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Tesla’s Optimus Push: 80 New Hires Aim for 5,000 Humanoid Robots in 2025
April 10, 2025 – During the first – quarter all – hands meeting of 2025, Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, made a significant announcement that the company is set to produce the first batch of Optimus humanoid robots this year. This ambitious plan is further evidenced by Tesla’s aggressive expansion of its humanoid robot team, as…
Google’s Parent Doubles Down on AI: $75B Investment in Chips and Infrastructure
April 10, 2025 – Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, has reaffirmed its commitment to pouring approximately $75 billion into expanding its data centers this year, underscoring its aggressive push into generative AI despite lingering uncertainties around returns and rising costs triggered by global trade tensions. CEO Sundar Pichai, speaking at Google Cloud’s annual conference, emphasized…
Samsung’s Ballie Takes Center Stage: Unveiling the AI Robot This Week
April 9, 2025 – Samsung took to its official Instagram page yesterday to drop a teaser about Ballie, its AI – powered companion robot. The company hinted at unveiling more details, possibly including release specifics, at an upcoming event this week. Ballie is no ordinary robot. It’s a highly integrated AI companion that works seamlessly…
Google Shells Out Cash to Keep Some AI Employees Idle for a Year, Thwarting Rival Hires
April 8, 2025 – The rivalry among tech behemoths like Google, OpenAI, and others in the realm of artificial intelligence is intensifying, and retaining top – notch AI talent has emerged as a formidable challenge. Business Insider has revealed that Google’s AI division, DeepMind, has adopted an “aggressive” non – compete agreement to thwart employees…
Gurman: Siri Snags Delay Apple’s Smart Home Hub Launch to 2026
April 8, 2025 – Apple’s highly anticipated next-generation smart home hub, initially slated for a 2025 launch, now faces potential delays extending into 2026, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his latest Power On newsletter. The device, internally codenamed J490, was positioned as a voice-centric control center leveraging an upgraded Siri interface and App Intents…
ECB Conference Delves into AI Impact: Long-Term Gains Await Firms Through Initial Hurdles
April 2, 2025 – A groundbreaking study unveiled at a European Central Bank (ECB) conference today reveals that artificial intelligence (AI), despite posing significant challenges in the initial stages of integration, holds the potential for long-term growth and development for companies that successfully navigate its transformative impact. The research team, delving into data from the…
Meta AI Chief Joelle Pineau Steps Down Amid Heightened AI Investments
April 2, 2025 – Joelle Pineau, the head of artificial intelligence research at Meta, has announced her departure from the company, effective May 30th. Pineau, who joined Meta in 2017, currently serves as the Vice President of AI Research and leads the Facebook AI Research (FAIR) team, which is under the direction of renowned AI…
Neuralink’s Pioneering BCI Implant: A Side Effect-Free Journey for First Patient
April 1, 2025 – A Year After Neuralink Implant: Noland Arbaugh Reports No Side Effects and New Abilities Noland Arbaugh, the first human subject to receive a Neuralink brain-computer interface (BCI) implant, has shared an update on his progress one year after the procedure. In a post on social media platform X, the quadriplegic individual…
OpenAI Suspends Video Creation for New Sora Users Amid High Traffic Surge
April 1, 2025 – OpenAI’s Image Generation Feature Takes the Internet by Storm, Leading to Temporary Suspension of Video Generation for New Sora Users OpenAI’s newly launched image generation capability, unveiled last week, has quickly become a sensation, with its impressive capabilities generating enormous demand. However, the overwhelming popularity of this feature has also brought…
Snapchat’s AI Chatbot Launch Marred by Wave of Negative Feedback from Parents
March 31, 2025 – Snapchat Unveils “My AI” Chatbot, Sparking Controversy Among Users and Parents On the 27th of last month, CNN reported that Snapchat had rolled out its “My AI” chatbot to all users. Powered by the popular AI chat tool ChatGPT, “My AI” offers similar functionalities, including answering questions, providing advice, and engaging…