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Amazon is set to launch the first batch of its Project Kuiper satellites on April 9, 2025, marking a significant milestone in its mission to provide global broadband internet services. The “Kuiper Atlas 1” mission will deploy 27 satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) using a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape…
Adaptive Security, a cybersecurity company with expertise in anti-AI threats like deepfakes, has raised $43 million in a funding round that was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and the OpenAI Startup Fund. This is the first time OpenAI has invested in the cybersecurity space. The investment round also attracted investors such as Abstract Ventures, Eniac…
CoreWeave, the Nvidia-backed artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure startup, has seen astonishing growth in its stock performance. On its third trading day, its shares closed at $52.57, which was a 42% rise above its initial public offering (IPO) price of $40. The journey of CoreWeave’s parent company to the public stock market was not only anticipated…
Singapore is advancing at a fast pace in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) as it stands as a world leader in AI innovation and governance. With the Digital Minister, Josephine Teo, the city-state is executing comprehensive plans to leverage AI’s potential while meeting challenges related to it. During a recent dialogue, Minister Teo reiterated…
Microsoft is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to Copilot+ PCs with Intel and AMD chips, a key move towards extending advanced AI software to more types of devices. The features have previously only been available on machines with Qualcomm chips. Among the best features now made available is “Live Captions,” which captions audio in…
OpenAI, the trailblazing artificial intelligence research company, has raised a record $40 billion in a SoftBank Group-led funding round that has valued it at a record $300 billion. The investment not only reflects the growing importance of artificial intelligence in the international market but also makes OpenAI one of the most valuable private tech companies…
SpaceX founder Elon Musk, the visionary entrepreneur, has been a proponent of humanity becoming a multiplanetary species for a long time. His ambitious vision includes not just working alongside NASA but also leading the missions to colonize Mars. Collaboration with NASA SpaceX’s collaboration with NASA has played a pivotal role in the development of space…
On March 30, 2025, X (previously Twitter) had a major global outage in which thousands of users could neither access the platform nor tweet updates. The outage started at around 3:00 PM Eastern Time and lasted for about 30 minutes. Over 58,000 users were affected at the peak of the outage, as per Downdetector, an…
In an interview recently conducted on NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates forecasted that future developments in artificial intelligence (AI) will drastically decrease the demand for human professionals as medicine practitioners and educators within the course of a decade. Gates saw a future in which AI delivers quality medical advice and tutoring and,…
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel has taken an unorthodox approach to developing creativity and resilience in new hires: giving them a nearly impossible task on their first day. The idea is to promote early failure, thus removing the fear that comes with it and creating a culture of innovation at the company. In a recent appearance…
