On January 29, 1886, Karl Benz patented the first gasoline-powered automobile. Imagine telling him today that cars might soon drive themselves (or be replaced by robots)!
Hey techie! Happy Thursday! The weekend is peeking, but today's news will make you rethink everything before you zone out. We’ve got Tesla going full sci-fi, a Chinese AI blowing up the math scene, DeepMind setting the rules for multilingual brains, and a South Korean AI law drama. Put that coffee down (okay, don’t!), because you won’t want to miss this!
Tesla ditches classic cars to bet on AI, robots, and self-driving cabs.
Google DeepMind reveals the secret sauce to make multilingual AI smarter.
Chinese AI beats US in geometry... and invents its own math questions!
South Korea launches world's first comprehensive AI laws (and sparks a fight).
WinRAR patch woes leave SMBs wide open to hackers—even after fixes.
ASML is drowning in AI chip orders, but can it keep up?
Moltbot is now your open-source AI butler—right from WhatsApp!
Ready for the future? Tesla just announced it’ll stop making the iconic Model S and X to focus on humanoid robots—yep, turning its car factories into Optimus-building dens! Elon Musk plans to launch these bots to the public by end of 2026, hinting they’ll be even bigger than smartphones. All while Tesla pours billions into AI and faces some pushback from shareholders. Excited or nervous yet?
View articleGoogle DeepMind launches ATLAS, a framework of "scaling laws" that basically acts like a recipe for building smarter, bigger, and way more multilingual AI models. Why care? Because this could mean your next AI assistant speaks 20+ languages as fluently as a local! The tech behind the scenes is about optimizing model size versus data—potentially rewriting how global apps talk to all of us (and each other).
View articleA new Chinese AI called TongGeometry just schooled the US at the International Mathematical Olympiad by solving geometry problems faster and with less computing power. Not just that—the AI invents new math questions, some now used in national competitions! This could completely change how kids prep for STEM and how schools handle math—a math geek’s dream (and maybe a teacher’s, too).
View articleSouth Korea just became the first country with a full AI legal system: think digital watermarks for AI content and deepfake labels by law! Startups say it’s overkill, while civil groups think it’s not tough enough. The most powerful AIs aren’t even compliant yet. Whatever happens, South Korea may be setting the standard the rest of the world follows (or argues about) next.
View articleEven after last year's patch, state hackers from Russia and China are using a WinRAR file flaw to compromise small and medium businesses. The worst part? Many still haven’t updated, leaving their systems wide open. If you or your techie pals haven’t patched yet, this is your friendly slap on the wrist—do it now, or risk your files becoming hacker breakfast!
View articleASML, the company that makes the machines crafting your favorite AI chips, just got swamped by a tsunami of orders. The AI chip craze is stretching their production lines to the max, and some analysts wonder if they can deliver on time. If AI dreams become reality (and not vaporware), ASML’s success—or bottleneck—will shape the whole industry.
View articleTired of switching apps to get stuff done? Moltbot is a free, open-source AI assistant that does chores directly from WhatsApp, Telegram, or Slack—think sending invites, proofreading docs, or transcribing your voice memos in seconds. You just need a ChatGPT or Claude Pro account. Bonus: all data stays local, and setup is straightforward (for tech-literate pals, at least). Could this be your new digital sidekick?
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