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The government's cyber-safety handle on Twitter has issued a warning about tax refund scam, asking taxpayers not to click on suspicious links. Under this scam, taxpayers receive email or SMS regarding tax refund and are redirected to a fake Income Tax website. Once they enter their bank details and sensitive information on the website, they're recorded and misused for cybercrime.
short by Hiral Goyal / 12:18 pm on 30 May
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to Instagram to reveal that he completed the Murph workout challenge in 39 minutes and 58 seconds. The challenge includes running one mile, doing 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, and then running another mile while wearing a 20lb (or, 9kg) vest. "That last push to get under 40 mins was brutal!" Zuckerberg said.
short by Hiral Goyal / 08:48 am on 30 May
The latest wave of AI will likely bring people back to office, Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) UK, Kevin Ellis, said. "People are going to want to learn from others face-to-face, and the best way a human can differentiate themselves from a robot is in person," he explained. Working from home is second-best, the best is being in office, he added.
short by Hiral Goyal / 10:16 am on 30 May
New 'DogeRAT' malware targets Android users in India
short by Pragya Swastik / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
A new 'DogeRAT' malware is targeting Android users in India, cybersecurity firm CloudSEK reported. The malware targets victims by impersonating popular apps like YouTube, Netflix, Instagram and ChatGPT and gains access to call logs, audio recordings, text messages, media and photos. It can steal sensitive information such as contacts and banking credentials from devices.
short by Pragya Swastik / 08:45 pm on 30 May
One of the accused in the Telangana State Public Service Commission paper leak case reportedly used ChatGPT to help other candidates cheat. The man allegedly accessed the question papers through a principal at the exam centre, used ChatGPT to obtain answers and relayed them to candidates using bluetooth earphones. He is said to have earned around ₹1.1 crore from candidates.
short by Hiral Goyal / 12:54 pm on 30 May
Nvidia becomes the 9th company ever to hit $1 trillion market value
short by Pragya Swastik / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
Nvidia has become the world's only ninth company to hit $1 trillion in market value after the gaming and AI chip company's shares rose 4.2% in early trading on Tuesday. US-based Nvidia has also become the first chipmaker to join the trillion-dollar club. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited is the next largest chipmaker globally, valued at about $535 billion.
short by Pragya Swastik / 07:39 pm on 30 May
Andrea Guzmán García-Luna, a woman who has been laid off by Meta twice, said she "cried for two hours straight" after her recent layoff. Sharing that the whole experience took a toll on her mental health, she wrote on LinkedIn, "Over the past months I’ve seen people cry on Zoom calls more than I have in my 8 year career."
short by Hiral Goyal / 04:52 pm on 30 May
Top CEOs, researchers, experts and engineers issued a 22-word statement warning about the risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In their warning, the AI experts said that mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority. The signatories include ChatGPT maker OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, professors from several universities, and others.
short by Pragya Swastik / 06:47 pm on 30 May
What caused Nvidia's market value to hit $1 trillion?
short by Pragya Swastik / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
Nvidia's market value hit the $1 trillion mark as the chipmaker's shares continued to surge after a bumper earnings report. Known for its chips used in video games, Nvidia pivoted to the data centre market and its business rapidly expanded during the pandemic. Furthermore, Nvidia produces 80% of GPUs used in large computers that process data and power generative AI.
short by Pragya Swastik / 09:45 pm on 30 May
Before Nvidia, which other US firms have hit the $1 tn m-cap?
short by Srishty Choudhury / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
Nvidia has become the world's only ninth company to hit $1 trillion in market value after the chipmaker's shares continued to surge after a bumper earnings report on Tuesday. Other US companies to have achieved this milestone include Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon. Nvidia has also become the first chipmaker to join the trillion-dollar club.
short by Srishty Choudhury / 11:01 pm on 30 May
Need concrete reason to take down betting apps in India: Apple to govt
short by Pragya Swastik / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
Apple has reportedly told the government that it needs a "concrete reason or a legal requirement" to comply with the government's order of removing betting apps from its App Store, The Economic Times reported. Apple has not refused to comply with the February order to remove the apps. However, it said that it cannot "arbitrarily" remove the betting apps.
short by Pragya Swastik / 02:48 pm on 30 May
Apple may expand trade-in scheme for MacBooks on June 5: Report
short by Ashley Paul / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
Apple is planning to expand its trade-in scheme on June 5, the first day of WWDC, for users to exchange a range of old MacBook models with newer ones, Bloomberg reported. The scheme will reportedly cover Mac Studio, 13-inch M2 MacBook Air and 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro. The scheme may let users obtain credit towards the rumoured 15-inch MacBook Air.
short by Ashley Paul / 11:24 am on 30 May
India's mobile phone exports led by assembly not production: Rajan
short by Srishty Choudhury / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
Raising concerns about India's booming mobile phone exports, ex-RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said the growth is primarily propelled by assembly rather than genuine manufacturing within the country. He said the rise in exports has been accompanied by imports of inputs that go into making devices "and when we correct for that, it's...hard to maintain that net exports have gone up".
short by Srishty Choudhury / 03:10 pm on 30 May
Child porn victims' case against Reddit declined by US SC
short by Aishwarya Awasthi / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
The US Supreme Court declined to hear a bid by child pornography victims who claim Reddit hosted and benefited from sex trafficking. Reddit earlier succeeded in arguing that it had legal immunity from the lawsuit. The plaintiffs include six minors. They allege that Reddit over the past decade ignored requests to remove child sexual abuse material.
short by Aishwarya Awasthi / 09:02 pm on 30 May
Japan urges India to rescind WTO appeal over IT tariffs: Report
short by Mansi Agarwal / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
Japan has urged India to rescind its appeal against a WTO panel ruling that said the country's import duties on certain IT products violated global trading rules, PTI reported citing a Geneva-based official. The ruling was made after complaints regarding the matter were made by the EU, Japan and Taiwan. India appealed against the ruling last week.
short by Mansi Agarwal / 11:25 pm on 30 May
ChatGPT makes spelling error, apologises after user points it out
short by Ashley Paul / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
A screenshot of a user's conversation with ChatGPT showing the AI chatbot making a spelling error has gone viral on social media. ChatGPT misspelt the word 'infringing' as 'infrishing'. When the user pointed out the error, the chatbot apologised saying, "Apologies for the confusion. 'Infrishing' seems to be a typographical error." It later explained the meaning of 'infringing' too.
short by Ashley Paul / 09:23 am on 30 May
Deny FTX ex-CEO's request to dismiss charges: Prosecutors to judge
short by Aishwarya Awasthi / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
The prosecutors have asked a US federal court judge to deny the request by former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to dismiss the criminal charges against him. Earlier this month, Bankman-Fried urged Judge Lewis Kaplan to dismiss most of the counts he is facing. The prosecutors have described the motions to dismiss the charges as "meritless".
short by Aishwarya Awasthi / 03:31 pm on 30 May
Elon Musk meets China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang
short by Mansi Agarwal / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday met China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang during his first trip to the country in three years. According to a government statement, Musk said he's willing to expand Tesla's business in the country. The minister told Musk that China would create a better market-oriented business environment for companies from all countries, the statement read.
short by Mansi Agarwal / 05:35 pm on 30 May
2nd all-private astronaut mission's crew heads back to Earth
short by Mansi Agarwal / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
The four-member crew of Axiom Mission 2, the second all-private astronaut mission to International Space Station (ISS), is heading back to Earth in SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft. The spacecraft has undocked from ISS and is expected to splash down off the coast of Florida on Wednesday at around 8:30 am IST. The mission carried the first Saudi Arabian woman to space.
short by Mansi Agarwal / 11:05 pm on 30 May
RBI to expand ongoing e₹ pilot projects to more locations & banks
short by Ashley Paul / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
RBI aims to expand pilot projects for central bank digital currency (CBDC), referred to as e₹, to more banks and locations in FY24, it said in its annual report. "RBI aims at expanding ongoing pilots in CBDC-Retail and CBDC-Wholesale by incorporating various use cases and features," the report said. RBI had launched the CBDC-Retail pilot on December 1, 2022.
short by Ashley Paul / 12:02 pm on 30 May
Bitcoin being sold at 20% discount on Binance Australia
short by Aishwarya Awasthi / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
Bitcoin was seen being sold at a 20% discount on Binance Australia as compared to the prices seen on rival exchanges. The world's biggest cryptocurrency was around $23,000 on Binance, while it was a little over $28,000 on Australia-based cryptocurrency exchange BTC Markets. It was quoted at around $27,790 outside Australia on other exchanges such as Bitstamp.
short by Aishwarya Awasthi / 04:17 pm on 30 May
Centipede-like robot that could be used in space made: Study
short by Aishwarya Awasthi / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
Japan's Osaka University's researchers have developed a centipede-like robot that they say could be used in search and rescue operations and even space exploration in the future. The robot has six segments and flexible joints. Each segment has two legs connected to it. The robot is 135 centimetres in length and weighs 9.1 kilogrammes.
short by Aishwarya Awasthi / 06:22 pm on 30 May
Point out where we had choice: Musk on Twitter censorship report
short by Mansi Agarwal / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
Elon Musk criticised Bloomberg journalist Matthew Yglesias for sharing a report by Spanish newspaper El País and said, "You're such a numbskull." The report said Twitter approved 83% of content restriction or censorship requests by various governments since the takeover by Musk. "Please point out where we had an actual choice and we will reverse it," Musk stated.
short by Mansi Agarwal / 04:42 pm on 30 May
Why is China the manufacturer of most EV batteries?
short by Srishty Choudhury / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
China is the manufacturer of most EV batteries because it is ahead in mineral mining, training engineers and building factories. Other nations may take decades to catch up with China's pace. By 2030, China is reportedly expected to make twice the number of batteries as the rest of the world as it's the largest controller of cobalt, nickel and graphite.
short by Srishty Choudhury / 09:40 pm on 30 May
China saw launch of 79 AI large language models in 3 yrs: Report
short by Aishwarya Awasthi / on 30 May 2023,Tuesday
Chinese organisations launched 79 large-language models (LLMs) in the country in the last three years, a report by research institutes run by the country's Ministry of Science and Technology said. Chinese organisations released 2 LLMs in 2020 as compared to 11 in the US. However, in 2021 there was a total of 30 LLMs released in each country.
short by Aishwarya Awasthi / 04:38 pm on 30 May
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