Game on: Casters beat players in esports winnings

​Esports casters like Ocean Sharma, Varun John, Sudhen Wahengbam, Kaavya Karthikeyan and many others are being well rewarded as hosts of tournaments such as BGMI, Valorant, CS:GO and even making a mark internationally.

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Sam Altman, OpenAI board open talks to negotiate his possible return

Discussions are happening between Altman and at least one board member, Adam D’Angelo, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private and they may not come to fruition. The talks also involve some of OpenAI’s investors, who are also pushing for his reinstatement, one of the people said.

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What Google's multibillion payment to Apple says about privacy and power in tech

A valuation of default settings became clear in the current Google antitrust trial. During the trial, Google revealed that it paid $26.3 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine on various platforms, with a substantial portion of the money going to Apple.

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Data will show efforts to fight hate: X CEO Linda Yaccarino tells staff as advertisers flee

X, formerly Twitter, lost several major advertisers including IBM and Comcast, and owner Elon Musk was blasted by the White House after he agreed with a post on the platform Wednesday.

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Amazon business looking to offer multiple licence options at signup

Amazon Business is the B2B offering of Amazon India that provides its business customers with access to products with a GST invoice allowing them to take input tax credit. These customers also get business-exclusive deals and quantity discounts on products, as per its website.

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Sam Altman said to be discussing return to OpenAI with company's board

The discussions follow an outcry after Altman, 38, was ousted from his role as OpenAI's CEO a day earlier. Since then, OpenAI's investors and Altman's supporters have pressured the four board members of the startup to bring Altman back, six people with knowledge of the matter said.

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Tech provides the assist to find football’s uncut gems

Reliance Foundation is using ai.io’s talent discovery platform to produce a goal that lets Indian football emerge the winner.

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