OpenAI researcher Kai Chen, vital to GPT-4.5, denied U.S. green card, must leave after 12 years in the country, highlighting immigration barriers for foreign AI talent. OpenAI, reliant on visas, filed 80 H1-Bs last year alone. Source: techcrunch.com
Alphabet shares increase as a surge in Google search revenue drives quarterly profit growth. Shares rose 3% after exceeding Wall Street expectations, highlighting strong ad demand and recovery from previous challenges, contributing to a robust financial performance. Source: ft.com
Mark Zuckerberg claims social media is evolving from interpersonal networking to a content consumption platform as Meta defends against FTC’s antitrust lawsuit. Meta notes friend-related content on Facebook dropped from 22% to 17%, shifting focus to entertainment. Source: newyorker.com
Google’s AI Overviews in Search hits 1.5B monthly users across 100+ countries, boosting engagement and revenue potential. Ads in AI Overviews and Circle to Search on 250M+ devices highlight AI’s growing role. Regulatory scrutiny over monopolistic practices intensifies. Source: techcrunch.com
Chinese AI startup Manus secures $75M from Benchmark, valuing the company at $500M. This funding boosts Manus’ valuation fivefold from around $10M. Manus plans market expansion to the U.S., Japan, and the Middle East. Subscription plans range from $39-$199 Source:…
Microsoft’s Work Trend Report identifies “Frontier Firms,” where hybrid teams of AI agents and humans enhance productivity. Up to 80% of workers feel overwhelmed, but these firms offer solutions by separating high-level tasks from routine work, allowing AI management. Source:…
IBM plans to launch System z17 mainframes with Telum II CPUs and Power11 processors in late 2025, offering integrated AI capabilities. Despite a 6.2% decline in Infrastructure sales, IBM’s software revenues rose 7.4% to $6.34B in Q1 2025. Source: nextplatform.com
Australian radio station CADA used an AI-generated host named Thy, developed with ElevenLabs’ software, for six months without disclosure. The AI-hosted program aired four hours daily until bloggers exposed the deception, prompting calls for transparency in broadcasting AI use. Source:…
A coalition of Nobel laureates, experts, and ex-OpenAI staff allege that OpenAI is illegally abandoning its nonprofit mission to pursue profit and power. In a legal letter to U.S. Attorneys General, they argue that OpenAI’s restructure plan strips the nonprofit…
OpenAI projects $125B revenue in 2029, driven by new AI products surpassing ChatGPT. The company plans $46B cash spend over four years, targeting positive cash flow by 2029. Latest AI models aim to enhance robust agentic systems and engineer-level task…
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