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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for AI, as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicted. With the launch of Operator, OpenAI's new general-purpose AI agent, the company takes a significant step toward making automated task completion a mainstream reality. Designed to handle tasks like booking travel,
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
As the race for AI supremacy heats up, Chinese startup MiniMax has unveiled three groundbreaking AI models: MiniMax-Text-01, MiniMax-VL-01, and T2A-01-HD. Backed by Alibaba and Tencent, MiniMax has raised $850 million in venture capital and is now valued at over $2.5 billion. These models position MiniMax as a formidable
Decentralization
In a move to transform social media, technology advocates and celebrities have launched Free Our Feeds, a campaign designed to "save social media from billionaire capture." The project aims to raise $30 million over three years to support the development of a decentralized social media ecosystem powered by
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
A team of leading researchers, including Zhou Xian, Yiling Qiao, Zhenjia Xu, and Tsun-Hsuan Wang, along with contributors from Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University, MIT (CSAIL), NVIDIA, and Tsinghua University, have unveiled Genesis, a groundbreaking physics platform for robotics and embodied AI. Introducing Genesis Genesis is a generative physics engine
Media
The open social web, a decentralized vision for digital connection, is getting a major boost with Bridgy Fed becoming the first project incubated under a new nonprofit called A New Social. This initiative, led by CTO and Bridgy Fed creator Ryan Barrett and engineering leader turned CEO Anuj Ahooja, aims
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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
Real Estate
If you’ve recently searched for an apartment and noticed sky-high rent prices across the board, you’re not imagining things. RealPage, a leading software company, is at the center of an antitrust storm for allegedly driving up rental costs through its algorithm-driven pricing platform. Federal prosecutors and lawmakers argue
Military & Defense
Alex Karp, the CEO of Palantir Technologies, acknowledges the dual-edge nature of his company’s technology. Palantir’s software—powered by machine learning and AI—is optimizing everything from manufacturing and supply chains to modern warfare. In Ukraine and across the Middle East, Palantir’s AI tools are proving critical
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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