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Kripa B January 29th, 2025 4:50 PM 1 COMMENTS

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Service Only Disseminates Public Information: Report

Microsoft-backed OpenAI reportedly sought to block India's largest media organisations, including those owned by Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, from joining a copyright lawsuit that could shape AI regulations in the country. The case, initially filed by news agency ANI, has expanded as book publishers and nearly a dozen digital media outlets accuse OpenAI of using copyrighted content without permission to train its AI models. OpenAI, however, maintains that its... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 29th, 2025 3:52 PM 0 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy S24 Sees a Price Cut of Rs 24000 in India

Samsung has cut the price of the Galaxy S24 series launched in January 2024 in India. This price cut comes after the launch of the Galaxy S25 series in the country, which is now available for pre-orders. The Samsung Galaxy S24 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC and is a fairly powerful smartphone with decent camera capabilities. One of the attractive propositions about the device is... Read More

Kripa B January 29th, 2025 3:49 PM 1 COMMENTS

Bharat Offers One of the Cheapest Mobile Data Rates Globally: DoT

Bharat offers one of the cheapest mobile data in the world. With affordable data, India's digital revolution continues to transform lives, the Department of Telecom (DoT) shared in a post on social platform X on January 27, 2025. According to the department, "Cheap handsets, internet penetration and affordable data have placed a mobile phone in almost every hand in the country." Also Read: India’s Digital Economy to Outpace Agriculture, Manufacturing... Read More

Tanuja K January 29th, 2025 3:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Starlink Accepts Indian Govt’s Demands for Getting License: Report

Starlink, a SpaceX-owned satcom (satellite communication) company has finally accepted the key terms laid out by the Indian government to get a license. For several years now, a tussle between the government and Starlink has been ongoing over security terms. But now, Starlink has agreed to the terms that the Indian government has over the security and data storage of Indian customers. India is one of the largest broadband markets... Read More

Kripa B January 29th, 2025 2:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

Corti Launches Specialised AI Models for Healthcare

Corti, a generative AI company developing AI foundation models for healthcare, announced the launch of specialised Healthcare AI models designed and trained to improve healthcare delivery. These models come in response to a new report from Corti and YouGovm which reveals that that one-third of US healthcare professionals using AI are spending up to three extra hours each week correcting errors. Also Read: Meta Says Open-Source AI Is Transforming Healthcare... Read More

Tanuja K January 29th, 2025 1:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy S25 to also Come in 128GB Variant in India: Report

Samsung recently launched the Galaxy S25 series globally at the Galaxy Unpacked event. The South Korean tech giant launched three new smartphones under the Galaxy S25 series. Today, we will talk about the vanilla Galaxy S25 in the lineup. It launched globally starting with a 256GB internal storage variant. The starting RAM variant is 12GB. There's another 12GB+512GB variant, and the base variant which is the 12GB+256GB starts at Rs... Read More

Tanuja K January 29th, 2025 12:47 PM 0 COMMENTS

iPhones Get Support for Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell Coverage: Report

Apple's iPhones now have the support for Starlink's Direct-to-Cell (D2C) coverage. Starlink has currently only enabled text facilities under the Direct-to-Cell service. Data and calling services are expected to be switched on at a later stage. T-Mobile has confirmed that they are currently testing the Starlink cell network on a trial basis. The permission for the trials was given by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in November last year, as... Read More

Tanuja K January 29th, 2025 12:05 PM 4 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel, Vi and BSNL Asked by Govt to Trial TCIL’s Anti-Spam Solution: Report

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked Indian telecom operators including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi), and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to trial an anti-spam solution. This anti-spam solution comes from the Delhi-based Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL), a government-run body. TCIL has agreed to provide its anti-spam solution to the telcos for free for three months. During this time, the telcos will test the solution's... Read More

Kripa B January 29th, 2025 11:59 AM 1 COMMENTS

Global Tech Firms May Challenge India’s 6GHz Spectrum Decision in Court: Report

Global tech giants, including Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Cisco, are reportedly open to considering legal course against the Indian government's decision to auction the lower 6GHz spectrum band instead of delicensing it for WiFi use. The government recently approved the sale of the coveted airwaves for telecom services like 5G and 6G, rejecting the Broadband India Forum (BIF)'s appeal to reserve portions of the band for unlicensed use. The BIF,... Read More

Kripa B January 29th, 2025 10:54 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Launches Non-Stop Hero Plans in New Circles

Vodafone Idea has just launched Vi Non-Stop Hero plans in new circles, along with new prepaid plans in the Himachal Pradesh (HP) circle. This move is not surprising from Vi, as just yesterday, we discussed all the voice-centric plans from Vi, and they have now launched some new plans, including prepaid plans and FRC (First Recharge Coupons) in the HP circle. While we have noted the voice-centric plans specific to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 29th, 2025 7:45 AM 11 COMMENTS

Jio Data Packs will Work on Top of SMS and Voice Only Plans

Reliance Jio, the largest telco in India in terms of market share, recently unveiled voice and SMS-only plans. The plan didn't make the consumers too happy, as understandable by witnessing all the backlash online. However, on top of that, TelecomTalk has now confirmed that Jio will not allow data boosters or data add-on plans to work on top of the voice and SMS-only plans. Jio has confirmed this via its... Read More

Srikapardhi January 28th, 2025 11:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

Freshwave Implements 4G Connectivity for City of London Development

Freshwave, a UK connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider, working with real estate technology specialists Electracom Projects, has delivered 4G connectivity from all four major UK mobile network operators (MNOs) at 8 Bishopsgate, the City of London's latest flagship development. Developed by Mitsubishi Estate London and Stanhope, the 50-storey skyscraper offers over 900,000 square feet of space, with 500,000 square feet dedicated to offices. It is the UK's tallest building to achieve a... Read More