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British scientists store entire human genome on ‘everlasting’ 5D memory crystal which can be retreived billions of years later

OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2024

The complete human genome has been preserved by British scientists on a 5D memory crystal, which they believe could potentially serve as a blueprint for saving humanity from extinction millions if not thousands of years in the future

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Apple ordered to pay €13 billion and Google fined €2.4 billion by EU Court of Justice in separate cases: Know details

OpIndia Staff - 11 September, 2024

The European Court of Justice fined Apple €13 billion for back taxes in Ireland and Google €2.4 billion for market abuse, marking significant steps in regulating tech giants in the EU.

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US: Man created lakhs of songs in fake band names using AI, earned over $10 million in royalty from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music...

OpIndia Staff - 11 September, 2024

Michael Smith was nabbed in the USA on charges of an extensive seven-year plot involving artificial intelligence (AI)-generated music, fictitious bands and false streams using bots

iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max for Indian market at lower price tag, India-made models to hit global markets soon

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2024

India has made a significant achievement as the iPhone 16 series, including the Pro and Pro Max models, will be made in India. Foxconn has already commenced the production of the iPhone 16 series in India, and the devices will be exported to multiple cities worldwide.

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‘Yes, your smartphones are listening to conversations’: Facebook, Google partner admits that microphones are used for targeted ads without knowledge of users

OpIndia Staff - 4 September, 2024

Cox Media Group admitted during a pitch deck to investors that its "Active Listening" software uses Artificial Intelligence to "capture real-time intent data by listening to our conversations." The company explained that voice data can then be paired with behavioural data to target in-market customers for ads.

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Ola Electric unveils made-in-India 4680 ‘Bharat Cell’: CEO Bhavish Aggarwal says he hopes to lower EV costs and increase India’s battery production capacity

OpIndia Staff - 29 August, 2024

The 4680 Bharat Battery Cell developed by Ola Electric offers five times more energy density, unlike the 2170 battery cells.

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The EU’s growing obsession with censorship: Arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov signals a threat to digital freedom

OpIndia Staff - 25 August, 2024

The investigation against Pavel Durov focuses on the lack of moderation on the Telegram app, which police claim has facilitated criminal activities. Telegram has approximately one billion users and is widely used in Russia, Ukraine, and the republics of the former Soviet Union.

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Zomato bans AI-generated food images after surge in complaints from customers, to actively remove such images from restaurant menus

ANI - 18 August, 2024

Food delivery company Zomato "will actively start removing" the artificial intelligence (AI) generated images of dishes from restaurant menus after receiving several complaints from the customers

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Pakistan: Telecom minister denies allegations of blocking Internet services, blames excessive use of VPNs by people for internet slowdown

ANI - 18 August, 2024

Pakistan's State Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Sunday rebuffed claims of the government blocking or slowing the internet services and said that the slowdown is because of excessive Virtual Private Networks (VPN) usage by the people

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