AI art tool Midjourney has all the answers to ‘what if’

[ad_1] Inspired by the recently released images of the universe by NASA, the first prompt I fed into the Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool of research lab Midjourney was “a spaceship surrounded by galaxies”. The result, as pictured below, was an image of a vessel suspended in space that seems to reflect the cosmos around it […]

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Craving a fine dining experience? Please share your data first

[ad_1] Twenty-five-year-old Prathamesh Rakshe, a Pune-based DJ, was shocked when a popular restaurant chain asked him to complete a survey to get the next meal free. “I was asked to enter my name, address, phone number (with OTP verification) and my date of birth, after which the survey asked a few questions about my dining […]

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The word of the year is ‘Uncertainty’

[ad_1] More than two years into Pandemic Times, technology is more popular, stronger and richer than it was before. Or is it? This year — and particularly the past few weeks — have complicated what was a fairly straightforward understanding of how most of the tech industry and America’s superstar digital companies were faring. Repeatedly […]

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India among countries clocking revenue records that help Apple score ‘better than expected’ Q3 results

[ad_1] Apple Thursday announced a “better than expected” $83.0 billion third quarter result, which CEO Tim Cook acknowledged was powered also by “June quarter revenue records in developed and emerging markets with double digit growth in Brazil, Indonesia and Vietnam, and a new doubling of revenue in India”. In the earnings call with analysts after […]

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60 per cent of Indians want to explore Web3 as a full-time career option: KuCoin Survey

[ad_1] In India, cryptocurrency, metaverse, and non-fungible tokens (NFT) are the most popular and desired fields for a Web3 career, said a new survey by Kucoin, a global cryptocurrency exchange. The survey titled “Journey into Web3” unveils details about India’s promising talent pool that bears the potential to lead the world in the Web3 space. […]

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Cryptoverse: What crisis? Venture capitalists bet big on crypto

[ad_1]  It’s not all doom and gloom. Even as the crypto sector shivers in the bleak winter, venture capitalists are pouring money into digital currency and blockchain startups at a pace that’s set to outstrip last year’s record. In the first half of the year, VCs bet $17.5 billion on such firms, according to data […]

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How China became ground zero for the auto chip shortage

[ad_1] From his small office in Singapore, Kelvin Pang is ready to wager a $23 million payday that the worst of the chip shortage is not over for automakers – at least in China. Pang has bought 62,000 microcontrollers, chips that help control a range of functions from car engines and transmissions to electric vehicle […]

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Indian roots, many career pivots, Apple Health VP knows everything finally adds up

[ad_1] Had the rebel in her completely had her way, Sumbul Desai would have ended up as a journalist or a media honcho. But after many pivots in her career path, Dr Sumbul Desai is now one of the most influential women in tech, as VP-Health at Apple. “You never think that all of those […]

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Google offers concessions to avoid U.S. antitrust lawsuit, reports WSJ

[ad_1] Google said it was engaging with concerned regulators and had no plans to exit the ad-tech business Google said it was engaging with concerned regulators and had no plans to exit the ad-tech business Alphabet Inc’s Google has offered concessions to avoid a potential U.S. antitrust lawsuit alleging that the company abuses its clout […]

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