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Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, announced yesterday that he has hired a new CEO for Twitter, who will be starting in approximately six weeks. While Mr. Musk did not reveal the name of the new CEO, he did indicate that he will be stepping down as CEO himself and transitioning into the role of chief technology officer for the social media platform within the next few weeks. Since acquiring Twitter...
Place: San Francisco, United States
20th May 2023
Indian edtech giant Byju's has raised $250 million in fresh funding from New York-headquartered investment firm Davidson Kempner and is close to securing an additional $700 million from existing investors, according to anonymous sources familiar with the matter. The company has maintained its $22 billion valuation over the past year, even as other high-profile startups globally have seen severe corrections in their value. Byju's is using the funds to prepay...
Place: Bengaluru, India
20th May 2023
The human spirit is a remarkable thing. When faced with adversity, it has the power to persevere and overcome even the most challenging of obstacles. This is precisely what Kafi, a 15-year-old girl from Chandigarh, has shown us. Despite being an acid attack survivor and losing her vision at the age of three, Kafi has gone on to become a school topper in her CBSE Class 10 results, scoring an...
Place: Chandigarh, India
13th May 2023
Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm after the introduction of chatGPT by openAI and now BARD by Google is here. Read ON! #StayInspiredOnTheGo
Google's artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, Bard, has been launched in over 180 countries, including India, as announced during the Google I/O 2023 event. The flagship chatbot, which was launched in February 2023, is built on Google's neural network architecture, called Transformers, and is designed around the premise of search. The network uses LaMDA, a language model for dialogue applications, to identify patterns in large datasets of text, allowing Bard to generate...
Google's artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, Bard, has been launched in over 180 countries, including India, as announced during the Google I/O 2023 event. The flagship chatbot, which was launched in February 2023, is built on Google's neural network architecture, called Transformers, and is designed around the premise of search. The network uses LaMDA, a language model for dialogue applications, to identify patterns in large datasets of text, allowing Bard to generate...
Place: San Francisco, United States
13th May 2023
Rajasthan's Nandini Gupta was crowned Femina Miss India 2023 at a glittering ceremony held on April 17th, 2023, at the Indoor Stadium, Khuman Lampak, Imphal, Manipur. The competition witnessed a nationwide hunt to select representatives from 29 states and a collective representative for all Union Territories, culminating in 30 participants vying for the national title. Nandini Gupta emerged victorious, with Shreya Poonja from Delhi and Thounaojam Strela Luwang from Manipur...
Place: Imphal, India
24th April 2023
New York City is taking a step towards the future of policing with the introduction of crime-fighting robots. The NYPD has announced that it will be piloting three new pieces of futuristic equipment to help with policing. The K5 Autonomous Security Robot, produced by Knightscope, is among the new equipment and has been dubbed the "snitchBOT". Equipped with a 360-degree HD camera, license-plate reader, and sonar and lidar sensors, the...
Place: New York, United States
18th April 2023
India is a country steeped in a rich cultural heritage, with a plethora of art forms, music, dance, literature, and architecture that have flourished over centuries. These art forms are a testament to the country's diversity, and they reflect the myriad traditions, beliefs, and customs of the Indian people. However, the patronage and support for these art forms have been inconsistent, leading to a decline in their popularity and relevance....
Place: Mumbai, India
18th April 2023
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Kolkata, India has made history by successfully running its first-ever underwater train. The Kolkata Metro has completed its maiden journey from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade station, marking a significant milestone for the country's transportation sector. This achievement has put India on the map, following in the footsteps of the Eurostar's London-Paris corridor, making Kolkata the first city in India to have a tunnel that passes under a river. Metro Railway General...
Kolkata, India has made history by successfully running its first-ever underwater train. The Kolkata Metro has completed its maiden journey from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade station, marking a significant milestone for the country's transportation sector. This achievement has put India on the map, following in the footsteps of the Eurostar's London-Paris corridor, making Kolkata the first city in India to have a tunnel that passes under a river. Metro Railway General...
Place: Kolkata, India
16th April 2023
1. Intro of Founders: Arpan Lokhande is aged 22. He is a college dropout and he started his first business at the age of 17, after passing out of 10th grade. He started his company from scratch and made it a local success in 3 Years. He hired a total of 7 employees in that Period. Then Covid hit, and the company survived the first wave but unfortunately had to be closed...
Place: India
9th January 2023
Being one of the biggest iGaming events of the year, SiGMA Malta brought together over 25000 specialists from all over the world to share innovations, trends, case studies, and data. The international product company Parimatch Tech, a developer of technological and marketing solutions for the entertainment industry, joined the event, bringing its speakers to SiGMA’s program. On November 17, Parimatch Tech’s CTO Artur Ashyrov and Deputy CTO, VP of Data, and...
Place: Malta, Malta
17th December 2022
