Technology
Equinix data center spills 5,000 gallons of diesel; mayor cites 'computer glitch'
A New Jersey data center spilled thousands of gallons of diesel fuel into a tributary of the Hackensack River. The incident occurred on September 11 and involved a reported 5,000 gallons from a storage tank. Equinix confirmed that two broken valves caused the release while the mayor attributed it to a computer glitch.…
US billionaire’s 'Chinese question' to Bill Gates over his AI will kill billions remark
David Sacks has criticized Bill Gates for his alarming warning regarding AI potentially causing a billion deaths. Gates made strong statements about the risks of AI during an interview with NBC's Meet the Press. In response, Sacks argued that no evidence supports such extreme death toll predictions attributed to AI.…
AI Could Triple Unemployment In Next Decade, Warns Nobel Laureate Daron Acemoglu
Acemoglu told CBS that the future of AI and employment remains subject to human choices, and argued that the uncertainty makes it important to debate how the technology should be developed and deployed.
WhatsApp Restricted Chat rolls out to Beta users on Android and iOS
WhatsApp has started rolling out its new Restricted Chat feature to select beta users on Android and iOS, adding four restrictions designed to limit how messages and media can be accessed or handled within a conversation.
Nvidia still 'the one' for AI? BNP Paribas raises target to $345, sees up to 47% upside
BNP Paribas has retained its Outperform rating on Nvidia and raised its target price to $345 from $285, implying 47% upside. The brokerage sees Nvidia’s full-stack AI platform, including GPUs, networking and software, helping it navigate the shift towards increasingly complex inference workloads and sustain its market…
Jio plans to launch IPO on October 21: Listing, face value and key details
Mukesh Ambani's Jio Platforms is preparing for a significant IPO to raise approximately $3.8 billion. The IPO is expected to open on October 21 and shares will debut on October 28. This IPO aims to reduce debt and will involve a fresh issue of equity shares. Jio Platforms seeks a valuation between $143 billion and…
Man arrested after AI crocodile image sparks 2-day search at Singapore reservoir
Aaditya Thackeray to join Pune MPSC protest, backs demand for chairperson’s exit
“I have just spoken to Vivekanand Patil. October 6, I will go and sit with the students participating in the MPSC agitation in Pune,” Aaditya Thackeray
Trump chooses top spy boss to run new AI taskforce
The US president said his national intelligence chief will lead the group as worries over AI grow.
Our minds aren’t equipped to handle AI
Norbert Wiener, godfather of cybernetics, once said, "The thought of every age is reflected in its technique." For the past century, our thought has been reflected in our computers, including by those in the AI industry. Google's Demis Hassabis calls the brain "a biological approximation to a Turing machine." Elon…
Oppo F35 5G, Oppo F35 Pro 5G Launched: Price, Features, Battery, Display, Colours And More
The new smartphones are set to go on sale in India later this month through Flipkart, Amazon and the Oppo online store.