Apple’s Quiet iPhone 16e Launch: A Budget-Friendly Choice

Apple discreetly introduced the $599 iPhone 16e, merging iPhone 13 and 14 designs with the A18 chip and a custom C1 modem. No big event—just a press release. It’s a reliable, cost-effective pick with Apple Intelligence, targeting markets like China and India, though it lacks some premium features.

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Indian Business Leaders Embrace AI, but Face Talent Crunch: LinkedIn Report

Indian companies are in a rush to embrace AI, but a recent LinkedIn report points out a significant challenge: there’s a lack of skilled talent. Only about half of the applicants actually meet the job requirements, making it tough for HR to discover qualified AI and tech experts. As a result, businesses are focusing on selective hiring and upskilling their existing workforce, prioritizing a skills-first strategy to fully harness the power of AI.

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AWS Unveils Ocelot: A Leap Towards Affordable Quantum Computing

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has rolled out Ocelot, its inaugural quantum chip, which reduces error correction costs by as much as 90%. This innovative chip utilizes “cat qubits,” drawing inspiration from Schrödinger’s experiment, and improves both efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Created at Caltech, Ocelot represents a significant advancement in AWS’s competition with Microsoft and Google to develop practical quantum computers that tackle real-world problems.

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TikTok Revamps Desktop Platform to Challenge YouTube

TikTok is revamping its desktop platform to take on YouTube in the realm of long-form videos. They’re rolling out better tools for creators and tweaking their algorithms, making it clear they want to move beyond just short clips and grab a bigger slice of the online video pie. This shift might change how people consume video content and could put some pressure on YouTube’s stronghold in the market.

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Swiss Startup Unique Scores $30M for Agentic AI Revolution

A four-year-old Swiss startup, Unique, just bagged $30 million in Series A funding to ride the “agentic AI” wave. Focused on finance, their AI agents tackle tasks like research and due diligence. With big Swiss banks on board, Unique’s now eyeing the U.S. after raising $53 million total.

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Glance Debuts AI-Driven Shopping on Lock Screens with New Google Funding

Glance just dropped a cool new feature: a generative AI shopping experience that styles outfits on your personalized avatar, powered by Google’s Gemini and Vertex AI. With fresh Google funding, Glance AI is testing in the U.S., aiming to roll out to 300 million users in India and beyond soon!

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YouTube Aims to Smooth Out Ad Breaks

YouTube’s shaking up mid-roll ads starting May 12! Fewer interruptions during key moments, more ads at natural breaks. Older videos get auto-updates, but creators can opt out. A new tool helps spot disruptive ads, and mixing auto and manual slots could boost revenue by over 5%. Win-win!

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Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet Brings Smarter AI Thinking

Anthropic’s new Claude 3.7 Sonnet is here, a “hybrid” AI that can answer fast or think deeply—your choice! It’s pricier than some rivals but shines in real-world coding (62.3% on SWE-Bench). Free users get a basic version, while premium folks unlock reasoning perks. Plus, a cool coding tool, Claude Code, is in preview!

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Google’s Free Gemini Code Assist is Here for Coders!

Google just dropped Gemini Code Assist for Individuals—a free AI coding buddy offering 180,000 completions a month, way more than GitHub’s Copilot. Plus, a GitHub version to catch bugs! It’s super user-friendly, works with VS Code, and runs on a beefy Gemini 2.0 model. Google’s clearly gunning for Microsoft in the coding world!

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Nykaa Boosts Team with New Stock Options

Nykaa just handed out 90,500 stock options worth Rs 1.49 crore to its employees, keeping them motivated! The beauty giant saw a 27% revenue jump to Rs 2,267 crore and a 60% profit spike to Rs 26 crore in Q3 FY25. These shares match existing ones, rewarding talent as Nykaa grows!

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