Chips
Taiwan Blocks AI Chip Supplies to Huawei, SMIC in New Export Crackdown
Around 601 entities from mainland China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, and Myanmar were identified by Taiwanese officials.
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AI News
Meta Sues “Nudify” AI App Maker Over Deepfake Porn Ads
Meta filed the lawsuit in Hong Kong after discovering that CrushAI ran over 8,000 ads between late 2023 and early 2024
Chips
AMD Unveils MI350 AI Chips, Claiming Edge Over Nvidia Blackwell
AMD claims its chips outperform Blackwell in specific tasks
AI Developments
Google DeepMind Unveils AI that Predicts Cyclones
Weather Lab provides real-time and historical cyclone predictions, comparing outputs from traditional and AI models.
AI News
WhatsApp Tests AI-Powered Message Summaries
This system ensures that data is processed locally on the device without being sent to Meta or WhatsApp servers.
AI Startups
Krutrim Unveils AI Agent That Gets Things Done
Kruti completes actions end-to-end with minimal user input, using voice or text commands in 13 Indian languages.
AI News
Databricks Debuts One, No-Code AI and BI for Business Users
Databricks One also introduces AI/BI Dashboards for lightning-fast, interactive visualisations
Opinion
How Google's AI Became a "Pain in the ***" For a Bengaluru Startup
In March, the company saw a tenfold increase in customer care calls
Data Warehouse
Databricks Eyes $1 bn Revenue from Data Warehouse Business
CEO Ali Ghodsi attributed the growth to customers realising that Databricks’ offering is more cost-effective than alternatives.
AI News
Disney and Universal Sue Midjourney, Call AI Tool a ‘Bottomless Pit of Plagiarism’
The suit claims Midjourney unlawfully replicates iconic characters like Darth Vader, Shrek, Spider-Man, Yoda, and others.
AI News
Wikipedia Halts AI Summary Trial After Editors Warn of Accuracy Risks
Wikipedia has halted the rollout but hasn’t abandoned the idea altogether.
AI News
OpenAI Turns to Google for More GPUs
The agreement provides OpenAI with additional cloud infrastructure beyond Microsoft Azure