EducateKaro – Handpicked Tech & Startup News: Summarized for You
Handpicked Tech & Startup News: Summarized for You
Elon Musk’s xAI has rolled out a memory feature for its Grok chatbot, enabling it to remember past chats for more personalized responses. Currently in beta on web and mobile (except EU/UK), users can view, manage, or delete memories anytime. This update brings Grok closer to rivals like ChatGPT and Gemini in user-tailored AI interactions.
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Wall Street saw modest gains: Dow up 0.27%, S&P 500 0.38%, Nasdaq 0.21% as technology, semiconductor, and electronics stocks rallied after tariff exemptions were announced on smartphones and computers. Despite early tech strength, worries about economic growth and future levies linger. Goldman Sachs benefits, while Citigroup downgrades U.S. equities amid caution. Investors now eye policy shifts and emerging economic indicators.
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OpenAI launched GPT-4.1, plus mini and nano versions, flaunting a huge 1M-token context window. It promises sharper coding skills and better real-world use, but still lags behind Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude on benchmarks. Cheap, fast, but not perfect — OpenAI admits reliability drops as input grows. Progress? Sure. Flawless? Not yet!
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Jack Dorsey tweeted “delete all IP law,” and Elon Musk instantly backed him, fueling a heated debate on copyright and creator rights. Critics argue they’re undermining artists, while Dorsey claims the system unfairly exploits creators. Musk’s anti-patent stance isn’t new, but the timing hints at deeper tensions over AI, lawsuits, and tech’s future rules.
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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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Monika Tiwari, from a farming background in Madhya Pradesh, founded Khetar in 2022 after studying at IIT Bombay. Her company introduced Rainger, a hybrid solar dehydrator to combat post-harvest losses. Khetar uses a pay-per-use model, charging Rs 6.45 per kg for processing, aimed at reducing agricultural waste while generating additional income through byproducts like aromatic water. The firm has plans to scale up, targeting Rs 4 crore by FY26, and sees S4S Technologies and Raheja Solar Food Processing as competitors.
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Apple is exploring robotics, investigating humanoid and non-humanoid designs, with an emphasis on user interaction over appearance. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo views this as early-stage work, with mass production not expected before 2028. Apple’s research includes non-anthropomorphic robots like a Pixar lamp, targeting smart home applications, amidst industry challenges in hiring and tech.
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Coinbase is actively working to re-enter the Indian market over a year after ceasing operations there. The U.S.-based crypto exchange is engaging with Indian authorities, including the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), to secure necessary approvals. This follows a challenging history in India where Coinbase previously had to halt services due to regulatory pressures. The move comes as part of Coinbase’s broader international expansion strategy, with India’s growing web3 ecosystem being a significant draw. However, the crypto market in India remains small due to high taxation on crypto transactions introduced in 2022.
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Bhavish Aggarwal announced the Krutrim AI Lab, focusing on India-specific AI. New models like Krutrim-2, Chitrarth-1, and Dhwani-1 were released for better language support. Ola committed Rs. 2,000 crores, aiming for Rs. 10,000 crores by next year. Partnerships with Nvidia for AI infrastructure were also highlighted.
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Shantanu Naidu, former aide and close confidant of Ratan Tata, has been appointed General Manager and Head of Strategic Initiatives at Tata Motors. Naidu shared an emotional LinkedIn post recalling childhood memories of his father working at the same plant. The 2018 Tata protégé gained attention for their unique bond, collaborative projects like stray dog safety innovations, and founding elderly-care startup Goodfellows. His promotion follows Tata’s 2024 demise, whom Naidu tributed as “my dear lighthouse.”
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