Apple blocks update to email app with ChatGPT tech: report

An update to the email app, BlueMail, which uses a customized version of OpenAI's GPT-3 language model, was blocked last week, Ben Volach, co-founder of BlueMail developer Blix Inc, told the Journal.

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US House panel approves Bill giving Joe Biden power to ban TikTok

Lawmakers voted 24 to 16 to approve the measure to grant the administration new powers to ban the ByteDance-owned app - which is used by over 100 million Americans - as well as other apps considered security risks.

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Nexus mops up its largest ever fund at $700 million; Blinkit may launch at-home services

Nexus Venture Partners announced the close of its largest-ever fund at $700 million which comes at a time when startup funding has plummeted due to the ongoing tech winter. Zomato's CEO Deepinder Goyal has resigned from the board of Urban Company and interestingly enough Blinkit is mulling an entry into the segment.

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Flights and firefighting: companies push into the metaverse

The metaverse exploded in popularity after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in late 2021 pronounced it the next big thing for the internet, renaming his social media empire and socking tens of billions into the idea.

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Andhra Pradesh government launches probe into fire at Apple supplier Foxlink

Foxlink's plant, which makes charging cables for iPhones in the state, was engulfed in a massive fire on Monday, but there were no casualties. The fire department has said much of the fire safety equipment at the factory was not functional.

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Prop-tech startup NoBroker raises $5 million in funding from Google Development Corp

Google and NoBroker will collaborate to enhance user experience and work towards making the entire real estate journey of a user - from finding a home to living in a housing society, a seamless experience.

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Soroco founder Rohan Murty on work graph, his illustrious family & ChatGPT

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FTX's Nishad Singh pleads guilty as pressure mounts on Sam Bankman-Fried

"I am unbelievably sorry for my role in all of this," Singh said, adding that he knew by mid-2022 that Bankman-Fried's hedge fund, Alameda Research, was borrowing FTX customer funds, and customers were not aware. Singh said that he would forfeit proceeds from the scheme.

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Online shopping continues to grow even after Covid-19 pandemic

Consumers continued to shop online last year despite retail chains and malls reporting complete recovery in sales and higher footfalls than pre-Covid period

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Startups collective eye legal action to challenge Google

Representatives from matrimony, dating, fintech, edtech and gaming sectors discussed the implications of the billing system, where Google said it would reduce the fee only by 4% if a user pays through an alternative billing system.

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Razorpay FY22 net profit up 19% to Rs 7.37 crore

Revenue from operations for FY22 stood at Rs 1,481.1 crore.

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