Global AI guidelines 'normative', unclear about implementation, say researchers

To determine if a global consensus existed regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI), the researchers identified and analysed 200 documents related to AI ethics and governance published between 2014 and 2022 from 37 countries and six continents and written or translated into five different languages - English, Portuguese, French, German and Spanish.

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How UPI tips the scale against hotel staff

Guests widely shifting to online payments is threatening tip culture, hurting employees’ income

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EU warns Google over YouTube disinformation in wake of Hamas attack

In the latest in a series of messages to tech CEOs that has already seen him sparring with Elon Musk on X, formerly Twitter, the EU industry commissioner wrote to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.

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EV scooter makers deposit customer refunds; IT firms see dip in hiring

Four e-scooter makers have deposited part of the over Rs 300 crore they have to refund to buyers for mispricing their ebikes to avail of subsidies.

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Lens on payment firms seeking aggregator tag

In the payments business, access to sensitive data needs to be monitored and many payment companies do not have such access controls, or do not maintain proper audit checks. The regulator wants fintechs to be serious about these aspects of business before they are issued a licence.

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47% of Indians to surpass Rs 10,000 in festive spending this year: ShareChat & Moj festive report

This year, the platforms said home improvement has made a strong entry into the top three product categories that Indians are likely to spend on while clothing and mobile phones continue to dominate the purchase categories.

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Caltech ends high-stakes US patent fight with Apple and Broadcom

Pasadena, California-based Caltech sued Apple and Broadcom in 2016, alleging that millions of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other Apple devices using Broadcom chips infringed its wireless-communication patents.

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