Washington: In a setback for Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has refused to allow the Sam Altman-run company to register the word GPT (generative pre-trained transformer) as a trademark. OpenAI argued in its application with the US PTO that GPT is not a “descriptive word” because consumers will not immediately understand […]
Abu Dhabi: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the first batch of students from the IIT Delhi–Abu Dhabi Campus. The PM is on a two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Interacting with the IIT Delhi- Abu Dhabi campus students, PM Modi said that this not only begins a new chapter in bilateral […]
Egypt accuses Israeli FM of ‘sabotaging’ ceasefire talks Gaza: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has said that vital food supplies for the Gaza Strip are blocked from entry due to the lack of Israeli approval. UNRWA in a press statement on Monday said that vital supplies to address food […]
Abu Dhabi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held wide-ranging talks with the UAE’s President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during which they reviewed the strategic partnership, discussed new areas of cooperation and witnessed the signing of several agreements, including a bilateral investment treaty. In a special and warm gesture, Modi was received at […]
New Delhi: US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner Brendan Carr on Tuesday sought a probe into Apple over the Beeper Mini app that briefly enabled message interoperability between iOS and Android. During the ‘State of the Net Conference’ event, Carr said the regulator should look into whether Apple’s move “complies with the FCC’s Part 14 […]
Gaza: Israel has carried out air strikes in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, killing dozens, according to health officials, as Palestinians brace for a major offensive on the densely crowded urban area. There were conflicting reports of the death toll following the predawn strikes on Monday. The AFP news agency reported that the strikes […]
Moscow: Russia on Monday imposed sanctions on 18 British citizens including a number of top academics and Russia experts for what Moscow said was an attempt to demonise Russia and fan the war in Ukraine. “We are forced to state that Russophobically charged British representatives do not shy away trying to discredit the constitutional system […]
Perth: Underscoring the “new energy and new interest” into India’s foreign policy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday pointed towards the fast paced growth in trade and investment relationship between India and Australia as reflected in the increased presence of the Indian community in this country. Jaishankar, who is here to attend the two-day […]
Seoul: A group of Russian tourists headed to North Korea from Vladivostok airport in Russia’s Far East on Friday, likely the first foreign travellers from any country to enter the isolated state since the pandemic. The tour underscores deepening cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, following a meeting last September between North Korean leader Kim Jong […]
Washington: Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, the only Republican candidate left in the race for the party’s nomination against Donald Trump, has said that the US would have a “female president in 2024”, and it would be either her or Kamala Harris, both of them Indian-origin. After wins on Thursday in Nevada and the US […]