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…
AMD’s ROCm 5.7 Empowers PyTorch on RX 7900 XTX and PRO W7900 Graphics Cards
October 23, 2023 – ROCm, an open-source software platform, empowers researchers to harness the potential of AMD Instinct accelerators, fostering cross-platform high-performance computing and AI innovation. This week, AMD has unveiled ROCm 5.7.1 drivers for Ubuntu Linux, offering support for PyTorch 2.0.1 on RDNA 3-based Radeon Pro W7900 and Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics cards….
Tesla’s Robotaxi Service to Feature Safety Operators and Proprietary App
December 11, 2024 – According to a report released by Deutsche Bank following a meeting with Tesla’s Investor Relations head, Travis Axelrod, the electric vehicle giant is gearing up to launch its autonomous taxi service using its own fleet of cars. The report, which was published last Friday, reveals that Tesla intends to roll out…
Apple’s iPhone SE 4: A Major Design Revolution in the Works
April 01, 2024 – Apple is reportedly working on the fourth-generation iPhone SE, with plans for a significant design overhaul. Unlike its predecessor, the iPhone SE 3, which featured a physical Home button, the upcoming model is rumored to embrace a full-screen design, eliminating the iconic button and aligning its aesthetics with the latest iPhone…
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…
Apple Loses World’s Most Valuable Crown as Tariff Storm Shrinks Market Cap
April 9, 2025 – On Tuesday, Apple Inc. relinquished its title as the world’s most valuable publicly traded company as its stock price plummeted amid the implementation of steep tariffs on Chinese imports. The tech giant’s shares fell by 5% on Tuesday, shrinking its market capitalization to just under 2.6trillion.Meanwhile,MicrosoftCorp.surpassedApplewithamarketvalueof2.65 trillion. Since President Trump announced…
Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro Math Edition Rises to the Challenge: MATH Benchmark Accuracy Hits 91.1%
May 21, 2024 – Google Unveils Math-Focused Gemini 1.5 Pro, Achieving Remarkable Results in Mathematical Challenges In a significant breakthrough, Google has announced that its Gemini 1.5 Pro model, after undergoing specialized training in the mathematical domain, has achieved remarkable improvements in mathematical performance, successfully tackling problems from the International Mathematical Olympiad. The Gemini 1.5…
Apple Reveals 2024 U.S. App Store Generated $406B for Developers, Over 90% Sales Commission-Free
May 30 2025 – Apple unveiled an official press release yesterday (May 29) detailing the performance of its U.S. App Store ecosystem in 2024. The company reported that it has facilitated developers in generating a staggering $406 billion in revenue and sales, with 90% of that amount earned without any commission fees paid to Apple….
Lenovo maintains top spot in global PC market despite record shipment decline
According to preliminary statistics from Gartner, the global shipment of personal computers (PCs) in the fourth quarter of 2022 totaled 65.3 million units, a decrease of 28.5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, marking the largest quarterly shipment decline since Gartner began tracking the PC market in the mid-1990s. The annual shipment of PCs…
Waymo Clarifies: No Plans to Use In-Cab Camera Data for AI Training
April 9, 2025 –Recent investigations by tech analyst Jane Manchun Wong, as highlighted in a TechCrunch report, have uncovered potential plans by Waymo to leverage data from its autonomous taxis—including in-cab footage tied to passenger identities—for training generative AI models. The discovery stemmed from an analysis of Waymo’s unreleased privacy policy drafts, which also hinted…