Blue-collar jobs may weather raging AI storm better: experts

Only 1% of blue-collar jobs were currently at risk of being automated by AI, according to HR services firm TeamLease Services. In addition, AI can enhance blue-collar workers’ productivity in ways that could improve their pay, and companies are already investing in such technology.

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AI will become companion to creative process, not its master: Anand Mahindra

The chairman of the Mahindra and Mahindra Group said what ChatGPT does is aggregate data but what it doesn't do is capture what a human being has experienced and concluded about something.

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Voice actors air their fears about voice-stealing AI

With different GenAI models working on cloning voices, they can create a five-hour-long audiobook within minutes or even dub an entire OTT web series in 10 different languages. Regarding this, the Association of Voice Artists has reached out to FICCI to represent its concerns before the IT Ministry.

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Microsoft executive Dee Templeton joins OpenAI board: report

The ChatGPT maker had made headlines in November, when CEO Sam Altman was briefly ousted by the OpenAI board and reinstated days later after more than 700 employees threatened to quit and join backer Microsoft in solidarity.

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A crystal ball gaze at the best tech of 2024

This year will have big tech showcasing advancements in AI and other technologies.

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Cracking the code: Charting the consumer landscape of India

India’s consumer tech sector stood at $100 billion in FY-22, something that is expected to go up to $300 billion by 2027, growing at an annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 25%.

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Confident of Aditya L1’s insertion in halo orbit around L1: Nigar Shaji

Aditya was launched from the Sriharikota spaceport on September 2 and the spacecraft has traversed a distance of 1.5 million km from Earth. The final manoeuvre will involve firing a group of thrusters for a short period of time till 4 pm on Saturday. Aditya L1 has 12 thrusters.

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System that could help power proposed Indian Space Station tested successfully: Isro

The 100W class polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell based power system (FCPS) was tested in space on PSLV Orbital Experimental Module or POEM, launched onboard PSLV-C58 on January 1.

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US-based firm SentinelOne acquires Bengaluru cybersecurity startup PingSafe

The Mountain View-headquartered company in a statement said it will acquire PingSafe for a combination of cash and stock and that the acquisition is expected to conclude in SentinelOne’s first quarter of fiscal year 2025.

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LTIMindtree creates Banking Transformation Practice

The BTP will deliver end-to-end consulting, digital and IT services, leveraging commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products and platforms serving banks and capital market firms, LTIMindtree said.

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Apple suffers second rating downgrade in tough start to 2024

Apple has been grappling with a demand slowdown since early last year and forecast holiday-quarter sales below Wall Street estimates.

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