X's Group Chat Boost & OpenAI's Fine-Tuning Marvel!
π§ Fine-Tuning Magic Unleashed by OpenAI, X's DM Group Size Expands! Plus, Bharat Billpay's Vision, Namma Yatri's Shift & More! Your tech journey begins here! ππ
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Tech Updates
π Unlocking Digital Safety: Parental Consent via DigiLocker on the Horizon!π
As privacy takes center stage, the government's strategic move emergesβusing DigiLocker to verify parent-child identities. π A potential boon for social media giants like Meta's Facebook, Instagram, and Google's YouTube Kids. Safety in a digital age! π‘οΈπ
π‘ Bharat Billpay's Next Leap: P2P and Govt Transactions on the Radar!πΈ
NPCI's brainchild, Bharat Billpay, gears up for innovation! π Get ready for a broader horizon, as P2P payments and government transactions join the game. ποΈ Regulatory nods pave the way for new payment modes. π°π
π Namma Yatri's Shift: Subscription Charges On the Horizon!π¦
Bengaluru's auto rickshaw landscape evolves! π Starting in September, Namma Yatri introduces subscription plansβRs 25/day for unlimited trips or Rs 3.5/trip (up to 10 trips), then a free ride frenzy. Navigate the streets, your way! πΊπ
π¨ X Boosts Connections: Elon Musk's Move to Expand DM Group Size to 200!π₯
Big news from X (formerly Twitter)! π Group chats get a size upgradeβmax DM group size now 200, up from 150. The product engineer, Enrique hints at even cooler DM enhancements next week! ππ
π§ OpenAI Unveils Power-Up: Fine-Tuning Rolls onto GPT-3.5 Turbo!π―
Exciting update alert! π GPT-3.5 Turbo now embraces fine-tuning, aiming for stellar performance. π GPT-4 fine-tuning is also on the horizon this fall. Developers, get ready to elevate your use cases! ππ
Funding Deals
Frontend devtools startup Kombai has raised $4.5 million in a seed round led by Stellaris Venture Partners and Foundation Capital, the Pune-based company said.
Wootz.work, a sourcing platform for custom engineering equipment and solutions, has raised around $3.5 million in a seed round led by Matrix Partners India and Nexus Venture Partners.Β
Fintech player Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services Ltd has raised Rs 25 crore from ValueQuest Scale Fund in the pre-IPO (initial public offering) round.
Boxs, a B2B manufacturing platform for interior designers and architects, has scooped up $1.6 million in a seed round led by Surge, Peak XVβs rapid scale-up program,Β with participation from Titan Capital and Zetwerk founders.Β
Tweet of the dayπ₯
βJust be the best you can be. Never settle. Always strive to learn more, do more, and be more.β
π That's a wrap for today's tech rollercoaster! Hope your day's charged up!
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