Category: Internet

Netflix unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) for its advertisers at its Upfront event on Wednesday. The streaming platform is heavily investing in its new in-house ad platform dubbed Netflix Ads Suite, and it showcased some of the features and tools that advertisers can leverage. The company also unveiled several ad formats to help its […]

Alphabet’s Google One subscription service, which charges consumers for cloud storage and artificial intelligence features, recently crossed 150 million subscribers, the company told Reuters. That represents a 50 percent increase since February 2024, when Google One crossed 100 million subscriptions nearly six years after the service launched. The same month, Google introduced a $19.99 (roughly […]

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out the US Federal Trade Commission’s case accusing it of an illegal social media monopoly, saying the agency failed to prove its case at a high-stakes antitrust trial. At the trial, which began on April 14 in Washington, the FTC has sought […]

Amazon on Wednesday cut about 100 jobs in its devices and services unit, the group overseeing development of such diverse products as the Kindle, Echo speakers, Alexa voice assistant and Zoox self-driving cars.  Amazon confirmed the cuts following an inquiry from Reuters on Wednesday.  The company said the jobs represented a small number of the total for the unit and were part of its regular business review. A spokesperson declined […]

Google is adding a new feature to its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Gemini. Announced on Wednesday, Gemini can now connect to GitHub repositories and perform several coding tasks. These include generating and modifying functions, explaining code, answering queries about the codebase, debugging code, and more. Currently, the feature is only available to the paid subscribers […]

Google DeepMind announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) coding agent on Wednesday that can enhance the capabilities of AI models. Dubbed AlphaEvolve, it is designed to discover and optimise algorithms across complex computing and mathematical tasks. The powerful AI system is built on the Mountain View-based tech giant’s Gemini models, and it combines outputs generated […]

OpenAI announced the expansion of the recently released GPT-4.1 series of artificial intelligence (AI) models to ChatGPT. These models were so far exclusive to the company’s application programming interface (API), but on Thursday, the San Francisco-based AI firm said that they will also be available within the chatbot. In particular, the GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 mini […]

Stability AI developed a new text-to-audio generation artificial intelligence (AI) model in partnership with Arm. Announced on Wednesday, the new model is dubbed Stable Audio Open Small, and it is said to generate short audio samples using text prompts. The London-based AI firm said that the model is lightweight and is optimised to run entirely […]

Microsoft said on Tuesday it was laying off less than three percent of its workforce, or around 6,000 employees, as the technology giant looks to rein in costs while funneling billions of dollars into its ambitious bet on artificial intelligence. The cuts will be across all levels and geographies and are likely the largest since Microsoft laid off 10,000 employees in 2023. The company let […]

Alphabet’s Google is facing at least EUR 12 billion (roughly Rs. 1,13,259 crore) in damage claims from dozens of price comparison websites across the European Union which allege that the search and advertising giant stole their customers, according to a Bloomberg News review. The civil suits are linked to a 2017 decision by the European Commission to fine […]

Google has silently updated its iconic ‘G’ logo with a new design, nearly 10 years after it was refreshed with the modern Product Sans typeface. The previously visible icon comprised sections featuring solid colours in line with the Mountain View-based tech giant’s colour scheme, with each block having a well-defined boundary. Following the update, the Google […]

Honor 400 series is set to be launched globally on May 22. Ahead of the launch, the Chinese consumer tech brand has teased a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature of the upcoming smartphone series. It will get a new AI-powered image-to-video tool that can animate a static image. While not a lot is known about the […]

Amazon introduced a new warehouse-focused robot last week that can carefully manipulate a wide range of objects. Dubbed Vulcan, the new class of robots feature force feedback sensors that allow it to understand the amount of force it is applying while picking an object or pushing a cart. These robots will be used in the […]

Microsoft is expanding Copilot Pages to all users globally. Announced last week, the new artificial intelligence space is a multiplayer collaborative space where the chatbot and humans can work together to edit and create content and documents. Copilot Pages was first introduced in September 2024 as part of the Microsoft 365 Copilot for enterprises. The […]

ChatGPT is getting a new feature that will enable users to connect their GitHub repository with the chatbot. Announced last week, the new feature is part of the Deep Research agent. OpenAI said the new feature will allow the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to prepare comprehensive reports based on the user’s and others’ repositories. Currently, […]

Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) shared a report about a new piece of malware last week. The new malware, dubbed Lostkeys, is described as a data theft malware and is said to be linked with the Russian threat group Coldriver. Lostkeys is considered dangerous because it is being spread at the end of a multi-step […]

LegoGPT, a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that can generate three-dimensional (3D) Lego structure designs, was unveiled by researchers recently. The new AI model is an open-source project to determine whether AI models can generate structures that are consistent with real-world physics and are consistently stable. The researchers have shared details of how the model […]

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the de-facto federal privacy regulator, said on Friday that the U.S. Department of Justice’s proposal to make Alphabet’s Google share search data with competitors includes adequate safeguards to protect users’ privacy. The proposal is part of a range of measures the DOJ says are necessary to open up the online […]

Ever wished you could understand what your cat is trying to tell you? A Chinese tech company is exploring whether it’s possible to translate those mysterious meows into human language using artificial intelligence. Baidu, owner of China’s largest search engine, has filed a patent with China National Intellectual Property Administration proposing a system to convert […]

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Friday published a set of dos and don’ts for users in a post on X (formerly Twitter) following Operation Sindoor. The ministry’s latest advisory seeks to inform citizens of the risks of misinformation and urges them to stay safe online while following cybersecurity precautions. The government’s […]

OpenAI might be working on introducing more duration-based subscription plans. A tipster shared strings of code from the ChatGPT app and found mentions of weekly and lifetime subscriptions for the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. These tiers could be part of the ChatGPT Plus plan. Notably, the pricing details of the tiers are currently unclear. The […]

LockBit, the notorious ransomware group, reportedly suffered a massive data breach on Wednesday. As per the report, the group’s dark web platform’s admin and affiliate panels were compromised to show a message and link to a MySQL database dump. The database reportedly contains 20 tables that include sensitive information around the cybercriminal group’s affiliate network, […]

India’s telecom regulator has recommended allotting satellite spectrum for commercial communication services for five years, it said on Friday, at a time when Elon Musk is getting closer to launching his Starlink high-speed internet in the country. The recommendation also includes a possibility to extend an initial five-year spectrum allocation by a further two years […]

Anthropic announced the release of web search capability in its application programming interface (API) on Thursday. Now, developers and enterprises can use Claude via the Anthropic API to build applications that benefit from up-to-date knowledge and real-time information. The San Francisco-based AI firm said that Claude will use reasoning to automatically determine when a query […]

OpenAI announced a new initiative on Wednesday aimed at helping countries outside of the US build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Dubbed OpenAI for Countries, the initiative is part of the Stargate Project that it announced in January. While Stargate Project is primarily focused on developing AI infrastructure in the US, the new initiative will help […]

Mistral Medium 3, a new artificial intelligence (AI) model, was released on Wednesday. The Paris-based AI firm introduced the enterprise-focused model with an emphasis on high performance at lower costs. It is claimed to be state-of-the-art (SOTA) in terms of performance in its class, and is said to be available at significantly lower costs compared […]

Figma, the website and app design platform, launched multiple new artificial intelligence (AI) tools on Wednesday. The San Francisco-based company introduced the new tools at its annual Figma Config 2025 event, expanding its product offerings. The new AI tools include Figma Site, Figma Make, Figma Buzz, and Figma Draw. Site is aimed at letting users […]

Google on Tuesday cut about 200 jobs across its global business unit, which is responsible for sales and partnerships, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person with knowledge of the situation. Big Tech players have been redirecting spending towards data centers and AI development, while scaling back investments in other areas. The company told […]

Starlink, backed by billionaire Elon Musk, on Wednesday received government nod for satcom services in India, as Department of Telecommunications issued a letter of intent (LoI) to it. Starlink is a satellite internet service developed by SpaceX — the American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company founded in 2002 by the world’s richest man Musk. […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is reportedly working on an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can generate code in real-time. As per the report, the project is internally being called Kiro, and it can tap into AI agents to complete complex coding tasks. The tool is said to be a comprehensive system capable of writing code, […]