Google Has Launched Google Bard In India

Google has released its artificial tool, Google Bard, to assist users with simple or complex functions. Despite being in the beta stage, Google has made the chatbot accessible to over 180 countries, including India. This chatbot rivals ChatGPT regarding operations, UI, features, and limitations. Powered by LaMDA and PaLM2, Google Bard AI simplifies complex tasks, …

Kenvue Debuts Historically with a 22% Jump in the Public Market

Johnson & Johnson’s consumer-health spinoff Kenvue became the biggest U.S. IPO in over a year, with a 22% jump after its market debut on the New York Stock Exchange. The events of May 4, 2023, puts the company roughly at a value of $50 billion.   Trading under the ticker KVUE, the company holds a range …

Lordstown Motors Warns Of Bankruptcy After Foxconn Threatens To Walk Away From Crucial Funding Deal

Lordstown Motors, an electric vehicle (EV) startup, has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. The news of the company’s potential bankruptcy is a significant blow to its efforts to establish itself in the competitive EV market. Lordstown hangs in the balance as its shares fell over 23% on May 1, and …

Tesla Cuts Prices In Us For Sixth Time This Year

Tesla has once again reduced the prices of some of its Model Y and Model 3 vehicles in the United States. This is the sixth time the company has cut prices this year as it aims to boost demand, even if it means sacrificing its industry-leading profit margins. However, the price reductions have caused the …

Why The U.S. Wants To Ban TikTok

The dispute regarding the fate of TikTok escalated further on Wednesday when the Biden Administration warned of a potential nationwide prohibition on the viral video app unless its Chinese parent company agreed to sell its ownership stake. The Wall Street Journal first broke the news of the latest request for divestiture.   Cfius Demands A …

India To Offer Digital Health Tech To World As Universal Public Goods

India has announced that it will be sharing its health technology initiatives as universal public goods with the global community to improve global health services. Lav Agarwal, Additional Secretary of Health, made this announcement at a press conference before the second health working group meeting under G20 India Presidency, to be held in Goa from …

China On Its Path To Become Technology Superpower

China has established itself as the world’s leading science and technology superpower, according to a report by the US-based National Science Foundation (NSF). According to the report, China has taken a commanding lead in various critical and emerging technology domains, such as advanced radio-frequency communications (including 5G and 6G), hypersonics, and electric batteries. On the …

Apple Store Opening In Delhi Draws Large Crowds

On Thursday, April 20, Apple opened its second retail store in India at Select City Mall in Delhi. Many eager shoppers queued up since the early morning hours to be among the first to explore Apple’s latest offerings, such as iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch, iPad, AirPods, Apple TV lineups, and accessories like AirTag. The store …

A Comprehensive List Of 2023 Tech Layoffs

Tech giants as well as many startups have once again been forced to make job cuts in 2023. According to Layoffs.fyi, the total number of tech layoffs so far this year is 168,243, surpassing the total number of layoffs for 2022. While the layoffs are largely attributed to the macroeconomic environment and a need to …

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Is This Cold War II?

From a pivotal war that changed the course of history to a strategic annexation that solidified a nation’s dominance, the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-74 and the annexation of Crimea by Prince Grigory Potemkin in 1783 reshaped the global balance of power. With access to the Black Sea via Kerch and Azov, Russia became a dominant …