As the second phase of the semiconductor policy, Semicon 2.0, approaches, the first phase has already proven successful in raising awareness about market potential, workforce scalability and deep engineering talent, leading to significant investments and policy reforms in semiconductor manufacturing. Now, the focus should shift to execution, which is crucial for success. This phase demands a robust strategy, effective execution and a passionate...
India is going to be the next semiconductor nation, union minister for electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw said at the tenth edition of the ET Startup Awards 2024 in Bengaluru on Saturday.Referring to a recent roundtable in New York between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top technology industry CEOs, Vaishnaw said three CEOs had said they had not seen this kind of enthusiasm...
Your PC is capable of running not one, but two Windows apps designed to protect you and your system against online threats: Windows Security and Microsoft Defender.
Telling them apart can be tricky, though. Thanks to a few name changes, what’s old sounds new and what’s new sounds old. If you haven’t kept up with the updates, it may not be clear which one...
A screenshot of a short video generated with Meta’s Movie Gen, with a watermark on the bottom left
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Meta introduced its Movie Gen text-to-video-and-sound generator, that uses generative AI to create video clips of up to 16 seconds at a rate of 16 frames per second and high-fidelity audio up to 45 seconds.“Given a text prompt, we can leverage a joint...
The government, led by center-right National, had opposed the law in 2023 when introduced by the previous administration
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Google said Friday it will stop linking to New Zealand news content and will reverse its support of local media outlets if the government passes a law forcing tech companies to pay for articles displayed on their platforms.The vow to sever Google...
