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Bill Gates drives e-rickshaw, says 'India's innovation never ceases to amaze'
- Bill Gates has been on a trip to India, meeting with influential figures such as Anand Mahindra, Ratan Tata, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Gates posted a video on his social media accounts of him driving an electric rickshaw made by Mahindra, expressing his admiration for India's passion for innovation.
- Anand Mahindra challenged Gates to a three-wheeler EV drag race with Sachin Tendulkar.
- Gates praised India's resilience and ability to tackle big problems, citing examples such as eradicating polio and reducing poverty.
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Bill Gates meets Mumbai teen who created history at bridge championship
- Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates met with Mumbai teen Anshul Bhatt during his recent trip to India.
- Bhatt had been crowned the world's youngest bridge champion in Italy last year.
- Gates shared a video of their meeting on Instagram, expressing his enjoyment of discussing their favourite pastime and offering to be Bhatt's bridge partner in the future.
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Billionaire Bill Gates praises India's connectivity infrastructure, digital networks
- Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, has praised India's digital infrastructure during a session with Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
- Gates specifically highlighted India's leadership in providing access to digital banking and its "very good" connectivity, predicting that India will be the cheapest 5G market.
- Gates went on to state that no country has built a more comprehensive digital infrastructure than India, further emphasizing the nation's advancements in this area.
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Anand Mahindra meets ‘classmate’ Bill Gates, gets autographed copy of his book
- Anand Mahindra, a prominent Indian businessman, met with Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates during Gates' visit to India.
- During their meeting, Gates gifted Mahindra an autographed copy of his book, with a message referring to Mahindra as his classmate.
- Mahindra had previously stated that Gates and he began studying at Harvard College in 1973, but Gates dropped out at some point.
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‘India as a whole gives me hope’: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates ahead of India visit
- Bill Gates praised India's progress in his blog 'Gates Notes' & announced that he will be visiting the country next week to witness innovative work by entrepreneurs.
- He praised India's ability to tackle multiple crises simultaneously and solve big problems at once, expressing hope for the future in his blog titled 'My message in India: To fight climate change, improve global health.'
- Gates highlighted India's success in eradicating polio, lowering HIV transmission, reducing poverty, and increasing access to sanitation and financial services.
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Microsoft limits chatbot questions to 5 on Bing after it generates unsettling responses
- Microsoft Bing is limiting chat sessions on its AI chatbot after it gave disturbing responses to a New York Times columnist's questions.
- Users will now only be able to generate five questions per session and 50 questions per day.
- The move is aimed at preventing users from confusing the chatbot model and protecting the brand from negative conversations.
- Microsoft claims that most users find the answer they're looking for within the first five messages and only 1% of chat conversations have 50+ messages.
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Microsoft's 'new Bing' refuses to write cover letter for a job, says 'it's unethical'
- Microsoft's Bing search engine has been revamped with AI-integrated technology.
- A Singapore-based news reporter claimed that the AI-integrated Bing search engine refused to write a cover letter for her job application.
- The chatbot told the writer that writing a cover letter for her would be unethical and unfair to other applicants.
- The writer stated that the chatbot helped her write a cover letter the next day.
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Bill Gates addresses critics over private jet use & climate advocacy
- Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, owns four private jets but sees no contradiction with his advocacy for climate action.
- Gates was recently interviewed by the BBC and responded to criticism about his use of private jets while championing environmental causes.
- Microsoft, the company co-founded by Gates, has partnered with Swiss firm Climeworks to remove 10,000 tons of CO2 emissions from the atmosphere in the next 10 years.
- “Well, I buy the gold standard of funding Climeworks, to do direct air capture that far exceeds my family’s carbon footprint,” Gates told the BBC.
- "I spent billions of dollars on climate innovations," he added.
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Billionaire Bill Gates dating again?
- Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, is in a relationship with Paula Hurd according to a report.
- Paula Hurd is the widow of former Oracle Co-CEO Mark Hurd.
- The couple was recently seen together at the men's singles final at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
- Bill Gates recently finalized his divorce from Melinda French Gates after 27 years of marriage.
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Bill Gates behind Covid-19 pandemic? Microsoft co-founder finally breaks silence
- Bill Gates addresses being targeted in COVID-19 outbreak conspiracy theories, saying it is easier for people to understand malevolence than biology.
- Gates denies any involvement in the COVID-19 outbreak and highlights his role in COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
- He jokes about becoming a more targeted individual than Anthony Fauci.
- In 2015, Gates had issued a warning about the potential impact of a highly infectious virus, leading to him being targeted in conspiracy theories when his prediction of over 10 million deaths came true during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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‘Why is Microsoft teams so unnecessarily complicated’, asks Zerodha CEO
- Nikhil Kamath, founder of Zerodha, criticized Microsoft Teams for being overly complicated compared to Google Meet and Zoom. He expressed his frustration on Twitter and asked for others' opinions.
- "Absolutely. Have turned Google Meet into my default VC tool. Simple, efficient, syncs seamlessly with the phone’s calendar & seemingly secure. MS Teams and Amazon Chime are unnecessarily complex," One follower replied.
- "Yes. have moved entirely to Google Meet now. Internet is v stable with a larger group. And I refuse to take meetings on Teams. Esp on a Mac it's hell. Zoom is ok but their renewals are weird", another user answered.
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Work for Money & Move On: Layoffs at Tech Giants leave disillusioned employees
- Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta, previously considered as safe places to work, have recently carried out large layoffs.
- Google conducted the largest layoffs in its history, Microsoft announced it will lay off 10,000 employees in 2023
- Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, fired over 11,000 employees in November.
- Tech giants have faced backlash from employees over recent large-scale layoffs, with complaints of poor firing methods, lack of loyalty.
- Google is facing criticism for firing people despite a $17 billion net profit in Q3, and calls for the dismissal of CEO Sundar Pichai.
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Tech giants that have announced layoffs in recent weeks
- Google on Friday announced layoffs of 12,000 employees, representing 6% of its global workforce.
- Microsoft announced plans to reduce its workforce by cutting 10,000 jobs, representing nearly 5% of its total workforce, earlier this week.
- Amazon announced the layoffs of around 18,000 employees globally this week and Salesforce has also revealed plans to let go of 8,000 employees.
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Indian man fired after working for over 21 years at Microsoft; shares heartfelt note on LinkedIn
- Microsoft laid off 10,000 employees, and many of them are posting job leads on LinkedIn.
- Microsoft sacked an Indian man after 21 years of service. Prashant Kamani, who lost his job at a prestigious tech firm, has shared the news of his layoff on LinkedIn, saying that this has hit him hard.
- “I feel a sense of gratitude more than anything else. Microsoft was my first job after college...I still remember coming over to a foreign land all nervous and excited, Kamani wrote.
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ChatGPT apologises to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella; here's why
- Microsoft CEO Nadella asked ChatGPT to predict what the most popular south Indian tiffin items would be in the future, and it came up with the usual suspects: Idli, Dosa, and vada.
- However, one of the possibilities was biriyani, which appears to have left a a bad taste in Nadella's mouth.
- As a Hyderabadi, he told ChatGPT that the software cannot insult his intelligence by referring to Biriyani as a South Indian "tiffin."
- Moreover, the software reportedly apologised, as Nadella said.
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