[[{“value”:” Meta is launching a new program in partnership with UNESCO to collect speech recordings and transcriptions the company said will help the development of future openly available AI. The program, the Language Technology Partner Program, is seeking collaborators who can contribute more than 10 hours of speech recordings with transcriptions, large amounts of written text, […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Swiggy, 2024’s biggest tech listing, falls below its IPO price and 2022 valuation
[[{“value”:” Indian food delivery company Swiggy’s stock fell below both its IPO price and its last private valuation as mounting losses and a wavering market position in quick commerce pressured its margins in the last quarter. The food delivery company’s stock fell as low as ₹374.80 ($4.29) on Thursday below its November IPO price of ₹390, […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
India to launch new domain name for banks to fight digital fraud
[[{“value”:” India’s central bank is introducing an exclusive “.bank.in” domain for banks from April 2025 as part of efforts to combat rising digital payment frauds and bolster trust in online banking services. The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) will serve as the exclusive registrar for the new domain, the Reserve Bank of […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Sprinklr cuts 500 employees, citing underwhelming business performance
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Celebrating women in STEM
[[{“value”:” Celebrating women in STEM Tweet Share 0 Skype Reddit +1 Pinterest 0 LinkedIn 0 Email “Although science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields are widely regarded as critical to national economies, so far most countries, no matter their level of development, have not achieved gender equality in STEM.” – United Nations The International Day of Women and Girls in…
Amazon doubles down on AI with a massive $100B spending plan for 2025
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Government agency removes spoon emoji from work platform amid protests
[[{“value”:” According to a New York Times report, on Thursday, the U.S. government’s General Services Administration (GSA) removed the spoon emoji as an option that users of its videoconferencing platform can select to express themselves. The move comes a day after workers embraced the digital cutlery to protest the Trump administration’s “Fork in the Road” resignation […] © 2024 TechCrunch….