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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty, steps down as part of $4.3Bn settlement with US DOJ

Changpeng Zhang is stepping down as Binance CEO and has pleaded guilty…

OpenAI faces mass resignations amidst leadership crisis

The fallout of Sam Altman’s surprising ouster from OpenAI continues to spread.…

Amazon restructures Alexa division with fresh layoffs amid AI push

Once again, layoffs are coming to Amazon, and this time, it simply…

Microsoft launches a new tool to create highly realistic talking avatar videos with text input

At its annual Ignite conference this year, tech behemoth Microsoft has now…

International alliance of 40 nations, led by the U.S., to pledge against ransom payments to cybercriminals

A coalition of 40 nations, spearheaded by the United States, is set…

Apple sends out state-sponsored iPhone attack warning to several Indian Opposition leaders

A recent spate of assertions by several prominent opposition political leaders in…

Biden’s Executive Order sets new benchmarks for safe and trustworthy AI in the U.S.

U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a groundbreaking Executive Order to set…

Byju’s CFO Ajay Goel steps down six months after joining

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of India’s edtech giant Byju’s, Ajay Goel,…

U.S. FCC votes 3-2 to advance reinstatement of net neutrality rules rolled back during Trump tenure

In a significant and hotly debated decision, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission…
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LinkedIn to hand pink slips to 668 employees in second round of layoffs this year

Months back, Microsoft-owned social network LinkedIn had laid off 715 employees and…

Meta takes action to counter misinformation during Israel-Hamas conflict

Amid warning signs from government officials, and general public alike, Meta is…
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Google says it will protect generative AI users from copyright claims amid growing protests from original creators

Generative AI has already proved its mettle when it comes to generating…

India acts against China’s Vivo over alleged visa violations, illegal foreign transfer worth $13Bn

The Indian government has taken into custody a Chinese employee of the…

After Twitter, Now Meta warned by European Commissioner on Israel-Hamas misinformation, has 24 hours to take action

In the midst of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, pointed warnings are been…

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida expected to propose Generative AI rules to G7 nations

A common notion held in the tech circles these days, is the…

FTC, 17 U.S. states file antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, accusing it of monopolistic practices

Amazon’s practices, this time — and perhaps incoming — have earned the…