Top tech and startup stories this weekWelcome to a new edition of ETtech Unwrapped – our weekend newsletter packed with the most important stories this week. Let’s take a look.
29 Mar, 2025, 07.07 AM IST
DeepSeek gives Europe's tech firms a chance to catch up in global AI raceDeepSeek's emergence is changing the landscape for AI, offering companies access to the technology at a fraction of the cost, according to ...
03 Feb, 2025, 11.41 AM IST
Elon Musk's foe Phyllis Fong, who was investigating his brain implant startup Neuralink, forcefully removed from office after refusing to comply with the conditions of her terminationPhyllis Fong had informed her colleagues in an email that she planned to remain in her position, asserting that the termination notice did ...
31 Jan, 2025, 06.22 PM IST
NATO targets AI, robots and space tech in $1.1 billion fundNATO allies confirm first tranche of companies awarded funding from $1.1 billion innovation fund to enhance defences, including European te...
18 Jun, 2024, 06.13 PM IST
In age of AI, companies put focus on tech & soft skills and ‘internal mobility’LinkedIn's Workplace Learning Report reveals that companies plan to enhance employees' skills in 2024. The report emphasizes upskilling, al...
08 Mar, 2024, 10.48 AM IST
How nations are losing a global race to tackle AI's harmsEU lawmakers had gotten input from thousands of experts for three years about AI, when the topic was not even on the table in other countri...
06 Dec, 2023, 12.42 PM IST
Climate summit COP28 embraces AI, with reservationsEntrepreneurs and researchers have dazzled attendees with predictions that the fast-improving technology could accelerate the world's effor...
04 Dec, 2023, 08.16 AM IST
Generation AI: education reluctantly embraces the botsAt the University of Western Australia in Perth, staff have talked to students about the challenges and possible benefits of using generati...
07 Sep, 2023, 11.49 AM IST
AI can help generate faster & more accurate breast cancer screenings, says studyWhile increasingly convincing chatbots such as ChatGPT have driven speculation about the future potential applications of AI, one area in w...
02 Aug, 2023, 07.52 PM IST
Europe, US urged to investigate AI that powers systems like ChatGPTIn a coordinated effort, 13 watchdog groups wrote to their national consumer, data protection, competition and product safety authorities w...
20 Jun, 2023, 05.07 PM IST
EU, US to ready voluntary AI code of conductAfter talks with EU officials in Sweden, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the Western partners felt the "fierce urgency" to a...
01 Jun, 2023, 01.15 AM IST
EU tech chief Margrethe Vestager calls for voluntary AI code of conduct within monthsThe European Union's AI Act, with rules on facial recognition and biometric surveillance, could be the world's first comprehensive legislat...
31 May, 2023, 07.48 PM IST
Experts, top AI CEOs including Sam Altman raise 'risk of extinction' from AIA one-line statement signed by dozens of specialists, including Sam Altman whose firm OpenAI created the ChatGPT bot, said tackling the ris...
30 May, 2023, 11.38 PM IST
EU, US to seek stopgap standards for AI: EU tech chiefThe European Union and the United States are set to step up cooperation on artificial intelligence with a view to establishing minimum stan...
24 May, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
Italy's ChatGPT ban attracts EU privacy regulatorsWhile European parliamentarians disagree over the content and reach of the EU AI Act, some regulators are finding that existing tools, such...
04 Apr, 2023, 12.22 PM IST
Germany could block ChatGPT if needed, says data protection chiefMicrosoft-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy on Friday after the national data agency banned the chatbot temporarily and launched ...
03 Apr, 2023, 10.30 PM IST
How to access Spotify’s new AI DJ feature? Here’s all you need to knowSpotify is pushing the boundaries of music streaming platforms by introducing an AI-powered DJ and a home screen that resembles social medi...
15 Mar, 2023, 10.55 PM IST