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OpenAI revealed that it had considered the potential for users to form an emotional reliance on its new, humanlike voice mode, which is featured in its popular artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT. Cue all references to the Netflix show «Black Mirror» and the Spike Jonze movie «Her.» The company noted in the report, which concerned safety steps that were taken during product development, that during early testing, users were observed engaging in language that might indicate the formation of a connection with the model. The software participates in conversation by receiving and responding to voice commands, images and videos.

job cuts in 2024 after letting go thousands last year, as the outlook on interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve remains uncertain even as recession fears recede rapidly. Here is a snapshot of job cuts announced so far this year:

HCLTech's arm HCLSoftware plans to acquire 100 per cent stake in France-based software firm Zeenea SAS at a valuation of 24 million euros, in an effort to diversify its data and analytics business offerings. The all-cash deal is expected to be completed in September 2024, according to a regulatory filing by HCLTech. HCLSoftware Chief Product Officer Kalyan Kumar said the acquisition will enable the firm to offer a unified data intelligence solution that will power enterprises to discover, govern, connect, manage and better leverage data in their data engineering and GenAI journeys. «HCLSoftware Actian Data Platform has seen strong growth in Hybrid Data Management and Integration over the last few years. By adding metadata management, data catalog and governance capabilities, the customers would be able to consume these capabilities of the data platform,» the filing said.

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Palantir Technologies said on Thursday it will offer its products, including the Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) on Microsoft's cloud platforms, which cater to the U.S. government and federal agencies such as the Department of Defense. The data analytics company will deploy its products, including the «Gotham» software — which assists in locating targets on battlefields — on Microsoft's Azure Government and Azure Government Secret cloud platforms. Palantir will «be the first industry partner to deploy Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service in classified environments,» CTO Shyam Sankar said in a statement.

Mark Mobius, Mobius Emerging Opportunities Fund, says at the end of the day, it is not foreign investors who drive the Indian market, it is domestic investors. RBI recently said that they want the banks to attract more deposits and probably one of the reasons for this is that there are too many retail investors going into the market and gambling and it might be a good idea for them to keep some money in the banks rather than stocks, but that is just a very short term kind of view. Mobius says as long as S&P 500 continues to move up with corrections along the way, we will see a very good bull market in most countries around the world, particularly India. After Vodafone, have you added any other stock to your India portfolio? Mark Mobius: Yes, but I cannot tell you what it is because we are still adding. But yes, we have added. Because as I say, we are still sitting on more cash.

recruitment is set to surge with an estimated 8.5 per cent increase in job roles within the industry by next year. The demand for skilled IT talent is growing after a slow period late last year and early this year. Hiring is set to surge, with an estimated 8.5 per cent increase in job roles within the industry by next year, according to a report by Indeed, a global job matching and hiring platform and a subsidiary of Recruit Holdings. This data from Indeed has been compiled from Indeed Hiring Tracker and Indeedas platform data. Indeed Hiring Tracker is a quarterly report that explores the employment landscape and job market.

OnePlus' existing schedule of periodic system upgrades and security patches. The updates will be rolled out to supported devices, ensuring that users receive the latest advancements as soon as they are ready.

Microsoft is joining cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike in fighting back against criticism from Delta Air Lines

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Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday: CSX, Caterpillar rise; ZoomInfo, Teradata fall

Anti-theft software upgrades provided for Hyundai and Kia vehicles regularly targeted by thieves has cut theft rates by more than half, according to new research from the Highway Loss Data Institute

Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million cars in China for a remote software upgrade to ensure that they warn the driver when the trunk is not locked shut

Sony on Wednesday booked a 10% rise in operating profit in the April-June quarter, beating analyst estimates, boosted by the strength of its industry-leading image sensor business. Profit at the Japanese tech and entertainment conglomerate was 279 billion yen ($1.90 billion), compared with an average estimate of 275 billion yen from seven analysts polled by LSEG.

US stock futures rose on Monday as some buyers waded into the market, following a three-day global selloff that was fueled by fears of a US economic slowdown and extreme tech-sector valuations. 

bulk holdings of large institutional investors indicate about a stock? When large institutional investors, such as mutual funds, pension funds, or hedge funds, hold substantial portions of a company's stock, it often signals confidence in the company's stability and growth potential. These investors conduct thorough research and analysis before making large investments, indicating strong fundamentals or promising growth prospects. Additionally, significant institutional holdings can attract more attention to the stock, potentially leading to increased market liquidity and investor interest.

foundit’s recent report on skills assessment trends in India shows that the top-paying skills today are artificial intelligence, machine learning and product management. Here is a look at the specific skills in each vertical and the salary for these roles, according to foundit: AI&ML

AI startups in the United States received $27 billion in funding in the April-June quarter, accounting for nearly half of all startup funding in the country during that period. Funding for AI startups in India on the contrary stood at $8.2 million in the April-June quarter, declining about 91% sequentially and by 82% year on year. Even as year-to-date in 2024, Indian AI startupshave raised nearly $96 million, which is a 61% increase over the same period in 2023, there is a reset of sorts happening in the Indian AI space. The initial euphoria is settling down and investors are looking beyond large language models (LLMs) and are now trying to zero in on companies which could build applications and services on top of LLMs. The greatest value for Indian startups could perhaps accrue from building cost-effective applications and services since LLMs and GPU chips are highly capital-intensive, investors and executives told ET.

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Cybersecurity software company CrowdStrike is firing back at Delta Air Lines

On the BSE, Supershakti Metaliks(down 20.00 per cent), Nucleus Software Exports(down 15.32 per cent), Kirloskar Bros.(down 12.36 per cent), Indo Us Bio-Tech(down 11.63 per cent) and KLK Electrical(down 11.09 per cent) stood among the top losers in today's trade.