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14/04/2023

Twitter Allows Users To Monetize Their Content Through Subscriptions

Twitter is allowing users to charge for access to their content, “from longform text to hours-long video,” owner Elon Musk said in a post on the site Thursday.

Musk stated that Twitter will not keep any of the money users earn from subscriptions for the first year. After accounting for app store fees, that means users will keep at least 70% of their subscription revenue on mobile. Musk did not go into detail about the plan's technical details.

Twitter, an X Corp subsidiary, has recently struggled with efforts to monetize its platform. Advertising, which accounted for more than 80% of Twitter's revenue before Musk took over, has dropped by 50%. Twitter Blue, a premium version, is intended to generate revenue for the company, but only 15% of monthly users have signed up.

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13/04/2023

OpenAI To Pay $20,000 To Users Who Find Bugs In Its ChatGPT & AI Systems

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has announced a new bug bounty programme that will pay users up to $20,000 (Rs 16 lakh) for reporting bugs in its artificial intelligence system, specifically its popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT. The large bug bounty program, which went live on Tuesday, will award rewards based on the severity of the reported bugs, with a minimum of $200 per vulnerability. As a result, the more dangerous bugs you discover, the more money you earn.

This is not an unusual move in the technology industry, as many companies have bug bounty programmes in place to encourage programmers and ethical hackers to report bugs in their software systems. There have been numerous reports of people making millions of dollars by discovering bugs in Facebook, WhatsApp, and other applications.

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12/04/2023

Adieu To Boring Meetings; Snapchat's Witty Lenses Will Soon Be Integrated Into Microsoft Teams

Microsoft and Snap have collaborated to bring Snapchat lenses to Microsoft Teams. During video calls, more than 20 Snapchat Lenses are now available in the Microsoft Teams app, including ones that place a cat on your head, a sloth on your shoulder, or virtual sunglasses on your face.

Teams users do not need to download a separate app or add-on because Microsoft has integrated Snapchat's AR lenses directly into the Teams client's video effects section. Microsoft has bought these Snapchat Lenses to Teams by leveraging Snap's camera KIT SDK.

While Microsoft uses Snap's Camera Kit to add Snapchat Lenses to videos on its Flip education platform, this new Teams feature will be available only to Teams for Work users. You won't be able to use these new Snapchat lenses if you're using it for personal or educational purposes. You'll also need to use the current "classic" version of Teams rather than the "New Teams' preview clients," which Microsoft began previewing late last month.

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11/04/2023

Taliban ban entry of families & women into restaurants with gardens in Afghanistan’s Herat province

The Taliban have barred families and women from entering restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Afghanistan's northwestern province of Herat. This comes as the group, which took power in August 2021, continues to impose restrictions on women.

According to the official, the ban only applied to restaurants with green areas, such as parks, where men and women could meet. "We set limits and closed these restaurants after repeated complaints from scholars and ordinary people," said Baz Mohammad Nazir, a deputy official from the Ministry of Vice and Virtue's directorate in Herat.

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10/04/2023

Jio seals Rs 350 crore deal to run NIC’s cloud services for 5 yrs

According to an official statement, Jio Platforms has requested a Rs 350 crore contract to manage and improve the cloud services of the government's National Informatics Centre (NIC).

The Reliance Industries Group form has been chosen to improve NIC national cloud services and will be deployed at the National Data Centres in Delhi, Pune, and Bhubaneswar. NIC is the government's technological backbone. Jio's contract includes five years of on-site maintenance.

"Jio has won the tender and has begun working on it," a Jio source said. "We're starting with cloud services in Bhubaneswar and Hyderabad." NICSI had asked Indian cloud partners to submit proposals for managing cloud solutions under Meghraj 2.0.

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07/04/2023

Google Will Integrate Chat AI Into Its Search Engine, Says Sundar Pichai

Google plans to add conversational AI features to its flagship search engine, according to CEO Sundar Pichai, as it deals with chatbots like ChatGPT and broader business issues.

His remarks are significant because they come at a time when Meta, Microsoft, and a slew of other technology companies are scrambling to incorporate AI technologies into their products and services.

Alphabet Inc is well-known for creating large language models (LLMs) capable of processing and responding to natural language prompts with human-like responses. However, the technology has not been integrated into the company's search, which accounts for more than half of its revenue.

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06/04/2023

Govt Nod Yes For 34 Electronic Components Manufacturing Proposals Worth Rs 11,187 Crore

The government approved 34 electronic component manufacturing proposals worth Rs 11,187 crore until March 30 of this year on Wednesday.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and IT, stated in a written reply to the Lok Sabha that the government notified a Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components (SPECS) on April 1, 2020, and applications were accepted until March 30, 2023.

"As of March 30, 2023, 120 SPECS applications had been received." The scheme has received applications from domestic businesses. According to him, as of March 30, 2023, 34 applications totaling Rs 11,187 crore had been approved under the scheme.
The scheme has approved proposals from Tata Electronics, Samsung Display Noida Pvt Ltd., and many others.

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04/04/2023

India To Sign Rs 2,400 Crore Deal With US For Missiles, Torpedoes For Indian Navy

As a step towards strengthening their military hardware cooperation, India plans to sign a weapons agreement with the US soon to purchase American weapons such as Hellfire missiles and Mark 54 anti-submarine torpedoes. These weapons will be installed on the 24-60 helicopters that will be fully inducted into the Navy in the near future.

The proposal to purchase the weapons package for the MH-60 Romeo choppers is moving quickly, and the deal is expected to be signed soon. According to reports, the agreement will be signed through the Foreign Military Sales route.

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03/04/2023

Indian Smartphone Exports Surpassed Rs 82,000 Crore In FY 2022-23

According to new industry data, Indian smartphone exports are likely to have surpassed $10 billion (over Rs 82,000 crore) in the previous fiscal year 2023. According to Asian Lite, Apple's "Make in India" smartphones now account for 50% of total exports, with Samsung accounting for 40% of mobile exports and other smartphone players accounting for the remaining 10%.

Indian electronics manufacturing is thriving and making a name for itself around the world. The government is putting a lot of emphasis on smartphone manufacturing. The government prioritises the telecom industry. Global manufacturing behemoths are increasingly preferring India. In India, Samsung recently opened the world's largest phone manufacturing facility. Other global behemoths, such as Apple, have also relocated significant numbers of employees to the country. According to Asian Lite, global enterprises such as Oppo, Vivo, and Lava have also established bases and expanded operationally in India.

Smartphone exports from India more than doubled from the same period in the previous fiscal year, thanks to production-linked incentive schemes.

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31/03/2023

WhatsApp Plans To Introduce 15 New Disappearing Message Duration Options

WhatsApp introduced the disappearing message feature in 2020, which allows users to have their messages automatically deleted after a set period of time. According to reports, the company plans to improve this feature by adding 15 more duration options. This update gives users more control and flexibility over their messages.

The WhatsApp disappearing messages feature is intended to delete selected messages after a specified time period, adding an extra layer of privacy to users' conversations. This feature ensures that messages are not stored indefinitely on the recipient's device or WhatsApp's servers.

Currently, WhatsApp only provides three options for message deletion: 24 hours, seven days, and 90 days. However, the messaging app is working on adding more duration options to this feature, according to a report. The report includes screenshots that show the new durations that are being developed.

Extending the duration options for disappearing messages in WhatsApp will give users more flexibility and control over their private conversations. The addition of an hour duration could be especially useful for messages containing sensitive or confidential information, as it would ensure that such messages are automatically deleted from the server and the recipient's device after a short period of time. This would improve the privacy and security of WhatsApp's messaging service.

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30/03/2023

Twitter Announces New API With Only Free, Basic, And Enterprise Levels

Twitter has finally revealed its new API pricing structures. These three tiers include a basic free level designed primarily for content posting bots, a basic $100 per month level, and a costly enterprise level. According to the company, any level of subscription includes free access to the Ads API. Twitter stated that old access levels such as Standard (for v1.1), Essential and Elevated (for v2), and Premium will be phased out over the next 30 days.

Twitter's new announcement mentions "looking at new ways" to serve the academic community, but offers no details on potential solutions. While the company attempts to define academic usage tiers, researchers can subscribe to free, basic, and enterprise tiers. The free and basic tiers may be ineffective for academics, and the enterprise tier may be prohibitively expensive for projects with limited funds.

Twitter's API saga began in February when the company announced that free API access would be discontinued in a matter of days. Following widespread criticism, Elon Musk stated that the company will provide a free tier to bots that provide "good content." Later, it stated that the basic tier would begin at $100 per month without specifying the level of access. On February 13, the company announced a "few more days" delay in the launch. After more than 45 days, the company finally provided information about the new APIs.

The new API service appears to be a money grab. The free tier allows for only 1,500 post requests per month, as well as Login with Twitter access. The free tier, dubbed "for hobbyists or students," offers 50,000 post requests and 10,000 read requests per app per month. Developers who want more data will have to apply for enterprise access, which is said to cost $42,000 per month.

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30/03/2023

Walking 8,000 Steps once Or Twice A Week Reduces Mortality Risk: Study

According to a study published on Tuesday, including walking in your daily routine can significantly reduce your risk of premature death. 8,000 steps equals 6.4 kilometres on average.

The researchers from Kyoto University and the University of California analysed data from 3,100 adults in Los Angeles to look at the health benefits of walking only a few days a week. Their findings were published in the JAMA Network open journal. They examined daily step-count data from participants collected between 2005 and 2006.

The researchers discovered that people who walked 8,000 steps one or two days a week were 14.9% less likely to die over a 10-year period than those who did not.

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