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Immigrants face a huge number of challenges and difficulties. New immigrants often lack reliable information about essential services such as housing, health care, and banking, especially because they have no family or friends to turn to locally. After experiencing fraud and exploitation, one immigrant founder decided to help other immigrants deal with such issues, leveraging AI trained on data specific to these needs. I've built a service. Imii is an AI assistant aimed at helping immigrants settle. Assimilate into your new home country. The startup's co-founder and CEO Jane Fisher was born and raised in Japan in a family of…

As online scams and scams continue to spread across India, Google has announced plans to make major changes in the country to help alleviate the problem. The plan is to block sideloading of certain apps, especially for users who try to download them directly from the internet. . The pilot, announced at the annual Google for India event on Thursday, is part of what is being described as “enhanced fraud protection” within Google Play Protect. Sideloading, where users bypass the official Google Play app store to load apps onto Android smartphones, has long been a thorny issue for Google in…

Google is adding new AI-powered features to India Maps, including an AI-powered overview, experience search, and weather alerts. The Maps app analyzes reviews and displays an overview of the location. The company made the announcement on Thursday at its annual Google for India event. Additionally, users will be able to search for items and experiences on the map. For example, you can request “unique picnic spots” or “themed birthday cakes” to find cake sellers. When people ask such questions, Google Maps will display an image-first experience that prioritizes photos uploaded by businesses and users, the company said. Google has been…

Google is ramping up its artificial intelligence efforts in India as it integrates AI across its products for Indians. The move will increase competition among U.S. tech companies in a market where rivals are lagging behind. The company announced at the 10th Google India event on Thursday that it is introducing an AI model called Gemini to power search, visual recognition, and language processing. This is an important feature for the world's most populous country, which supports voice commands and multiple languages. It's important. More than 40% of Gemini's Indic users rely on voice interaction, and Google seems keen to…

Oura on Thursday announced the fourth generation of its popular smart ring. Oura Ring 4 arrives less than three years after the debut of its predecessor. Despite the gap, new wearables significantly improve the experience rather than reinventing it. The most notable hardware change is the slimmer profile. This is strange for a device that was already a very compact device. The big difference is on the inside of the ring, where the previously raised sensor is recessed to create a more consistent, and hopefully more comfortable, experience. Like the Oura 3, the new ring is made of titanium. Titanium…

Google said at the Google for India event that it is currently experimenting with video search powered by Gemini in India. This feature allows users to take a small snippet and ask Gemini questions about it. Users who participate in this experiment will be able to use this feature in Google Lens. Video search functionality is currently limited to English queries on mobile. T The company said users must register in the “AI Overview and More” section of the Google Search Labs Experimental Program. However, it does not specify any limitations on video length when using video search. India is…

The race for better chips and data center capacity to handle AI workloads continues, but all that activity comes with pitfalls. High processing power means a lot of heat, which has a huge impact on both server operation and the environment. As traditional cooling methods like air and water struggle to keep up with demand, startups with new approaches are rising to stardom. Among them is Barcelona-based Submer, which just raised $55.5 million at a $500 million valuation to expand its business. The entire rack is submerged within a container filled with a proprietary biodegradable non-conductive material, and the system…

Hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, alleging extortion and abuse of power. The lawsuit comes after nearly two weeks of battle between Mullenweg, also CEO of Automattic, and WP Engine over trademark infringement and contributions to the WordPress community. WP Engine accused Automattic and Mullenweg of failing to live up to their promise to run the WordPress open source project without restrictions and give developers the freedom to build, run, modify, and redistribute their software. “Matt Mullenweg's conduct over the past 10 days exposes serious conflicts of interest and governance issues…

A federal judge blocked one of California's new AI laws on Wednesday, less than two weeks after it was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Shortly after signing AB 2839, Newsom suggested that the signature could be used to force the removal of an AI deepfake of Vice President Kamala Harris that was reposted by Elon Musk. A petty online fight broke out between them). But a California judge just ruled that the state can't force people to delete election deepfakes, at least not yet. AB 2839 targets distributors of AI deepfakes on social media. This is especially true if the…

San Francisco's Mission District isn't known for having corporate offices, but it's now home to two of the world's most well-funded AI startups. According to the San Francisco Business Times, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI recently moved into new offices in the Mission. The office is the same building that served as OpenAI's headquarters for several years. Musk's lawyers recently claimed in a lawsuit that Musk re-rented the office while working at OpenAI and has been paying the bills ever since. Musk listed the building for sublease in August, and OpenAI reportedly moved to new offices just four blocks…