Don’t rush investments into AI, warns ‘Father of Internet’ Vint Cerf

Don’t rush investments into AI, warns ‘Father of Internet’ Vint Cerf

San Francisco The “Father of the internet” and Google “internet evangelist” Vint Cerf has warned businesses not to rush into making money from conversational AI just “because it’s really cool”. The warning comes amid a surge in popularity for ChatGPT, reports CNBC. “There’s an ethical issue here that I hope some of you will consider,” Cerf […]

Musk is now Twitter boss, fires Indian-origin CEO Agrawal, other top execs

Musk is now Twitter boss, fires Indian-origin CEO Agrawal, other top execs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally taken over as Twitter boss and his first job was to reportedly fire Indian-origin CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, the company’s policy chief Vijaya Gadde and others. According to a CNBC report citing sources on Friday, Agrawal and Segal have left the company’s San Francisco headquarters […]

India’s fintech market to reach $1 trillion by 2030: Chief Economic Advisor

India’s fintech market to reach $1 trillion by 2030: Chief Economic Advisor

Mumbai, Sep 20  India’s fintech market is expected to reach $1 trillion by 2030, from $31 billion in 2021, Chief Economic Advisor Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran said here on Tuesday. Speaking at the ‘Global Fintech Fest 2022’ (GFF 2022), he noted that a major shift towards a more equitable distribution of investment across sectors including […]

Indian-born Laxman Narasimhan is new CEO of Starbucks

Indian-born Laxman Narasimhan is new CEO of Starbucks

Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) Global coffee chain Starbucks has named Indian-born Laxman Narasimhan its next CEO. Narasimhan, who currently heads health and hygiene company Reckitt, will join Starbucks in October and take over from its iconic interim CEO Howard Shultz in April. Narasimhan joins the growing ranks of Indian-descent CEOs heading leading US corporate giants such […]