Tesla and Waymo Lead the Pack in Autonomous Driving, Says Google CEO Pichai
December 17, 2024 – At the New York Times DealBook Summit, Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, highly praised Tesla’s leading position in the field of autonomous driving, placing it alongside Waymo as industry leaders. “Clearly, Tesla is a frontrunner in this domain. In my view, Tesla and Waymo stand out as the top two,”…
Li Ke of BYD: Competition Fortifies Chinese Automakers, While European Rivals Shun It
October 12, 2024 – In an interview with German media, Li Ke, the Executive Vice President of BYD, asserted that the intense competition in the market has rendered Chinese automakers “exceptionally competitive,” whereas European automakers, on the other hand, are averting competition. Li Ke Li Ke spoke to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung’s Sunday edition regarding…
OpenAI Establishes New Team to Tackle Core Technical Challenges in Controlling Superintelligent AI
July 7, 2023 – OpenAI Announces Formation of New Team to Tackle Challenges of Guiding and Controlling Superintelligent AI Systems OpenAI has made a groundbreaking announcement today as it unveils the formation of a new team led by its co-founder and Chief Scientist, Ilya Sutskever, and Alignment Lead, Jan Leike. The team has been granted…
Major Update: Google Translate Now Supports 110 Additional Languages, Reaching 8% of Global Population
June 28, 2024 –Google announced today that it is expanding Google Translate to include 110 new languages, encompassing Cantonese, NKo, and Tamazight. These languages, ranging from Cantonese to Qʼeqchiʼ, are spoken by over 614 million people, accounting for approximately 8% of the global population. Some of these languages are major world languages with over 100…
Q2 Sees Faraday Future’s Net Loss at $125 Million, Company Stays Committed to 2025 Profitability
August 22, 2023 – In the latest quarterly report, Faraday Future announced a notable reduction in its losses, signaling a promising shift towards profitability. For the second quarter ending on June 30th, the company reported a loss of $124.9 million, or 10 cents per share, a significant improvement compared to the $141.7 million loss, or…
Gurman Insights: Apple Holds Off on Portless iPhone Amid Technology, Regulation, and User Experience Balancing Act
March 18, 2025 – In a blog post yesterday, March 17, renowned Apple analyst Mark Gurman from Bloomberg revealed that Apple had initially intended to eliminate the USB-C port from the iPhone 17 Air, making it reliant solely on MagSafe wireless charging. However, due to pressures stemming from EU regulations and consumer concerns, the tech…
OpenAI Set for Potential IPO, Jensen Huang Regrets Not Investing More
October 29, 2025 – On Tuesday local time, Microsoft and OpenAI unveiled a major restructuring agreement. This deal allows the creator of ChatGPT to move away from its non-profit roots and potentially go public, aiming to raise funds to back CEO Sam Altman’s ambitious plans for data centers and cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies. During a…
UK Regulator Probes Microsoft’s Transactions with Inflection AI
July 17, 2024 – The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on July 16th that it is investigating Microsoft’s hiring of several former employees of Inflection AI and the arrangements made with the company. The regulatory body has expressed concerns that these actions could potentially lead to a “substantial lessening of competition.” In its…
Google Launches “AI Future Fund” to Bolster Startup Innovation in Cutting-Edge Tech
May 13 2025 – On Monday local time, Google unveiled its “AI Future Fund,” a strategic initiative designed to fuel the growth of AI startups by providing them with technological resources and financial backing. The fund is now open to eligible AI startups worldwide, with the first application window having commenced on May 12th. According…
SpaceX Secures $6.1B NASA Mission: Guiding the ISS to a Safe Pacific Ocean Splashdown
June 28, 2024 – SpaceX Wins Lucrative NASA Contract to Safely Deorbit the Aging International Space Station into the Pacific Ocean In a significant milestone for space debris management, SpaceX has been awarded a lucrative $843 million contract by NASA to oversee the safe deorbiting of the 24-year-old International Space Station (ISS) into the Pacific…