TikTok, owned by ByteDance, said on Thursday that its new generative AI video platform, Symphony Creative Studios, was now available to all advertisers around the world, as it looks to attract more brands and marketers through advanced tools for creative content creation that will uplift ad engagement on the platform. TikTok Expands Ad Offerings with

Dutch tech investor Prosus (PRX.AS) plans to take Indian digital payments firm PayU public by 2025, said Chief Investment Officer Ervin Tu. The company had first hoped for a late 2024 listing but is now optimistic it might actually happen next year. The timeline change came as the company continued working with PayU to figure

Early 2024 crackdown on X, formerly Twitter, as well as the recent increasing restrictions on VPN services in Pakistan are raising many eyebrows۔ And frustrations of those people within the country who rely on such sites as a means of keeping abreast of the latest news, are legit. As the 2024 elections in February, where

The controversy over TikTok’s safety and security continues to surge, with partial or total bans from numerous countries. On Wednesday, the list of countries that have banned TikTok was widened by adding Canada, as the Canadian government ordered the dissolution of TikTok Technology Canada Inc. citing national security concerns. Though the government of Canada has

The head of Microsoft’s AI unit Mustafa Suleyman, who is visiting India for the first time, outlined his vision for a transformative future in artificial intelligence. Talking at “Building AI Companions for India” in Bengaluru, Suleyman underlined AI’s potential applications in the Indian market. For the AI chief, AI companions will transform digital experiences and

Wikipedia has been put on notice by the Indian government over increasing concerns of bias and inaccuracy of its user-controlled entries. Questions asked by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry have furthered the debate on whether Wikipedia needs to be classified as a “publisher” rather than an “intermediary.” The notice comes in the wake of a

Google launches real-time search for Gemini AI, adding a new dimension to AI: Its language models can now fetch live information from Google Search. The feature is called “Grounding with Google Search” and is designed for developers looking to enhance AI applications. It marks a shift from OpenAI’s consumer-focused ChatGPT Search, which also debuted the

Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday launched a new mobile app for birth and death registration to make the entire process of birth and death registrations an easier task. The App, under the name Civil Registration System (CRS), is soon going to simplify the report and registration process of such events, directly through mobile phones