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The allocation of Rs 10,000 crore for artificial intelligence (AI) is crucial for startups across all sectors, regardless of their industry focus, Arvind Kumar, director general of Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), said on Friday.STPI is an organisation under the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) that promotes the IT industry in India, focusing on innovation, research and development, startups and product/IP creation.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, said the foundation is proud to be a partner in India’s unique effort in promoting women’s empowerment and gender equality with the Alliance for Global Good – Gender Equity and Equality.The alliance was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this year and its logo and website were unveiled in Delhi on Wednesday. The Gates Foundation was an early partner in the alliance.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

The concept of an Apple Watch helping to save someone's life isn't a new one and long may that continue. Between the heart rate monitor, atrial fibrillation alerts, and the blood oxygen sensing technology, there is a lot going on inside an Apple Watch that has the potential to save a life. And that's before we get into the health benefits of knowing how much you've moved and tracking your workouts. So when we saw the news that an Apple Watch has helped save the life of a retired accountant in Lawrenceville, New Jersey,…

Byju Raveendran, the founder and chief executive of cash-strapped edtech Byju’s, told employees the company has credited January's salaries as of Sunday.ET spoke to employees, across senior and junior roles, who confirmed the development.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data Science For ManagersVisitIIM LucknowIIML Executive Programme in FinTech, Banking & Applied Risk ManagementVisit“I…

Today, December 13, marked another interesting day in the artificial intelligence (AI) space, especially in the Indian context. Indian startup Sarvam AI has launched the first Hindi language large language model (LLM) OpenHathi-Hi-v0.1. In other news, at the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit, French Minister Delegate for Digital Affairs, Jean-Noel Barrot emphasized that India is playing a leading role in AI. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.OpenHathi LLM…

Former director general of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) Dr. RA Mashelkar on Friday lauded Karnataka for being an “amazing 40% state," in a veiled reference to the now ruling Congress' attacks on the former BJP government over alleged corruption during the assembly election in May. In April last year, the State Contractors’ Association had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that some ministers and officials in the then BJP regime were taking 40% bribe in every government contract. A…

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After a dramatic loss in the defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp, Amber Heard is back to her confident self. Her first movie since the trial, a psychological thriller named "In the Fire" premiered at the Taormina Film Festival in Italy last weekend. Director Conor Allyn of her latest film and her co-star Luca Calvani have praised the "Aquaman" star in an interaction with the Deadline. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard(File) “I’m so happy that Amber went through something so awful and it didn’t change her…

A former World Bank president, David Malpass, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his administration’s sweeping reforms in the nation’s foreign exchange market and the abolition of the fuel subsidy regime. He said the actions are expected to enhance currency stability, combat inflation, and tackle corruption in Africa’s most populous nation. Mr Malpass, while expressing satisfaction and optimism about Mr Tinubu’s steps in a tweet Wednesday, highlighted the impact of the policy reset on the country’s economy.…

Often mocked by standup comedians and sitcom writers – a sure sign of its ubiquity – ayahuasca, the hallucinogenic tea, has brought an influx of western travellers going on healing retreats to the forests of Peru. Focusing on its medicinal properties, Marc Silver’s documentary aims to dispel certain misconceptions about the psychedelic brew.Among Indigenous people, rituals involving ayahuasca have been practised for millennia. Made from vines and other plant extracts, the concoction relieves patients of physical and…