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The 2023 Golden Globes were held earlier on Tuesday night in California, celebrating the best talent in the film and entertainment industry from the year that went by. Both The Fabelmans and The Banshees of Inisherin led the pack of winners with two top honours apiece, with the former winning the coveted Best Picture award

Microsoft researchers recently announced VALL-E, a new text-to-speech AI model that can accurately mimic a person’s voice when given a three-second audio sample. Once it has learned a specific voice, VALL-E can synthesise audio of that person saying anything—while attempting to retain the speaker’s emotional tone. When combined with other generative AI models like GPT-3,

YouTube has announced that revenue sharing for YouTube Shorts will start on February 1. A new agreement for the YouTube Partner Program is being rolled out this week, as announced in a video on the YouTube Creators channel. Accepting a new agreement is a must for all creators who earn money from the Partner Program,

With hybrid model empowering employees to work remotely and ensuring business continuity for enterprises, the use of unregistered devices by employees to access work platforms is adding new security challenges for organisations in India, according to a new survey by Cisco. The scenario is further complicated as employees are logging into work from multiple networks

Google Messages now supports end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for group chats on the beta version of its messaging app. The company announced the rollout of the new security features for the group chats back in December and has confirmed that the rollout is now complete for users who signed up to join the open beta program

Tech companies are showing off their latest products this week at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics show. The show officially opened Thursday, with crowds of investors, media and tech workers streaming into cavernous Las Vegas venues to see the latest tech from big companies and startups alike. Here are some highlights: Talking Pets

Airtel on Friday announced the launch of its 5G services in Hissar and Rohtak, expanding the reach of the new age hi-speed network in Haryana. Airtel’s 5G services are already live in Gurugram and Panipat. “Hissar and Rohtak gets ultrafast Airtel 5G Plus services in addition to Gurugram and Panipat,” the company said in a

Reliance Jio has launched 5G services in Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ludhiana and Siliguri, taking the total number of cities to 72. Jio has announced plans to launch its “True 5G” services in every town, taluk of India by the end of December 2023. “The launch strengthens Jio True 5G coverage in Madhya Pradesh, close to unveiling of

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma will cede control of fintech giant Ant Group as part of a restructure, the company announced Saturday. “No shareholder, alone or jointly with other parties, will have control over Ant Group (after the completion of the adjustment), the company said in a statement. “The adjustment is being implemented to further enhance

Google has announced at the ongoing CES 2023 expo that it is adding Spotify Connect support to Android 13’s media switcher. This feature is similar to what Android 13 media switcher users could already do with YouTube Music and YouTube. Users will soon be able to easily switch music from their phone or tablet to

Apple Books, the company’s application that allows users to read Ebooks on their devices, has announced support for an AI-enabled feature to turn titles into audiobooks. The “digital narration” feature will make the production of audiobooks more accessible by reducing costs for publishers and authors, according to Apple. The company will use AI-enabled voice synthesis

Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, said on Thursday output at its iPhone plant in China had “basically returned to normal” and December revenue, down 12.3 percent year-on-year, marked the start of a recovery. Production of Apple iPhones faced disruption ahead of Christmas and January’s Lunar New Year holidays, after curbs to control COVID-19

Project Leonardo, PS5’s latest accessibility controller kit, has been announced at Sony’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 presentation. The company shared at the event that it was working on a new controller, designed to help players with disabilities play “easily, more comfortably, and for longer periods.” At the presentation, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan promised an

Pillows that stifle snores, urine-testing toilets, and “digital twins” for safer surgeries were all on display at a CES gadget fest in Las Vegas Tuesday, ahead of the opening of the consumer electronics extravaganza. Fueled by the pandemic, a rising trend in remote or home healthcare innovations is expected to be one of the major

The CW’s The Flash is bringing back three familiar characters for its ninth and final season. As per Deadline, the Arrowverse series will see the return of David Ramsey, Keiynan Lonsdale, and Sendhil Ramamurthy, who will reprise their roles as John Diggle/Spartan, Wally West/Kid Flash, and Ramsey Rosso/Bloodwork, respectively. The studio also dropped a poster

What are the biggest web series and TV shows in January 2023? Kickstarting the New Year is the live-action adaptation of the acclaimed PlayStation video game, The Last of Us, and the fourth season of Fauda. The former is hands down the most anticipated series this year, where you experience an emotional zombie-killing adventure through

Airtel on Tuesday announced the launch of its 5G services in Indore. In a statement, the telecom operator said customers with 5G-enabled devices will experience high speed Airtel 5G Plus network at no extra cost until the rollout is more widespread. “Currently operational at Vijay Nagar, Rasoma chowk, Bombay Hospital Square, Radisson square, Khajrana area,

Online food delivery platform Zomato said its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Gunjan Patidar resigned from the post on Monday. Patidar was one of the first few employees of Zomato and built the core tech systems for the company, it said in a regulatory filing. “Over the last ten plus years, he also nurtured a

YouTube is working on improving the design of its app for Android phones and tablets, according to a report. The video sharing platform is testing a subtler design for the video progress bar compared to the original red-coloured one that is currently available to users. The bar, so far, has reportedly been spotted in some

Google Chrome is reportedly working on a new development that will protect users from insecure HTTP downloads. With the most secure websites now using HTTPS encryption, Chrome is planning to block all HTTP downloads, encouraging safe and secure browsing. Currently, the browser has a couple of security features including mixed elements and an “Always use