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Prime Venture Partners secures $100Mn in for fifth fund
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Bengaluru-based VC Prime Venture Partners has successfully closed its fifth fund, securing a total of $100 million to continue...
Amazon working on its own ‘reasoning’ model, set to launch in June
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon is reportedly developing a new artificial intelligence (AI) model with advanced reasoning capabilities. According to a report by...
Google rolls out AI-powered live scam message detection feature for Android
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google has introduced an AI-powered feature in its Android 15 operating system that enhances the security of the Google...
Apple introduces M3-powered iPad Air
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple has now officially unveiled an updated version of the iPad Air, now powered by the M3 chip and...
TSMC announces $100Bn investment in the US to build three new semiconductor factories
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers, announced at the White House that it...
Google unveils open-source AI model ‘SpeciesNet’ to support wildlife research
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google has released SpeciesNet as an open-source AI model. This means that anyone – including researchers, conservationists, or developers...
AWS to make $8.2Bn investment in Indian state of Maharashtra
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing subsidiary of Amazon, will now put in $8.2Bn in Maharashtra over the...
T-Mobile parent partners with Perplexity to launch ‘AI Phone’ by 2026, priced under $1,000
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0At the Mobile World Congress 2025 (MWC25), Deutsche Telekom – the parent company of T-Mobile – unveiled plans for...
Ola Electric lays off 1,000 employees
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A new wave of job cuts has been initiated at Ola Electric Mobility. The latest round of layoffs is...
Struggling Skype to shut down after 21 years
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Microsoft has announced that it will officially “hang up” on Skype, shutting down the once-popular video calling service on...
Trump announces creation of a ‘National crypto reserve’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order, resulting in the formation of a national cryptocurrency reserve, with...
Private spacecraft Blue Ghost lands on Moon’s Sea of Crises under NASA-backed mission
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0US-based Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander has successfully landed on the Moon’s Mare Crisium region, marking a significant...
India digital payments body to set up new R&D center in Mumbai
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the governing body responsible for managing the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and...
DeepSeek claims ‘theoretical’ daily cost-profit ratio of 545%, though actuals could be lower
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Chinese AI startup ‘DeepSeek’ which already wrecked havoc across the Western AI markets — both financially and technologically —...
OpenAI plans to integrate its video generator tool ‘Sora’ into ChatGPT
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0OpenAI plans to integrate its AI video generation tool – Sora – into ChatGPT. The goal behind this move...
Byju Raveendran accuses firms, individuals of “criminal collusion”, pens note
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Byju Raveendran, the founder of the struggling edtech company Byju’s, has now made allegations against several entities that are...
Microsoft has a new standalone ‘Copilot AI’ app for Mac users
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Microsoft has officially released its AI assistant app – ‘Copilot’ on the Mac App Store, making it available for...
Instagram Reels may become a separate app
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Soon after Instagram suffered an error that displayed explicit and violent content to users, social media giant Meta seems...
OpenAI releases GPT-4.5 ‘Orion,’ its largest AI model to date
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0OpenAI has introduced GPT-4.5, internally referred to as ‘Orion,’ marking its most advanced AI language model to date. GPT-4.5...
AWS launches ‘Ocelot’, it’s first quantum chip
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched its first quantum computing chip, Ocelot – a significant step in the cloud...
Nvidia blows past Wall Street estimates in Q4, generates $39.4bn in revenue
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Chipmaker Nvidia reported a rise in its financials for the quarter ended January 2025 – something that was driven...
Meta fixes Instagram bug showing violent videos, apologizes
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0If you logged into Instagram recently, then you may have noticed that your feed was populated with explicit and...
Google Cloud division faces job cuts amid Alphabet restructuring
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google has reportedly laid off some employees in its cloud division, but the exact number isn’t publicly known. According...
Alexa finally gets AI as Amazon launches Alexa+ with natural conversation features and more
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon’s Alexa is finally going AI. Amazon has unveiled ‘Alexa+,’ an enhanced version of its voice assistant powered by...
Apple to restart iPhone 16 sales in Indonesia
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The iPhone 16 lineup is returning to Indonesia. According to reports, the iPhone maker is now set to resume...
Y Combinator deletes Optifye.ai’s demo video after backlash over dehumanizing and exploitative concept
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Optifye.ai, a AI startup backed by Y Combinator, has recently faced significant backlash due to a controversial video demo....
Google introduces a free version of ‘Gemini Code Assist’ for individuals
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google has launched a free version of its AI-powered coding tool called ‘Gemini Code Assist’ for Individuals. This tool...
Adobe launches a Photoshop app on iPhone, Android release expected soon
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Adobe has introduced a new Photoshop app for iPhones, with plans to release an Android version later this year....
Microsoft tests ad-supported Office suite for Windows users
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Microsoft is reportedly working on a free, ad-supported version of Microsoft Office for Windows, similar to how they already...
Qualcomm launches its Snapdragon X chipset for affordable AI PCs in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After over a month of unveiling its affordable AI PC chipset — Snapdragon X — at the Consumer Electronics...
JioHotstar launched as Reliance completes Jio, Hotstar merger
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0JioHotstar – the newly consolidated streaming service formed from the merger of JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar – has officially...
TikTok finds its way back to app stores in the US
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0TikTok is once again available for download in the US, ending all ruminations that it was removed from the...
Apple to launch a new product on February 19
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that the company will unveil a new product on Wednesday, February 19. In...
OpenAI scraps o3 as independent model, integrating its capabilities into GPT-5
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0OpenAI has officially scrapped its plans to release o3 as a standalone AI model, opting instead to integrate its...
Adobe takes on ‘Sora’ and ‘Veo 2’ with ‘Firefly Video Model’ to generate AI videos
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As the race to offer AI tools continues to intensify, software giant Adobe has introduced its latest artificial intelligence...
OpenAI denies using Indian media groups’ content to train ChatGPT
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0OpenAI has denied claims from several Indian media companies that it used their content without permission to train ChatGPT....
Google I/O 2025 set for May 20-21
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google has officially announced that its annual developer conference, Google I/O 2025, will take place on May 20 and...
Apple and Alibaba are teaming up to bring AI features to Chinese iPhones: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple now seems ready to offer much-awaited artificial intelligence features to its customers in China. For this, Apple is...
Apple Beats launches Powerbeats Pro 2 with heart rate monitoring, starts at $250
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple has officially announced the release of the Powerbeats Pro 2, an upgraded version of its original Powerbeats Pro...
Elon Musk-led consortium offers $97.4Bn to take control of OpenAI, Altman responds
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Elon Musk and a group of investors have made a $97.4 billion offer to buy OpenAI’s controlling non-profit entity....
Now France announces €109Bn investment in AI
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It seems 2025 has brought along with a season of Governments announcing billions worth of AI Investments. After US...
Meta to cut thousands of jobs in new round of layoffs this week
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, is reportedly planning a fresh round of layoffs in...
Sony’s PlayStation Network down for nearly 20 hours, now restored, users to get free PS Plus days
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) suffered a global outage on Saturday, February 8. Thousands of gamers faced connectivity issues due...
Trump halts $5Bn EV charger installation program across the US
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Trump administration has decided to halt a federal program that provides $5 billion in funding for installing EV (electric...
Amazon reports $187.8Bn in Q4’24 sales, AWS growth hits 19%
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0E-commerce and tech giant Amazon reported better-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter (Q4) ended December 31, 2024. In terms...
US lawmakers seek to ban DeepSeek on government devices
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A new bipartisan bill introduced in the House Intelligence Committee now seeks to halt the use of DeepSeek’s AI...
ChatGPT Search now available to everyone without login
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The next time users want to check out ChatGPT’s web search tool, they will be able to do even...
Zomato announces new parent company ‘Eternal’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Zomato – the parent company of BlinkIt, District, Hyperpure, and the original Zomato app – has officially changed its...
Alphabet highlights aggressive AI spending in Q4 earnings, revenue grows 12%
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google parent Alphabet saw its shares drop significantly following the release of its fourth-quarter earnings report for 2024. While...
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