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Indian-American OpenAI whistleblower found dead in US

A 26-year-old Indian-origin former employee of the artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has died by suicide in San Francisco, authorities said. IMAGE: OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji.......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Like Uber, You Can Book A Drone Soon

Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com E-commerce players may soon rent out drones, so you can use them the way you book a cab on an app, and test viable use-cases for last-mile delivery.......

HC junks Twitter's plea against govt's account blocking orders

The Karnataka high court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by Twitter Inc., challenging several blocking and take-down orders of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, holding......

Karnataka's Limited Scope To Dole Out Freebies

IMAGE: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai flashes the victory sign at a roadshow in the Bengaluru urban district ahead of the state assembly polls, April 23, 2023. Photograph: ANI Photo......

'Our India centre is a hub for global innovation'

'Our business continues to roll out its strategy, the role of this GDTC continues to grow.' IMAGE: Text. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kimberly-Clark/Instagram Sreekanth Jayabalan, vice-president......

Google buys India's trains app maker in Next Billion User drive

This is the second acquisition Google is making to boost its NBU initiative, having acquired four-month-old Halli Labs founded by Pankaj Gupta in July 2017, reports Yuvraj Malik. IMAGE: Google CEO......

Jio IPO may be pegged at over $6 bn; listing expected in Q2 or Q3 of 2025

Reliance Jio, the telecom business of the Mukesh Ambani-promoted conglomerate, is expected to go for an initial public offering (IPO) of over $6.25 billion either in the second or the third quarter......

Money laundering a big threat to online gaming and digital economy: Report

The fast-growing Indian online gaming sector is facing a significant threat from money laundering, necessitating urgent steps to ensure its sustained success and protect the country's robust......

On buyback, Upstox delivers 10x returns to Ratan Tata

Upstox, an investment platform, has generated a 10-fold return to Tata group’s former chairman Ratan Tata on a buyback of 5 per cent of his stake in the company, according to a company press......

Is This The Future Of Television?

'If you are watching cricket and don't want to leave the screen, you could check the menu and order through Zomato (or any other app) from a small part of your screen. That is what we are working......

If Ambani Buys Disney Star...

Assume Voot, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar are merged into one entertainment app, and you have a streaming service with more than 233 million unique visitors.That is a reach just under half of......

'YouTube Shorts pulls in people from all over India'

'Two in three creators in India who earn money from YouTube agree that YouTube is their primary source of revenue.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.......

Flashback 2022: Pushpa Blooms

As the curtain comes down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events. Part 1: A for Alia Bhatt Part 2: Jacqueline's Con Call Part 3: Malaika-Arjun's 'M'......

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