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Ajai Chowdhry, cofounder of HCL, said that production-linked incentives (PLI) that come out of the government should encourage value addition in India, even as he said the latest incentive scheme for electronics hardware manufacturing was better than the previous one.The union cabinet, on May 17, approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme 2.0 for IT Hardware with a budgetary outlay Rs 17,000 crore. On this Chowdhry said, “It is better than the earlier one.”However, he pointed out, “I would like to see a little…

After making a big statement about how ChatGPT could negatively impact student learning, New York City public schools are taking a step back and stating the AI chatbot isn’t so bad.Generating Video Via Text? | Future TechDavid Banks, the head of the city’s public schools, announced on Thursday that the system would lift the ban on ChatGPT it enacted in January. At the time, New York City public schools appeared to be concerned that OpenAI’s chatbot would lead to a barrage of cheating by students and affect their critical…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A single, 10-minute meeting between teachers and their principals can increase teacher job satisfaction, our new research shows. This increase in job satisfaction could potentially encourage teachers to stay in the profession longer, thereby reducing turnover and potentially saving school districts hundreds of thousands of dollars. …

Too Long; Didn't ReadThe entire crypto market has lost over two trillion of its value. The problem with Web3, it seems, is that the entire ecosystem is still somewhat exotic. Most Web3 products are built in such a way that necessitates annoying complexities like the omnipotent 12-word seed phrase. Web3’s UX problem is not a design issue. It's a network issue. Too Long; Didn't ReadThe entire crypto market has lost over two trillion of its value. The problem with Web3, it seems, is that the entire ecosystem is still…

Nextdoor is introducing its first generative AI feature, an in-app “assistant” that can help users rewrite “potentially unkind” posts on the neighborhood social network. The new feature is rolling out “over the next several weeks.” It’s far from the first time the company has experimented with ways to remind users to keep conversations “neighborly.” The company, which has at time struggled to fight the perception that its platform can , began using in 2019 and last year introduced pop-ups reminding users to be more The…

YouTube already bans videos that directly promote eating disorders, but now it's clamping down on content that may unintentionally encourage that behavior. To begin with, the service banning videos on eating disorders that feature "imitable" behavior or weight-oriented bullying. The company will also restrict informative and artistic videos containing disorders (such as someone discussing their recovery) to users 18 and older. You'll also see crisis resource panels for eating disorders in more places. While they already…

A front page story in The New York Times on July 2, 1971, with details about the conflict in Congress over the CBS documentary ‘The Selling of the Pentagon.’ Credit: New York Times archive Everyone seems to hate what they call "the media." Attacking journalism—even accurate and verified reporting—provides a quick lift for…

Cryptocurrencies have become a popular investment choice over the years, with several platforms providing investors with opportunities to buy, trade, and store digital assets. However, with the increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies, the risks of exploitation and hacking have also risen. The Algorand (ALGO) community recently suffered an exploit that resulted in the loss of around $9.6 million worth of ALGO tokens. On the other hand, HedgeUp (HDUP) is a new cryptocurrency gaining traction in the market. Analysts…

Tamil Nadu would introduce an equity model for startups in the fifth edition of Tamil Nadu Startup Seed Fund (TANSEED 5.0) for the first time, aimed at encouraging the enterprises to scale up their operations, the state government said on Sunday. Since the introduction of TANSEED in 2021, the government has supported 84 startups in the state. In its fifth edition, TANSEED for the first time would be awarded in an equity model for 3 per cent stake in the startups. "Investment in the form of equity is aimed at helping the…

Average tuition in the US and UK/England. The UK/England line uses the government set tuition cap and reports values for England-only between the years 2005 and 2017 and for the entire UK prior to 2005, reflecting policy changes. Sources: Authors' calculations from Baum et al. (2017); Belfield, Britton, Dearden, et al. (2017). The tuition amounts are in 2016 US dollars, adjusted for inflation. Credit: European Journal of Education (2022). DOI:…