Coinbase opens local bank transfers for Singapore users at no cost

Previously, users could only purchase crypto via a Visa or Mastercard debit or credit card, or transfer crypto in and out of their Coinbase account.

from Tech-Economic Times https://ift.tt/qSiYJTP

PIB will be empowered to flag fake news on govt bodies; Meta fires 10,000 more employees

PIB can issue a notice to any social media intermediary, flagging fake news on its platform; it, however, cannot take down any content.

from Tech-Economic Times https://ift.tt/cDUmOLi

Microsoft-backed OpenAI starts release of powerful AI known as GPT-4

OpenAI, which created the chatbot sensation ChatGPT, said in a blog post that its latest technology is "multimodal," meaning images as well as text prompts can spur it to generate content.

from Tech-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2nZMSzN

Brands ride on Oscar winneRRRs

Paytm came out with an ad that said, “Say Na To UPI Failures with Paytm” while detergent brand Tide in a meme declared that a win “can’t get cleaneRRR than this”. Condom brand Durex in an ad said: “WHISPERing to winning screams. Indeed, a gRRReat night.”

from Tech-Economic Times https://ift.tt/owpZjdT

Flatter is faster, leaner is better: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as company cuts another 10,000 jobs

This comes after the company said it would cut its workforce by another 10,000 employees following the cuts it announced in November last year. The company had earlier announced that it would fire 11,000 employees, constituting 13% of its workforce.

from Tech-Economic Times https://ift.tt/uUqXNli

OpenAI plans to up the ante in tech’s AI race

The company unveiled new technology called GPT-4 four months after its ChatGPT stunned Silicon Valley. The update is an improvement, but it carries some of the same baggage.

from Tech-Economic Times https://ift.tt/5NG6ewd

Etsy, other ecommerce companies feel squeeze of SVB collapse

Approximately 0.5% of Etsy's active sellers - or around 2,700 merchants - had their payments delayed on Friday after SVB's collapse, according to Etsy.

from Tech-Economic Times https://ift.tt/pEWRtXs