OpenAI, SoftBank Launch 'Cristal Intelligence' for Enterprises

SoftBank reportedly completes $40 billion investment in OpenAI

By Rishaj Upadhyay | December 30, 2025

Key Highlights: As Bill Gates recently said, we all are living inside an AI bubble right now, which I believe is somehow reshaping the global tech landscape. SoftBank, a Japanese conglomerate, appears to have made sure that it is in the front row of this AI boom, all thanks to its massive alliance with OpenAI. As artificial intelligence continues to drive big investments and strategic bets across industrie, SoftBank Group has been doubling down on its commitment to AI infrastructure. Here I’m talking about the Stargate project. For the uninitiated, it is a multi-year data center project designed to support […]

Meta acquires viral AI startup, Manus, in a deal exceeding $2 billion

By Rishaj Upadhyay | December 30, 2025

In one of our reports from yesterday, we mentioned about the growing trend of big AI companies acquiring AI startups to boost their portfolio and to innovate even more with fresh talents. Meta, being one of the contenders in the ongoing AI race, is reportedly betting big on Manus, which is an AI startup from Singapore that entered the AI space in early 2025. All thanks to a demo video that has Silicon Valley talking about it ever since it went viral. The video showed an AI agent capable of screening job candidates, planning trips, and analyzing stock portfolios. Manus […]

SoftBank to invest in Perplexity at a valuation of $3 billion

SoftBank to Acquire DigitalBridge in $4 Billion AI Infrastructure Push

By Rishaj Upadhyay | December 29, 2025

Ever since the AI race picked up the pace, we have been witnessing some landmark investments within the industry. SoftBank, a major Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, has been among the most popular names involved in such investments. Earlier this month, there were reports hinting that Soft Bank is coming together with NVIDIA to invest at least $15 billion into Skild AI, which is already a well-funded startup that makes foundation models for robots. SoftBank boosts its AI Strategy with DigitalBridge acquisition Well, SoftBank Group is yet again in the spotlight. This time, the Japanese multinational conglomerate has made […]

Huawei Set to Begin Mass Shipment of AI Chip Amid Challenges

China Moves to Regulate Emotional AI Chatbots Over Mental Health & Suicide Risks

By Rishaj Upadhyay | December 29, 2025

Key Highlights: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has immense potential and some AI companies are doing their best to make the most of it. However, when we talk about that in the context of an emotionally intelligent AI, the impact can be different and worrisome, to say the least. If you ever felt that there should be some boundaries on how much is too much when it comes to AI, China may have just given a solid answer to that question. The Chinese government has started to draw the line with emotionally intelligent AI. China proposes new regulations to restrict AI chatbots […]

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AI boom reportedly made tech billionaires like Elon Musk even richer in 2025

By Rishaj Upadhyay | December 26, 2025

Key Highlights: The artificial intelligence boom is helping billionaires get even richer, and 2025 has been one if the most profitable years for most of them. According to latest market data, America’s richest tech figures have added more than half a trillion dollars to the combined wealth, thanks to ever-soaring AI-related stick prices. The Guardian, citing Bloomberg figures, reports that the top 10 U.S. tech founders and executives now control close to $2.5 trillion in wealth. Previous year, around same time, that figure stood at around $1.9 trillion. The jump is enough to tell just how aggressively investors are betting […]

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Report says ChatGPT loses web traffic as Google Gemini gains

By Rishaj Upadhyay | December 26, 2025

Key Highlights: AI assistants have become a staple of many these days; be it taking help for summarizing emails, to streamlining workflow, to getting recommendations on TVs, there are a lot AI assistants can do right now. And, when we talk of AI assistants, ChatGPT comes to everyone’s mind without any doubt, and rightly so. OpenAI’s AI assistant currently has 700 million weekly active users. ChatGPT’s grip in the market is slipping away; Gemini is the one benefitting However, it seems ChatGPT’s grip on the generative AI market is no longer as it used to be. That’s according to the […]

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Samsung to Unveil Updated Bespoke AI Kitchen Appliances at the CES 2026 Event

By Rishaj Upadhyay | December 26, 2025

Key Highlights AI has slipped into our workspace and living room for a long time now, but Samsung is making sure that the technology sits right inside the kitchen. CES 2026 is just around the corner and Samsung has announced to showcase some of the best kitchen appliances under its refreshed Bespoke AI lineup. The upcoming lineup focuses on smarter automation, cleaner design, and more personalized everyday use. Bespoke AI refrigerators are one of the highlights In the announcement post, Samsung has confirmed that it will unveil the updated Bespoke AI refrigerators, over-the-range (OTR) microwave, and slide-in range at the […]

WhatsApp Unveils Meta AI Features: Widgets & AI Group Icons

Italy Orders Meta to Suspend WhatsApp Policy Blocking Third-party AI Chatbots

By Rishaj Upadhyay | December 24, 2025

Key Highlights: Europe is one of the markets across the globe where tech giants find themselves under heavy scrutiny from the European Commission. Meta, this time, has found itself in a spot of bother after introducing a WhatsApp policy that blocks third-party AI providers. Italy’s antitrust regulator asks Meta to suspend its WhatsApp policy that blocks third-party AI providers Earlier this month, the European Commission launched a separate investigation into this matter. At the time, the regulator announced that the probe will cover the entire EEA, except one country, Italy. That’s because Italy’s competition watchdog, theItalian Competition Authority (AGCM), launched […]

Waymo could soon integrate Gemini into its robotaxis for smarter ride

By Rishaj Upadhyay | December 24, 2025

Key Highlights: Google has been making massive strides to turn Gemini into a useful AI assistant that not only helps us with summarizing emails, generating images, and much more. Thanks to the growing list of features now associated with Gemini, Waymo appears to be exploring a new frontier for its robotaxis. Formerly the Google self-driving car project, Waymo is now looking to integrate Gemini AI chatbot as an in-car assistant. In a blog post, tech blogger and app researcher Jane Manchun Wong mentioned that while examining Waymo’s mobile app code, she uncovered the complete system prompt for its unreleased Gemini […]

Google Fully Rolls Out Customizable Video Overviews in NotebookLM

Google reportedly working on new ‘Lecture’ mode for NotebookLM

By Rishaj Upadhyay | December 24, 2025

Key Highlights: If you use NotebookLM, this might be the news you wanted to hear for a long time now. NotebookLM is unarguably one of the best AI tools to exist at this point, but Google isn’t done with pushing even more upgrades. The company is reportedly working on another notable upgrade related to long-form audio learning behind the scenes. NotebookLM’s Lecture mode focuses on long-form explanations The news comes via Testing Catalog, which reported that Google is working on a new “Lecture” format for Audio Overviews that can provide AI-generated audio of up to 30 minutes long. To catch […]

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