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Apple is introducing a new cryptographic protocol for iMessage that is designed to protect users from sophisticated attacks using quantum computers. The new encryption protocol could safeguard users from scenarios where encrypted data has been stored, only to be decrypted using a quantum computer at a later date. iMessage is the second messaging platform known […]

Alice Robb / The Guardian: Some users turn to AI therapist chatbots, finding them cheap, quick, available 24/7, and easy to talk to, but experts warn about a lack of emotional connection  —  It’s cheap, quick and available 24/7, but is a chatbot therapist really the right tool to tackle complex emotional needs? Source link

Hanooman, a series of language models focused towards the Indian demographic was unveiled on Wednesday, February 21, as per a report. The artificial intelligence (AI) models are said to be built by the Reliance Industries-backed BharatGPT group. The group is led by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and seven other IITs. The AI

Michael Larabel / Phoronix: AMD is unable to release an open-source HDMI 2.1 implementation after the HDMI Forum rejected its proposal; the forum closed public specification access in 2021  —  One of the limitations of AMD’s open-source Linux graphics driver has been the inability to implement HDMI 2.1+ functionality … Source link

Meta is rolling out its Instagram Creator Marketplace to eight new regions including India, the firm announced earlier this week. The platform was first introduced two years ago in the US by Facebook’s parent company as a portal for brands to discover and get in touch with creator’s accounts for branded content or partnership ads.

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: A look at Apple’s hubris that doomed the electric car project, spring hardware updates without a dedicated event, and Dan Riccio’s retirement plans  —  Apple’s belief that it could create a better car than Tesla and the rest of the automotive industry ultimately led to the downfall of the project. Source

Japan’s Sony is cutting about 900 jobs at its PlayStation unit and shutting a studio in London, it said on Tuesday as the videogame industry struggles to recover from a post-pandemic slump. The layoffs will affect about 8 percent of the division’s staff in regions from the Americas to Asia and come days after Sony

Business Standard: Sources: Google is offering to relist the apps of ten big Indian developers on the Play Store if they agree to route any payments through their own websites  —  Play Store to host apps for free without using Google’s payment system  —  Google Inc, according to sources, is offering ten key developers …

Tumblr and WordPress users might soon find that their data is being used to train artificial intelligence (AI) models, as per a report. The parent company of the blog sites, Automattic, has allegedly struck deals with OpenAI and Midjourney to sell user-generated content that will reportedly be used help train AI. While the details of

Jatin Grover / FE Tech Bytes: India’s communications and IT minister says delisting of popular Play Store apps “cannot be permitted”; Google reinstates some apps without IAPs  —  Sources said reinstating some of the apps was not linked to the government’s position but with the concerned apps complying with the Play Store Billing policies. Source