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Researchers found students to have fared better at accounting exams than ChatGPT , OpenAI's chatbot product. Despite this, they said that ChatGPT's performance was "impressive" and that it was a "game changer that will change the way everyone teaches and learns - for the better." The researchers from Brigham Young University (BYU), US, and 186 other universities wanted to know how OpenAI 's technology would fare on accounting exams. They have published their findings in the journal Issues in Accounting Education. In the researchers' accounting exam, students scored an overall average of 76.7 percent, compared to ChatGPT's score of 47.4 percent. While in 11.3 percent of the questions, ChatGPT was found to score higher than the student average, doing particularly well on accounting information systems (AIS) and auditing, the AI bot was found to perform worse on tax, financial, and managerial assessments. Researchers think this could possibly be

Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai received total compensation of about $226 million (roughly Rs. 1,850 crore) in 2022, more than 800 times the median employee's pay, the company said in a securities filing on Friday. Pichai's compensation included stock awards of about $218 million (roughly Rs. 1,800 crore), the filing showed. The pay disparity comes at a time when Alphabet, the parent company of Google , has been cutting jobs globally, The Mountain View, California-based company announced plans to cut 12,000 jobs around the world in January, equivalent to 6 percent of its global workforce. Early this month, hundreds of Google employees staged a walkout at the company's London offices following a dispute over layoffs. In March, Google employees staged a walkout at the company's Zurich offices after more than 200 workers were laid off. Meanwhile, the company is working rapidly towards making its chatbot Bard stand out among the competitors. On Friday, Google

Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ) on Saturday successfully launched the PSLV-C55 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota and placed two Singaporean satellites for Earth observation into the intended orbit. ISRO chief S Somanath said, "Congratulations PSLV-C55/TeLEOS-2 Mission - the PSLV has placed both satellites in the intended orbit." The launch was completed at 14:19 hours IST, ISRO said. While the POEM is being written, here are initial ?... pic.twitter.com/cfoxt7Op8I — ISRO (@isro) April 22, 2023 Talking about the launch he said the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle once again in its 57th flight demonstrated its reliability and suitability for commercial launch. "This was a mission towards the east direction. and the inclination is 9.9 degrees, very precise. PSLV in its 57th flight has once again demonstrated its high reliability and suitability for the commercial missions of this class," said the ISRO chief. "This is the fifth launc

After a five-day long visit, Apple CEO Tim Cook left India with a note that he can't wait to return to the country. The visit of Cook coincided with 25 years of the iPhone maker's presence in India. Cook arrived in India on Monday. The visit started with the launch of the first official Apple store in Mumbai on April 18 followed by a second in the national capital on April 20. "What an incredible week in India! Thanks to our teams across the country. I can't wait to return," Cook tweeted. The company has been selling products in India through exclusive Apple Premium Reseller (APR) stores, large format retail chains like Reliance Digital, Croma etc, multi-brand retail stores and through e-commerce platforms. Apple has over 100 APR stores in India. One of the APR stores was located in the Select CityWalk Mall which had to shift to a nearby mall to pave the way for the Apple Store . Apple started making iPhones in India in 2017 after Cook's last visit i

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Watch 6 series later this year. Many previous reports have suggested that the South Korean tech giant may host another Galaxy Unpacked event in the second half of 2023, where they are expected to unveil a host of new products. Various leaks and reports have already suggested several features and key specifications of the purported Galaxy Watch 6 devices. A new report suggests that the models may get a better, faster chipset than its predecessor, the Galaxy Watch 5 . According to a SamMobile report , the Galaxy Watch 6 series models will likely be powered by a new, Exynos W980 SoC. It is expected to be 10 percent faster and more powerful than the Exynos W920 SoC that powered the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 4 series of smartwatches. The report adds that the company may use its newer 5nm process which could also enable an improved battery life of the Galaxy Watch 6 series. An earlier report suggested that the upcoming Galaxy Watch 6 40mm mo