Google’s Discover Feed displays news articles and other written content from around the web. For the first time, the Google Search Discover feed on Android now displays likes directly beneath the articles. The like button resembles those found on Twitter and other social media sites. However, Google’s experimentation with the “like” button could have a significant impact on the article’s exposure or the amount of traffic it produces from viewers/readers. It’s feasible that Google will introduce likes as a means for people to determine whether or not an article in…
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Tech is ready to get into your skin
Implanting microchips into the human body is no longer a science fiction concept, but a reality. Walletmor, a British-Polish business, recently announced that it was the first to commercialise such technology. The implant, according to Wojtek Paprota, the company’s founder and CEO, may be used to pay bills everywhere contactless payments are accepted. Walletmor’s chip is made out of a tiny microchip and an antenna wrapped in a biopolymer — a naturally generated material similar to plastic — and weighs less than a gramme and is around the size of…
Read MoreEpic Games raises $2 billion in funding to accelerate metaverse plans
Epic Games has raised a significant sum of money in order to realise its aim of building a metaverse in the near future. The company has raised a $2 billion round of money for the cause, backed by existing investors Sony Group Corporation and Kirkbi, and has stated its intentions in a recent memo. In its announcement, Epic Games mentions where it plans to direct the funds. As per Tim Sweeney, CEO and Founder of Epic Games, the investment will propel the company’s work “to build the metaverse and create…
Read MoreFlying taxi co eyes 2023 commercial prototype launch
The ePlane Company, a 2017 startup established at IIT-Madras, plans to build a commercial prototype of a flying taxi next year. The ePlane Company, founded by IIT-Madras professor Satya Chakravarthy and IIT alumni Pranjal Mehta, is developing a first prototype of an electric flying taxi called the e200 that it hopes to sell by 2024. The e200 is a two-seater plane with a maximum payload of 200 kilogrammes and a range of 200 kilometres. It can take off and land vertically. It features two propeller sets. One pair permits it…
Read MoreFintech startup iTribe raises $1 million in funding from Eximius Ventures, Cred’s Kunal Shah, others
Bengaluru-based fintech startup, iTribe has raised $1 million in a funding round from investors such as Eximius Ventures, Kunal Shah (Cred), Incisive Ventures, and several angel investors. The Cred leadership team (Harish, Swami, Sreeni, Ketan), Pearl Agarwal (Eximius Ventures), and angel investors such as Aravind Sanka, Pavan Guntupalli, and Rishikesh SR (founders of Rapido), Reeju Datta (founder of Cashfree), Gaurav Dahake (founder of Cashfree) took part in the investment round (founder of BitBns). According to a prepared corporate statement, iTribe wants to use the funding to develop new technology solutions…
Read MoreWhere Are The Drone Delivery Startups Now?
We heard about various drone startups talking about bringing a revolution in delivering medicines, vaccines, and groceries when the struggle against Covid-19 was in full swing last year. Drone delivery startups have made headlines in India, with claims that they are the next big thing. Swiggy to lead India’s drone delivery revolution and how easy food delivery apps can ‘fly’ steaming hot pasta to your balcony practically flooded our social media feeds. However, whenever there is a situation where drone delivery may make a real impact, these firms are nowhere…
Read MorePhablecare raises ₹187 cr in funding round led by Kalaari Capital
Phablecare, a chronic disease management firm, announced on Monday that it has secured 187 crore in a funding round headed by Kalaari Capital, with Aflac Ventures, Digital Horizon, and Stride Ventures joining current backers Omron Ventures, SOSV, Social Starts, and Fresco Capital as well. The funds will be used to establish a chronic care ecosystem, market expansion, and customer acquisition, according to the company. The additional monies will be used to develop other revenue streams as well. The company stated that it is considering purchasing other competitors in the market…
Read MoreDeepfake faces are even more trustworthy than real people, study warns
Fake faces made by artificial intelligence appear more trustworthy to humans than genuine people. Artificial intelligence and deep learning — an algorithmic learning process used to educate computers – are utilised to create a human who appears authentic, a technology known as a ‘deepfake.’ Participants were asked to classify faces created by the StyleGAN2 algorithm as authentic or artificial in an experiment. The participants’ success percentage was 48%, which was somewhat lower than flipping a coin. Participants were trained on how to spot deepfakes using the same data set in…
Read MoreOla board approves acquisition of Avail Finance
The board of ANI Technologies, the parent company of ride-hailing business Ola, has authorised the acquisition of Avail Finance. They stated that the deal’s formal documentation was in the works. According to sources, Avail Finance cofounder Ankush Aggarwal has informed some of the company’s investors about the deal’s development informally. According to a source familiar with the situation, Aggarwal is anticipated to manage the business of Ola Financial Services, the ride-hailing company’s fintech subsidiary. Bhavish Aggarwal, the cofounder and CEO of Ola, has a brother named Ankush Aggarwal. On March…
Read MoreChina says it will send government officials to inspect Big Tech firms over their use of algorithms
China has retaliated against what it sees as probable algorithmic misuse by its internet behemoths, announcing that government officials will undertake in-person inspections. China’s state-controlled internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China, said in a statement Friday that it will target “large-scale websites, platforms, and products with significant influence,” but did not name any specific companies. Bloomberg broke the story to us first. According to a Google Translate version of the regulator’s announcement, the agency wants Chinese IT businesses to submit their algorithms for evaluation in order to prevent “abuse”…
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