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Microsoft has started discussing with ad agencies how it plans to make money from its revamped Bing search engine powered by generative artificial intelligence as the tech company seeks to battle Google's dominance. In a meeting with a major ad agency this week, Microsoft showed off a demo of the new Bing and said it plans to allow paid links within responses to search results, said an ad executive, who spoke about the private meeting on the condition of anonymity. Generative AI , which can produce original answers in a human voice in response to open-ended questions or requests, has recently captivated the world. Last week, Microsoft and Alphabet 's Google announced new generative AI chatbots a day apart from the other. Those bots, which have not yet rolled out widely to users, will be able to synthesize material on the web for complex search queries. Early search results and conversations with Microsoft's Bing and Google's chatbot called Bard have shown they ca

Japan is all set to catch up with nations like India, China, and Russia in expediating the development and trials of its central bank digital currency (CBDC). The Asian nation is set to launch its digital currency in its pilot phase starting April. The development was announced on Friday, February 17, by Shinichi Uchida, the Executive Director of the Bank of Japan (BoJ). In its polit phase, the digital yen will be tested for how technically feasible it is for commercial uses. Private companies will be onboarded by the BoJ to be participants in the testing of the digital JPY. The focus is to analyse and justify the fundamentals of the proof-of-concept (PoC) for this CBDC , which has been under testing in Japan since April 2021. “The aim of the pilot program is twofold: first, to test the technical feasibility not fully covered by the PoCs, and second, to utilise the skills and insights of private businesses in terms of technology and operation for designing a CBDC ecosystem in the pos

Ptron, the homegrown company has launched Ptron, the homegrown company has launched Bassbuds Zen at just Rs. 999. The new truly wireless (TWS) earbuds from the company are said to offer up to 50 hours of total playback time and come with 10mm dynamic drivers, Bluetooth 5.3, and more. They also feature low-latency audio, touch controls, and passive noise cancellation. The Bassbuds Zen also feature quad microphones with ENC & TruTalk technology, that is said to provide clearer calls and minimum noise cancellation of 30dB. Ptron Bassbuds Zen price, availability The new Ptron Bassbuds Zen are priced at Rs. 999. They are currently available on Amazon . The wireless earbuds are being sold in Black and Blue. Buyers can also avail of additional discounts on selected bank card transactions. Ptron Bassbuds Zen specifications, features Ptron's Bassbuds Zen come with an in-ear lightweight design. The earbuds come with Quad microphones with ENC and TruTalk technology, which is said to

In a bid to expand the potential use cases of NFT and decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs), Sony Network Communications has teamed up with smart contract platform, the Astar Network. The online initiative is scheduled to run for three months, between March and June. Industry experts and developers from crypto-related firms including Dragonfly, Alchemy Venture, and Fenbushi Capital will collectively impart information and training around Web3. People interested in participating in this initiative must sign up between February 17 and March 6. For Sony , this initiative is aimed at exploring how blockchain could solve issues persistent in the gaming, entertainment, music, and imaging industries, a Coindesk report said on Friday, February 17. “You will be able to make direct connections, receive feedback, and attend valuable sessions for no-cost with top-level Web3 innovators. You will also receive technical and financial support. Good products may also be considered for inves

ZTE Nubia Pad 3D is all set to be launched at the 2023 Mobile World Congress (MWC) event, which is scheduled to take place on February 28. The ZTE booth at Barcelona for this year's MWC will showcase the 5G capable Nubia Pad 3D, which will offer users a 3D image display without the need for special 3D-veiwing glasses. This, the company claims is the world's first AI technology developed for viewing images in 3D. The technology is said to track user's eye movement in order to project images that create a 3D effect without the need for 3D glasses. According to an official post on Chinese microblogging website, Weibo , ZTE Nubia Pad 3D has been confirmed to launch at the MWC 2023 event scheduled for February 28 in Barcelona. The 5G enabled tablet is claimed to utilise AI technology that tracks the user's eye movements and simulates a 3D effect while viewing images without the need for special 3D glasses. As mentioned previously, ZTE has claimed that this is the world

Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance had secret access to a bank account belonging to its purportedly independent US partner and transferred large sums of money from the account to a trading firm managed by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, banking records and company messages show. Over the first three months of 2021, more than $400 million (roughly Rs. 3,311 crore) flowed from the Binance .US account at California-based Silvergate Bank to this trading firm, Merit Peak Ltd, according to records for the quarter, which were reviewed by Reuters. The Binance.US account was registered under the name of BAM Trading, the US exchange's operating company, according to the records. Company messages show the transfers to Merit Peak began in late 2020. Reuters couldn't determine the reason for the transfers or whether any of the money belonged to Binance.US customers. The exchange's public terms of use at the time said its customers' dollar deposits were held at Silvergate and a Nev