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FP News Desk @ Firstpost Tech 2 place · 10/20/2025 04:18 EDT

Snapchat, Canva, Signal, Perplexity & many apps down, AWS outage appears to be cause

Services of Snapchat, Canva, Signal, Perplexity, Duolingo, and Open AI —used by millions every day across the world— are down across the world. The disruption appears to be linked to an outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Read more

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Firstpost Tech 1 place · 01/02/2025 02:58 EDT

How a Chinese start-up is changing how AI models are trained and outperforming OpenAI, Meta

DeepSeek’s model boasts an impressive 671 billion parameters, placing it on par with some of the most advanced models globally. Yet, it was developed at a fraction of the cost incurred by giants like Meta and OpenAI, requiring only $5.58 million and 2.78 million GPU hours Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 01/02/2025 02:06 EDT

Meta is planning to deploy millions of AI-bots on Facebook and Instagram as user base shrinks

These AI-bots, according to Meta’s vice-president of product for generative AI, Connor Hayes, will function similarly to traditional user accounts, complete with bios, profile pictures, and will have the ability to create and share AI-generated content Read more

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Firstpost Tech 3 place · 01/02/2025 01:18 EDT

Researchers are developing AI system that will let humans 'talk' to animals

The Earth Species Project, a non-profit organisation, has unveiled NatureLM, an artificial intelligence model designed to decode animal communication. This breakthrough could revolutionise how humans interact with the animal kingdom Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 01/02/2025 00:31 EDT

Elon Musk's X, Google’s YouTube may soon become illegal in Malaysia; Here's why

Malaysia’s internet regulator, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), disclosed that X argued it did not meet the user threshold. Meanwhile, Google has expressed concerns about how YouTube’s video-sharing features are classified under the new rules Read more

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Firstpost Tech 2 place · 01/01/2025 23:10 EDT

Musk suspects Tesla Cybertruck blowing up near Trump hotel in Vegas to be an act of terrorism

Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, was quick to address the incident, suggesting it could have been a deliberate act of terrorism. He linked the explosion to another recent attack in New Orleans involving a Ford F-150 rigged with explosives Read more

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Firstpost Tech 3 place · 01/01/2025 06:00 EDT

Musk changed his X username to ‘Kekius Maximus’. This sent an obscure meme coin soaring 1600%

The impact of Musk's update on the cryptocurrency world was immediate. A digital currency named “Kekius Maximus,” inspired by the same internet meme as Musk’s new handle, saw its value skyrocket by over 1,600% by Tuesday evening Read more

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Firstpost Tech 2 place · 01/01/2025 04:01 EDT

NVIDIA completes $700 million acquisition of Israeli AI startup Run:ai, to turn it Open Source

While NVIDIA has not disclosed the financial details of the transaction, reports from Israeli publication Calcalist earlier this year estimated the deal’s value at $700 million. This marks NVIDIA’s second major investment in Israel’s tech landscape Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 01/01/2025 03:40 EDT

Apple’s iOS devices face more phishing attacks than Android, are bigger target for hackers: Lookout report

One key reason iOS devices are more susceptible could be their widespread use in workplaces. Lookout’s data shows that iOS devices outnumber Android devices in enterprise environments, giving hackers a larger pool of potential targets Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 01/01/2025 02:45 EDT

Quick commerce, food delivery apps post record-breaking number of orders on New Year's eve

As people increasingly leaned on the convenience of home delivery for their New Year’s celebrations, platforms like Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, Zomato and BigBasket witnessed unprecedented demand for everything from party essentials to everyday groceries Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 01/01/2025 01:36 EDT

Russia is developing its own gaming console with Chinese help in a bid for technological independence

In a bid to reduce reliance on Western technology, Russia is developing a homegrown gaming console. Anton Gorelkin, a Russian official overseeing information policy, revealed that the console would use a chip designed locally, and run on Russia-developed Aurora or Alt Linux Read more

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Firstpost Tech 1 place · 01/01/2025 00:56 EDT

After FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to face securities fraud charges in the US

Kwon, who had been detained in Montenegro since March 2023 was handed over to US authorities following a lengthy legal battle. His arrest came six months after Interpol issued a "red notice" warrant, marking him as a fugitive following the collapse of Terraform Labs’ Luna and TerraUSD Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 12/31/2024 23:57 EDT

China denies hacking US Treasury, says claims of Chinese state-sponsored hackers baseless

Beijing responded on Tuesday through its foreign ministry, firmly rejecting the accusations and labelling them as politically motivated falsehoods. The ministry reiterated that China opposes all forms of hacking and denounced the claims as lacking evidence Read more

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Firstpost Tech 2 place · 12/31/2024 23:25 EDT

Chinese tech giants bought more NVIDIA AI GPUs than Meta, Google, Amazon; Microsoft biggest buyer

Tencent and ByteDance ordered roughly 230,000 of NVIDIA’s Hopper GPUs, including a specialised H20 variant tailored to comply with US export regulations for China. That’s more AI GPUs, than Google, Meta, Amazon, or Tesla/xAI Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 12/31/2024 08:06 EDT

Best Midrange Smartphones of 2024 in India

Here are the best midrange phones of 2024 that offer solid performance and excellent value for money Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 12/31/2024 07:54 EDT

Best Flagship-Killer Smartphones of 2024 in India

We bring you the top phones of the year that gave phones priced close to a lakh Rupees sleepless nights without eroding your bank balance as much Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 12/31/2024 06:24 EDT

Poco M7 Pro Review: A budget smartphone done right

Despite a few shortcomings, the Poco M7 Pro manages to hold its own in a market segment that is saturated and very fiercely competitive. What works for the Poco M7 Pro are its brilliant display, and massive battery life Read more

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Firstpost Tech 1 place · 12/31/2024 05:52 EDT

Elon Musk exploring deal with South Africa, to provide Starlink services in exchange for Tesla battery factory

The deal hinges on South Africa easing regulations that currently require foreign companies to be at least 30 per cent black-owned to operate legally. In return, Musk’s Tesla could establish a battery production facility in the nation, marking a significant investment in its energy sector Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 12/31/2024 05:05 EDT

Venezuelan court slaps TikTok with $10 million fine for promoting deadly challenges that killed 3

The Venezuelan court has also mandated that TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, establish an office in Venezuela within eight days and pay the fine promptly or face additional penalties Read more

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Firstpost Tech · 12/31/2024 03:56 EDT

Apple’s Enhanced Visual Search raises privacy concern for iPhones, Macs running on iOS 18, macOS 15

The Enhanced Visual Search feature scans photos to identify landmarks and provides additional contextual details. Apple doesn’t directly access users’ full photos, but the process requires all images to be scanned on-device and some data to be shared Read more

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