SoftBank Reportedly to Invest up to $20 Million in AI Search Engine Perplexity Following Strategic Partnership
June 28, 2024 –In a significant move that underscores its commitment to accelerating investments in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, SoftBank Group’s Vision Fund 2 is poised to invest between 10and20 million in Perplexity AI, an up-and-coming American AI search engine startup, valuing the company at an impressive 3billion.Thisinvestment,accordingtoBloombergsourcesfamiliarwiththematter,formspartofalarger250 million funding round that will propel…
Microsoft to Pull the Plug on Mobile Plans App for Win10/Win11 on Feb 27, 2026
August 29, 2025 – Yesterday (August 28), tech media outlet NeoWin reported that Microsoft has announced its plan to discontinue the Mobile Plans app on both Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems starting from February 27, 2026. The Mobile Plans app was initially developed by Microsoft with the aim of promoting the widespread adoption of…
Microsoft’s Phi-1.5: A Game-Changing 1.3 Billion-Parameter Language Model
September 12, 2023 – Microsoft Research Institute unveiled its latest innovation yesterday: the phi-1.5, a groundbreaking pre-trained language model boasting a staggering 1.3 billion parameters. This new model promises to excel in a wide range of applications, including QA (Question-Answer) systems, chatbots, and even code generation. Phi-1.5 draws its strength from a diverse range of…
Musk and Tesla Face Copyright Infringement Suit Over AI ‘Blade Runner’ Images, Plan to Dismiss Case
February 6, 2025 – Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, are embroiled in a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Alcon Entertainment, the production company behind the film “Blade Runner 2049”. The suit alleges that Musk and Tesla unlawfully used AI-generated images in the “Blade Runner” style during a Tesla press conference, violating Alcon’s copyrights. According…
Hyundai and Toyota Join Forces to Boost Racing Culture, Toyoda Wows with Drift Display
October 28, 2024 – Hyundai Motor and Toyota Motor co-hosted the inaugural “Hyundai N x Toyota GAZOO Racing Festival” in South Korea on the 27th, aiming to jointly promote the development of racing culture. For the first time, Hyundai Motor’s Chairman Chung Euisun and Toyota Motor’s Chairman Akio Toyoda appeared together on stage. The latter…
Maserati Quattroporte to Embrace Plug – in Hybrid, Pure Electric Launch Postponed
July 31, 2025 – According to a recent report from Autocar, Maserati is seriously evaluating the introduction of plug – in hybrid powertrains into its vehicle lineup as a transitional step from traditional fuel – powered cars to fully electric vehicles. The new – generation plug – in hybrid version of the Quattroporte sedan is…
Breakthrough Tape – Out: Musk Declares AI5 as a Future Top – Producing AI Chip
April 15, 2026 – Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made a major announcement, revealing that the company’s AI chip design team has successfully completed the tape – out of the AI5 chip. Not only that, but more powerful chips including the AI6, Dojo 3, and several others are also under intensive development. Musk expressed his…
Intel Spins Off FPGA Business as New Independent Company ‘Altera’ to Bolster AI and Edge Capabilities
March 01, 2024 – In a significant move, Intel has announced the formation of a wholly-owned and independently operated FPGA company, “Altera,” following the establishment and independent accounting of Intel Foundry. Known for inventing the world’s first programmable logic device, particularly renowned for its FPGA technology, Altera was acquired by Intel in 2015 for $16.7…
Apple’s Siri Evolution: Unveiling the Ultimate Virtual Assistant
November 09, 2023 – Tech_Reve, an informant in the tech realm, has stirred up discussions on social media by claiming that Apple is in the process of a radical transformation of Siri using a large language model. The goal is to reshape Siri into the “ultimate virtual assistant” and develop it into the “most powerful…
AlphaFold 3 Revolutionizes Biomolecule Prediction, Ushering in a New Era of AI in Cell Biology
May 09, 2024 – A collaboration between Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs has led to the creation of AlphaFold 3, the latest artificial intelligence model that has made its debut in the prestigious scientific journal Nature. This cutting-edge model boasts remarkable precision in predicting the structures and interactions of all types of biomolecules, encompassing proteins,…