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Tech & Startup News in Hindi | लेटेस्ट टेक और स्टार्टअप न्यूज़
Microsoft is gearing up to rival OpenAI with its own AI models, dubbed ‘MAI,’ for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Led by Mustafa Suleyman, the team is testing these advanced models, which match OpenAI’s benchmarks, and exploring third-party options like xAI. A potential API release later this year could shake up the AI scene.
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Airtel partnered with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s satellite internet to India, pending regulatory approval. This move challenges Reliance Jio and follows U.S.-India talks boosting SpaceX’s chances. Airtel will sell Starlink gear and services, aiming to bridge India’s connectivity gap—though past hurdles remind us it’s not a done deal yet.
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Synctera, a Banking-as-a-Service startup, raised $15 million in a Series A extension, bringing its total funding to $94 million. Despite Synapse’s collapse shaking the industry, Synctera’s revenue soared 80% and gross profit jumped 230% year-over-year. CEO Peter Hazlehurst credits its compliance focus and aims for breakeven by early 2026.
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India’s AI sector could face a shortfall of over a million skilled professionals by 2027, with job openings projected to reach 2.3 million against a talent pool of 1.2 million, according to Bain & Company. The report emphasizes the urgent need for reskilling and upskilling initiatives to bridge the talent gap and support AI industry growth.
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After 23 years, Skype is closing on May 5, 2025, as Microsoft shifts focus to Teams. Acquired 14 years ago, Skype’s 36 million users have 10 weeks to migrate to Teams or download their data. Teams’ consumer calls have soared, while Skype’s faded. It’s a nostalgic end for a pioneer, but Teams is Microsoft’s future.
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Weber Wong’s startup, Flora, launched this week, aiming to revolutionize AI tools for creatives. Unlike typical models, Flora offers an “infinite canvas” for generating text, images, and videos with real control. Targeting designers, it’s already collaborating with Pentagram. Wong’s goal? Empower artists to do 100X more, skipping the “AI slop.”
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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 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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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 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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