Korea is planning how Openai, Google and others have homemade AI
From high-tech giants to startups, Korean players are developing large-scale language models tailored to their own language and cultures that are ready to compete with global heavyweights such as Openai and Google. Last month, the country launched its most ambitious sovereign AI initiative to date, pledging 500 billion (approximately $390 million) to five local businesses […]
Famous robot player says that the humanoid robot bubble is destined to burst
Famous roboticist Rodney Brooks has awakening calls for investors to concentrate billions on humanoid robot startups. You’re wasting your money. Brooks, who co-founded Irobot and spent decades at MIT, is particularly skeptical of companies such as Tesla and Tesla, who are trying to teach robot dexterity by showing human videos. In his new essay, he […]
What’s behind the headlines of large AI data centers?
Silicon Valley flooded the news this week with headlines on wild AI infrastructure investment. Nvidia said it would invest up to $100 billion in Openai. Openai has since said it will build five more Stargate AI data centers with Oracle and SoftBank, adding new capacity gigawatts online over the next few years. It was later […]
Checkout.com’s new $12 billion valuation is half the situation for glass
Fintech Checkout.com announced Friday it reached a $12 billion valuation as part of its employee stock buyback program. On the one hand, there are few startups that can achieve big cone status, so $12 billion won’t sneeze. It’s a valuable company worthy enough to land founder and CEO Guillaume Pousaz on Forbes’ billionaires list. Meanwhile, […]
The sequel to “Social Network” focuses on Haugen Leaks, while Jeremy Strong becomes stronger as Mark Zuckerberg
Fifteen years after “Social Network,” Aaron Sorkin writes and directs a sequel film called “The Social Reckoning,” which will be released on October 9, 2026. Rather than recreating his breakout role as Mark Zuckerberg, Jesse Eisenberg is replaced by a more salou, a more serious Jeremy Strong. Best known for playing Kendall Roy in “Inheritance,” […]
YouTube Music Test AI Host Shares Commentary with Trivia
YouTube Music is testing an AI Music host that provides commentary on related stories, fantrivia, and what you’re listening to, the company announced Friday. The move comes two years after Spotify launched AI DJ and will provide a selection of music about tracks and artists that AI likes. New features in YouTube Music are based […]
IPO bound Flipkart gets important approval for relocation to India
Flipkart is in a sophisticated stage of securing regulatory approval to move its headquarters from Singapore to India, and the transition later this year has learned that Walmart-owned e-commerce giants are preparing for an IPO in India next year. The Redmi-Kailing process has received principle approval from the Singapore courts, but several hearings have already […]
The Trump administration is chasing semiconductor imports
In its latest bid to boost semiconductor production in the US, the Trump administration is reportedly considering a ratio-based approach that will punish domestic manufacturers tariffs if they don’t produce enough chips. The administration is weighing policies that require U.S. semiconductor companies to produce as many chips in the US as their customers import from […]
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This is what’s happening now in the US Tiktok trade
Tiktok, owned by Chinese company Bytedance, has been at the heart of US controversy for four years due to concerns about user data that the Chinese government may access. As a result, US users often find themselves caught up in the midst of this tension. Earlier this year, the app experienced a temporary suspension in […]