Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, came under fire on Tuesday after it made highly offensive and antisemitic remarks, including praise for Adolf Hitler, in a series of social media responses. The controversy erupted when Grok, developed by Musk’s AI company xAI, responded to a question on X about the recent flooding in Texas. When asked […]
OpenAI announced on Wednesday that it will begin leveraging Google Cloud infrastructure to support its widely used AI assistant, ChatGPT. This move reflects OpenAI’s increasing need for computing power as demand continues to surge. While the company initially depended solely on Microsoft for its cloud infrastructure, it has since broadened its partnerships. Microsoft had even […]
Nvidia has officially launched its newest robotics chip module, the Jetson AGX Thor, priced at $3,499 for the developer kit. Marketed as a “robot brain,” the kit will begin shipping next month and is designed to help developers create advanced robots. Once prototypes are ready, companies can purchase Thor T5000 modules for large-scale production, with […]
It’s been a blockbuster week for tech investors, with courtroom rulings and boardroom deals fueling massive gains across the industry’s biggest players. A favorable antitrust ruling for Google sent shares of Alphabet and Apple soaring, while Broadcom rallied on news of a $10 billion AI chip contract. Meanwhile, Tesla rebounded as investors weighed in on […]
The U.S. stock market suffered its steepest drop in six months on Friday, with the S&P 500 sliding nearly 3% after former President Donald Trump threatened major new tariffs on Chinese goods over Beijing’s grip on the global rare earths market. China recently expanded its export controls on rare-earth elements, adding tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, indium, […]
Alibaba has announced the launch of its first-ever smart glasses, powered by its in-house artificial intelligence, signaling the tech giant’s entry into the wearable tech market. The new device — called the Quark AI Glasses — is set to debut in China by the end of 2025 and will run on the company’s Qwen large […]
Bees are vital to global food production, pollinating more than one-third of the crops humans consume. Yet, the population is collapsing at alarming rates — with around 40% of colonies dying off each year, according to data shared by California-based startup Beewise. Climate change, pesticide use, wildfires, and increasingly violent storms are among the biggest […]
Oura announced Tuesday that it has secured over $900 million in a Series E funding round, pushing the Finnish wearable tech company’s valuation to an impressive $11 billion. The round was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with new investor ICONIQ joining alongside existing backers Whale Rock and Atreides. “With this funding, we’re accelerating […]
Nintendo has raised its sales forecast for the Switch 2 console, reflecting growing momentum for its next-generation gaming system. The Japanese gaming powerhouse now expects to sell 19 million units of the Switch 2 in the fiscal year ending March 2026, up from its earlier estimate of 15 million units. Here’s how Nintendo performed in […]
Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company, Neuralink, has secured $650 million in its Series E funding round, propelling the company toward its ambitious goal of revolutionizing brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). This latest investment underscores growing investor confidence in Neuralink’s mission to bridge the gap between human cognition and artificial intelligence. What Is Neuralink? Founded in 2016 by Elon […]