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The state government has appointed Anoop P Ambika as the new CEO of Kerala Start-Up Mission (KSUM) He is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Technopark-based Genpro Research The decision was taken by the state cabinet Anoop worked with multinationals like GE, NEC, Lucent and Nortel in various managerial capacities before starting Kreara

Google suspended researcher Blake Lemoine over his remarks on the AI bot He claimed that Google’s AI bot had become sentient His remark was about the AI LaMDa (Language Model for Dialogue Applications) LaMDA is used to create chatbots that interact with human users Lemoine said the Google AI he interacted with was a person He tried to prove it, but senior officials rejected it Lemoine was a software engineer on Google’s artificial intelligence development team Google has now put him on paid leave for breaching the confidentiality policy

Switch launched its next-generation electric bus platform ‘Switch EiV 12’ for the Indian market It will be available in two variants–EiV 12 low-floor and EiV 12 standard The EiV platform (Electric intelligent Vehicle) includes telematics and connectivity through Switch iON It enables remote, real-time diagnostics and monitoring services, as well as digital battery management tools Switch Mobility is in talks with financial investors

Ghazal Alagh, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Mamaearth, started her company from a personal experience. She and her husband Varun Alagh could not find products to treat their son’s skin condition as the products contained toxins. This inspired the couple to start Mamaearth in 2016 which claims to sell chemical-free products. In 2021, Mamaearth entered the unicorn club. Here is the success story of Ghazal Alagh, who is also one of the investors of Shark Tank India, the business reality show. Born on September 2, 1988, Ghazal Alagh completed her schooling at Gurgaon, Haryana. A Bachelor of Computer Applications,…

Aadhaar is one of the most widely used identification documents in India. Recently, UIDAI’s Bengaluru office warned against submitting Aadhaar photocopies at places like hotels and movie theatres. The warning was issued citing the possibilities of fraudsters misusing it to commit crimes. Although it created a row, forcing the Centre to withdraw the statement, later it was mentioned that Masked Aadhaar could be used to prevent attempted photoshopped crimes using Aadhaar. The Masked Aadhaar ID or Virtual ID is essential as it does not reveal anything important about your personal information. Thus, it protects the identity of the user. How…

Reliance Jio, has increased the price of one of its most popular prepaid plans meant for JioPhone users in India Rs 749 prepaid plan of the JioPhone will now cost Rs 899 to the users The JioPhone Rs 749 plan has been taken down from Reliance Jio’s website The Jio Rs 899 plan is a year-long plan and offers great benefits for its customers

Private Indian companies sign MoUs with ISRO The Indian National Center for space Promotion and Authorization (IN-SPACe) facilitated it 10 MoUs were signed as part of it Indian geolocation startup PATA is one of them PATA to use ISRO’s geospatial data and services It will be used for creating satellite imagery-based digital addresses The platform will be used for various geolocation tools operated by ISRO IN-SPACe is a government undertaking for private Indian companies in space and allied fields.

Alexander Wang co-founded Scale AI in 2016 when he was merely 19 years old. Back then, the company had only three employees. Although people around him considered the venture a joke, his work paid off. Now, Scale AI has 300 employees. The company is worth $3.5 billion and is one of the biggest AI companies in Silicon Valley. Wang, who currently serves as the CEO of Scale AI says, the company intends to make AI accessible for all. The idea of Scale AI happened to Wang during his MIT days. Machine Learning and AI were exciting technologies among students on…

Contrary to the expectations, Jeff Bezos’s Amazon and Google have withdrawn from the media rights race for IPL. The media rights bidding was expected to be a battle between Amazon and Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Group. However, since Amazon and Google-backed out, the top prospective bidders are likely to be Reliance-Viacom 18, Sony, and Disney Star. Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the most popular sporting events in the world. The auction is for the 2023-2027 media rights of the same. The companies who are participating in this gave their bid on Friday for BCCI’s approval. It is said that…

The Adani group has joined hands with TotalEnergies of France in a green hydrogen venture It will invest $50 billion over the next decade TotalEnergies will acquire a 25 per cent minority interest in Adani New Industries Ltd (ANIL) from Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) ANIL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEL The announcement led to the shares of AEL ending with strong gains of 5.53 per cent in an otherwise volatile market