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San Francisco, Nov 2 (IANS) Meta-owned Instagram might be developing an ‘AI friend’ feature that will let users create a friend as per their liking. According to screenshots shared by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi on X, users will be able to communicate with the AI in order to “answer questions, talk through any challenges, brainstorm ideas, and much more”.”#Instagram is working on the ability to create an #AI friend,” he wrote.The development was first spotted by TechCrunch.According to the screenshots, users will be able to choose the gender and age of the chatbot. Following that, users would be able to…

The company’s turnover grew 32.1 per cent on a year-on-year basis to Rs 1,05,128.2 crore, according to a regulatory filing.The auto major registered Rs 14,400 crore in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for the quarter which represents an increase of 86.4 per cent over the corresponding figure of the previous year.Tata Motors remains positive on the outlook ahead on the same of trucks cars and electric vehicles.The company said: “We aim to deliver a stronger performance in H2, due to a healthy order book at JLR, strong demand for heavy trucks in CV and exciting new generation…

About 25,71,000 of these accounts were proactively banned, before any reports from users, WhatsApp said in its monthly compliance report.The most popular messaging platform, which has over 500 million users in the country, received another record 10,442 complaint reports in September in the country, and the records “actioned” were 85.”Accounts Actioned” denotes reports where WhatsApp took remedial action based on the report and taking action denotes either banning an account or a previously banned account being restored as a result.”This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp’s…

Speaking to the media on Thursday, Sonkar said, “The Ethics Committee’s aim was to probe the allegations against her. Instead of cooperating she got angry and then used unparliamentary words against the Chairperson and the Committee along with the Opposition MPs Uttam Kumar Reddy, Danish Ali and Girdhari Yadav, as they made unethical allegations.”He said that she is facing accusations by Darshan Hiranandani, so thus by walking out she diverted the issue.”The committee will now decide the further course of action,” Sonkar added.When asked if the committee asked her personal and unethical questions as alleged by Moitra, he said, “She…

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Syed Naseer Hussain said, “Ravi has joined our party. He was earlier DGP of Tamil Nadu Police and he took voluntary retirement from the services to join the party.”He said that Ravi’s family has also a strong Congress affiliation, as his father, late Tul Mohan Ram, was a freedom fighter and a three-term Lok Sabha MP from 1962 to 1977 and also an MLA from 1957 to 1962 for the Congress.Hussain said that in 1989, Ravi joined the Indian Police Service and had the honor of…

In a recent order, Justice Vinay Joshi and Justice Valmiki SA Menezes quashed a case of kidnapping filed against the man, Ashish A. Mule, 35, by the Gadge Nagar Police Station in Nagpur, for allegedly abducting his three-year old son from his estranged wife, Manisha A. Mule’s custody, on March 29 this year.The judges said that in the absence of any “prohibition order” by a competent court, the applicant-father could not be prosecuted merely for taking away his own minor child from the custody of his mother.The judges said that the natural father of the minor child is also a…

Provisional pledges from the UAE could be announced early next year, the report said citing people familiar with the matter who were not named as the information is not public, Bloomberg reported.The new investments are expected to follow Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meetings with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed in July when he will be attending the COP28 conference to fight climate change.The UAE is looking at investments in India’s infrastructure sector including ports, power and highways which offer huge opportunities.The UAE’s DP World has already invested in the Indian ports sector and has been expanding its presence in…

Aroldo da Silva Arruda, known to fans as Aroldinho, stole the spotlight with a stunning brace, while Gurtej Singh and Sergio Barboza also got their names on the scoresheet for Delhi FC. This victory was special for Delhi FC as it marked their first-ever triumph in the I-League after securing promotion this season. For Rajasthan United, who were reduced to 10 men in the 82nd minute following Ibrahim Moro’s dismissal, Yash Tripathi was the standout performer as he scored a remarkable hat-trick.Delhi FC launched an onslaught right from the start. Their relentless attacking approach generated numerous opportunities in the first…

The arrested individuals have been identified as Assadul Islam, Umar Saddique, Jahangir Ali, Wasim Akram and Majaharul Islam.The police also seized many forged documents from their possession.Acting on a tip-off, the Morigaon Police launched a large search operation at Uralkota in Moirabari.”The accused used a Delhi-born person’s PAN and Aadhaar card, on which they allegedly attached the picture of another man,” the police said.According to police, the cybercriminals used this tactic to steal a significant quantity of money from several victims under the guise of offering them loans through an online application.Police have been interrogating the arrested persons.–IANStdr/svn

Even though the IT industry faced secular headwinds, demand for niche roles such as Full Stack Data Scientist, Automation Engineer, Cyber Security Professional, Data Engineer, and Back Office Professional roles witnessed strong demand growth, according to Naukri JobSpeak Index.The sectors with the highest job growth in India in the month of October included oil and gas, pharma/biotech and banking/financial services, followed by healthcare, auto and hospitality.”Positive job growth numbers across a wide range of sectors excluding IT continue to augur well for the diversification of job market to non-IT sectors of India,” said Pawan Goyal, Chief Business Officer of Naukri.com.The…