Meta joins Musk to fight OpenAI's profit shift. Meta is joining Elon Musk in opposing OpenAI's for-profit shift, fearing it will set a bad precedent for startups exploiting nonprofit benefits. OpenAI counters with evidence of Musk's past support for the plan.
Google's Whisk AI: Remix Images, Make New Art. Google's new AI tool, Whisk, lets you create images using example images as prompts, offering a fun, iterative way to explore visual ideas, though generation speed could be faster.
T-Mobile Starlink Beta: Free Satellite Texting Now. T-Mobile is launching a Starlink beta program early next year. The program will let postpaid customers with compatible phones test satellite texting, with voice and data to follow. The company aims to connect 500,000 square miles of US dead zones.
China's Robotaxi Rise: US Lags Behind. While US robotaxi efforts falter, China's Pony.ai is aggressively expanding its fleet, fueled by government support and cheap EVs, highlighting a growing global tech rivalry.
Big Tech's Global Hunt for Cheap Energy. Malaysia's booming AI data center industry, fueled by cheap power, highlights a global shift where energy access, not just algorithms, dictates AI's future.
