EducateKaro – Handpicked Tech & Startup News: Summarized for You
Handpicked Tech & Startup News: Summarized for You
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman announced that their GPT-4o-powered image generator is now free for everyone, previously exclusive to paid ChatGPT users. With a possible three-image daily limit, it’s already a hit—melting GPUs and sparking Studio Ghibli-style art debates. OpenAI also raised $40 billion, boasting 500 million weekly ChatGPT users.
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Alphabet’s Isomorphic Labs raised $600 million in its first funding round, led by Thrive Capital and Google Ventures, to advance its AI-driven drug discovery mission: “solving all disease.” Founded by Demis Hassabis, the London-based lab behind the Nobel-winning AlphaFold plans to boost research and expand its team with this investment.
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Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has acquired social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in an all-stock deal, valuing xAI at $80B and X at $33B. The merger integrates data, AI models, and talent, strengthening xAI’s competitive edge. Musk aims to leverage X’s vast user base and data to accelerate AI development.
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Willow, known for its wearable breast pumps, is acquiring UK-based Elvie as the femtech market faces consolidation. Elvie, once valued at $241M, struggled financially despite raising $186M. Willow aims to build a broader platform in the $60B women’s health industry, tackling market saturation, funding challenges, and the complexities of scaling hardware startups.
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Apple has announced that WWDC 2025 will take place from June 9 to June 13, featuring major software updates, including a major iOS 19 revamp. The event will be online, with an in-person keynote at Apple Park. Developers can expect new tools, possible hardware launches, and a smarter Siri upgrade.
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Infosys has laid off 30-45 trainees from its Mysuru campus for failing internal assessments. Unlike previous terminations, the company is offering a second chance through a 12-week BPM training program. Affected trainees also get a one-month salary, job support, and accommodation. While Infosys defends its policies, critics question its strict assessment system.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced zero import duties on key EV and mobile battery components to boost local manufacturing. The Finance Bill 2025 also abolishes the 6% digital ad tax, rationalizes customs tariffs, and provides tax relief for salaried individuals. A new Income Tax Bill will be discussed in the next session.
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Quantum startup PsiQuantum is securing $750M at a $6B valuation, led by BlackRock. The company, using photonics tech for quantum chips, is scaling up production. Partnering with GlobalFoundries, Australia, and the US, it plans to build quantum computers in Brisbane and Chicago, aiming for a functional machine by 2029.
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OpenAI has upgraded ChatGPT with GPT-4o’s native image generation—allowing users to create, modify, and edit images. Available now for Pro users ($200/month), it’s rolling out soon to free and Plus users. More detailed and accurate than DALL-E 3, GPT-4o is trained on public and proprietary data while respecting artists’ rights.
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Google has unveiled Gemini 2.5 Pro, its most intelligent AI model, excelling in reasoning, coding, and multimodal understanding. It tops AI benchmarks, features a 1M-token context window (soon 2M), and enhances complex problem-solving. Now available in Google AI Studio and Gemini Advanced, it’s coming soon to Vertex AI with pricing updates.
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