Tech giants’ indirect emissions rose 150% in three years as AI expands, UN agency says

Tech giants’ indirect emissions rose 150% in three years as AI expands, UN agency says

Indirect carbon emissions from the operations of four of the leading AI-focused tech companies rose on average by 150% from 2020-2023, due to the demands of power-hungry data centres, a United Nations report said on Thursday. The use of artificial intelligence by Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta drove up their global indirect emissions because of […]

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Meta asks judge to rule that FTC failed to prove its monopoly case

Meta asks judge to rule that FTC failed to prove its monopoly case

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 […]

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Silicon Valley is ready for a makeover: Why time is running out for iPhone, Google Search and Facebook

Silicon Valley is ready for a makeover: Why time is running out for iPhone, Google Search and Facebook

If someone asks you about the common thread among the iPhone, Google Search, and Facebook, it’s that all three have changed the tech landscape, and have lasted far longer than the average product. The iPhone debuted in 2007, Google in 1998, and Facebook in 2004. All three tech giants and their core products still dominate […]

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Facebook parent Meta Platforms launches standalone AI assistant app

Facebook parent Meta Platforms launches standalone AI assistant app

Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Tuesday launched a separate app for its Meta AI assistant, similar to those offered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google. The standalone app comes as Meta looks to boost the AI assistant’s usage, apart from being available within the company’s family of platforms – WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. It […]

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Mark Zuckerberg once thought of deleting everyone’s Facebook friends, court documents reveal

Mark Zuckerberg once thought of deleting everyone’s Facebook friends, court documents reveal

Meta’s historical anti-trust trial, which could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, started earlier this week. On Monday, when Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to the witness stand, the Federal Trade Commission shared various emails in evidence. According to Fortune, it included an email sent in 2022 from Mark Zuckerberg where […]

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Meta faces historic antitrust trial that could force it to break off Instagram, WhatsApp

Meta faces historic antitrust trial that could force it to break off Instagram, WhatsApp

A historic antitrust trial began Monday for Meta Platforms Inc. in a case that could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups it bought more than a decade ago that have since grown into social media powerhouses. The trial is bringing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg into federal court in Washington to testify. In […]

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Facebook’s new ‘Friends’ tab lets you see all friend posts in one place

Facebook’s new ‘Friends’ tab lets you see all friend posts in one place

Meta’s first ever social media network – Facebook, is getting a new Friends tab which the company says will be the go to place for checking out your friends’ stories, reels, posts, birthdays and other things. Unlike Facebook’s main feed, which comprises posts from pages you follow and other algorithmic content, the newly introduced ‘Friends’ […]

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Morning Digest | SIT on Morbi bridge tragedy finds lapses in repairs, maintenance; Chandrayaan-3 lander completes EMI-EMC test, and more

Morning Digest | SIT on Morbi bridge tragedy finds lapses in repairs, maintenance; Chandrayaan-3 lander completes EMI-EMC test, and more

A cable suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi, Gujarat on October 31, 2022. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Navy plans for another Vikrant-size carrier before Vikramaditya retires As aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya gets ready to sail out of the dockyard after a long refit, the Indian Navy is finalising plans to repeat the order for an INS […]

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