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Baidu Unveils Xiaodu AI Glasses With 16-Megapixel Ultra-Wide-Angle Camera

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Baidu Unveils Xiaodu AI Glasses With 16-Megapixel Ultra-Wide-Angle Camera


Baidu unveiled its Xiaodu AI Glasses in China on Tuesday. The Chinese tech giant introduced the AI-integrated smart glasses in China and it is reportedly equipped with an AI assistant that can perform several tasks for users. The Xiaodu AI Glasses are said to weigh 45g and feature a 16-megapixel ultrawide camera along with a four-microphone array. Baidu has used its native large language models (LLMs) for the wearable device, and pricing for the Xiaodu AI glasses is yet to be announced.

Baidu’s Xiaodu AI Glasses Unveiled

At the 2024 Baidu World Conference, the tech giant unveiled the Xiaodu AI glasses (via Gizmochina) which are equipped with a Chinese language model developed by the company. Baidu is looking to tap into the rising popularity of AI-powered wearable devices and wants to compete with the Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses with its offering.

The Xiaodu AI Glasses weigh 45g. They are equipped with a 16-megapixel ultrawide camera and a four-microphone array. The native AI assistant uses the camera and the microphone to receive information in visual and audio modalities, according to the company.

According to Baidu, the AI assistant can answer queries in real time — a feature the company calls “walk-and-ask queries”. The glasses can also be used for calorie recognition, object identification, audio-visual translation, and intelligent reminders.

Coming to the battery, Baidu’s AI Glasses offer up to five hours of calling and playback time and 56 hours of standby time. They are said to take about 30 minutes to charge fully.

The Xiaodu AI Glasses run on the company’s DuerOS AI operating system, and the same OS will also offer support for other Baidu platforms such as Baidu Maps, and Baike. The end goal appears to be creating a device that can be further enhanced with the integration of the Baidu ecosystem.

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Ranbir Kapoor announces Raj Kapoor Film Festival at IFFI 2024

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Ranbir Kapoor announces Raj Kapoor Film Festival at IFFI 2024


Panaji, Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor on Sunday announced that a film festival showcasing restored movies of his grandfather, veteran filmmaker Raj Kapoor, will be held across the country to celebrate his birth centenary in December.

Ranbir Kapoor announces Raj Kapoor Film Festival at IFFI 2024
Ranbir Kapoor announces Raj Kapoor Film Festival at IFFI 2024

Ranbir was in conversation with filmmaker Rahul Rawail at the 55th International Film Festival of India here to honour Raj Kapoor ahead of his 100th birth anniversary on December 14.

The National Film Development Corporation of India , National Film Archives of India , and Film Heritage Foundation and his uncle Kunal Kapoor have started restoring 10 films of Raj Kapoor, the actor said.

“We are going to organise the Raj Kapoor Film Festival from December 13-December 15 all over India. We will show the restored version of 10 films of Raj Kapoor’s films,” Ranbir said to a jam-packed auditorium at the Kala Academy here.

“I hope you guys come as well . I remember the first time I met Alia, she asked me ‘Who’s Kishore Kumar?’ It’s just a circle of life, people are forgotten. It’s important we remember our roots,” he added.

The actor, who has often talked about his dream to make a biopic on his late grandfather, said he has discussed the potential project with his “godfather” and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

“I talk to a lot of people, including Sanjay Leela Bhansali, about how to make a biopic on Mr Raj Kapoor. A biopic is not just something which highlights the success in a person’s life, you truly have to portray someone’s life honestly, the lows, struggles, relationship dynamics.

“It’s a very tough biopic to make. I don’t know if my family would also agree for most of the things, to show this side of Raj Kapoor. But I think it would really make a great movie,” he added.

Ranbir is also excited to reunite with Bhansali in “Love & War”. The director gave him his first break as an actor in 2007’s “Saawariya”.

“I’m excited to work with Mr Bhansali again. Even after 17 years, it still feels the same. I respect him so much, he hasn’t changed at all. All he thinks about is his movies,” he added.

The actor revealed that the first Raj Kapoor song he made his two-year-old daughter Raha listen to was “Kisi Ki Muskurahaton Pe Ho Nisaar” from 1959’s “Anari”.

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Google Set to Hire Apple, Microsoft Alumnus Sreenivasa Reddy as India Policy Head

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Google Set to Hire Apple, Microsoft Alumnus Sreenivasa Reddy as India Policy Head


Alphabet‘s Google is set to appoint a manufacturing and policy veteran as its top government affairs executive in India to tackle legal challenges and expand hardware assembly to the country.

Sreenivasa Reddy, currently a senior engineering executive at Microsoft, is likely to join Google toward the end of this year, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified as the matter is private. He previously worked in senior positions at Apple‘s India regulatory team and headed government relations at the local unit of Swedish telecom-gear maker Ericsson AB, helping to drive domestic manufacturing at both companies.

Reddy’s experience will come in handy at Google, which is scouting for partners in India to assemble its Pixel range of smartphones as it seeks to diversify beyond China. Pixel’s production in India could lead to the local manufacturing of other Google hardware products, such as speakers.

The executive will also help Google navigate regulatory challenges. The Mountain View, California-based company is fighting antitrust charges in India, with authorities accusing it of abusing its dominant position in mobile operating systems.

Reddy and representatives for Google in India didn’t respond to requests for comment. Google’s previous India policy head, Archana Gulati, left the company last year.

Google is among global technology firms viewing India as a key growth market. The company is adding more local languages to its services and seeking ways to make its Android smartphones cheaper, eager to win more users in the world’s most populous country.

The company plans to open a global financial-technology centre in Gujarat International Finance Tech-City — more commonly known as GIFT City — in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state, Alphabet Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said during the Indian premier’s visit to the US last month.

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Deepika Padukone to reprise her role in Kalki 2898 AD? Here's what the producers say

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Deepika Padukone to reprise her role in Kalki 2898 AD? Here's what the producers say


Nov 24, 2024 04:57 PM IST

Deepika Padukone played Sumathi in Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD. The film stars Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Shobana.

Deepika Padukone earned praise for her performance in Kalki 2898 AD. The interval block in the film, where her character Sumathi walks on fire, was picked by many fans as one of the most powerful moments of the film. Now, with the sequel in the making, will Deepika return to play Sumathi? At the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, producers and sisters Priyanka Dutt and Swapna Dutt of Vyjayanthi Movies shared an update, as per a report by Indian Express. (Also read: Kalki 2898 AD: Nag Ashwin calls Deepika Padukone’s fire scene his most favourite: ‘It was a leap of faith’)

Deepika Padukone played a pregnant woman in Kalki 2898 AD.
Deepika Padukone played a pregnant woman in Kalki 2898 AD.

Will Deepika be back in Kalki sequel?

Priyanka and Swapna said that some parts of the sequel have already been shot. They went on to add, “It’s good enough for us to make a good part two. 30-35 percent of part two has already been shot. Kalki 2 will have a big international release.”

They went on to add, “She will still be the mother in some part of the film.” Deepika was pregnant when she shot the crucial scene in the Nag Ashwin-directorial. She has been on a break ever since she gave birth to daughter Dua in September. If she returns to work with the sequel to Kalki 2898 AD, it will mark Deepika’s first film since giving birth.

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Kalki 2898 AD mixes sci-fi with Indian mythology and tells the story of a bounty hunter called Bhairava (Prabhas) who crosses paths with Ashwatthama (Amitabh) and a pregnant lab subject called SU-M80 (Deepika). The film ends on a note that sets things up for the sequel. It is available to watch on Netflix.

Deepika was last seen in Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again which released in theatres earlier this month in Diwali. The latest instalment in the cop universe also stars Ajay Devgn, Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor and Tiger Shroff.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Special Edition Supposed Renders Show Triple Rear Camera Unit, Flat Frame

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 Special Edition Supposed Renders Show Triple Rear Camera Unit, Flat Frame


Samsung is rumoured to unveil the Galaxy Z Fold 6 Special Edition soon. The book-style foldable  expected to debut as a slimmer version of the standard Galaxy Z Fold 6 has already appeared in various leaks in recent weeks. Most recently, supposed design renders of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 Special Edition have surfaced on the Web. The renders show a triple rear camera unit on the phone. The Galaxy Z Fold 6 Special Edition seems to have a flat frame with curved corners.

Tipster Evan Blass briefly shared alleged renders of a foldable smartphone on X. While the post doesn’t include the device’s name, it presumably could be of the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 6 Special Edition. The first image gives us a glimpse of what the device’s rear could look like. It appears to have a triple rear camera setup with a raised camera island and individual camera rings.

The second image shared by the tipster suggests the right-hand side of the device. The right spine houses the power button while the volume buttons are arranged above it. The rose gold-coloured frame of the purported Galaxy Z Fold 6 Special Edition looks flat with curved corners.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition Specifications (Rumoured)

As per past leaks, the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition will come with a thinner body and less noticeable crease than the Galaxy Z Fold 6. It could have a thickness of 10.6mm when folded, compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 6’s 12.1mm thickness. It is said to have S Pen support and a titanium frame.

The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is tipped to feature a 200-megapixel main camera. It is rumoured to pack an 8-inch internal display and a 6.5-inch external display. It was previously tipped to be called Galaxy Z Fold Slim or Galaxy Z Fold Ultra.

 

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SRK had almost bought a different IPL team, not KKR

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SRK had almost bought a different IPL team, not KKR


Did Shah Rukh Khan nearly own a different IPL team instead of Kolkata Knight Riders?
KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan (L) and captain of 2024 edition Shreyas Iyer after winning IPL title. (Image: X/ShreyasIyer)

Indian Premier League (IPL) season is all set to start, and ahead of the same the founder of IPL, Lalit Modi shared some anecdotes on how the game originated and how it then transformed one of the most famous cricket tournaments in the world. He also spilled tea about Shah Rukh Khan’s interest in the game, how he came on board and what was his initial choice of team. Yes, you read that right, Kolkata Knight Riders wasn’t King Khan’s first choice, he wanted to be the owner of some other city.
While talking to Raj Shamani on his podcast, Lalit Modi revealed that when the season originated, anyone could bid for any city. Though today Kolkata Knight Riders has gained popularity and love worldwide, when Shah Rukh decided to own a team, he tried to acquire cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Ahmedabad before he finally settled on Kolkata.
Mr. Modi said that Shah Rukh Khan had a keen interest in bidding for teams in Ahmedabad or Mumbai. However, his bid was lower and thus, he settled with ‘Kolkata Knight Riders’. SRK’s first choice was Mumbai, but Mukesh Ambani’s bid won over his. Thereafter, he wanted Banglore but then Vijay Mallya secured it, and a similar thing happened with Delhi.
Lalit Modi also shared the figures from the first season. He said Shah Rukh’s bid was around 70-80 million for the cities he wanted, but the bids of around 100 million won the game. When he got KKR, the team was at 85-87 million.
Further, Lalit Modi stated SRK is very important to the IPL, as his charm brings more crowd, especially females. “For me, Shah Rukh was going to bring in women and children into the game. Women and children were extremely important for IPL to click in terms of viewership,” he said.




Microsoft Adds AI Copilot Key in First Change to PC Keyboard in Decades

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Microsoft Adds AI Copilot Key in First Change to PC Keyboard in Decades


Microsoft is adding a button to the Windows keyboard to activate its AI Copilot service, with the first devices to sport the new key available this month.

The Copilot key, which will sit to the right of the space bar, is the first change to the Windows keyboard layout since Microsoft added the Windows/Start key in 1994, underscoring the company’s commitment to artificial intelligence. Microsoft’s hardware partners will show off Windows 11 computers with the Copilot button over the coming days at the CES technology conference and, over time, it will become a required feature.

The shortcut will help users create images, write emails and summarize text with the help of AI.

“AI will be seamlessly woven into Windows from the system, to the silicon, to the hardware,” Microsoft’s consumer chief marketing officer, Yusuf Mehdi, said in a blog announcing the change.

The Redmond, Washington-based company sees 2024 as “the year of the AI PC,” according to Mehdi, mirroring the budding trend among smartphone makers to tout their latest models as “AI phones.” Those labels don’t carry much weight by themselves, but Microsoft has spent the past year retooling its biggest products around AI tech that can generate new content from massive datasets. That list now includes Windows, Office, Bing search, security software and customer and finance products. The work heavily leverages the GPT-4 technology from OpenAI, in which Microsoft has invested $13 billion (roughly Rs. 1,08,201 crore).

For device makers, Microsoft’s push into AI services has not yet translated into a boost for sales, as the novel Copilot features are being rolled out to new and existing devices alike. Mehdi’s promise of weaving AI into hardware and silicon may signal more pressure on consumers to upgrade as Microsoft evolves and improves its AI proposition.

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Sohum Shah Talks About His Upcoming Film 'Crazxy', Shares 'Atrangi' Details

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Sohum Shah Talks About His Upcoming Film 'Crazxy', Shares 'Atrangi' Details


New Delhi: Sohum Shah, an entrepreneur-actor, known for his vision for storytelling and unique cinematic choices, is all set to experiment with a completely different genre in his next project ‘Crazxy’ . After the roaring success of Tumbbad, which became a cult classic and the highest-grossing re-release in India with a cumulative ₹50 crores at the box office, Sohum is gearing up to surprise audiences with upcoming film. 

Talking about his upcoming project, Sohum Shah says, “It’s in the post-production stage and will be released in March 2025. It’s an ‘atrangi’ film and completely different from Tumbbad. (Laughs) And I’m wearing a coat in it, instead of a dhoti.”

Though he didn’t reveal many details, the motion poster of Crazxy has already captured fans’ attention with its bold and unique style.

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Sohum’s work as a producer reflects his commitment to create ‘new mainstream cinema’ which holistically gives the audiences a cinematic experience, unique storytelling, and a new perspective with each project.

His production house, Sohum Shah Films, achieved a milestone with the re-release of Tumbbad in September 2024, which tripled its original box office revenue from 2018. 

On the work front, with ‘Crazxy’ set to release on March 7, 2025, and ‘Tumbbad 2’ in the pipeline, Sohum Shah continues to showcase his boundless passion for cinema.




iQOO 13 Indian Variant Confirmed to Launch With Slightly Smaller Battery Than Chinese Model

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iQOO 13 Indian Variant Confirmed to Launch With Slightly Smaller Battery Than Chinese Model


iQOO 13 was launched in China last month with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. The Vivo sub-brand recently confirmed that the smartphone will arrive in the Indian market in the first week of December. The specifications of the Indian variant of the iQOO 13 are believed to be identical to its Chinese counterpart, with one exception — the Indian variant will have a slightly smaller battery. The smartphone maker has confirmed that the iQOO 13 will be available in two colourways in India.

The updated landing page for the iQOO 13 on the company’s website reveals that the Indian version of the upcoming handset will pack a 6,000mAh battery. This is slightly smaller than the 6,150mAh battery unit found on the Chinese variant. The 120W fast charging speed, design and other specifications appear similar to the model launched in China.

The Indian variant of iQOO 13 is confirmed to arrive in Nardo Grey and Legend Edition colourways with Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and a dedicated Q2 gaming processor. It will sport a BOE Q10 8T LTPO 2.0 OLED display with 2K resolution and up to 144Hz refresh rate. The handset also has IP68 and IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance.

The iQOO 13 will be launched in India on December 3. It is already confirmed to be available for purchase via the official iQOO e-store and Amazon.

iQOO 13 Price, Specifications

Price of iQOO 13 in China starts at CNY 3,999 (roughly Rs. 47,200) for the 12GB RAM + 256GB option, and pricing can as high as CNY 5,199 (roughly Rs. 61,400) for the 16GB+1TB RAM and storage configuration.

The iQOO 13 sports a 6.82-inch 2K BOE Q10 8T LTPO 2.0 OLED display and carries up to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and 1TB UFS 4.0 onboard storage. It has a triple rear camera unit, comprising a 50-megapixel primary sensor, a 50-megapixel telephoto sensor and a 50-megapixel ultra-wide shooter. It has a 32-megapixel selfie sensor. The phone boasts an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.

 


Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta, Microsoft Tell European Commission They Meet New EU Tech Gatekeeper Status

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Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta, Microsoft Tell European Commission They Meet New EU Tech Gatekeeper Status


Alphabet‘s Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms and Microsoft have notified the European Commission that they qualify as gatekeepers under new EU tech rules, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday.

Under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) which came into force last November, companies with more than 45 million monthly active users and a EUR 75 billion (roughly Rs. 670 crore) market capitalisation are considered gatekeepers providing a core platform service.

Samsung and TikTok owner ByteDance also said they meet the EU thresholds, Breton said.

“Europe is completely reorganising its digital space to both better protect EU citizens and enhance innovation for EU startups and companies,” Breton said in a statement.

The Commission will confirm the gatekeeper designation by September 6 after checking the data provided by the companies. They will then have six months to comply with the DMA rules.

Booking.com said it expects to meet the gatekeeper threshold by the end of the year and will then notify the EU executive.

Companies labelled as gatekeepers will be required to make their messaging apps interoperate with rivals and let users to decide which apps to pre-install on their devices.

They will not be allowed to favour their own services over rivals’ or prevent users from removing pre-installed software or apps, two rules that will hit Google and Apple hard.

Companies can be fined up to 10 percent of annual global turnover for DMA violations.

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