Author: Ansh Singh

New Delhi: X, formerly known as Twitter, is stepping up its efforts to sell unused user handles, a move anticipated by its owner, Elon Musk. According to the news reports, a team within the company called the @Handle Team, is working on a marketplace where people can purchase account names that have been abandoned by their original owners. In some cases, X, formerly Twitter, has sent emails to potential buyers, asking for a flat fee of $50,000 and higher to kickstart the purchase. These emails, which Forbes cannot fully disclose to protect the recipients’ privacy, were sent by active X employees.…

New Delhi: Elon Musk’s cutting-edge AI startup, xAI, seems to be brewing something big in the world of artificial intelligence. Musk dropped some tantalizing hints in his late Friday tweets about a new AI model they’ve been quietly crafting called “Grok.” This intriguing creation appears to be ChatGPT’s close cousin, potentially harnessing a knowledge base akin to the one that trained ChatGPT and Meta’s Llama 2. Grok stands out by offering “real-time access” to information about all things X, and, like its counterpart ChatGPT, it boasts internet browsing capabilities, allowing it to fetch fresh and relevant data from the vast…

New Delhi: WinZO, the popular online social gaming platform, has joined forces with prestigious educational institutions in Telangana to nurture gaming talent, encourage innovation, and promote entrepreneurship. Notably, they’ve partnered with renowned institutions like the Indian School of Business (ISB) and the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT Hyderabad). Paavan Nanda, the co-founder of WinZO, is thrilled about these collaborations. He highlights their shared mission of developing gaming talent and driving innovation through collaborative, action-oriented efforts. Nanda believes that by harnessing the potential of Telangana’s brightest minds, combined with their substantial $50 million fund and access to a vast…

New Delhi: L&T has decided to sell its entire 100% ownership in its subsidiary, L&T Infrastructure Engineering Ltd (LTIEL), to a French company. This move is part of L&T’s strategy to concentrate on its primary businesses and assets. According to L&T, “We are divesting our complete stake in L&T Infrastructure Engineering Ltd.” LTIEL specializes in offering engineering consultancy services for infrastructure projects. The buyer of this stake is STUP Consultants Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Assystem SA in France. The transaction is expected to be finalized before January 15 next year, subject to specific conditions being met. D K Sen,…

New Delhi: Apple Music has bid farewell to its most budget-friendly offering, the Voice Plan, which initially debuted in 2021 at a cost of just $5 per month. This unique subscription allowed users to interact with Apple Music solely through voice commands powered by Siri. While Apple didn’t make a formal announcement about discontinuing the plan, a note on its support page hinted at the change. In November, Apple quietly sunsetted the Apple Music Voice plan, redirecting its focus towards providing customers with an enhanced music experience. This includes exciting features like immersive Spatial Audio, the ability to sing along…

New Delhi: Shah Rukh Khan, known as the King of Bollywood, celebrates his 58th birthday today. From humble beginnings in a middle-class family in Delhi to gather a staggering net worth of $770 million, his life story could be more interesting than his movies. Background: Born and raised in Delhi, Khan’s childhood was marked by the everyday struggles of a middle-class life. His father ventured into various business endeavours, including running a restaurant while the family resided in rented apartments. Khan’s journey to stardom had an unlikely start, excelling in football and hockey at St. Columba’s School, where he was awarded…

New Delhi: The highly anticipated global AI summit is poised to welcome the presence of tech billionaires, gathering a consortium of AI specialists and world leaders. This pivotal event aims to delve into the prospective perils of artificial intelligence, with the expected participation of key figures like billionaire Elon Musk and the UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The AI summit is scheduled to take place at the iconic Bletchley Park, situated approximately 55 miles to the north of London. This historic site holds a prominent spot in history, as it was here in 1941 that a brilliant team of code-breakers,…

New Delhi: Apple has made waves with its exciting launch of the latest MacBook Pros featuring the powerful M3 series processors. These groundbreaking M3 chipsets, including the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, were unveiled in all their glory at Apple’s much-anticipated ‘Scary Fast’ event on Tuesday. These brand-new computers, comprising the MacBook Pro and iMac models, will hit the market next week, boasting the same sleek designs we loved from last year but with the remarkable addition of the new M3 chips. Notably, Apple’s iMac lineup hadn’t seen a refresh since April 2021, and the MacBook Pro models received…

New Delhi:  Elon Musk made headlines with his audacious $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, renaming it ‘X’. Fast forward to today, and the company’s value has plunged to just $19 billion, leaving investors and employees astounded. Recent revelations unveil an intriguing twist in the story. While Musk had initially touted a rosy $20 billion valuation at the time of the acquisition, reality has proven otherwise. It’s not just the investors who are questioning the lofty price tag; even Musk himself admitted to overestimating Twitter’s worth in an email to his team, likening it to an “inverse start-up.” Under Musk’s leadership,…

New Delhi: Corning, the global leader in specialized glass manufacturing for electronics, has exciting news to share: a groundbreaking collaboration with Optiemus Infra to establish a cutting-edge cover glass production facility in India. This venture is set to receive a whopping investment of Rs 1,000 crore and is primed to kickstart production in the fourth quarter of the upcoming year. Renowned as a vital supplier to tech giants such as Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Vivo, and Oppo, Corning is taking its first significant step into Indian manufacturing, focusing exclusively on glass production. But their ambitions stretch far beyond mobile phones, as…