Leading semiconductor companies Intel and TSMC are reportedly in discussions about forming a joint venture. According to The Information, the tentative agreement would involve TSMC taking a 20% stake in a new venture that would oversee Intel’s chipmaking operations. Instead of providing financial investment for its share, TSMC plans to contribute by sharing its chip […]
Continue reading...OpenAI Makes Its Initial Investment in Cybersecurity Sector
Generative AI has dramatically enhanced the array of tools available to cybercriminals. The technology now enables a wide range of malicious activities, from deepfaking the voice of a CEO to producing counterfeit receipts. OpenAI, a prominent player in the generative AI landscape, recognizes this threat and has made a strategic investment in a new startup […]
Continue reading...Amazon’s AI Agent Now Shops on Third-Party Sites For You
Amazon has begun trials for a new AI shopping feature named “Buy for Me,” targeted at a limited group of users, as announced in a blog post. This innovative feature aims to streamline the shopping experience by offering users products from external websites when Amazon does not have the desired items in stock. Shoppers can […]
Continue reading...Midjourney Unveils V7: Its First New AI Image Model in Almost a Year
Midjourney, one of the pioneering AI image-generating services, has introduced its latest AI image model, V7, for the first time in nearly a year. The rollout began in alpha around midnight ET on Thursday, shortly after OpenAI launched a new image generator in ChatGPT that garnered significant attention for its ability to create images in […]
Continue reading...Microsoft’s Copilot Can Now Browse the Web and Take Actions on Your Behalf
On its 50th anniversary, Microsoft is enhancing its AI-powered Copilot chatbot with a range of new features. Copilot can now interact with most websites, allowing users to book tickets, make restaurant reservations, and more. It has also gained the ability to remember specific personal details, such as favorite foods and films, akin to the capabilities […]
Continue reading...Google Unveils Gemini 2.5 Pro, Its Costliest AI Model to Date
On Friday, Google announced the API pricing for Gemini 2.5 Pro, an advanced AI reasoning model noted for its exceptional performance across various benchmarks in coding, reasoning, and mathematics. For prompts of up to 200,000 tokens, the pricing is set at $1.25 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. This is significant […]
Continue reading...GitHub Copilot imposes new limits and introduces premium AI model charges
Microsoft-owned GitHub’s AI coding assistant, GitHub Copilot, may soon see an increase in costs for certain users. Recently, GitHub introduced a system called “premium requests,” which implements rate limits when users opt to utilize AI models beyond the base model for advanced coding tasks like agentic coding and multi-file edits. While subscribers can still perform […]
Continue reading...ChatGPT’s Popularity Surges in India, Yet Monetization Efforts Lag Behind
U.S.-based tech companies have long focused on India’s expansive and growing internet user base to drive their growth, and OpenAI is no exception. While the AI lab touts India as one of its fastest-expanding markets for ChatGPT, third-party data indicates that OpenAI may be facing challenges in converting this growth into significant revenue. According to […]
Continue reading...Meta Unveils Llama 4: A New Line of Cutting-Edge AI Models
Meta has introduced a new set of AI models under the Llama family called Llama 4. Released on a Saturday, this collection includes four models: Llama 4 Scout, Llama 4 Maverick, and Llama 4 Behemoth. According to Meta, these models were trained on extensive datasets comprising unlabeled text, images, and videos to enhance their visual […]
Continue reading...Microsoft Unveils AI-Generated Quake II Demo, Acknowledges Existing ‘Limitations’
Microsoft has introduced a browser-based playable version of the classic video game Quake II, serving as a technology demonstration of its Copilot AI platform. However, the company acknowledges that this experience is not equivalent to playing a fully developed game. Users can try this demo, navigating a single level of Quake II with a time […]
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