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Lenovo Legion Slim 7i , Legion Slim 7, Legion Slim 5i, and Legion 5 gaming laptops have been updated in India on Thursday with up to 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900H series processors or up to AMD Ryzen 7000 series CPUs. They come preloaded with Windows 11 and are powered by Nvidia GeForce RTX 40-series GPUs. These Lenovo Legion Slim laptop models have a recycled aluminium build and they offer Lenovo Legion ColdFront 5.0 thermal system to keep the gaming sessions cool. The Legion Lenovo Slim 7 and Legion 7i feature up to 99.99Whr battery, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 and Legion Slim 5i feature up to 80Whr battery. Lenovo Legion Slim series price in India  The Lenovo Legion Slim series price in India starts at Rs. 1,61,990 for the base model. Lenovo is offering up to Rs. 3,000 discount for buyers. Also, customers opting for Lenovo's Custom to Order (CTO) option will be eligible to receive a 10 percent cashback of up to Rs. 10,000 on all CTO orders. Lenovo Legion Slim series specif...

Publisher Gannett plans to include generative artificial intelligence in the system it uses to publish stories as it and other news organizations begin to roll out the popular technology that may help save money and improve efficiency. But the largest U.S. newspaper publisher with over 200 daily outlets said it will include humans in the process so that the technology can't be deployed automatically, without oversight. Generative AI is a way to create efficiencies and eliminate some tedious tasks for journalists, Renn Turiano, senior vice president and head of product at Gannett said in a recent interview with Reuters. However, Turiano added, “The desire to go fast was a mistake for some of the other news services,” he said without singling out a specific outlet. “We're not making that mistake.” Gannett is hardly alone in its balancing act. For instance, Reuters President Paul Bascobert said in a statement Thursday, responding to a reporter's request for comment about ...

BlackRock , the world's biggest asset manager, on Thursday filed for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund ( ETF ) that would allow investors to get exposure to the cryptocurrency, as the asset class comes under intense regulatory scrutiny. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust will use Coinbase Custody as its custodian, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ). The U.S. regulator has yet to approve any applications for spot bitcoin ETFs. Last year, BlackRock launched a spot bitcoin private trust for institutional clients in the United States. The move comes at a time when the global cryptocurrency industry has been caught in the crosshairs of the US securities regulator on alleged violations of securities laws. Earlier this month, the regulator sued major exchanges Coinbase and Binance in high-profile lawsuits that reverberated through the digital assets industry. "The fact that BlackRock, a well-respected and established asset management ...

Microsoft -owned LinkedIn said on Thursday it was working on a video advertising product that would allow marketers to target users of the professional networking site while they watch content on streaming services. This comes after LinkedIn introduced AI features to help advertisers write ad content, part of a strategy to expand its ads business at a time when economic uncertainties have hit advertising budgets. "In-stream video ads can change the way brands and buyers reach and engage their audiences," Penry Price, vice president of marketing solutions at LinkedIn, told Reuters. LinkedIn's trailing 12-month revenue is north of $14 billion (roughly Rs. 1,14,700 crore), and as of the third quarter of fiscal year 2023, revenue increased 8 percent year-over-year. The company generates revenue from ad sales and subscriptions for recruiters, job seekers and sales professionals. The Information reported the news earlier on Thursday. Meanwhile, LinkedIn announced Tuesd...

US memory chipmaker Micron said on Friday it was committed to China and would invest $603 million (roughly Rs. 4,900 crore) over the next few years in its chip packaging facility in the Chinese city of Xian. The company has been targeted by China's cyberspace regulator, which last month said the firm, the United States' biggest memory chipmaker, had failed a network security review and that the regulator would block operators of key infrastructure from buying from the company. Micron made no mention of the review's decision in its Friday statement, posted on WeChat . "This investment projects demonstrates Micron's unwavering commitment to its China business and team," it quoted CEO Sanjay Mehrotra as saying. The investment will include buying packaging equipment from a Xian-based subsidiary of Taiwan's Powertech Technology , which Micron has been using in the factory since 2016, the company said. It will also open a new production line at the site to...

ChatGPT will soon hit the road. Mercedes-Benz on Thursday said US drivers could power some of their luxury vehicles with ChatGPT in a test program starting June 16. Compatible with some 900,000 vehicles that have the automaker's "MBUX" systems, ChatGPT will download over the air after drivers opt in via a Mercedes app or by voice command, the company said. The test will last three months during which Mercedes will see how drivers use the technology. Mercedes said ChatGPT would make its car system's answers sound more natural and would let drivers ask for destination information or address other queries, like what to cook for dinner. The automaker had previously let drivers and passengers issue a range of requests by voice, such as turning on seat heaters. The ChatGPT deal spells business for Microsoft , which is providing a version of the popular chatbot through its cloud. Rival Amazon.com has long worked to install its voice aide Alexa in more cars, and now...

The government's relationship with any social media platform is simply through the prism of compliance of law and rules, and therefore there is nothing personal or adversarial against one platform or the other, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said. The platforms have to respect the Indian laws, the Minister of State for IT and Electronics asserted. Chandrasekhar, who was speaking at the inaugural edition of FinancialExpress.com's Digital Bharat Economy Conclave 2023 on Wednesday, made it clear that the government's relationship with any social media platform is simply through the prism of compliance of law and rules, and thus there is nothing personal or adversarial against one platform or the other. "But we certainly and consistently ask from these platforms to respect the Indian laws," he said. The minister also rebuffed claims of an alleged data breach of the CoWin platform (the COVID vaccination portal). "I would like to emphasise that ther...