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OpenAI-Backed 1x Raises $100 Million to Build Next-Gen Humanoid Robots
Norwegian robotics startup 1X Technologies, backed by OpenAI, has raised $100 million in its series B funding round led by EQT Ventures.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 12, 2024
2 min read
Discord Laying Off 17 Percent of Workforce
Discord, the popular communication platform, has announced a significant reduction in its workforce, affecting 17 percent of its employees.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 12, 2024
3 min read
Microsoft Overtakes Apple to Become World’s Most Valuable Company
Microsoft has upstaged Apple to become the world’s biggest company by market value, as the boom in artificial intelligence brought a new twist to the decades-long rivalry between the two Big Tech groups, media reports said.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 12, 2024
1 min read
WhatsApp Now Lets iOS Users Turn Their Photos into Stickers
WhatsApp has started to roll out a new feature that lets iOS users create, edit, and share their stickers.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 12, 2024
1 min read
Meta Faces New EU Complaint over ‘Pay for Privacy’ Consent
Privacy rights advocacy group noyb on Thursday filed a new complaint against Meta, alleging that the social media platform unlawfully ignores the users’ right to easily withdraw consent and asks them to pay.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2024
2 min read
Google Laying off Hundreds of AR Employees, Fitbit Leaders Move on
Google is laying off hundreds of hardware employees, especially in the augmented reality (AR) division while Fitbit co-founders James Park, Eric Friedman, and other Fitbit leaders are reportedly leaving the company.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2024
1 min read
Meta Lays off Technical Program Managers at Instagram
Meta has started the New Year by laying off some technical program managers (TPMs) at Instagram and reports said that at least 60 such jobs are either being consolidated or eliminated.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2024
2 min read
Netflix Ad Plan Reaches 23 Million Monthly Users
Streaming giant Netflix's ad-supported tier has reached more than 23 million global active users per month.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2024
1 min read
US SEC Greenlights Bitcoin ETFs In Watershed for Crypto Market
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally approved the first-ever Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2024
1 min read
OpenAI Launches GPT Store for ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Enterprise Users
OpenAI, the company behind the AI chatbot ChatGPT, has officially launched the GPT Store for users of ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Enterprise.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2024
1 min read
Amazon to Lay off Hundreds of Workers in Its Prime Video, MGM Studios: Report
Amazon is reportedly laying off several hundreds of employees in its Prime Video and MGM Studios.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2024
1 min read
YouTube Lets Creators Upload Podcast Episodes via RSS Feed
YouTube now let audio-first podcast creators upload episodes via RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed instead of making them manually create a video.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2024
1 min read
Meta To Hide Age-Inappropriate Content for Teens on Insta, FB
Meta has announced that it will start to hide more types of age-inappropriate content for teens on Instagram and Facebook, in line with expert guidance.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2024
2 min read
NASA Delays Mission to Take Humans Back to Moon until 2025
The US space agency has pushed back its manned Artemis mission to the Moon to 2025 which will send the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2024
2 min read
Live Game Streaming Platform Twitch to Lay off 500 Employees
Twitch is reportedly laying off 35 percent of its workforce, about 500 employees, this week.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2024
1 min read
WhatsApp Working on New ‘Meta Verified’ Option for Businesses
WhatsApp is reportedly developing a new ‘Meta Verified’ subscription option that will allow businesses to subscribe to it to get a verified badge.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 9, 2024
1 min read
EU Joins UK Regulators in Examining $13 Billion Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership
The European Commission on Tuesday announced to examine whether Microsoft's $13 billion investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is reviewable under the EU merger regulation.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 9, 2024
2 min read
Duolingo Lays off 10% of Contract Translators as Firm Relies More on AI: Report
Duolingo has laid off 10 percent of its contract translators as the company relies more on generative artificial intelligence (AI) to develop its content, the media reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 9, 2024
1 min read
Samsung Flags 35% Slip in Q4 2023 Profit, Misses Forecast
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday predicted that its operating profit for the fourth quarter of last year would tumble 35 percent on the year, hurt by persistent weak demand for its mainstay semiconductor division.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 9, 2024
1 min read
Volkswagen Brings AI Chatbot ChatGPT into Its Cars, SUVs
German automaker Volkswagen has announced plans to integrate the AI chatbot ChatGPT into its cars, as part of its IDA voice assistant
Bijay Pokharel,
January 9, 2024
2 min read
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