It's issue #203 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here's what we've been reading of late.
There's a strong arguement that chatbots are mostly a one-sided revolution; increasing efficiency for businesses, whilst generally irritating consumers. And the advent of the AI chatbot seems to aggrevate this problem even further - Read all about it here.
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Reliance and Disney team up to crush Netflix and Prime Video in India
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance and The Walt Disney Company have joined forces, creating a hard-to-beat streaming entity in the country.
Indian tech startups receive $1.6 bn in funding in Q1 2024
The Indian tech startup ecosystem received $1.6 billion in total funding in the first quarter (March 15th) this year. Becoming. te fourth highest nation golbally in terms of raising funding during this period.
Government ‘examining’ Indian tech company in EU, U.S. sanctions list
Si2 Microsystems named by EU for Russia dealings, is also a partner with MEITy for Chennai project.
Meta refuses to answer questions about Gaza censorship
In the days after October 7, Meta said it removed more than 2 million pieces of Hebrew and Arabic content, but didn’t break down the data.
A Horrifying new development at Open AI - physical robots
Following the announcement of its partnership with OpenAI, tech startup Figure has released a new clip of its humanoid robot, dubbed Figure 01, chatting with an engineer as it puts away the dishes.
Storytelling is quite a useful skill. You can weave a tale around anything and persuade people to believe you. You can get the reader or listener to side with you. And that’s what the US Department of Justice has attempted now. When it slapped a lawsuit against Apple a couple of days ago, the 88-page document wasn’t burdened with legalese or jargon.
Tools for Thought as Cultural Practices, not Computational Objects
On seeing tools for thought through a historical and anthropological lens.
Microsoft’s new era of AI PCs will need a Copilot key, says Intel
We’re still waiting for more details on the big AI PC push, but we have some basic system requirements now.
AI ‘apocalypse’ could take away almost 8m jobs in UK, says report
Women, younger workers and lower paid are at most risk from artificial intelligence, says IPPR think-tank.
Apple’s AI strategy could be the major focus area at its June 10 developers conference
At this WWDC conference, Apple could reveal its long-awaited artificial intelligence strategy.
Honorary mentions
Touching moments of gig workers
Climate change will take away your wine
And that's the lot! Thanks for checking out what we had to share with you this week, we shall catch up with you next Wednesday. Incase you aren't subscribed to the newsletter, you could subscribe here.
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