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Tech Companies Current Affairs 2024

Stay updated on the latest current affairs related to “Tech Giants in the News” for the year 2024. In this blog post, we cover the newest developments in the tech world, including big companies like Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia. We also dive into the latest news about e-commerce giants like Amazon and Flipkart, as well as social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Stay informed with the latest in science and technology as we explore the intersection of digital commerce and social networking.

Last Update Up to May 2024

Open AI

OpenAI is set to release a new AI model called ‘GPT-4o’, capable of realistic voice conversation and interaction across text and images.

OpenAI has launched the text-to-video AI model “Sora”.

OpenAI has unveiled its latest innovation known as Voice Engine.

Anthropic

Anthropic has launched the AI models “Claude 3 Haiku”, “Claude 3 Sonnet”, and “Claude 3 Opus”.

Microsoft

Microsoft has launched the “AI Odyssey” initiative, a program aiming to train 100,000 Indian developers in the latest AI technologies.

Microsoft has introduced the “ADVANTA(I)GE INDIA” initiative to equip 2 million Indians with AI skills by 2025.

Microsoft has detected covert, targeted malicious activity by the hacking group “Volt Typhoon”, which is based in China, targeting US critical infrastructure.

The International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate) has signed an MoU with Microsoft to launch the iMPEL-AI (iCreate-Microsoft Programme for Emerging Leaders in Artificial Intelligence) programme in India.

Microsoft and OpenAI are planning a data center project that could cost $100 billion.

The online learning platform Shiksha Reform has been launched as a collaborative effort between Microsoft and Finland’s Kajaani University of Applied Sciences.

IBM Consulting and Microsoft have announced a collaboration to launch the IBM-Microsoft Experience Zone in Bengaluru.

Tech Mahindra has collaborated with Microsoft to launch a unified workbench on Microsoft Fabric.

Microsoft has introduced the VASA-1 AI model, which can produce hyper-realistic talking faces from just a single portrait photo.

Microsoft has launched the lightweight artificial intelligence model called Phi-3-mini.

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), established under the Ministry of Home Affairs, has collaborated with Microsoft to block more than 1,000 Skype IDs involved in blackmail, extortion, and “digital arrests”.

Microsoft has unveiled the Artificial Intelligence-enhanced “Copilot+” Personal Computer.

Google

Google DeepMind and Stanford University have recently unveiled a humanoid robot named Mobile ALOHA.

Google has announced the launch of its AI video model “Lumiere”.

Google is set to establish an AI Centre of Excellence at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Nagpur.

Google DeepMind has launched a generative AI model called “Genie”.

Google has partnered with the “Shakti – India Election Fact-Checking Collective” project.

Google is a mission partner for the “MethaneSAT” satellite, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket from California.

Google DeepMind has unveiled an AI gaming agent called “SIMA” (Scalable Instructable Multiworld Agent).

HCL Tech has partnered with Google Cloud to create industry solutions and drive business value with Gemini.

Project Nimbus, which was recently in the news, is associated with Google.

Google has developed TacticAI, an AI system providing tactical insights, particularly on corner kicks in football.

Google recently released a doodle on Hamida Banu, who was associated with wrestling.

Google has unveiled a more powerful version of AlphaFold, an AI technology that helps scientists understand the behavior of microscopic mechanisms in human cells.

Google has launched a secure and private digital purse called Google Wallet for Android users in India to store cards, passes, tickets, keys, or IDs.

Google has partnered with Kochi Metro Rail Limited to enhance digital ticketing options for metro users.

Google Arts & Culture, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, has organized a digital exhibition titled “Millets: Seeds of Change” in Delhi.

Google has introduced a new multimodal AI agent called ‘Project Astra’, capable of answering users’ queries in real-time via text, audio, or video inputs.

Google has unveiled a new product called ‘Gemini Flash 1.5’, designed for chat and complex tasks requiring a fast response.

Soket AI Labs, in collaboration with Google Cloud services, has announced the launch of an open-source multilingual foundation model, ‘Pragna-1B’.

Google has introduced PaliGemma, the company’s first vision-language model in the Gemma family of open-source models.

Google has launched Trillium, a 6th generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) that improves AI data center performance nearly five times faster.

Google has expanded the accessibility-focused ‘Project Gameface’ on Android.

OTT Platform

Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur recently launched the first season of “Swaraj” on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video.

Social Media

Recently, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, partnered with Meta to establish Frontier Technology Labs (FTLs) in schools across India.

Meta has released its latest large language model, Llama 3.

The European Union has initiated a probe against Apple, Alphabet, and Meta under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Meta has collaborated with the Press Trust of India (PTI) under its third-party fact-checking program in India.

Meta Platforms will set up its first data centre in India in Chennai.

Meta Platforms has announced the launch of its new artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, Meta AI, which will be powered by Llama 3.

E-commerce

Amazon in News

Amazon is developing a new AI model codenamed “Olympus.”

Amazon Web Services (AWS) signed an MoU with ISRO and IN-SPACe to use cloud computing to support space-tech innovations.

India Post has recently signed an MoU with Amazon to boost the digital economy and extend support to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

Amazon India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) and the Cottage and Rural Industries Department, Gujarat, to support and promote e-commerce exports.