Tag: Information Technology

Bitcoin hits all-time high

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Desk Report: The price of Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value, set a new record on Sunday. Today, its price in the US market rose to $ 125,245.57 cents, which is almost 2.7 percent higher than before. This information was revealed from a report by the news agency AFP. The price of Bitcoin reached a maximum of $ 124,480 in mid-August this year. At that time, the price rose due to favorable policies of the US President Donald Trump administration and increased demand from institutional investors. The price…

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Meta will show ads based on personal conversations with AI

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Desk Report: Facebook parent company Meta plans to show more personalized ads based on users’ conversations with its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Meta AI. The change will take effect on December 16. This will make it easier for Meta to reach users based on the topics they talk about in the chatbot. Meta already shows ads based on users’ posts, clicks and interactions on its platforms. However, by learning about the chatbot’s interactions, the company will be able to learn what kind of products users are looking for, where they…

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Elon Musk is bringing an alternative to Wikipedia, explains why

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Desk Report: Elon Musk has always expressed his strong dissatisfaction with Wikipedia, the world’s largest online free encyclopedia. Now, the American billionaire has announced a direct alternative to it. His AI company XAI (XAI) is creating a new open-source knowledge repository, called ‘Grokipedia’. Musk claims that it will be much better than Wikipedia and will be based only on ‘truth and information’. Musk has called Wikipedia by various names such as ‘Wokipedia’ and ‘Dickipedia’ at various times. He has also called for donors to stop donating. Observers believe that Elon…

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Facebook’s new feature ‘Fan Challenge’, the benefits of using it

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Desk Report: Meta is introducing two new features on the social media platform Facebook. The two features are – ‘Fan Challenge’ and ‘Customized Top Fan Badge’. Through this, the platform hopes that the relationship between fans and their favorite creators will be closer. Through the new Fan Challenge, any creator will be able to give specific challenges to their followers. Followers will be able to participate in that challenge through their own reels or posts. The more reactions the video or post participating in the challenge receives, the more it…

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‘Goddess of Wealth’ caught in police fraud case, 61,000 Bitcoins recovered

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Desk Report: Chinese national Zhimin Qian, also known as Yidi Zhang, has pleaded guilty to the world’s largest cryptocurrency fraud. He pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday. London’s Metropolitan Police said Qian ran a massive fraud ring in China between 2014 and 2017, defrauding more than 128,000 people of their money. He then converted the money into bitcoin and deposited it. A total of 61,000 bitcoins (worth around £5 billion or $6.7 billion) were seized in the case. It is the largest cryptocurrency fraud case in…

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Android operating system coming for computers

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Desk Report: Google has finally officially announced that the Android operating system will soon be available on desktop and laptop computers. Google Senior Vice President Rick Osterloh made the announcement at the Snapdragon Summit held in Hawaii. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon was with him on stage. Rick Osterloh said that until now, Google has used separate platforms for smartphones and separate platforms for computers. Now, Google is working with Qualcomm to create a common platform that can be used on laptops and desktop computers. He said that Android will work…

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Why Trump called for the firing of a Microsoft executive

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Desk Report: US President Donald Trump has called for the firing of Microsoft’s new president of international relations, Lisa Monaco. Trump made the call in a post on Truth Social last Friday. In this post, Trump called Monaco “corrupt and completely anti-Trump.” He claimed that Monaco’s position is a threat to national security. Trump said, “She is a terrible threat to the national security of the United States. Especially when the government has many important contracts with Microsoft.” He also alleged that Monaco has lost all types of security clearances…

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Apple is making Siri more like ChatGP

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Desk Report: Apple is not just building a fancy chatbot like ChatGPT for its own customers, but for itself. According to a Bloomberg report, Apple engineers are using this secret tool to test various features of future Siri updates. It is essentially an experimental app, which hints at major changes to Siri. Apple’s chatbot is codenamed ‘Veritas’. It is basically an advanced chatbot. It is preparing the ground for engineers to build the next generation of Siri. Veritas can analyze personal information such as emails, music libraries, etc. Not only…

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Meta to build humanoid robot operating system, invests billions of dollars

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Desk Report: Meta is planning to invest billions of dollars in creating humanoid robots. A top executive of the company recently said this. In a recent interview at Meta’s headquarters, CTO (Chief Technology Officer) Andrew Bosworth said that he formed a research team earlier this year at the behest of CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The team will work on robotics. News of the existence of this team has already been published. However, this is the first time he has spoken in detail about the strategy of the project. Bosworth said, “I…

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Instagram user count surpasses 3 billion

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Desk Report: Instagram, the world’s most popular social media platform, has reached a new high. The number of monthly active users on the platform has crossed the 3 billion mark. CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed this information on Meta’s channel on Wednesday. He said, “We have built an extraordinary community.” Meta acquired the app for just $ 100 billion in 2012. Currently, the app has become one of the most influential online platforms in the world. Like other Meta products, Instagram has now entered the elite club. Earlier this year, Zuckerberg…

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