Noam Shazeer hired by Google for $2.7 billion in 2024 leaves the tech giant in less than 18 months to join Sam Altman's Open AINoam Shazeer, a key figure in Google's Gemini AI development, is departing the company. He will now join rival OpenAI. Shazeer previously l...
18 Jun, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Bengaluru engineer earning Rs 80 LPA vs Germany engineer earning Rs 1 crore: Who is actually richer? Internet is dividedA debate is ongoing about what truly defines wealth. Earning a high salary abroad does not automatically mean a richer lifestyle. Income bu...
18 Jun, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
Microsoft makes big AI inroads in China by selling OpenAI modelsMicrosoft is significantly growing its AI business in China, with ByteDance reportedly spending over $1 billion annually on its cloud and A...
18 Jun, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer to join IPO-bound OpenAIIn 2024, Google appointed Shazeer to co-lead the development of its Gemini AI model, and he has been credited as key figure behind Gemini'...
18 Jun, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
China's Z.ai GLM-5.2 tops OpenAI’s GPT 5.5 model on key benchmarksChinese startup Z.ai has launched GLM-5.2, a powerful AI model for complex coding projects. This new large language model boasts a massive ...
17 Jun, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
US holds off blacklisting China's DeepSeek, more than 100 firms deemed security risks, sources sayDeepSeek, CXMT and other companies were approved by an interagency committee last year for addition to the Commerce Department's Entity Lis...
17 Jun, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
U.S. held back blacklisting DeepSeek, over 100 Chinese firms despite security concerns, sources sayAmerica has delayed adding over 100 Chinese firms, including AI startup DeepSeek and chipmaker CXMT, to a trade blacklist. These companies ...
17 Jun, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
Can Elon Musk's xAI challenge Anthropic after SpaceX's $60 billion Cursor AI acquisition from Anysphere?SpaceX has agreed to acquire Cursor AI parent Anysphere for $60 billion in an all-stock deal, days after SpaceX's blockbuster Nasdaq debut....
16 Jun, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
₹28 LPA in Bengaluru beats $60,000 in the US? Here's why Indian professional is considering moving back homeA young Indian professional, after a year-long job hunt in the US, faces a dilemma: a ₹28 LPA offer in Bengaluru or continuing his career i...
16 Jun, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
SoftBank launches cybersecurity product based on OpenAI modelsThe "Patching as a Service" product will be rolled out in Japan through a joint venture established last November between SoftBank's dome...
16 Jun, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
China's DeepSeek closes record $7 billion-plus funding with unusual deal structure: ReportChinese Artificial Intelligence lab DeepSeek has closed its first funding round that raised more than 50 billion yuan ($7.40 billion) und...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.45 AM IST
US judge dismisses Elon Musk's xAI trade secret lawsuit against OpenAIU.S. District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco said xAI failed to show that OpenAI induced former xAI senior engineer Xuechen Li to divulge ...
16 Jun, 2026, 07.23 AM IST
Tokenomics 2.0: The battle against AI costsStaggering token spending is forcing Indian firms to explore ways to rein in AI cost. This is where open-source models, small language mode...
16 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Anthropic block marks US reversal, warning to Silicon ValleyAmerica has taken a significant step by blocking foreign access to Anthropic's top AI models. This move follows concerns about bypassing se...
15 Jun, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
AI replaces Paul the Octopus for 2026 World Cup tipsChatGPT and Claude are betting on Spain. Another news site, Decrypt, received similar results from western chatbots like ChatGPT and Anthro...
12 Jun, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
OpenAI & Anthropic battle for Wall Street dominance as losses mountOpenAI's ChatGPT achieved a record 1 billion users in just three years, outpacing major tech applications. However, the AI giant faces moun...
09 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
DeepSeek close to sealing $7 billion funding in historic AI dealChinese AI startup DeepSeek is nearing a massive $7.4 billion funding round, with tech giants Tencent and CATL leading the investment. Deep...
08 Jun, 2026, 09.53 PM IST