moves closer to having its own space shuttle, ISRO successfully carries out Re-usable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission

ISRO successfully carried out Re-usable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission at Aeronautical Test Range in Karnataka’s Chitradurga

Italy becomes the first western country to ban OpenAI’s ChatGPT over privacy concerns

The decision to restrict ChatGPT was taken due to the absence of a legal foundation that supports the extensive gathering and storage of personal data for training the model.

Belgian man commits suicide after Chatbot ‘Eliza’ encourages him to end his life to ‘save the planet’

Reports mention that the man's fears were fueled by his text exchanges with the AI chatbot Eliza, which made him more anxious and ultimately led to suicidal thoughts.

France becomes the latest country to ban the Chinese social media app TikTok on phones of govt officials over security risks

France has banned the Chinses video sharing app TikTok on the professional phones of civil servants

New Zealand to ban TikTok on parliament-linked devices after the UK banned the Chinese app on govt phones, both cite security concerns

The New Zealand Government is banning TikTok on all parliament linked devices after UK govt banned it on all govt devices

Meta announces 2nd round of layoffs to become ‘flatter and leaner’: 10000 jobs to be cut, 5000 openings not to be filled

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that 10,000 jobs in the company will be cut in the second round of layoffs

Facebook-parent Meta to launch Twitter rival

The rep said the company had no additional info on the prospective social network to share. News site Moneycontrol first reported on the potential Meta service, which is code-named "P92."

Was Ayushman Kaul of Tek Fog fame behind the DFR Lab report that wanted to censor Hindu nationalists on Twitter

Ayushman Kaul had collaborated with The Wire on several projects, including the one on Tek Fog, a dubious, non-existent app, in January 2022.

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