ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode Gets a Human Touch & Multilingual Translation Boost
June 9, 2025 – OpenAI has rolled out a major enhancement to its premium voice mode for ChatGPT subscribers, bringing notable improvements in vocal intonation, naturalness, and emotional depth to deliver a smoother and more “human-like” interaction experience. According to OpenAI, the upgraded advanced voice mode has further refined the naturalness of speech, incorporating more…
Gurman Reveals: Apple AirTag 2 ‘Nearly Ready’, Launch Imminent
June 9, 2025 – The long – awaited Apple AirTag 2 could be making its debut soon. According to Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman in his “Power On” newsletter, the new – generation AirTag is “pretty much ready” and is likely to hit the market in the near future. Gurman had previously forecasted that the product…
Gurman: No New Hardware Anticipated at WWDC25, Says Report
June 9, 2025 – According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his latest “Power On” newsletter released last night, Apple isn’t gearing up to unveil any ready-to-ship hardware at this year’s WWDC developer conference. Rumors have been swirling that the new AirTag is nearing mass production. However, Gurman opines that it’s not significant enough to warrant…
Runway’s Annual AI Film Fest: 6000 Entries Whittled Down to Top 10
June 9, 2025 – The annual AI Film Festival, organized by AI video technology firm Runway, kicked off in New York on June 5, showcasing ten short films from around the globe for the first time on the big screen. Cristóbal Valenzuela, the CEO of Runway, remarked, “Three years ago, this would have seemed like…
Intel’s New CEO Sets 50% Gross Margin Threshold for Project Approvals
June 7, 2025 – During the Bank of America Global Technology Conference, Michelle Johnston Holthaus, the product chief executive at Intel, revealed that the company’s newly appointed CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is advocating for a mid-term goal of restoring the company’s gross margin to 50%. According to Johnston Holthaus, any new projects that fail to meet…
Qualcomm Seals the Deal: Autotalks Acquisition Finalized After Two-Year Hitch
June 7, 2025 – Over two years after Qualcomm initially announced its intention to acquire V2X vehicle-to-everything communication chip firm Autotalks through its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies on May 8, 2023, the deal has finally been finalized. Back in March 2024, Reuters reported that Qualcomm had abandoned the acquisition of Autotalks due to delays in obtaining…
Tesla’s 8 Millionth EV Rolls Off Berlin Gigafactory Line
June 7, 2025 – Tesla has just announced a significant production milestone: the 8 millionth electric vehicle has rolled off the assembly line at its Giga Berlin facility. The vehicle in question is none other than the globally best – selling Model Y. Looking back at Tesla’s production journey, the company reached its first major…
Tesla Optimus Chief Steps Down, Prioritizing Family Time Over Robotics Leadership
June 7, 2025 – Tesla’s humanoid robot project, Optimus, is set to undergo a leadership change as Milan Kovac, the engineering head of the initiative, prepares to depart the company. According to sources familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg, Kovac informed his team of his immediate resignation on Friday. The reins of the project…
Volkswagen Embraces EV Revolution: All Future Electric Cars to Be Built on Rivian R2 Tech
June 7, 2025 – A significant milestone has been reached in the ongoing $5 billion software partnership between Rivian and the Volkswagen Group, as revealed by motor1 today. The platform technology set to be utilized in Rivian’s next-generation SUV is poised to become the digital backbone for all future electric vehicles (EVs) across Volkswagen’s brand…
“HomeOS” Trademark Exposure Suggests Apple’s Smart Home Central System is on the Horizon
June 6, 2025 – A recent post by tech media outlet MacRumors has stirred up discussions regarding Apple’s potential move in the smart home arena. The report suggests that Apple might have filed trademark applications for “homeOS” in various parts of the world through a shell company named Home Operations Suite LLC. This shell company,…