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ChatGPT, the popular chatbot from OpenAI, is estimated to have reached 100 million monthly active users in January, just two months after launch, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history, according to a UBS study on Wednesday. The report, citing data from analytics firm Similarweb, said an average of about 13 million unique visitors … Read more
Streaming giant Netflix indicated that it is stepping up the crackdown on password sharing with an updated FAQs page on the official website. After Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings stepped down as CEO last month, Greg Peters, the new co-CEO, had confirmed that the vast majority of subscribers who use the service but do not pay … Read more
As many as 36.77 lakh WhatsApp accounts were banned in India in December last year, with the number being marginally lower than for those that faced action (37.16 lakh) in the preceding month. “Between 1 December, 2022, and 31 December, 2022, as many as 36,77,000 accounts were banned. 13,89,000 of these were proactively banned, before … Read more
Twitter boss Elon Musk baffled millions of the social media giant’s users Wednesday after marking his account private; this means only those who already follow the billionaire (and those he now permits) can see his tweets. Those who do not (Musk has nearly 128 million followers on the platform) will see this message – ‘these … Read more
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday announced that India will have its first hydrogen train designed and manufactured locally by December 2023 on the Kalka-Shimla historic circuit. Although hydrogen-powered train technology is still in its infancy with only a few countries using it on a limited basis, India’s early adoption is regarded as a significant … Read more
Budget season brings with it a flurry of demands from all sectors of the economy with expectations of tax relief and greater outlays. As all eyes were on the last full budget of the PM Modi government, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced several measures including major relief to taxpayers by raising the rebate … Read more
Bloomberg | | Posted by Ritu Maria Johny Intel Corp., struggling with a rapid drop in revenue and earnings, is cutting management pay across the company to save cash it needs to invest in a turnaround plan. Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger is taking a 25% cut to his base salary, the chipmaker said Tuesday. … Read more
PayPal Holdings Inc. said it will cut 2,000 staffers as it contends with a macroeconomic slowdown that’s weighed on the firm’s business in recent quarters. The cuts, which will affect about 7% of employees, will take place in the coming weeks, Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman told employees in a memo. “While we have made … Read more
Reliance Jio on Tuesday announced the launch of 5G services across 34 cities spread across 13 states, taking the cumulative tally of the number of cities in the country having access to the company’s True 5G services to 225. This comes days after Reliance launched its services in six states of the north east namely, … Read more
To provide a better user experience for WhatsApp groups, the Meta-owned service is developing the ability to release longer group subjects and descriptions, according to a report in WABetaInfo, a website which tracks news and updates related to WhatsApp. The following screenshot, shared by WABetaInfo, shows how group admins will be able to use this … Read more