Meta plans to start using data collected from its users in the European Union to train its AI systems, the company announced today. Starting this week, the tech giant will begin notifying Europeans through email and its family of apps of the fact, with the […]
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OpenAI slashes prices for GPT-4.1, igniting AI price war among tech giants
OpenAI slashes GPT-4.1 API prices by up to 75% while offering superior coding performance and million-token context windows, triggering an industry-wide AI pricing war with Anthropic, Google, and xAI.
Google Classroom gives teachers an AI feature for quiz questions
Google Classroom introduced a new AI-powered feature designed to help teachers generate questions. Launched on Monday, this tool lets educators create a list of questions based on specific text input. Using this text-dependent question generation tool, which utilizes Gemini, teachers can either upload files from […]
RLWRLD raises $14.8M to build a foundational model for robotics
As robotics has advanced, industry has steadily adopted more robots to automate away many kinds of grunt work. More than 540,000 new industrial robots were installed worldwide in 2023, taking the number of total industrial robots active to above 4 million, per IFR. Industrial robots […]
Intel is selling off a majority stake in chip-maker Altera for $4.46 billion
Intel is selling off its majority share in chip-maker Altera as part of its new CEO’s first steps toward stabilizing the company. The 51 percent stake sold today for $4.46 billion in a deal that is expected to close in the second half of this […]
Meta antitrust trial: updates from the monopoly battle with the FTC
A long-awaited trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicks off on April 14th. Over about two months, DC District Court Judge James Boasberg will hear arguments about whether Facebook illegally monopolized the market for personal social networking services through its 2012 and 2014 […]
Intel agrees to sell controlling stake in Altera chip business
Intel on Monday announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 51% of its Altera semiconductor business to Silver Lake, a private equity firm. The deal, which values Altera at $8.75 billion, will make Altera “operationally independent,” Intel said in a press […]
The best ergonomic keyboards for 2025
I probably look at my computer screen more than I look at my family members. And copious hours sitting at a desk have not done favors for my already wonky neck and shoulders. If you also feel some discomfort from typing and mousing the day […]
From Festivals to Cricket Feats: Unraveling Today’s Wildest Stories with Alvin
From Festivals to Cricket Feats: Unraveling Today’s Wildest Stories with Alvin!#GreenGroundVibes, #TrendingNews, #AlvinSpeaks, #GlobalStories, #CricketFever, #CulturalCelebrations, #QuirkyTales, #TariffTalk, #ViralMoments, #StayCurious🌍 Dive into the stories lighting up the world with Alvin on GreenGround! From India’s vibrant festivals and IPL 2025’s jaw-dropping cricket triumphs to tariff twists […]
PS5 price rises substantially in UK and Europe
Sony has raised the price of most of its PlayStation 5 console hardware in the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand by 10-15 percent, blaming “a challenging economic environment.” With rising US import costs thanks to tariffs likely a contributing factor, an equivalent price rise […]