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…
Tesla Faces Sales Decline in March Amid Growing “Anti-Musk” Protests Across Europe
April 2, 2025 –Tesla’s sales in key European markets have declined once again in March, according to Reuters. The brand is facing increasing competition from Chinese automakers and resistance from some consumers who oppose Elon Musk’s political stance. These factors have combined to create a challenging environment for Tesla in the European market. New car…
Qualcomm Mulls Over Acquisition of UK Semiconductor Firm Alphawave IP
April 2, 2025 – In a groundbreaking announcement tonight, Qualcomm revealed that it is contemplating the possibility of extending an acquisition offer to the British semiconductor firm, Alphawave IP Group. A statement issued by Qualcomm read, “At this juncture, we cannot ascertain whether a final offer will be forthcoming, nor can we confirm the specific…
Gurman Reports: Apple Watch’s Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring Years Away
April 1, 2025 – Apple’s Journey Towards Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring for Apple Watch Faces Years of Hurdles In a recent report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, it has come to light that Apple’s endeavor to incorporate non-invasive blood glucose monitoring into its Apple Watch, despite over 15 years of rigorous development, is still “many years…
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…
2024 Foldable Phone Shipment Shakeup: Samsung Down, Huawei and Xiaomi Up
April 1, 2025 – The market research firm CounterPoint Research released a blog post on March 28th, revealing that the global foldable smartphone market experienced a mere 2.9% growth in 2024, marking a significant deceleration. The report further projects that the market will witness its first single-digit negative growth in 2025 but anticipates a robust…
OpenAI Secures 40BillionMega−Funding,Valuedat300 Billion
April 1, 2025 – In a monumental announcement made on Monday, OpenAI revealed the completion of a colossal private funding round that amassed an astonishing 40billion,propellingthecompany′svaluationtoastaggering300 billion post-financing. This milestone is regarded as one of the largest private funding rounds in history. According to a blog post published on OpenAI’s official website, the funding was…
EU Boosts ‘Digital Europe’ Initiative with €1.3 Billion Investment in AI and Key Technologies
March 31, 2025 – The European Commission (EC) has announced through a statement on Friday the adoption of the DIGITAL Europe Programme for the years 2025 to 2027, allocating a significant budget of €1.3 billion to deploy crucial technologies strategic to Europe’s technological sovereignty. The program primarily focuses on artificial intelligence (AI), cloud data, cybersecurity,…
Intel to Revamp Board Structure as Three Members Retire
March 31, 2025 – Intel Corporation announced yesterday, as reported by Bloomberg, that three of its board members are set to retire, prompting the company to revamp its board structure to bring in professionals better aligned with its business transformation needs. Regulatory filings reveal that Omar Ishrak, Jinzhi Liu, and Lisa Lavizzo-Murray will not seek…