Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: Biden administration announces plans to invest $285M, from the CHIPS Act fund, in efforts to improve semiconductor manufacturing by using digital twins  —  President Joe Biden’s administration is looking to fund efforts that improve semiconductor manufacturing by using digital twins. Source link

Barbie, Greta Gerwig’s candy-coated romp, is reportedly getting a digital release on September 5. As per Variety, the film will be available to stream as video-on-demand on the US-based Amazon Prime Video store at $24.99 (about Rs. 2,076). During the pre-order period, we’re presented with three main quality options, albeit they’re all listed at the

Hallucinations — the lies generative AI models tell, basically — are a big problem for businesses looking to integrate the technology into their operations. Because models have no real intelligence and are simply predicting words, images, speech, music and other data according to a private schema, they sometimes get it wrong. Very wrong. In a

Bigg Boss OTT, the live reality TV show hosted by Salman Khan, has broken new a record for streaming platform JioCinema. The season, which was available as a free 24-hour live-stream experience was watched by over 10 crore unique viewers, clocking in nearly 3,000 crore minutes of watch time, as per data provided by the

Pieter Haeck / Politico: The EU’s crackdown on Huawei shows an EU-wide TikTok ban will likely take years of diplomacy, as the bloc lacks a formal say over national security concerns  —  Of all the shots Europe is firing at China, the threat of a blanket TikTok ban is likely to only scuff Beijing. Source

Streamer JioCinema on Wednesday announced musical comedy series Bajao, which will mark rapper Raftaar’s acting debut. The show, directed by Shiva Varma and Saptaraj Chakraborty, will premiere on the streaming platform on August 25. It is written by Nikhil Sachan. The ensemble cast of the series also includes actors Tanuj Virwani, Sahil Vaid, Sahil Khattar,

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: Over 40K Audible books are marked as having been made with an AI “virtual voice”, saving authors hundreds or thousands of dollars per title on narration costs  —  While authors appreciate the new revenue stream, audiobook listeners are complaining about the influx of new material Source link

Microsoft is bringing a new strike-based enforcement program to Xbox, aimed at curbing toxic behaviour among its players. The company outlined its new measures in a blog post, with a systemic diagram that clears up any confusion regarding how punishments will be handed out based on infractions. Based on the severity of the offence, be

When Sonia García and Stas Sokolin decided to launch Amae Health to solve the broken care system for people with severe mental illness, they were already intimately familiar with the industry’s issues. “I started thinking about this problem a very long time ago,” said Sokolin, Amae’s CEO. “I grew up with a sister who had

Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday forecast that the digital economy will contribute more than 20 percent of the country’s GDP in 2026. Addressing the ‘G20 Digital Innovation Alliance Summit’ here, he said India is a preeminent nation that adopted technology very fast and has started offering solutions