Hollywood wants to replace background actors with AI-gen characters, pay them for only a day

Hollywood wants to scan background actors to create AI-generated characters. The studios will hold the rights to these characters in perpetuity and can use them in as many movies as…

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Foxconn is planning to partner with TSMC and TMH to set up chip fabrication units

After the closure of its joint venture with Vedanta, reports have now emerged that Foxconn is planning to set up several semiconductor foundries and fab units in partnership with Taiwan's…

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India’s Tesla Dreams Dashed? No tax waivers for Elon Musk’s EV company as they look to set up factories

Elon Musk's Tesla is not being considered for any tax or duty waivers at the moment, revealed India's Revenue Secretary, Sanjay Malhotra. Last time Tesla was looking to set up…

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Indian upskilling platform Skill-Lync cuts 20% jobs to ‘streamline operations’

Skill-Lync, an Indian startup offering upskilling programs, has laid off 20% of its workforce — around 225 employees — to reduce operational costs amid the ongoing, global funding crunch for…

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Chinese hackers broke into the US Commerce, State Department, confirms Microsoft, US govt

Chinese state-sponsored hackers have grown more sophisticated and much more capable. They recently hacked their way into the US Commerce Department and the US State Department both of which are…

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Russia to launch their own Wikipedia clone that will be friendlier to Putin following Wagner mutiny

Russia has launched a clone of Wikipedia, called Ruwiki or Russian Wiki. Regular Wikipedia is often critical of President Vladimir Putin, which is a major concern. The former top editor…

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