As part of an important move to strengthen the national semiconductor industry, the US Department of Commerce approved $406 million grant for Taiwan project GlobalWafers. This funding aims to improve silicon wafers production in the United States.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court, urging the dismissal of TikTok postponement request a law that could ban the application in January.
Smartphones
Apple Inc. AAPL reportedly preparing to launch a redesigned version AirTag in 2025 with better monitoring capabilities and scope.
Apple reportedly intends to launch foldable iPhones and ultralight devices by 2026.
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New leaks have emerged, offering a glimpse into the design of the upcoming Samsung Electronics Co. SNLF Galaxy S25 Ultra And S25+.
Apple And NVIDIA Company NVDA announced a collaboration to improve the performance of large language models.
Apple slammed Metaplatforms, Inc. META for his numerous requests for access to the iPhone manufacturer’s software tools, citing potential privacy and security risks.
Apple would have initiated discussions with Tencent TCEHY and the parent company of TikTok, ByteDanceto integrate their AI models in iPhones sold in China.
Technology and social media
Microsoft Corp. MSFT would have acquired almost twice as much Nvidia AI chips are its closest competitors. This strategic investment aims to strengthen its AI capabilities, particularly for its Azure cloud services.
Meta revealed highly anticipated updates to its Ray-Ban smart glasses. It rolled out three new features for its Ray-Ban smart glasses: Live AI, live translations and Shazam.
The meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Instagram feeds reached an important milestone 100 million daily active users.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri have raised concerns about the growing challenge of distinguishing between real data and that generated by AI. images on social media platforms.
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On Monday, the president-elect Donald Trump reportedly met with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, as the company seeks U.S. intervention Supreme Court to block looming ban.
Securities in PDD portfolio‘ PDD The Temu app has once again secured the top spot as the most downloaded free app on Apple’s US iOS store, marking its second consecutive year at the top.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared insights on the transformative impact of AI throughout 2024, with which Elon Musk agrees.
Elon Musk once again expressed his disapproval of hashtags on Xformerly Twitterdescribing them as “ugly” and redundant.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Marc Andreessen rented Sora from OpenAI video model, suggesting it may have fixed a problem an important challenge in robotics.
OpenAI announced that it was extending Search ChatGPT engine to all users, including those on the free tier. The AI search engine was initially launched for paid subscribers in October.
Mondelez International MDLZ leverages AI to accelerate recipe development and improve flavor profiles.
Grammarly Inc. the acquisition of Coda received approval from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman. The editorial assistant company will now be run by the new CEO, Shishir Mehrotra.
OpenAI unveiled a new feature that allows users to call ChatGPT for free, offering one 15-minute call per month via the toll-free number 1-800-CHATGPT.
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Perplexity AIsupported by Amazon.com Inc. AMZN founder Jeff Bezossecured $500 million in funding led by Institutional Venture Partners, triple its valuation to $9 billion.
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