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20 Nov

WhatsApp launches new AI-powered chats’ feature for beta testers

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, internationalBusiness, International

WhatsApp is reportedly all set to introduce an AI chatbot to its instant messaging platform, and the latest beta version of the app includes a special button for convenient access to the feature. As noted in the WABetaInfo report, the Chat tab now has a button above the icon to start a new chat. This button facilitates quick opening of AI-powered chats, increasing speed and convenience for users. The AI chatbot powered by Meta AI was unveiled by Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of WhatsApp's parent company Meta, in September. He revealed that the company is testing AI-powered chatbots for a specific…

16 Nov

Vedanta Group sets up new copper unit in Saudi Arabia

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, internationalBusiness

Vedanta Group on Wednesday said it has set up a new copper unit in Saudi Arabia through its subsidiary Malco Energy Ltd for SAR (Saudi Riyal) 1,00,000. The new unit has been named Vedanta Copper International VCI Company Limited, the company said in an exchange filing. In September, Vedanta's board approved a plan to split the business into six separate listed companies. On August 25, Vedanta chairman Anil Aggarwal said the group was considering listing all or some of the businesses separately based on feedback from advisers. He also said that listing different businesses separately would help in "pure play"…

18 Oct

X to charge $1-a-year from new users for basic features in hopes to curb bots

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, internationalBusiness, International

X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has begun testing $1-per-year subscription fees for new accounts on the web that want to post or interact with other users, saying this measure can reduce spam, automated bot accounts, and manipulation of its services. The test, called "Not a Bot," has been launched in New Zealand and the Philippines, X said in a blog post on Tuesday. New users who do not pay a fee cannot take certain actions, including writing, liking, replying or bookmarking posts on the site. "This will evaluate a potentially robust measure to help us combat bots…

08 Oct

Iran’s jailed rights advocate Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

Business Correspondentinternational

Narges Mohammadi, a 51 year old Iran's leading human rights activists who at present is behind bars serving multiple sentences in Tehran's notorious Evin prison has received 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting human rights and freedom for all as well as the courageous activities she held against the oppression of women in Iran and relentless fight for social reform. In the past she had also campaigned for women’s rights and the abolition of the death penalty in Iran. After winning the award she gave her statement to The New York Times in which she asserted that she would never…

08 Sep

Japan launches rocket carrying moon lander SLIM

Priyanka BhowmickInternational, internationalInternational, Japan

Japan on Thursday (September 7) launched a rocket that plans to become the country's first successful moon lander, as seen in live footage shared by the country's space agency. The H2-A rocket, carrying the precision "Moon Sniper" lander, blasted off at 8:42 a.m. (2342 GMT Wednesday) and is expected to land on the lunar surface in four to six months The rocket was launched from Tanegashima in southern Japan after being postponed three times due to bad weather and gathering nearly 35,000 online viewers. The rocket is also carrying a research satellite developed by NASA, the European Space Agency and…

05 Sep

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 safely returns to Earth after 186 days

Priyanka Bhowmickinternational, Tech Byte, TechnologyInternational

Four astronauts aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor spacecraft that splashed off the coast of Florida on Monday morning have successfully returned to Earth after completing their Crew-6 mission from the International Space Station. US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoberg, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedayev landed safely aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, at 12:17 am EDT after 186 days in space, the space agency informed. According to NASA, crew students have contributed to hundreds of experiments and technology demonstrations,…

04 Sep

Chinese woman steals iPhone 14 after chewing anti-theft cord

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, internationalBusiness

A woman has been arrested for allegedly chewing on an anti-theft cable for stealing an iPhone 14 Plus worth $960 (Rs 79,414) from an Apple store in southern China's Fujian province, the South China Morning Post reported. The woman, identified as Qiu, was caught by police half an hour after leaving the store with the device. In a CCTV camera video that has gone viral on Chinese social media platforms, Ms Qiu is seen standing in front of a smartphone display stand. Then he leans on the counter and puts his right hand on a phone. After a brief test…

12 Jul

Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s wife Sita Dahal passes away due to cardiac arrest

Business Correspondentinternational

Sita Dahal, wife of Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal breathed her last at Norvic international hospital in Kathmandu. She died at the age of 69 and was survived by her husband and 3 child. As per the reports it was known that she was suffering from Parkinson disease since a long time. 'Ms. Sita Dahal, 69 yrs/female, known case of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Parkinsonism, Diabetes Mellitus-ll and Hypertension under (on/off) Domicillary oxygen with PEG feeding and indwelling catheter went to cardiac arrest at 8 am,' said the hospital in a statement.

01 Jul

Apple hits $3 trillion valuation

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, internationalBusiness

Apple Inc's market capitalization breached the $3 trillion mark again on Friday, as investors bet on the iPhone maker's ability to grow revenue even as it explores new markets such as virtual reality.Shares of Apple, the world's most valuable listed company, rose 0.9% to $191.4 in morning trading. Apple's market value briefly topped $3 trillion on January 3, 2022, before closing the session just below that mark.The latest gains in Apple shares came as the technology stock rebounded on bets that the Federal Reserve could slow its interest rate hikes as well as buzz around artificial intelligence.

17 Jun

China’s President Xi to meet with Bill Gates in Beijing

Priyanka BhowmickinternationalInternational

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with 'old friend' Bill Gates after many days. They met in Beijing on Friday. This is the first visit of Bill Gates, one of the world's richest men, to China after nearly three years of isolation from the rest of the world and the end of strict Covid controls. He took part in this visit with a group of Western business leaders. During the visit, a meeting was held between the Chinese President and Bill Gates. "You are the first American friend I have met in Beijing this year," Xi Jinping told Bill Gates during…