What’s New Today: Google unveils its seventh-generation AI chip, Ironwood, built to outperform Nvidia’s GPUs with 4x better efficiency.
Fast-Track Insights: AI startup Wabi raises $20 million to launch a social platform that lets anyone create and share mini-apps effortlessly.
Here’s a quick look at today’s biggest tech stories, from Google’s next-gen AI chip and Wabi’s new funding to hiring trends for Indian graduates in the US.
Google has introduced its seventh-generation in-house AI chip, Ironwood, designed to handle everything from large-model training to real-time chatbots. A single Ironwood pod can link up to 9,216 chips, cutting data bottlenecks and boosting performance over four times compared with its predecessor. The move signals Google’s serious bid to disrupt the GPU‑led AI infrastructure market.
Founded by the creator of Replika, the startup Wabi has secured $20 million in pre‑seed funding to launch a social platform that makes building and sharing mini‑apps as easy as posting a video. Users type a prompt and instantly receive a working app that others can like, comment on, or remix. Wabi plans to monetise via creator subscriptions and pro tools, rather than ads.
A new US policy waives the US$100,000 visa-sponsorship fee for students already in the country on F-1 visas, making them a highly preferred talent pool for employers. Companies that would face high costs to bring in workers from abroad are now turning to international students already studying in the US. This shift enhances job prospects for those graduates and boosts the appeal of US universities.
This article compares the free and paid versions of ChatGPT. It concludes that while the free version is quite capable, the paid one provides faster responses, higher message limits, and access to superior models along with richer workflow tools, thus making it a clear choice for heavy or professional users, but probably still an unnecessary expenditure for casual users.
The listing of Coinbase Global on Nasdaq marks a significant milestone in the acceptance of digital assets by mainstream finance. A company once seen as niche now boasts a $68 billion valuation and has attracted significant institutional interest. But analysts warn the sector still faces high volatility and regulatory uncertainty.