TECH-NEWS 21-NOVEMBER-2023

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                            21-NOVEMBER-2023

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In OpenAl and Sam Altman fight, Microsoft Boss Satya Nadella is the real winner

There is no denying that at the moment the biggest Al company is OpenAl. This is the company that is behind ChatGPT and it seems to be ahead of everyone else - including Google by a year. So how do you benefit from it? Microsoft decided that it can benefit from OpenAl by working with the company and its (then) CEO Sam Altman. It worked well. Until this Saturday when OpenAl, out of blue, fired Altman. So, Microsoft Boss Satya Nadella swung into action read more

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Indian IT employees forced to work 50 hours a week, data reveals

In the ever-evolving landscape of Indian IT, a rather disconcerting trend has come to light - employees are putting in longer hours than the industry norm, clocking in at an average of 45 to 50 hours per week. Now, this isn't your typical water cooler conversation; it's sparked a full-blown industry-wide dialogue, and the fuel for this fire comes from none other than Infosys founder Narayana Murthy, who's championing a hefty 70-hour workweek. read more

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Lawyer uses ChatGPT to meet deadlines, loses job after Al tool creates fake cases

A young lawyer who was unable to deal with work pressures and approaching deadlines used ChatGPT to make things easier. However, the Al tool created some fake scenarios, which resulted in the removal of the lawyer from his law firm.
As per Business Insider, Zachariah Crabill, a 29-year-old lawyer previously employed at Baker Law Group, got axed from his job this summer for relying on OpenAl's ChatGPT during work hours. Crabill confirmed this to Insider. read more

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Infosys to pay 80 per cent performance bonus to some employees, here is who is eligible

Infosys made headlines in October this year when it said that it would be skipping campus hiring. A PTI report had revealed that the tech giant said that it won't be hiring fresh talent from campuses this year because it still has a "significant fresher bench" to train. In a press conference, Infosys CEO and MD Salil Parekh had also said that the company was carrying "inefficiencies in its employee pyramid and has enough room to tighten utilisation to 84-85 per cent." A month after this move, the company has announced that it will be paying 80 per cent variable pay to its employees. However, there is a catch-only selected employees will be eligible for the payout. The bonus will be paid as a quarterly performance bonus for September. read more

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Life on Earth could have a suffocating end. Oxygen levels will drop by...

Scientists have projected a dramatic shift in Earth's atmosphere that could see it reverting to a state similar to the one before the Great Oxidation Event (GOE) around 2.4 billion years ago.
This event, which saw a significant increase in atmospheric oxygen, fundamentally altered our planet's environment and enabled the rise of aerobic life forms, including humans. read more

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