The story behind the Telugu SLM ‘Chandamama Kathalu’

Small language models, trained on limited datasets and fewer parameters, can revive the lost art of telling stories to children in their native language

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In-depth | India’s electronic ambitions ride on young female employees

Women are increasingly becoming the talent pool of choice for electronics companies. This augurs well for companies which will have to double down on their hiring considering the electronics market in India alone is being valued at $155 billion, with domestic production accounting for 65 per cent.

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How layoffs reordered Indian startups this year, and other top tech stories this week

Startups laid off over 28,000 people just in the first three quarters of 2023. This alone was over 50% higher than 2022, when companies let go nearly 18,000 employees.

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Apple’s newest headache: an app that upended its control over messaging

Since it was introduced Dec. 5, Beeper Mini has quickly become a headache and potential antitrust problem for Apple. It has poked a hole in Apple's messaging system, while critics say it has demonstrated how Apple bullies potential competitors.

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Facebook's Meta fined for breaches of Italian gambling ads ban

Meta has been fined 5.85 million euros ($6.45 million) in connection with profiles and accounts on Facebook and Instagram, as well as sponsored content which promoted either betting or games with cash prizes.

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Micron revenue forecasts strong recovery, shares jump

Demand for flash storage and dynamic random access memory (DRAM) should keep improving next year, while at the same time supply will begin to approach historically normal levels, the memory chipmaker said.

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Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 could send 240 million PCs to landfills: report

The electronic waste from these PCs could weigh an estimated 480 million kilograms, equivalent to 320,000 cars.

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