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PM Modi calls upon top tech CEOs to be part of India's growth story

Urges them to co-develop, co-design and co-produce in India for the world

AI will spur jobs but repetitive roles to be impacted: Deloitte top leader

Deloitte's Romal Shetty said that while AI could create more jobs but roles involving repetitive tasks are at risk. He also stressed that while regulations are crucial, it shouldn't stifle innovation

Jony Ive collaborates with Sam Altman on new AI hardware project: Details

The specifics of the AI product and its launch timing are reportedly still being determined

Harris to skip Al Smith dinner, traditional event for major prez candidates

Vice President Kamala Harris will skip this year's Al Smith charity dinner in New York, breaking with presidential tradition so she can campaign instead in a battleground state less than three weeks before Election Day. The dinner benefitting Catholic Charities traditionally has been used to promote collegiality and good humour, with presidential candidates from both parties appearing on the same night and trading barbs. Harris' team wants her to spend as much time as possible in the battleground states that will decide the election rather than heavily Democratic New York, a campaign official said Saturday, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss campaign plans and confirming a decision first reported by CNN. Her team told organisers that she would be willing to attend as president if she's elected, the official said. Donald Trump's campaign did not immediately respond to a question about whether he would attend the dinner. This year's white-tie gala is scheduled for October .

Apple Releases iOS 18.1 Public Beta with Waitlist for Apple Intelligence

The iOS 18.1 public beta is available with Apple Intelligence on the new iPhone 16 series and last year's iPhone 15 Pro, but users must join a waitlist to access these features

UN experts call for establishing framework for global AI governance

A high-powered UN advisory body said Thursday that global governance of artificial intelligence is imperative and urged the United Nations to lay the foundations for the first inclusive global institutions to regulate the fast-growing technology. In a 100-page report, the group said AI is transforming our world, offering tremendous potential for good from opening new areas of science and accelerating economic growth to improving public health, agriculture and optimizing energy grids. But left ungoverned, it said, AI's benefits could be limited to a handful of countries, companies and individuals, while even more powerful systems than exist today could upend the world of work, create autonomous weapons, and pose risks to peace and security. The advisory body outlined principles that should guide formation of new institutions to govern AI including international law, and especially human rights law. It calls on all governments and parties involved in AI to work together to protect hum

Apple iPhone 16 hits stores without its highly awaited AI features

Apple released a public beta version of Apple Intelligence, one aimed at a wider audience

Regulation.ai@India: Striking a balance between innovation and safety

India must not delay implementing comprehensive AI regulations to ensure technology serves humanity's best interests and upholds core values

UN chief urges nations to approve blueprint to address global issues

The United Nations chief urged the world's divided nations on Wednesday to compromise and approve a blueprint to address global challenges from conflicts and climate change to artificial intelligence and reforming the UN and global financial institutions. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters that discussions on the Pact of the Future are in their final stretch and failure to reach the required consensus among all 193 UN member nations would be tragic. A year ago, Guterres sounded an alarm about the survival of humanity and the planet and summoned world leaders to a Summit of the Future at their global gathering this year to unite and take action to reform the UN and other institutions established after World War II and address new global threats. It is taking place Sunday and Monday, just before Tuesday's start of the annual high-level meeting at the UN General Assembly. Negotiations on the 30-page pact, now in its fourth revision, have been taking place for months, and

Lenovo to build AI servers in India as nation's tech push deepens

The company said Tuesday it has started making the large, powerful computers in Pondicherry

Tech's storytelling evolution: From bit roles to key element in filmmaking

As writers, filmmakers, and actors rush to legally protect their work from being used to train AI, its creative abilities will be limited to hallucinating

Accel Atoms 4.0 applications for startups focusing 'Bharat', AI open today

Accel Atoms 4.0, the fourth cohort of global venture capital firm Accel's pre-seed scaling programme, is inviting applications starting Monday from promising startups in two categories - those building for Bharat' and those focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The application window closes on November 17, 2024. The company defines Bharat' as middle-income households spread across Tier 2, Tier 3 and rural India, which is estimated to be a USD 500 billion consumer market opportunity. The top 20 per cent of the rural population has a higher MPCE (monthly per capita expenditure) than about 50 per cent of the urban population. Accel believes multiple Indian unicorns will emerge from the 'Bharat' opportunity, the company said in a statement. A 'unicorn' in industry parlance refers to a privately held startup company that commands a valuation of over USD 1 billion. Through the three-month hybrid programme, pre-seed stage startups selected for Accel Atoms 4.0 will gain mentorship from

Apple confirms 8GB RAM in iPhone 16, 16 Plus for Apple Intelligence, gaming

Apple's senior vice president of hardware technologies, Johny Srouji, has confirmed that the base iPhone 16 models are equipped with 8GB RAM to support Apple Intelligence and console-level gaming

G20 nations agree to fight disinformation and set up AI guidelines

Group of 20 leaders agreed Friday to join efforts to fight disinformation and set up an agenda on artificial intelligence as their governments struggle against the speed, scale and reach of misinformation and hate speech. The ministers, who gathered this week in Maceio, the capital of the northeastern state of Alagoas, emphasised in a statement the need for digital platforms to be transparent and in line with relevant policies and applicable legal frameworks. It is the first time in the G20's history that the group recognises the problem of disinformation and calls for transparency and accountability from digital platforms, Joo Brant, secretary for digital policy at the Brazilian presidency, told The Associated Press by phone. G20 representatives also agreed to establish guidelines for developing artificial intelligence, calling for ethical, transparent, and accountable use of AI, with human oversight and compliance with privacy and human rights laws. "We hope this will be referenc

Tech, US officials discuss AI development, power needs at White House

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google senior executive Ruth Porat and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei were among the tech company representatives who attended the meeting

iPhone 16 series: Here is a recap of AI features previewed by Apple at WWDC

Apple Intelligence will roll out with iOS 18 in US English, with more features, languages, and platforms expected throughout the next year

South Korea summit to target 'blueprint' for use of AI in military

At the first summit was held in Amsterdam last year, where the United States, China and other nations endorsed a modest "call to action" without legal commitment

Australia plans to introduce AI rules on human oversight, transparency

Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic unveiled 10 new voluntary guidelines on AI systems and said the government has opened a month-long consultation

Telangana aims to improve delivery of services to citizens using AI

Recognising the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence in promoting Sustainable Development Goals, Telangana intends to improve service delivery for over one crore citizens and enhance productivity of the government employees by more than 20 per cent over the next 3 years. A report- AI Powered Telangana Strategy Document and Implementation Roadmap- released by the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said six critical pillars have been identified to enable an AI-powered state. "The government intends to improve service delivery for 1Cr+ (over one crore) citizens and enhance productivity of government employees by more than 20 per cent over the next 3 years, setting the benchmark for AI-driven governance across India. The government will set an example by integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) across its operations to enhance efficiency and service delivery and generative AI will be leveraged to power interventions aimed at solving the most critical governance challenges ...

India will need 10-20 chip manufacturing plants in next 10 yrs: Semi CEO

India will need 10-20 chip manufacturing plants over the next 10 years, Semicon India organiser Semi President and CEO Ajit Manocha said on Wednesday. Manocha said that huge interest is developing in the semiconductor ecosystem, especially in Taiwan after the success of Foxconn and Wistron in India. "I think we will need probably in the next 10 years maybe 10-20 fabs in India. This is a rough estimate," Manocha said. Semi will organise the first global conference on semiconductor ecosystem, Semicon India 2024 from September 11-13 in Noida. Manocha has over 40 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Earlier, he served as the CEO of chip manufacturing company Global Foundries between 2011 and 2014, and as executive vice president and chief manufacturing officer at NXP Semiconductors. He also pointed out that the present government has put in place a clear policy which supports the semiconductor ecosystem in India. "For the first time, stars are aligned in favour of Indi