Culture & Policy Global News Spotify to reduce headcount by 17% in latest layoffs Spotify, the global music streaming behemoth, has announced a substantial reduction in… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 4, 20232 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy News Microsoft joins OpenAI’s board as a non-voting observer Marking an epilogue to the tumultuous OpenAI-Sam Altman saga, tech behemoth Microsoft… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 30, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Meta loses bid to shift privacy dispute with FTC to court In a significant legal development, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 28, 20232 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy Google News Google’s Bard AI capabilities expand with YouTube interaction In a bid to get one up over OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google has… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 23, 20232 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy News Sam Altman is returning as OpenAI CEO after all Ending nearly a week of drama and ‘techtainment’, formerly ousted OpenAI CEO… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalNovember 22, 20232 minute read
Crypto Culture & Policy Global News 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… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 22, 20233 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy Global News Satya Nadella hints at Sam Altman’s possible return to OpenAI The ongoing Sam Altman-OpenAI saga just got a new twist. Soon after… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 21, 20232 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy News OpenAI faces mass resignations amidst leadership crisis The fallout of Sam Altman’s surprising ouster from OpenAI continues to spread.… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 21, 20233 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy News Amazon restructures Alexa division with fresh layoffs amid AI push Once again, layoffs are coming to Amazon, and this time, it simply… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 20, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Global Microsoft News 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… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 16, 20233 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy Global News YouTube enforces disclosure, content labels for AI-generated content, and more With generative AI advancing by leaps and bounds, we are seeing an… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 15, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Amazon cuts 180 jobs in its gaming division Amazon is announcing a fresh round of job cuts. The technology and… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 14, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Global News Apple is focusing on bug fixes in existing versions, pauses work on new OS across iPhone, Mac and iPad It seems that tech titan Apple is taking a step back from… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 8, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Security 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… Praneetha BandaruOctober 31, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News 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… Praneetha BandaruOctober 31, 20233 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy News 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… Praneetha BandaruOctober 30, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News 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,… Praneetha BandaruOctober 24, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News 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… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 19, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News 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… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 17, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Meta takes action to counter misinformation during Israel-Hamas conflict Amid warning signs from government officials, and general public alike, Meta is… Praneetha BandaruOctober 13, 20232 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy News 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… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 13, 20233 minute read
