GOOGLE STARTUP SCHOOL
Schoolnet acquires Housing cofounder's startup Genius Teacher in edtech consolidation
Amid consolidation in the sector, Housing.com cofounder Advitiya Sharma's edtech startup Genius Teacher, a quiz-based e-learning platform focussed on the K-12 category, was acquired by Schoolnet. The segment has seen multiple deals over the past year. Genius Teacher has raised nearly $3 million since inception.
Small Indian-American community making grand contributions in the US: Report
The report "Indiaspora Impact Report: Small Community, Big Contributions," conducted by Boston Consulting Group, is the first volume in a series to look at the impact of the Indian diaspora, with a special focus on public service, business, culture and innovation in the United States.
Startups’ new hiring strategies; unprecedented poll buzz online
Happy Thursday! While layoffs continue, startups are strategically refilling certain open positions with lower-salaried junior staff to cut costs. This in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
The new ChatGPT offers a lesson in AI hype
OpenAI highlighted ChatGPT-4o's improved reasoning abilities but tests showed mixed results. The bot struggled with logic puzzles like the Where's Waldo? puzzle and made errors in reasoning.
Friends from the old neighborhood turn rivals in Big Tech's AI race
Microsoft's push into artificial intelligence with its partner, OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has rattled Google. The two companies are now fighting to control what many experts see as the next dominant computing platform, a battlefield as important as the web browser and the smartphone before it. Hassabis is driving the creation of Google's AI technology, while Suleyman works to put Microsoft's AI in the hands of everyday people.
How tech giants cut corners to harvest data for AI
The race to lead AI has become a desperate hunt for the digital data needed to advance the technology. To obtain that data, tech companies including OpenAI, Google and Meta have cut corners, ignored corporate policies and debated bending the law, according to an examination by The New York Times.
- Go To Page 1
Status quo for Indian apps in Google row; D2C brands push offline
Google is providing an extended timeline to ten companies to pay the service fee applicable for in-app purchases made by users. According to sources, the timeline will be stretched till the time there is a concrete verdict from the Supreme Court.
Govt looks for a fix in Google vs Indian apps; NPCI eyes evenly-sliced UPI pie
As Google and Indian internet firms face off on billing, the government is seeking a return to the status quo and a “long-term solution”. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Startup founders’ worth & stock markets; Paytm bank user plaints spike
Startup founders have seen their fortunes fluctuating over the past 12-14 months, in tandem with the stock market performances of their scrips. Details on this and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Cerebral palsy affected IIT Guwahati student grabs dream job at Google. Here is his journey
Pranav Nair, a wheelchair-bound 22-year-old with cerebral palsy, overcame obstacles to study computer engineering at IITG and earned a placement at Google. With his parents' support and love for technology, Nair aims to make lives more accessible. He received a Pre Placement Offer (PPO) from Google and will join in Bengaluru after graduation.
Amid layoffs, edtech sharpens its career options
Organisations are listing demand for professionals in areas such as interesting and dynamic content creation, specialists in creating demand and professionals in the marketing domain, especially in functions like SEO, he says. There is also a requirement for professionals with good analytical and communication skills as well as for people who are creative and have an inquisitive mind.
Google, Microsoft bet on Indian startup Karya to make AI work for a billion users
Some of the most prominent names in Silicon Valley are working with Karya to build AI tools that better support non-English speakers in India.
Google hires 18-year-old who was turned down by 16 colleges
This story has caught people's imagination in the US. It has even prompted a discussion in Congress. During a hearing on affirmative action at the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Stanley's case was cited as a notable example.
What Google's antitrust trial means for your search habits
However, a blanket ban on default search agreements that have been highly profitable for Apple and other companies such as wireless provider Verizon could trigger unintended consequences, such as raising prices on other popular products.
The language revolution: How tech tools, audio content, and AI-powered models are shaping our communication skills
The heavy reliance on autocorrect and predictive typing tools like Autocomplete has led to a decline in people's spelling abilities, according to software engineer Sayani Bhattacharjee, podcaster Abbas Momin, and marketer Nona Uppal. Tech companies are now developing language learning models to adapt to this trend. The writing enhancement software market is valued at $351 million globally, with Grammarly being one of the leading tools.
Google turns to a steady old hand to fight antitrust charges
Google and its parent firm Alphabet are preparing to face off next week in federal court against the Justice Department and a collection of states, which claim the tech giant illegally abused its monopoly power to keep its search engine on top.
3, 2, 1... mission on to spot stars of the startup galaxy at The Economic Times Startup Awards 2023
Coming in a year when the technology industry has been hit by turbulence, it was not easy to pull this nominee list together. But, what surprised us is that there are many startups that have built fundamentally strong businesses despite the uncertain times.
India over the moon about Chandrayaan-3; lunar landing cheers spacetech industry
As the lander of India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission touched down on the lunar surface at around 6:04 pm on Wednesday, India entered the elite club of countries that have successfully landed on the moon. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) second attempt at the landing was successful, making India the first country to land on the satellite’s south pole, and light up the dark side of the moon. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Two tech luminaries quit their jobs to build AI inspired by fish and bees
A new artificial intelligence research lab aims to solve the field’s most pressing problems by drawing inspiration from the animal kingdom — like the movements of a school of fish or the coordination of a colony of bees.
Chatbots sometimes make things up. Is AI's hallucination problem fixable?
"I don't think that there's any model today that doesn't suffer from some hallucination," said Daniela Amodei, co-founder and president of Anthropic, maker of the chatbot Claude 2.
Get ready to deal with AI's hallucination problem as chatbots become part of your daily lives
Described as hallucination, confabulation or just plain making things up, it's now a problem for every business, organisation and high school student trying to get a generative AI system to compose documents and get work done.
Good Capital launches $50 million fund to back startups leveraging AI
Seed-stage, India-focused VC firm Good Capital on Friday announced a new $50 million fund to back founders who are leveraging AI for distribution, personalisation or business operations.
Turmoil at Byju’s highlights hurdles for India startup scene
Already stuck in a 15-month funding slump, India’s young companies are in danger of becoming collateral damage to the country’s highest-profile startup crisis in years.
Google announces second edition of ‘Startup School’ starting July 11
Google on Friday said it was launching the second edition of its Startup School program starting July 11, in collaboration with Startup India which has helped with the program design and outreach this year.
Upskilling businesses bullish despite edtech carnage; startups may go legal against Google’s new payment policy
As executives in the tech world are looking to sharpen their talent as well as diversify their skill sets amid large-scale layoffs, upskilling startups are confident of growing their businesses this year. Edtech firms at the same time remain in dire straits post-Covid.
Rise through the ranks! Google executive shares 5 tips to fuel your career
In her 16-year long tenure at Google, Jenny Wood has accomplished multiple goals.
ET Startup Awards 2022: All the details
The winners of the 2022 edition of the Economic Times Startup Awards, which recognise and celebrate excellence in the Indian startup ecosystem, have been decided.
Google Startup School India looks to enable 10,000 startups in tier 2, 3 cities
The 9-week virtual programme will feature fireside chats between Google leaders and collaborators from across the startup ecosystem spanning fintech, D2C, B2B and B2C e-commerce, language, social media and networking, job search and other sectors.
E-commerce on the menu for Swiggy; some edtech startups stay bullish amid layoffs; Inventus rebrands to Athera
Swiggy, which earns 75% of its revenue from its food business, has been exploring options to increase its revenue stream from other verticals as it looks to go IPO in the coming few months.
Load More
