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Time of India
07-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Former OpenAI exec says team building is like solving puzzle: ‘The teams that I've helped build are a team of…'
Former OpenAI executive Peter Deng believes that building the right team is like solving a complex puzzle — every piece must fit perfectly. Now a general partner at Felicis Ventures , Deng shared his views on leadership, team-building, and hiring during a recent episode of Lenny's Podcast. Speaking at the podcast, Deng compared strong teams to the Avengers, where each member brings a different 'superpower' to the table. "The teams that I've helped build are — the most successful ones are a team of Avengers that are just very different, have very different superpowers," he said. Deng is known for his work on major consumer tech products, including ChatGPT Enterprise, Facebook Messenger , and Uber Reserve. At OpenAI, he played a key role in shaping the user experience of AI tools. "As a leader, you have to set up your team the right way," Deng said. "You have to really think about your team as a product and what are the various pieces you need to really stretch the gamut of what you're thinking about," Deng stated. "But together, you as the leader are the one who's helping adjudicate any differences or any disagreements, but you know you're getting the best outcome when everyone's pulling and obsessing over a different thing," he said by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like An engineer reveals: One simple trick to get internet without a subscription Techno Mag Learn More Undo Ex-OpenAI VP on what he looks for in candidates When hiring, Deng said two traits matter most: the ability to work independently and a deep desire to grow. "I think the growth mindset thing is so important to me — that we build an org where people are self-reflective, and want to get better, and take that feedback, and give that feedback," he said. "And it just is this meta unlock that I found to be true." He added that he actively looks for specialists who fill specific gaps, likening the process to designing a role-playing game (RPG) team. "It's almost like you're playing an RPG where everyone has different sliders and you have to create this super team where everyone actually spikes in different ways," Deng explained. OPPO Find X8 Ultra Review: Camera Powerhouse with Next-Gen Imaging!
Time of India
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Elon Musk calls out Epstein case delay; asks ‘What's the time', then answers: ‘It's no-one-has-been…'
Reigniting the debate around the infamous Epstein list, Elon Musk has shared a series of posts on microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter). In one such post, Musk asked 'What's the time?', adding 'Oh look, it's no-one-has-been-arrested-o'clock again'. He also shared an image set to 0000 reading 'The Official Jeffrey Epstein Pedophile Arrest Counter.' In another post, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO shared a satirical timeline that mocked changing stories about the long-promised Epstein list. The timeline shifts from 'We will release the Epstein list' to 'We just need more time' to 'The Epstein list is on my desk' and finally ending with the line: 'There is no Epstein list.' He placed angry emoji in the caption. The tech billionaire shared another post with a bull-eye emoji. Image in the post reads: 'The people saying Elon should work to make the Republican party better are the same ones who have been calling to primary the few Republicans who want a smaller government'. Donald Trump hits back at Elon Musk after creating America Party Notably, Musk's posts come hours after Trump criticised Tesla CEO Elon Musk for creating a new political party — American Party. Trump shared a long post on Truth Social expressing his disappointment over Elon Musk's recent actions. Trump stated that he is 'saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely 'off the rails,' essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks." In the post, Trump opposed the idea of forming a new political party. '"He even wants to start a Third Political Party, despite the fact that they have never succeeded in the United States – The System seems not designed for them," Trump wrote. He also emphasised that creation of a third party will lead to complete chaos and disruption. Trump also revealed the reason behind Elon Musk's action. The US President liked Musk's dissatisfaction to the recently passed "One Big Beautiful Bill," which Trump signed into law on July 4. According to Trump, this bill "eliminates the ridiculous Electric Vehicle (EV) Mandate," a policy he has long opposed and campaigned against. Trump expressed surprise, claiming that when Musk offered his "total and unquestioned Endorsement," he had no issues with the termination of the EV mandate, despite it being a central part of Trump's platform. OPPO Find X8 Ultra Review: Camera Powerhouse with Next-Gen Imaging! AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Time of India
07-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
‘Real reason Bill Gates is unhappy is …', says Elon Musk as Microsoft founder again raises alarm on USAID funding cut killing children
Microsoft founder Bill Gates recently shared a post on microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter) stating how health aid cuts by the US government will 'cost lives'. 'The facts are simple and devastating: Aid cuts have already cost lives, and the number of deaths will continue to rise,' Gates wrote, adding 'ending PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief)-supported programs for people living with HIV could result in an additional 4.2 million deaths by 2029'. Though the post doesn't name Elon Musk , the Tesla CEO hit back with a sharp response to Gates. X user named John Hawkins responded to Gates' post stating: 'Bro, you are worth 117 billion dollars. If you really think aid cuts are costing lives, feel free to make up the difference.' Musk agreed with him, replying 'Exactly". But the tech billionaire did not stop there. He continued: 'The real reason Gates is unhappy is that HIS organization isn't getting billions in US taxpayer money anymore.' Feud between Musk and Gates by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Notably, this is not the first time that Musk has taken a jab at Bill Gates. Last year in December, he said that Gates might go bankrupt if Tesla becomes 'the world's most valuable company by far'. In an X post then, Musk said 'If Tesla does become the world's most valuable company by far, that short position will bankrupt even Bill Gates'. The animosity between Elon Musk and Bill Gates originates from Gates' reported short position against Tesla stock. According to Walter Isaacson's 2023 biography of Musk, this position allegedly cost Gates a $1.5 billion loss. Short position here refers to a stock market strategy where an investor borrows shares of a stock they do not own, sells them on the open market, and aims to buy them back later at a lower price. The goal is to profit from a decline in the stock's price. OPPO Find X8 Ultra Review: Camera Powerhouse with Next-Gen Imaging!
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Business Standard
30-06-2025
- Business Standard
OPPO Find X8 Ultra review: Smartphone photography's new benchmark?
Chinese smartphone maker OPPO's Find X series has long been the company's playground for camera innovation, and with the Find X8 Ultra, it's doubling down on that legacy. Packing four 50MP sensors, including a custom 1-inch Sony LYT-900 main camera, this latest flagship is built to impress mobile photographers. But the hardware is not the only thing that's been upgraded, there's also a refreshed design, a new shortcut button, and Qualcomm's top-tier Snapdragon 8 Gen Elite powering the experience. The Find X8 Ultra isn't officially available in India, but we managed to get our hands on a unit to find out whether it truly delivers on its ambitious promise. Here's how it performed. Design The OPPO Find X8 Ultra looks more refined than its predecessor, with a symmetrical camera layout and a cleaner overall aesthetic. The frosted glass back and flat metal side rails lend the device a distinctly premium feel, especially in the white colour variant (which we reviewed). The textured glass effectively resists fingerprints, adding to the elegance. While the oversized camera module does make it difficult to find a natural resting spot for your index finger, the phone remains sleek considering the hardware it packs. Slightly contoured edges further improve grip and comfort during use. As expected, the large camera bump causes noticeable wobble when the phone is placed flat on a table. However, the slight tilt it creates also helps protect the camera glass from scratches, which is a welcome trade-off. A major design change in the X8 Ultra is the addition of a new shortcut button. It's highly versatile, allowing you to assign a variety of functions—switching audio profiles, launching the AI assistant, recording voice notes, taking screenshots, or opening the camera app. However, there's a dedicated camera control button located on the bottom right edge, similar to the one on the iPhone 16 series. A double-press launches the camera, and a quick third press snaps a photo. You can also slide across it for precise zooming, which works reliably in practice. The only downside is its awkward placement—difficult to reach in portrait orientation and tricky to use in landscape as you fumble to find the right finger to operate it comfortably. Camera Just like its predecessor, the OPPO Find X8 Ultra is a camera-centric smartphone, and that label is well-earned. It packs an impressive array of sensors: a 1-inch 50MP Sony LYT-900 main sensor, a 50MP Samsung JN5 ultra-wide, a 50MP Sony LYT-700 telephoto with 3x (70mm) optical zoom, and a second 50MP telephoto using the Sony LYT-600 sensor for 6x (135mm) zoom. Accompanying these is a 2MP 'True Chroma' sensor designed to work with the others to enhance colour accuracy. On the front, there's a 32MP selfie camera with autofocus. OPPO also continues its Hasselblad collaboration here, using their tuning and colour science. The Find X8 Ultra's camera output is just as remarkable as its specs suggest. Daylight photos are sharp, colour-accurate, and full of detail, with excellent dynamic range. Colours remain realistic across conditions, and the phone impressively adjusts colour tones based on lighting without needing manual tweaks, making it one of the best point-and-shoot smartphone cameras available. Low-light photography is similarly strong, delivering clean shots with well-retained shadow detail and consistent colour reproduction. While the 1-inch main sensor offers great versatility, the real standout is the auxiliary lens setup, particularly the dual telephoto arrangement. All sensors don't deliver the same level of micro-detail, but the consistency of colour across 3x and 6x optical zoom is impressive. Even beyond 6x, images remain highly usable in daylight. At 300mm, sharpness starts to suffer slightly, with textures smoothing out and edges becoming too defined due to over-sharpening. Still, it's arguably the best digital zoom implementation I've seen on a smartphone, even ahead of the Xiaomi 15 Ultra and on par with the Vivo X200 Pro. The ultra-wide lens is the only outlier, occasionally boosting vibrancy under artificial lighting, which can feel a bit unnatural. A standout feature for me was the Macro mode. It's no longer tied to a specific sensor, giving you the flexibility to shoot macros from any of the lenses. What's more, you can toggle between a Natural Blur effect and enhanced clarity, offering fine-tuned control depending on the subject. The level of sharpness and detail the X8 Ultra captures in close-up shots is truly impressive. Portrait mode is equally strong, with a pleasingly natural bokeh effect enhanced by Hasselblad's tuning. While daytime portraits are excellent, what really surprised me were the low-light portraits. Even with the flash off, the phone uses computational photography to great effect, capturing detailed and well-isolated subjects with soft, realistic background blur. This performance extends beyond the main sensor, delivering solid results from both the 3x and 6x telephoto lenses, using their large 1/1.56-inch and 1/1.95-inch sensors, respectively. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BSTech (@bstechofficial) Though I didn't focus on video recording as much during the review, the Find X8 Ultra still impressed when I did. It supports Dolby Vision HDR at 4K 60FPS across all four cameras, even with ultra-stabilisation enabled. The main and telephoto cameras can also shoot at up to 4K 120FPS. Handy additions like Sound Focus (which suppresses background noise) and a 'Lock Lens' mode (to prevent camera switching mid-zoom and reduce stutter) add further polish to its video capabilities. Display The OPPO Find X8 Ultra features a 6.82-inch flat edge-to-edge display with impressively slim, uniform bezels on all four sides. There's no curve to the screen, giving it a clean, modern look. The panel itself is stunning, with a crisp 3168 x 1440 resolution that delivers vibrant, well-balanced visuals. However, it's worth noting that the phone ships with the display set to a lower standard resolution of 2376 x 1080 by default. Users looking to experience the full Quad HD+ sharpness will need to manually change this setting. For colour tuning, the phone offers a few options: the default is quite natural, but there's a "Vibrant" mode that boosts saturation while maintaining accurate white balance. There's also a 'Pro' mode that sticks to standard colour temperature for a more calibrated output. Outdoor visibility is excellent. I encountered no issues using the phone in direct sunlight, and the display's brightness held up well across different lighting conditions. Viewing angles are equally solid, with minimal colour shifting even when viewed from extreme angles. The display supports a 120Hz refresh rate, ensuring fluid scrolling and smooth animations. OPPO also allows you to customise refresh rate settings on a per-app basis, so you can manually set individual apps to run at higher rates if needed—even if their default cap is lower. As with other OPPO flagships, you get useful enhancements like Image Sharpener and Video Color Boost, which work with select apps to improve extremely low-resolution content. These features aren't always game-changing but do help in fringe cases. Other notable additions include an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor embedded beneath the screen, which is fast and consistently accurate. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass, and the phone comes with a factory-installed screen protector. During testing, the Find X8 Ultra withstood a few accidental drops with only minor scuffs to the aluminium frame but no visible damage to the display itself. Performance and software The OPPO Find X8 Ultra is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and comes with 16GB of RAM (review unit). Despite being a China-specific unit with Google apps side-loaded, I encountered no performance hiccups or lag while using or switching between apps. Animations are fluid, and the overall experience is consistently snappy. The phone handles intensive tasks with ease. Whether it's multitasking, recording high-resolution Dolby Vision HDR videos, or running graphics-heavy games, the X8 Ultra remains smooth and responsive. Interestingly, I noticed the phone getting unusually warm while using certain local delivery apps—which may point to region-specific software optimisation issues. That aside, it remained impressively cool during extended gaming sessions, with only a slight warmth along the frame. Prolonged camera use does lead to more noticeable heating at the back, but it didn't seem to affect performance in any way. On the software side, the unit comes pre-loaded with a suite of China-centric apps such as TikTok, Weibo, and various Baidu services, which is expected from a model shipped from OPPO's home market. Still, the broader user experience remains on par with OPPO's global flagships. I faced no major roadblocks while sideloading the Google Play Store and other essential apps. Even setting up payment apps, while slightly cumbersome and requiring multiple tweaks in Settings, ultimately worked. Once configured, the experience was stable and familiar. Battery and charging The OPPO Find X8 Ultra is equipped with a 6100mAh battery, and for the most part, it gets the job done. It typically lasts a full day under regular use, but if you rely heavily on the camera, especially for extended shooting sessions, you might start to feel a bit of battery anxiety by evening. In day-to-day use, I often resorted to overnight charging using the phone's Smart Bedtime Charging mode—which helps preserve long-term battery health by optimising the charging cycle. When you do need a quick top-up, the phone's 100W wired charging support (with a charger included in the box) ensures you're never waiting long. With Smart Rapid Charging enabled, the battery charged from 7 per cent to 100 per cent in just 35 minutes during testing. You also get 50W wireless charging support (with compatible chargers), and 10W reverse wireless charging, which came in handy for topping up my earbuds on the go. Verdict OPPO has no plans to launch the Find X8 Ultra is India. The unit reviewed here has been sourced from China by OPPO. Despite initial setup friction with sideloading apps and tweaking settings, the overall experience remained smooth and uncompromised, especially once configured with Google services. What stands out most is just how well-rounded the X8 Ultra feels, especially for a camera-centric flagship. While competing devices that I have reviewed in the past like the Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Vivo X200 Pro excel in specific scenarios, the Find X8 Ultra presents itself as a more balanced smartphone while still offering similar imaging capabilities. From ultra-realistic colour tones to versatile telephoto zoom and surprisingly good low-light portraits, it's easily the best camera-centric phone I have used this year. Add to that a premium design, flagship-tier display, excellent performance, and fast wired and wireless charging, and the Find X8 Ultra makes a strong case as OPPO's most refined and complete flagship yet.
