India Digital Bill 📝, Google vs Microsoft 🤝, Apple & Employee Rights 💻

Catch up on the latest in tech, business and startups - all in 5 minutes. [Newsletter Banner] Daily News Roundup Welcome to today's edition of the NextBigWhat Daily News! Today's top stories include India's Digital India Bill, Google's complaint against Microsoft, and Apple violating employee rights. 🤝 📝 💻 Help us reach your your friends and colleagues! Share the NextBigWhat newsletter. [Tweet it]( [Whatsapp]( India’s upcoming Digital India Bill may require registration for online fact-checkers 🇮🇳 IndiaTech - Fact-checking platforms may need to obtain registration from the government for greater accountability. - Plan could be implemented in phases, with ‘legacy and reputed’ media companies allowed to register first. - Bill is part of a comprehensive legal framework, addressing misinformation, doxxing, and cyberbullying, among other issues. Google files complaint against Microsoft over Azure cloud anti-competitive practices 🌎 GlobalTech - Google submits letter to FTC accusing Microsoft of using unfair licensing terms to control cloud-computing market. - Claims Microsoft’s restrictions create a ‘complex web’ that limits business choices and poses a cybersecurity risk. - Google also criticizes Oracle’s practices for limiting customer choice and increasing costs. frAIday: The best of AI innovation from India! [NBW Newsletter Ad]( Attend frAIday. The AI community that moves you forward. 3 AI product demos. 30 minutes. Grab some CHAI and join the community. It's fun and free ! [Apply now]( Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’ faces backlash for using AI-generated art in opening credits 🤖 AI - Director Ali Selim confirms Method Studios used AI to create the intro sequence. - Artists express frustration fearing AI might discredit their work and threaten livelihoods. - Real artists were credited for the opening sequence, but the tech use sparked controversy. Apple to Introduce Automatic Passkey Allocation for iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma 🌎 GlobalTech - Passkeys will enable passwordless login for Apple accounts and supported websites. - Device-based authentication includes Face ID, Touch ID, or PIN. - Apple and Google are both adopting passkey-based login methods. Get NBW News: The short news app for busy professionals. [App Store]( [Google Play]( US Judge rules Apple violated employee rights regarding union activity 🌎 GlobalTech - National Labor Relations Board judge found Apple’s coercive interrogation at World Trade Center store illegal. - First time an NLRB judge rules against Apple; rulings can be appealed to labor board members and federal appeals court. - Two of Apple’s retail stores unionized in Maryland and Oklahoma last year. Microsoft reveals quantum supercomputer roadmap, estimates completion in under 10 years 🌎 GlobalTech - Microsoft aims to build a quantum supercomputer using topological qubits, focusing on a 1 million operations per second milestone. - Majorana-based qubits and hardware-protected qubits are crucial developmental steps in the roadmap. - Microsoft also launched Azure Quantum Elements and Copilot for Azure Quantum, aiding scientific discovery and quantum calculations. DeepMind’s RoboCat AI model adapts to perform multiple tasks using various robotic arms 🤖 AI - RoboCat trained on data from simulations, human-controlled robots, and previous iterations. - Final version trained on 253 tasks, with success rates ranging from 13% to 99% after 1,000 demonstrations. - Researchers aim to teach RoboCat new tasks with fewer than 10 demonstrations. India struggles to fill cybersecurity jobs amid skill gap 🇮🇳 IndiaTech - 40,000 job openings but 30% unfilled due to skill shortage. - High demand for data privacy, cloud security, AI security, and network security skills. - Healthcare industry prime target, with 7.7% of cyber attacks in Q1 2023. Germany’s Bild Faces Job Cuts and Embraces AI in Reorganization 🤖 AI - Axel Springer-owned tabloid plans to cut 200 roles and focus on digital media. - AI technology, such as ChatGPT, to replace roles like editor-in-chief, sub-editors, and photo editors. - Skeptics point to AI’s limitations, including political bias, accuracy, and lack of emotional intelligence. Dropbox Introduces AI-Powered Tools for Document Summaries and Universal Search 🤖 AI - Dropbox AI scans and answers questions about documents for users. - Dropbox Dash serves as a single search bar connecting various tools and platforms. - Dropbox ensures transparency and promises not to sell users’ data to advertisers. Avaana Climate and Sustainability Fund secures $70M in first close 🇮🇳 IndiaTech - Avaana Capital targets $100-125M total corpus for climate-focused fund. - Investments to concentrate on energy transition, mobility, and sustainable agriculture. - Institutional investors include SIDBI, SRI Fund, UKIDCF, and several prominent corporates. Google in talks to manufacture Pixel phones in India 🇮🇳 IndiaTech - Google discussing with Lava, Dixon, and Foxconn for production of Pixel devices. - Plans align with Indian Prime Minister’s vision to make India an alternative manufacturing hub. - Talks ongoing, no guarantees for Pixel production in India yet. © 2023 Zakti Techmedia Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. | [Unsubscribe](