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Google Unveils Free AI Subscription for U.S. College Students
April 18, 2025 – Google has officially entered the fiercely competitive higher education AI services market, as reported by The Verge. Starting immediately, U.S. college students can enjoy a free subscription to One AI Premium until June 30, 2026, bypassing the standard $20 monthly fee. Google spokesperson Alex Joseph clarified that interested students must register…
After the release of OpenAI’s strongest inference models o3/o4 mini, “photo location check” has become the latest popular gameplay
April 18, 2025 – A new and concerning trend has emerged online, as highlighted by TechCrunch today: an increasing number of users are leveraging ChatGPT to uncover the precise locations of photos. This development is raising eyebrows across the digital landscape. This week, OpenAI unveiled two novel models, o3 and o4-mini, both equipped with image…
OpenAI Eyes $3B Deal for Windsurf, AI-Powered Programming Assistant
April 17, 2025 – According to recent reports from Bloomberg, OpenAI is currently engaged in discussions to acquire Windsurf, formerly known as Codeium, an AI-powered coding tool, for an estimated $3 billion. If finalized, this acquisition would represent OpenAI’s largest deal to date, positioning the company to strengthen its presence in the competitive AI-driven coding…
OpenAI Forms Non-Profit Advisory Board with Four Distinguished Experts
April 16, 2025 – OpenAI has unveiled the members of its newly formed non-profit advisory committee, tasked with shaping the strategic direction of its philanthropic endeavors. The committee comprises four distinguished individuals, each bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to the table. Leading the charge is Dolores Huerta, a legendary labor activist whose work…
Meta CEO’s Bold Move: Deleting All Facebook Friend Connections
April 16, 2025 – During the ongoing antitrust lawsuit trial against Meta, which commenced this Monday, Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, disclosed a surprising consideration: the idea of erasing all Facebook users’ friend connections to enhance the platform’s cultural influence. In 2022, Zuckerberg outlined a strategy in a letter to Meta employees, suggesting “wiping everyone’s friend…
OpenAI Mandates Identity Verification for Future AI Model Access
April 14, 2025 – A recent update on OpenAI’s official support page indicates that the company may soon implement a mandatory identity verification process for organizations seeking access to specific upcoming AI models. This verification process, labeled as the “Verified Organization” initiative, is described as “a novel approach for developers to unlock OpenAI’s most advanced…
Meta’s Metaverse Dream: $45B Spent, Minimal Returns in Four Years
April 14, 2025 – Since Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook as Meta and pinned the company’s future on the metaverse over four years ago, the endeavor has been marred by financial turmoil and operational chaos. TechSpot’s latest report reveals that Meta has already poured hundreds of billions of dollars into the metaverse project, yet the results…
OpenAI Discontinues GPT-4 in ChatGPT, Introduces GPT-4o Starting April 30th
April 12, 2025 – OpenAI has officially announced that GPT-4 will be removed from ChatGPT on April 30th, although it will remain accessible via the API. The company has confirmed that GPT-4 will be entirely replaced by the new, native multimodal model, GPT-4o. An official evaluation report highlights that GPT-4o outperforms GPT-4 across various domains,…
Apple’s AI Hobbled by 2023 Budget Cuts, Executive Clash
April 12, 2025 – A recent blog post by The New York Times has shed light on Apple’s perceived sluggishness in artificial intelligence (AI) development, attributing part of the delay to Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri’s cost-cutting measures in 2023. According to the report, Apple engineers proposed doubling their budget for GPU acquisitions to accelerate…
OpenAI Quietly Unveils Global Memory for ChatGPT Plus/Pro Subscribers
April 11, 2025 – OpenAI has quietly rolled out an upgrade to its popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT, granting subscribers of Plus and Pro tiers access to an “enhanced contextual memory feature.” CEO Sam Altman emphasized that the update now allows ChatGPT to “draw from a user’s entire conversation history,” enabling more tailored interactions. The system…