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‘You liar’: Online spat between Elon Musk and Sam Altman heats up
Musk claimed in a series of posts on X that Grok, the chatbot of his AI company xAI, was stuck in fifth place while ChatGPT dominated the charts for almost a year. He hinted at antitrust activities from Apple, threatening "immediate legal action". Altman responded soon after, calling Musk’s allegations “remarkable,” saying that Musk himself manipulated X’s algorithms for personal gain.
I review pay of all 42,000 Nvidia employees: CEO Jensen Huang
Huang's methods are about a broader philosophy: “100% of the time, I increased the company’s spend on OpEx [operating expenses]. And the reason for that is because you take care of people, everything else takes care [of itself].”
xAI legal chief resigns due to work-life balance concerns
In a post on X and LinkedIn, Keele said, "The job was a dream, the team, incredible. Working with Elon on this tech, at this time, was the adventure of a lifetime. Although there's daylight between our worldviews, his vision, commitment, and smarts blew me away on the daily."
Trump-backed World Liberty proposes $1.5 billion crypto holder: Report
World Liberty, a "decentralised platform" which counts Donald Trump and his sons as co-founders according to its website, has earned the family $500 million since its launch, according to Reuters' calculations.
Former senior engineer pens what it was like to work at OpenAI
According to Calvin French-Owen, an engineer working on OpenAI's coding agent Codex, OpenAI has grown quickly, and so it’s natural for aspects like communicating as a company, reporting structures, shipping products, managing people, and the hiring process to break down. French-Owen said OpenAI is very "bottoms-up," especially in research, which makes it very meritocratic.
Stablecoin bigwig Circle soars in debut on the New York Stock Exchange
Circle, issuer of the USDC stablecoin, made a strong debut on the New York Stock Exchange, with shares soaring to over $96 before closing at $83.23. The IPO reflects high investor interest amid rising stablecoin competition and regulatory efforts in the US. Circle boasts $25 trillion in transaction volume.
IISc researchers develop bacteria to repair bricks in space; samples to be sent onboard Gaganyaan
A sample of the bacteria may now be sent to space as part of the Gaganyaan mission to study its behaviour in microgravity. With India planning future manned lunar missions, this development could play a crucial role in developing sustainable, self-repairing habitats on the moon.
Bolstered by streaming, recorded music revenues rose for tenth year in a row in 2024: Report
Streaming continued to lead growth, generating $20.4 billion, and accounting for 70% of the industry’s total earnings, while physical music sales saw a slight decline after three years of growth.
Satellite manufacturing company HEX20 launches India's first private payload hosting satellite
Developed in just four months, 'Nila' was launched via Berlin-based satellite deployer company, Exolaunch aboard SpaceX Transporter-13 on March 15 at 12:13 pm (IST).
Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander completed a successful lunar mission, conducting NASA experiments before shutting down at sunset. It marked the first private moon landing without failure, with future missions planned.
