Google plans to upgrade search with AI chat, video clips: report

The move comes as artificial intelligence (AI) applications such as ChatGPT are rapidly gaining in popularity, highlighting a technology that could upend the way businesses and society operate.

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ChatFished: How to lose friends and alienate people with AI

It's a weird thing, workplace chatter such as email and Slack: It's sometimes the most delightful and human part of the workday. It can also be mind-numbing to manage your inbox - to the extent you might wonder: Couldn't a robot do this?

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Judge tosses FTC lawsuit accusing broker of unfair geolocation data sales

In a 35-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Lynn Winmill granted a motion the Idaho-based company filed in October by ruling the FTC complaint lacks sufficient allegations to state a claim. The FTC failed to allege Kochava's data sales created "significant risk" of concrete harm, order said, allowing the trade regulator 30 days to amend its arguments.

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AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says its threat to world may be 'more urgent' than climate change

Geoffrey Hinton, widely known as one of the "godfathers of AI", recently announced he had quit Alphabet after a decade at the firm, saying he wanted to speak out on the risks of the technology without it affecting his former employer.

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What’s next for Indian electric two-wheeler makers; and other top stories this week

The market landscape and dynamics have changed in the past year amid the government’s investigations against electric two-wheeler manufacturers over subsidies claimed under government scheme FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India). This scheme was launched in 2011 as part of the National Mission on Electric Mobility.

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Paytm parent One 97 Communications posts $1 billion in revenue for FY23

For the year ended March 31, the Noida-based company posted a loss of Rs 1,776.5 crore on total revenue of Rs 8,400 crore (about $1.03 billion).

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TikTok advertisers stay loyal amid threat of US ban

The steadfastness comes as TikTok, which is owned by Chinese tech firm ByteDance, is fighting to prevent a ban in the US after lawmakers introduced a bill that would grant President Joe Biden's administration authority to ban apps that pose security risks.

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