Tag: News

A few days ago, Sohail Doshi, founder of Playground AI, wrote a post on X (Twitter) saying he had to fire an engineer named Soham Parekh. The firing happened just one week after hiring him. Soham was working at multiple startups at the same time—without telling anyone. Sohail explained that this wasn’t some new behavior. Even after […]

Google I/O has always been a showcase for R&D projects that might become products one day. The 2025 edition felt different. Almost every demo—whether a light-field video booth, a pair of glasses or a revamped Search page—ran on the same brain­stem: Gemini 2.5. The keynote’s message was clear: Google’s future isn’t “AI-powered” apps; it’s one […]

OpenAI has closed a $40 billion funding round, boosting its valuation to $300 billion. The deal, led by SoftBank, is one of the largest capital infusions in the tech industry and marks a significant milestone for the company. In a tweet on X, CEO Sam Altman confirmed the funding news and shared plans to release […]

Baidu has since released ERNIE 5.1 — see our full breakdown for the latest. Baidu just dropped two powerful AI models—ERNIE 4.5 and ERNIE X1—and made them completely free on its ERNIE Bot platform. This move is shaking things up, directly challenging giants like OpenAI, Google, and DeepSeek by putting advanced AI into everyone’s hands, not just […]

A new AI-powered lip-reading tool, “Read Their Lips” by Symphonic Labs, has sparked a lot of online discussion. The service, available at readtheirlips.com, uses artificial intelligence to analyze lip movements in videos where the audio is missing or unclear. People on Reddit are exploring its potential, discussing both its exciting possibilities and current limitations. The […]

After more than year of silence, Apple is finally joining its tech competitors Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft in the AI race. Introducing Apple Intelligence, a suite of AI-powered features designed to transform the way you use your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. This article explores Apple’s latest innovation, highlighting its revolutionary capabilities and what it means […]