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Why Parliamentary panel report may mean ‘bad news’ for Google Pay and PhonePe

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A Parliamentary panel report has flagged the large market share of foreign-owned fintech apps in the Indian market. The Parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology has flagged dominant presence of apps such as Walmart-owned PhonePe and Google-owned Google Pay in the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) segment. The standing committee has recommended the government to promote local apps.“The committee notes that fintech companies, apps and platforms such as PhonePe and Google Pay owned by foreign entities dominate the Indian fintech sector,” the house panel said in a report tabled in Parliament.The UPI market share was 36.39% for Google Pay… Read More

Apple’s ‘biggest’ iOS update may bring a lot of AI to iPhones |

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Come June 2024 and Apple may have one of the biggest updates for iPhones. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s iOS 18 update is internally considered “one of the biggest iOS updates — if not the biggest — in the company’s history.” While Gurman remains light on specifics, he has dropped some hints about what we can expect.Apple’s A.I push on iPhonesOne major focus seems to be artificial intelligence. Gurman suggests iOS 18 will leverage generative AI, a powerful technology that can create new content, such as text, code, and even images. This could translate to a smarter Siricapable of… Read More

Assam: Dibrugarh jail official arrested in connection with seizure of gadgets | Latest News India

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The superintendent of Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam was arrested on Friday in connection with the seizure of electronic gadgets from the possession of inmates belonging to the radical outfit ‘Waris Punjab De’, news agency PTI reported, quoting police sources. The officer was arrested in the morning due to “laxity” and is currently at Dibrugarh Sadar Police Station. Ten members of the pro-Khalistani group, including its leader Amritpal Singh and one of his relatives, have been arrested in Dibrugarh since March 19 last year. (HT Photo) The official was further quoted by PTI as saying that the arrest was linked… Read More

Video of Saudi Arabia’s first male robot ‘touching woman inappropriately’: This is what makers have to say

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A video from a recent technology festival, DeepFest, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has gone viral, raising concerns about the behavior of artificial intelligence. The footage is of the unveiling of Saudi Arabia’s first male humanoid robot ‘Muhammad’. In the 7-second video of the incident that has gone viral, the reporter Rawya Kassem, is seen talking about a robot who extends his hand toward her back, seemingly touching her.It appears that Kassem had to raise her hand momentarily to back it off. The robot’s actions have sparked a debate. QSS Systems, the developers of Muhammad, claim that the robot operates autonomously.… Read More