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BharatGen launches e-vikrAI, a vision-language model for Indic e-commerce. Sellers can upload product images to receive auto-generated titles, descriptions, features, and pricing tailored with cultural insights.

Ola co-founder Ankit Bhati and others invest $1 M in Tablesprint, an AI no-code platform that lets businesses quickly create custom applications.

In August 2024, researchers identified that nearly 4.36% of 2,909 new English Wikipedia articles featured substantial AI-generated content.

Lenovo introduces AI Buddy, a smart digital assistant that seamlessly manages your schedule, reminders, and daily tasks. Elevate your productivity with this efficient AI companion.

Lenovo is FIFA’s Technology Partner for the 2026 World Cup, which will feature 48 teams across three host nations. They’ll also support the first Women’s World Cup in South America, held in Brazil in 2027.

OpenAI finds ChatGPT exhibits significantly less gender bias than humans. While user-chosen usernames can slightly influence responses, the effect is minimal and mostly limited to older or less aligned models.

The New York Times is suing AI startup Perplexity, accusing it of unlawfully using their content to fuel its AI-powered search engine.

Scientists at Meta, UC Berkeley, and NYU have created "Thought Preference Optimization," a technique that encourages AI models to deliberate more carefully before responding, enhancing their performance.

Telefónica’s venture capital division, Wayra, has invested in Perplexity, an innovative AI-powered answer engine. Leveraging natural language processing, Perplexity transforms online searches by delivering immediate, precise, and contextually relevant answers instead of traditional lists of links. This investment highlights Wayra's commitment to advancing next-generation search technologies that better understand user intent.

Google is embracing nuclear energy to power its AI data centers, securing up to 500 MW of continuous carbon-free energy for U.S. electricity grids. This bold initiative highlights the company's commitment to sustainability and supports the increasing energy needs of advanced technology infrastructure.

At the India Mobile Congress 2024 in Delhi, Reliance Jio Chairman Anant Ambani highlighted that rapidly adopting AI is essential for transforming India into a global leader, enhancing self-reliance, and achieving significant economic growth by 2047. He proposed two main recommendations to the Prime Minister to support this vision for a developed Bharat.

The Biden administration is exploring restrictions on exporting advanced AI chips to specific Middle Eastern nations. This initiative aims to regulate the dissemination of powerful artificial intelligence technologies in the region.