Articles by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
Rajesh Gopinathan resigns from TCS; Who is K Krithivasan, the new CEO-designate
Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO of TCS for six long years has resigned from the post. He is succeeded by TCS' BFSI unit president K Krithivasan.
Published on Mar 17, 2023 10:32 AM IST
Webb Telescope captures star's dying moments just before Supernova
Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a detailed Wolf-Rayet phase of a star before it ends into supernova. The star is located 15,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagitta.
Published on Mar 16, 2023 05:13 PM IST
‘Zuckerberg took pay cut?' Employee laid off on maternity leave calls out Meta
Facebook parent Meta is implementing another round of mass layoffs affecting around 10,000 employees. Several of them are now taking to social media telling that the firing is not performance based. They accuse CEO Zuckerberg of being apathetic and asked if he took pay cut.
Published on Mar 16, 2023 01:40 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
‘Is it legal?’ Musk to ChatGPT parent OpenAI; What is reason of displeasure
Elon Musk was one of the founding members of artificial intelligence company OpenAI. The remarks comes in the light of his recent criticism of AI misuse.
Published on Mar 16, 2023 12:08 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Massive job cuts in India due to Silicon Valley Bank collapse? Experts say…
SVB was a significant lender to companies doing business in the US-India market. Because of this, there are questions about whether the failure will have a significant impact on these firms and force them to implement drastic cost-cutting measures like employment cuts or recruiting freezes.
Published on Mar 15, 2023 06:24 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
GPT-4 based ChatGPT: Reading visual prompts to coding games, how AI evolves
‘GPT-4 can solve difficult problems with greater accuracy, thanks to its broader general knowledge and problem solving abilities,’ says OpenAI, which has currently made the GPT-4 model available only for ChatGPT Plus users.
Updated on Mar 15, 2023 05:55 PM IST
Microsoft eliminates entire AI ethics team amidst ChatGPT craze: Report
The Microsoft team has been attempting to identify risks associated with Microsoft's adoption of ChatGPT's parent company, OpenAI, across the entire spectrum of its products.
Published on Mar 14, 2023 08:32 PM IST
Facebook parent Meta to cut 10,000 jobs: Report
Meta CEO Zuckerberg told employees that the company will conduct multiple rounds of job cuts in the coming months, as well as cancel some projects and reduce hiring rates
Updated on Mar 14, 2023 07:27 PM IST
What is status of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train? Railways ministry shares update
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad route is the country's only approved High-Speed Rail project. The Japanese government is assisting with the project's execution. Railway ministry said that more than ¼ the overall work is completed.
Published on Mar 14, 2023 05:15 PM IST
I bought SVB shares at low prices, but then…: How Torre's CEO lost savings
Torre's CEO Alexander Torrenegra made a big mistake, he bought shares of SVB at a significant discount because he believed the bank would recover. By Friday morning, the federal government had taken control of SVB, rendering the shares purchased the day before likely worthless.
Updated on Mar 12, 2023 06:57 PM IST
‘Kids want…,’ Adani CFO pot-shot at US investor Ackman seeking bailout for SVB
Bill Ackman says, the failure of SVB Financial could have a significant impact on the economy's long-term growth potential, as many venture capital-backed companies rely on the bank for loans and operating funds.
Updated on Mar 12, 2023 04:06 PM IST
Modi minister to meet Indian startups affected by Silicon Valley Bank collapse
California regulators shut down the US lender and placed it in receivership, sending shockwaves throughout the global financial market. This occurred following SVB's failed share sale attempt, and startups began withdrawing funds at the urging of venture capital firms.
Published on Mar 12, 2023 12:34 PM IST
Nasa's SpaceX Crew-5 splashdown: Four-person spacecraft return to Earth| Watch
The SpaceX capsule, dubbed Endurance, splashed safely down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, at 9:02 pm EST (7:32 am as per Indian standard time), returning two Nasa astronauts, one Japanese astronaut, and one Russian cosmonaut after 157 days in space.
Published on Mar 12, 2023 09:58 AM IST
H3N2 seasonal influenza cases surge: Which states are reporting infections?
According to the latest data from Union health ministry, the states reported a total of 3038 laboratory-confirmed cases of various influenza subtypes, including H3N2, up until March 9th, 2023.
Published on Mar 11, 2023 06:10 PM IST
Interview: Duolingo shifts language learning online, bullish on Indian edtech
India is one of the fastest growing markets for Duolingo and we foresee great potential to introduce even more regional languages such as Tamil, Telugu and Punjabi in the future, says chief business officer Bob Meese.
Published on Mar 11, 2023 04:41 PM IST
Elon Musk to buy collapsed Silicon Valley Bank? Billionaire says ‘open to…’
Silicon Valley Bank collapse became America's biggest banking failure since 2008. People are looking towards Elon Musk for rescue as he recently bought Twitter to ‘ensure the sanctity of free speech’.
Published on Mar 11, 2023 03:01 PM IST
Infosys president Mohit Joshi resigns, joins rival Tech Mahindra
“Mohit Joshi joins Tech Mahindra from Infosys, where he is currently the President," company statement read. Joshi pursued MBA from Delhi University. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
Updated on Mar 11, 2023 03:00 PM IST
Microsoft layoffs: ‘My entire team was eliminated,’ says sacked Indian techie
An Indian techie, who had been with Microsoft for eight years, was fired along with his team in the latest round of Microsoft layoffs this week. Companies are resorting to various cost-cutting measures, including harsh measure of implementing mass layoffs.
Published on Mar 11, 2023 11:40 AM IST
‘My IAS father, Sanskrit prof mother were… ’: Microsoft CEO recalls childhood
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was born in 1967 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, to an IAS official father and a Sanskrit professor mother. After finishing schooling from the prestigious Hyderabad Public School, Nadella pursued an electrical engineering degree at the Manipal Institute of Technology. Later, he relocated to the United States to fulfil his master's degree in computer science.
Published on Mar 10, 2023 03:41 PM IST
HDFC Bank users confidential data leaked, claims hacker; bank denies
The HDFC data leak allegedly contains full names (with middle name included), date of births, age, phone numbers, personal emails, permanent emails, work emails, marriage status, gender, residence address lines, and much more.
Published on Mar 09, 2023 06:34 PM IST
India installs 'world's first' bamboo crash barrier| 5 points
The bamboo crash barrier will be an alternative to steel and will be environmentally friendly. The recycling value of the bamboo crash barrier is 50-70%, while that of steel barriers is 30-50%.
Updated on Mar 09, 2023 03:28 PM IST
ISS undertakes emergency boost to avoid space collision; here's why
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large spacecraft with a science laboratory onboard. It is presently a home to 14 astronauts from Soyuz MS-22 / MS-23, SpaceX Crew-5, and SpaceX Crew-6 missions who are learning about living and working in space.
Published on Mar 09, 2023 01:10 PM IST
Instagram recovers from outage; what Meta-owned service said on problem?
Reports of outage Instagram spiked at around 7 am. While over 50% of users reported problem in server connectivity, 20% said they were facing login issues.
Updated on Mar 09, 2023 11:08 AM IST
Explained: National Pension Scheme (NPS) vs Old Pension Scheme (OPS)
What exactly is the point of contention between National Pension Scheme (NPS) and Old Pension Scheme (OPS)? Is it just a political ploy, or does it also consider the economy? Here's a detailed account.
Published on Mar 07, 2023 11:22 PM IST
Scammer meets techie: Who gets schooled in scam-gone-wrong?
Netizens were all praise for the witty response of the software engineer. A user wrote, “my dude left no opportunity missed” while another said, “don't mess with software engineer”.
Published on Mar 07, 2023 07:54 PM IST
WhatsApp ‘highly accessible’ for persons with disabilities; How other apps rank
The top ten identified applications were rated as apps with ‘high accessibility’, ‘moderate accessibility’ and ‘low accessibility' based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
Updated on Mar 28, 2023 02:26 PM IST
Microsoft integrates ChatGPT with robots: How this can herald a paradigm change?
A technical person is required to handle a robot because robots communicate with codes, which necessitate programming skills. ChatGPT can be used here to control them using our own words, like we would a human, rather than hand-written control codes.
Published on Feb 26, 2023 11:51 AM IST
Shadow banning of Musk's Twitter account : An ‘idiotic algorithm’ behind this
A user questioned Musk about lower visibility of certain Twitter accounts. To this, Twitter CEO revealed that a faulty algorithm behind it.
Published on Feb 25, 2023 10:42 PM IST
Chinese balloon mystery sparks debate on aliens; How to spot life beyond earth
Nasa says there is no life beyond Earth has ever been found; there is no evidence that alien life has ever visited our planet. But numerous unexplained incidents have forced scientists to study extraterrestrial life.
Published on Feb 25, 2023 08:39 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
'Stalin would’ve loved this': Elon Musk quips on Google photos feature
Google One members — on both Android and iOS — and all Pixel users will now be able to enjoy Magic Eraser, a new HDR video effect and exclusive collage styles.
Published on Feb 25, 2023 05:53 PM IST
