The Download: OpenAI’s top scientist on AGI, and gene therapy to restore hearing

October 27, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s chief scientist, on his hopes and fears for the future of AI Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s cofounder and chief scientist, is no longer focusing on building the next generation of his…

3 Budget-Friendly Energy Stocks to Buy Now

October 27, 2023
The energy sector seems poised for significant growth, thanks to robust global demand for oil and gas and constrained supplies pushing prices higher. Given the industry’s promising outlook, fundamentally sound,…

Tata to start making iPhones in India

October 27, 2023

The salt-to-steel conglomerate Tata Group will start making iPhones in India for the local and global markets, India’s Deputy IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said on Friday after the Taiwanese firm Wistron entered a deal with the Indian conglomerate. Tata Group has acquired Wistron InfoComm Manufacturing (India) Pvt for $125 million, the Taiwanese firm said in a […]

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Some deaf children in China can hear after gene treatment

October 27, 2023
Here’s the easy game Li Xincheng has been playing at home. Her mother says a few words. Then the six-year-old, nicknamed Yiyi, repeats what she heard. “Clouds, one by one, blossomed in the mountains,” says her mother, Qin Lixue, while covering her mouth so Yiyi can’t read her lips. “Clouds, one, one, blossomed in big…

India’s bike taxi startup Rapido is getting into the cab business

October 27, 2023

Rapido, the eight-year-old Indian bike taxi startup, is expanding into the cab market in the South Asian nation, where Uber and its homegrown competitor Ola dominate. The Bengaluru-based startup has begun a pilot of its cab service in the Southern city of Hyderabad, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. The company plans to expand the service […]

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