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YouTube announces 'voluntary exit program' for US staff: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan told employees about the program via an internal memo on Wednesday. Read More

OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Go for one year to all users in India: ChatGPT Go is now free for Indian users under a limited-time promotional offer. Read More

VC Vinod Khosla says the US government could take 10% stake in all public companies to soften the blow of AGI: Vinod Khosla has a bold vision for how society could be reconfigured to share the abundance created by AI technology. Read More

 

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Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces 'dislikes' beta

Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces 'dislikes' beta: As users "dislike" posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked in feeds, but also reply rankings. Read More

Nvidia expands AI ties with Hyundai, Samsung, SK, Naver: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is visiting South Korea to strengthen partnerships with Samsung, Hyundai, SK, and Naver, unveiling plans for AI-powered networks and next-generation intelligent systems. Read More

Hackers threaten to leak data after breaching University of Pennsylvania to send mass emails: As the hackers plainly stated in their message ("Please stop giving us money"), this breach appears motivated to suppress alumni donations. Read More

Luminar is cutting jobs, losing its CFO, and warning of a cash shortage: The new turmoil comes as founder Austin Russell is trying to buy the company just a few months after being replaced as CEO. Read More

Google partners with Ambani's Reliance to offer free AI Pro access to millions of Jio users in India: U.S. tech giants increasingly view India as the next big frontier — a place to gather diverse data, refine models, and test AI use cases that could later scale across other emerging markets. Read More

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Flipkart's Super.money teams up with Kotak811 to make India's free UPI payments pay: The partnership aims to issue about 2 million fixed-deposit-backed credit cards in the next 12 months. Read More

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