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Webtoon comic app Toonsutra registers over 1 million downloads
Toonsutra aims to establish the world's largest fandom and pop culture community in India over 700 million mobile youth market. The company has partnership with some of the biggest global publishers and creators to bring over more than 550 titles and 250,000 episodes of content into local Indian languages.
Budget booster for EVs; QR frauds spike
The government could set aside Rs 10,000-12,000 crore for the third installment of the Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme.
Gambling, risky pranks and lucrative contracts: inside the streaming site Kick
Welcome to life on Kick, the Wild West of livestreaming -- where seemingly any kind of content goes. Since it went live late last year, the upstart platform has made waves in the world of livestreaming, long dominated by Twitch, which is owned by Amazon.
Board-founder brouhahas: Lessons from the OpenAI-Sam Altman saga; and other top tech, startup stories this week
The entire tech world was glued to the drama as we followed the events unfold on Elon Musk’s X ( formerly Twitter). Props to the US tech press, which covered every aspect of this story, non-stop.
Five days of chaos: How Sam Altman returned to OpenAI
Altman's reinstatement capped a corporate drama that mixed piles of money, a pressure campaign from allies, intense media attention and a steadfast belief among some in the AI community that they should proceed with caution with what they are building.
This Week In Wrexham podcast in US: When does Ryan Reynolds' soccer club program launch?
This Week In Wrexham podcast will be launched in the Spring of 2024. This will be a treat for the American fans of Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds’ Soccer Club. The podcast will be hosted by Thomas Wynne Lewis.
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OpenAI board approached Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei about top job and merger, he denied
On Sunday the board offered ex-Twitch CEO Emmett Shear to be its interim chief, who accepted. Meanwhile, Altman agreed to join the startup's backer Microsoft along with other key personnel from OpenAI.
Microsoft’s stock hits record high after hiring OpenAI outcasts
The unexpected ouster on Friday of Sam Altman, OpenAI’s co-founder and CEO, set off a chain of events that erased tens of billions from Microsoft’s market value, a sign of how important OpenAI is to the tech behemoth. Microsoft has invested more than $13 billion in OpenAI, and Apple, Google and Meta have rushed to catch up with their own AI offerings.
'Wild times.. Satya ftw': Elon Musk reacts to Satya Nadella welcoming Sam Altman to Microsoft
In the wake of Satya Nadella's announcement extending a warm welcome to OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman at Microsoft, Elon Musk added his own humorous touch to the development.
Microsoft ends weekend of OpenAI drama with coup of its own
The tech giant has hired Altman and Greg Brockman, another OpenAI cofounder who had quit in protest, to lead a newly formed in-house AI research unit at Microsoft.
Sam Altman's departure from OpenAI won't lead to immediate return as he takes on new Microsoft role
In a twist that sent ripples through the tech sphere, Sam Altman, recently ousted as the CEO of OpenAI, is making a surprising detour to spearhead a new frontier in artificial intelligence (AI). Following his abrupt exit from OpenAI, Altman is set to lead Microsoft's advanced AI research team, marking a significant shift in the AI landscape.
'Now they will have to use Teams': Elon Musk as Sam Altman, Greg Brockman join Microsoft
Musk on Monday responded to Nadella's X post announcing the hiring of Altman and Brockman, saying, "Now they have to use Teams!".
Sam Altman will not return to OpenAI, Twitch's Emmett Shear is interim CEO
Emmett Shear, co-founder of video streaming site Twitch, will take over as interim CEO, the report said, citing co-founder and board director Ilya Sutskever.
The perpetual rise of Sam Altman takes an unexpected turn
Speculation, shock and memes about the sudden shakeup blazed through the tech industry. What happened? The details are still coming out, but Sam Altman and the board had clashed on discussions over how to minimize the possible harms of AI. One thing is already clear: Some of Altman’s relationships within AI had gone off the rails.
RBI’s brakes on lending largesse a timely move; and other top tech, startup stories this week
Back on October 6, the RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das spoke about the need for banks to tighten lending norms. Certain components of personal loans are, however, recording very high growth.
League of Legends World Championship 2023: Check results, schedule, streaming details and all you need to know
The World Championship represents the pinnacle of League of Legends esports.
Sony Innovation Fund invests in webtoon start up firm 'Toonsutra'
Toonsutra has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from the Sony Innovation Fund (SIF). Along with Toonsutra, SIF has supported startups like Lokal, GetVantage, Impact Guru, Medfin, MedPay, Slice, WeRize, and Tricog. SIF is entirely funded by Sony and invests in early-stage businesses.
Twitter rebrands to X under Elon Musk; Here’s a list of brands which changed logos in 2023
On Monday, Elon Musk made a significant change to Twitter's logo by replacing the iconic blue bird with an "X." This move is part of a major rebranding effort that Musk had hinted at over the weekend. The transformation is aimed at bringing the platform closer to Musk's vision of creating an "everything app," taking it one step further towards his ambitious goal.
Twitch, YouTube influencers are becoming video game publishers
Influencers are increasingly diversifying their income streams beyond social media networks, which can be culturally and financially volatile. Popular gamers have said they anticipate that selling products directly to their audience will eventually form a larger fraction of their revenue.
Asmongold opens up about Twitch’s controversial branded deals update. This is what he said
Asmongold, who is an American internet personality, has said that he will sign a non-exclusive deal with another platform if Twitch does not roll back its controversial branded deals update.
Discord forces members to change usernames, discord erupts
Discord, which says it has 150 million monthly active users, has no plans to reconsider the new policy, according to a spokesman.
Graphic India looks to scale up gaming business with new launches on Roblox
The company's monetisation strategy is to have the widest possible adoption for its games by keeping them free and partnering with global brands to help them connect with those audiences.
Google-backed firm Nothing to manufacture smartphone in India to meet domestic demand
"We are thrilled to announce that every phone (1) sold in India will be manufactured locally," Nothing India vice president and general manager Manu Sharma said. The smartphone will be manufactured in Tamil Nadu. Nothing is developing its own Operating System (OS) for Phone (1), which will be built using Qualcomm's Snapdragon mobile platform.
Gaming community platform Turnip raises $12.5 million funding co-led by Greenoaks, Elevation Capital
The Bengaluru based startup will use the fresh funds to scale its presence across geographies including Southeast Asia and Latin America by the end of 2022. It will also use funds for hiring and product development.
Carl Pei's Nothing raises $50 million, partners with Qualcomm
The company launched its first device - a transparent earbud that comes with active noise cancellation and a retail price of $99 - in August and sold more than 100,000 of those in the first two months.
FamPay raises one of the biggest Series A funding rounds in India
Fintech startup FamPay, which offers payments and financial services to teenagers, has raised $38 million in a Series A funding round at a valuation of $150-170 million.
OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei’s new venture is called ‘Nothing’
Carl Pei's new startup Nothing, which will be based in London, plans to release its first set of smart devices in the first half of 2021.
Amazon’s first major video game is here after several false starts
Amazon has been selling games from independent as well as the world’s largest publishers for decades, and its Amazon Web Services and tools support development of other companies’ games.
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