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Handpicked Tech & Startup News | Quick, Smart Summaries
The Indian government is investing ₹1,000 crore to support space startups, aiming to boost the country’s role in the global space race. Managed by SIDBI Venture Capital, this funding is part of a larger ₹10,000 crore plan over five years to spark innovation and growth in India’s fast-emerging space sector.
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Google has launched its seventh-gen AI chip, Ironwood, designed for fast AI inference tasks like powering chatbots. The chip can work in clusters of over 9,000 units and delivers double the energy efficiency of its predecessor. Available only through Google Cloud, Ironwood boosts Google’s AI edge. Alphabet shares jumped 9.7% following the announcement.
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Albert Saniger, ex-CEO of AI shopping app Nate, was charged with defrauding investors by falsely claiming its tech enabled fully automated online purchases. In reality, humans in a Philippine call center did the work. Nate raised over $50M before collapsing in 2023, leaving investors with major losses. Similar cases of exaggerated AI claims have surfaced recently.
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WhatsApp has introduced new updates including real-time online status in group chats, smarter notification controls, and document scanning on iPhones. Video calls now offer better quality and reliability. Users can create events in personal chats, invite others during calls, and enjoy upgraded channel tools like short video sharing, QR codes, and voice message summaries.
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Meta launches its Llama 4 collection, introducing Scout, Maverick, and Behemoth models built with a mixture-of-experts architecture. The new AI models deliver enhanced visual understanding, impressive performance on coding and reasoning benchmarks, and balanced responses on controversial topics. Scout runs on a single GPU, while Maverick and Behemoth demand robust hardware. License restrictions apply for EU users according to Meta.
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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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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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Microsoft is expanding its renewable energy portfolio by adding 475 MW of solar power across Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri to meet the rising energy demands of its data centers. Solar’s quick installation and lower costs make it an ideal choice. With growing AI power needs, Microsoft continues to invest in renewables for faster, sustainable energy solutions.
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