Apple Growth in India 📈, Delhivery Moves On 🚚, Virgin Galactic Flight 🚀

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 Apple's growth potential in India, Delhivery's new venture, and Virgin Galactic's upcoming flight. 🛰️ Help us reach your your friends and colleagues! Share the NextBigWhat newsletter. [Tweet it]( [Whatsapp]( Twitter amends new revenue-sharing policy to appease creators and boost engagement 🌎 GlobalTech - Twitter addresses issues faced by creators like account eligibility, rate limits in the new revenue-sharing policy in response to complaints to owner Elon Musk. - Rate limits will be increased by 50% for verified users, ad revenue to be shared from profile page views, and live streaming is set to return as per Musk’s announcement. - Twitter is making these changes to retain creators in light of fierce competition from Instagram Threads and other social media platforms. Google Bard to launch extensions, rivals ChatGPT’s integrated services 🤖 AI - An upcoming update on Google Bard may introduce extensions offering service integrations. - Initial options to likely include services like YouTube, Zillow, among others. - Bard’s extension launch follows its recent expansion to Europe and Brazil, with improved capabilities. 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Bluesky criticized over ineffective slur moderation in usernames 🌎 GlobalTech - Bluesky has been censured for allowing racial slurs in usernames, causing protest from users. - A contentious update removed various slurs from the flagged words list, causing backlash. - Bluesky updated its guidelines and increased its trust and safety team size, but users demand further action and an apology. Get NBW News: The short news app for busy professionals. [App Store]( [Google Play]( Logistics Firm Delhivery Considers Move into On-Demand Logistics Space 🇮🇳 IndiaTech - Delhivery is contemplating its entry into the hyperlocal, or on-demand, logistics market segment. - This potential move comes as the firm’s search for new growth areas amidst increasing competition in its core business. - If Delhivery proceeds, it will compete with companies such as Flipkart-backed Shadowfax and Rapido. MeitY to Request GST Council to Revise 28% Online Gaming Tax 🇮🇳 IndiaTech - The Ministry of Electronics and IT plans to ask GST Council to reconsider its 28% tax on online gaming. - Change considerations hinge upon development of a new regulatory framework for the online gaming sector. - Recent tax hike concerns include potential for increased illegal betting and deterring investors. China-linked Hackers Exploited Microsoft to Access US Government Emails 🌎 GlobalTech - China-backed hackers stole a Microsoft signing key that allowed surreptitious access to numerous email inboxes, including federal government agencies. - Reports indicate the targets include US Commerce Secretary and State Department officials. Microsoft attributes the hacking to a new espionage group, Storm-0558, with strong links to China. - While the hackers have lost access, Microsoft faces scrutiny for the breach and the handling, believed to be the largest attack on unclassified government data since the SolarWinds hack in 2020. Virgin Galactic Plans Second Commercial Suborbital Flight for August 🌎 GlobalTech - Flight Galactic 02 includes an 80-year-old, a former Olympian, mother-daughter duo, and Virgin Galactic’s head of astronaut instruction. - The 90-minute flight will launch from Spaceport America in New Mexico. - Virgin Galactic’s long-term goal is to transition from current motherships to ‘Delta’ planes, aiming for 400 flights per year. MLCommons introduces MedPerf to evaluate AI medical models 🤖 AI - MLCommons has created MedPerf, a platform for evaluating medical AI models’ bias and efficacy using ‘diverse real-world medical data’. - A result of collaboration from both industry and academia, MedPerf allows healthcare organizations to assess AI models on demand and conduct ‘federated evaluation’. - Despite the platform’s potential to increase model effectiveness and reduce bias, critics argue it does not fully address the integration issues of AI in healthcare. AI Identifies Drug Trafficker Through Driving Patterns Analysis 🤖 AI - New York police used Rekor’s AI to track and arrest drug trafficker David Zayas. - Rekor’s software utilized region-wide automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) system to track Zayas’ driving patterns over several years. - Zayas’ routes, known to be frequented by narcotics traffickers, deemed suspicious by AI, leading to his apprehension. UK’s Strategy for AI Safety Found Inadequate by Ada Lovelace Institute 🤖 AI - The UK government’s stance on artificial intelligence (AI) safety has been criticized by the Ada Lovelace Institute, citing contradictions and shortcomings in addressing real-world AI harms. - The Institute’s report suggests a lack of necessary legislation and oversight bodies, and warns against the risk posed by reforms to the national data protection framework. OnePlus Launches New Experience Store in Bengaluru, Showcases Brand Ecosystem 🇮🇳 IndiaTech - OnePlus opens a new store in Bengaluru, offering hands-on experiences of its products. - The store features a comprehensive showcase of OnePlus devices, including upcoming OnePlus 12. - Design elements of OnePlus 12 include a periscopic telephoto lens and relocation of LED flash. © 2023 Zakti Techmedia Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. | [Unsubscribe](