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Reddit has rolled out Reddit Answers, its new AI-powered search tool that allows users to find summarized content directly on the platform, bypassing traditional search engines like Google. The move marks Reddit's entry into the escalating AI search wars, further modernizing its search experience and driving investor enthusiasm.
Quantum Computing
Google has unveiled its new quantum computing chip, “Willow”, which claims to solve problems in just five minutes that would take the world’s fastest supercomputers a staggering 10 septillion years to complete. This marks a significant milestone in the race for practical quantum computing – a field poised to revolutionize
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OpenAI has officially launched Sora, its highly anticipated text-to-video AI model, as part of its 12-day “ship-mas” product release series. The tool is available to ChatGPT subscribers across the US and “most other countries,” offering a revolutionary way to generate AI-powered videos. Alongside the launch, OpenAI introduced Sora Turbo, an
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Jack Ma, co-founder of Alibaba Group and Ant Group, has voiced strong confidence in the future of Ant Group, emphasizing the vast opportunities artificial intelligence (AI) presents for the fintech giant. Ma’s remarks came during Ant Group’s 20th anniversary celebration, marking a rare public appearance since the Chinese
Robotics
In a significant milestone for humanoid robotics, Polish firm Clone Robotics has introduced its first full-scale humanoid robot, Clone Alpha. This innovative android integrates synthetic organs and artificial muscles, closely mimicking human skeletal, muscular, vascular, and nervous functions. The company has now begun accepting preorders for the first 279 units
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Meta's AI assistant, Meta AI, has surpassed 500 million monthly active users, marking a significant milestone in the company's AI initiatives. This rapid growth is attributed to its integration across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, providing users with features such as real-time information retrieval
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Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has expanded access to its Grok chatbot, making it available to all users on X, including those without Premium subscriptions. Non-subscribers can now interact with Grok, though with certain usage limitations. This move aims to increase user engagement and position Grok as a
Transportation
Uber has launched its first international robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in partnership with Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide. This initiative allows customers to book self-driving cars through the Uber app at standard UberX and Uber Comfort rates. Initially, these vehicles will have safety drivers onboard, with
Business Insights
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol has unveiled a bold, two-pronged vision for the iconic coffee chain: to combine speed and efficiency with the inviting "third-place" atmosphere that has long defined the brand. In a recent interview with Good Morning America, Niccol outlined a strategy that focuses on streamlining service
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In 2020, Richard Socher made a bold move. Leaving behind his role at Salesforce, he set out to challenge Google, the undisputed king of search engines. While Google dominated the search market, Socher believed its flagship product had become inefficient—bogged down by SEO clutter, invasive ads, and overly simplistic
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Tencent Holdings, a prominent player in video gaming and social media, has entered the competitive field of AI-driven video generation with its latest innovation, HunyuanVideo. Powered by Tencent’s Hunyuan AI foundation model, this text-to-video generator is now offered for free to both businesses and individual users, the company revealed
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OpenAI has introduced a new subscription tier, ChatGPT Pro, designed for engineers and researchers tackling complex problems. Priced at $200 per month, the Pro plan offers unlimited access to OpenAI’s advanced models, including the recently unveiled GPT-4o and the cutting-edge o1 reasoning model. What ChatGPT Pro Brings ChatGPT Pro