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GDC Technology taps Joshua Chan as director, sales & marketing
MUMBAI: Singapore-headquartered GDC Technology, provider of digital cinema solutions, has announced its plans to expand its business operation with the appointment of Joshua Chan as director of sales and marketing.
Besides leading the sales and marketing efforts at GDC Technology, Joshua Chan will also look after the company’s digital and electronic cinema businesses.
Prior to joining GDC Technology, Joshua was Kodak’s country business unit manager for Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. He had earlier handled Singapore and other export markets including South Asia as well as Indo-China where he grew the businesses and market shares, working with the various distributors in the respective countries. Joshua spent 13 years at Kodak in Singapore primarily with Entertainment Imaging, the division that supplies products and services to the motion picture and television industry, informs an official release.
Joshua is quoted in the release as saying, “Having been in the motion picture industry all this while, I have been excited about the evolution of digital cinema. I am looking forward to joining GDC Technology, one of the pioneers and leaders in the field. I am committed to ensuring that we achieve our revenue targets. We are now experiencing a structural shift in the traditional film business and I am determined to win in these new digital markets with the elite engineering team at GDC Technology.
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India leads global adoption of ChatGPT Images 2.0 in first week
From anime avatars to fantasy covers, users turn AI visuals into culture
NEW DELHI: India has emerged as the largest user base for ChatGPT Images 2.0, just a week after its launch by OpenAI, underlining the country’s growing influence on global internet trends.
While the tool was introduced as an advanced image-generation upgrade within ChatGPT, Indian users are quickly reshaping its purpose. Instead of sticking to productivity-led use cases, many are embracing it as a creative playground for self-expression, storytelling and online identity.
From anime-style portraits and cinematic headshots to tarot-inspired visuals and fictional newspaper front pages, the model is being used to create highly stylised, shareable content. Features such as accurate text rendering, multilingual prompts and the ability to generate detailed visuals with minimal input have helped drive rapid adoption.
What sets the latest model apart is its ability to “think” through prompts, generating multiple outputs and adapting to context, including real-time web inputs. But the bigger story lies in how users are engaging with it.
In India, trends are already taking shape. Popular formats include dramatic studio-style lighting edits, LinkedIn-ready headshots, manga-inspired avatars, soft pastel “spring” aesthetics, AI-led fashion moodboards, paparazzi-style visuals and fantasy newspaper covers. Users are also restoring old photographs, creating tarot-style imagery and experimenting with futuristic design concepts.
Local flavour is adding another layer. Prompts such as cinematic portrait collages and Y2K-inspired romantic edits are gaining traction, blending global aesthetics with distinctly Indian internet culture.
The surge reflects a broader shift in how AI tools are being used in the country, moving beyond utility to creativity. As younger users, creators and social media enthusiasts experiment with new visual formats, AI-generated imagery is increasingly becoming part of everyday digital expression.
If early trends hold, ChatGPT Images 2.0 may not just be a tech upgrade but a cultural moment, giving millions a new visual language to play with online.
