Google Cloud launches two new AI chips to compete with Nvidia
Google Cloud on Wednesday announced that its eighth generation of custom-built AI chips, or tensor processing units (TPUs), will be split in two. One chip, named the TPU 8t, will be geared for model training and another, the TPU 8i, is aimed at inference. Inference is the ongoing usage of models, aka what happens after […]
Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones
Apple released a software update on Wednesday for iPhones and iPads fixing a bug that allowed law enforcement to extract messages that had been deleted or disappeared automatically from messaging apps. This was because notifications that displayed the messages’ content were also cached on the device for up to a month. In a security notice […]
Ten years
OpenAI reflects on ten years of progress, from early research breakthroughs to widely used AI systems that reshaped what’s possible. We share lessons from the past decade and why we remain optimistic about building AGI that benefits all of humanity. Source link
Larsen & Toubro’s B&F vertical bags significant orders | Capital Market News
Larsen & Toubro announced that its Buildings & Factories (B&F) business vertical has secured multiple orders in India, reinforcing its position in the construction and infrastructure space. As per L&Ts internal classification, the contract falls under the significant category, valued between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 2,500 crore. The company has secured a major order […]
Shade lands $14M to let creative teams search their video libraries in plain English
For creative and marketing teams, a simple cloud storage solution often falls short. These teams need to sift through large numbers of files to find what they’re looking for. The problem is getting worse: AI is accelerating content generation, meaning more media files than ever, which makes the task even trickier. A New York-based startup […]
X is going to let Grok curate your timeline
X is putting its AI chatbot, Grok, in charge of your timeline. In an announcement on Wednesday, X product head Nikita Bier says Premium subscribers on iOS can get early access to a feature that allows users to pin specific topics to their home tab, which Grok will then use to curate the posts you […]
India’s app market is booming — but global platforms are capturing most of the gains
India’s mobile app market is generating record revenue, with in-app purchases crossing $300 million in the first quarter, up 33% year-over-year, according to Sensor Tower — but much of that spending is flowing to global platforms. Non-gaming apps were the main driver of growth in Q1, generating over $200 million in in-app purchase revenue — […]
Lemon Tree Hotels signs two properties in Raipur and Jalandhar | Capital Market News
Lemon Tree Hotels has signed two license agreements, viz., Lemon Tree Premier, Raipur, and Lemon Tree Hotel, Jalandhar. Both the properties shall be managed by Carnation Hotels Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lemon Tree Hotels Limited. Lemon Tree Premier, Raipur, will feature 78 well-appointed rooms, designed with a contemporary aesthetic and focus on […]
Asian shares track Wall Street to record highs but higher oil prices a risk | Markets News
Asian shares tracked Wall Street higher on Thursday, led by record highs in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, as investors shrugged off higher oil prices from more shipping woes in the Gulf and focused on strong corporate earnings. Overnight, the S&P 500 climbed 1 per cent and the Nasdaq jumped 1.6 per cent […]
France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens’ IDs
The French government agency that handles the issuing and management of citizens’ identity documents, including national IDs, passports, and immigration documents, confirmed Wednesday that it experienced a data breach. In an announcement, the Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés (ANTS) said the data stolen in the breach could include full names, dates and places of birth, […]