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China makes landmark pledge to cut its climate emissions
Posted onMark Poynting and Matt McGrathBBC News Climate and Science European Photopress Agency China, the world’s biggest source of planet-warming gases, has for the first time committed to an absolute target to cut its emissions. In a video statement to the UN in New York, President Xi Jinping said that China would reduce its greenhouse gas…
What does it mean when Uncle Sam is one of your biggest shareholders? Chip startup xLight is about to find out | TechCrunch
Posted onThe Trump administration has agreed to inject up to $150 million into xLight, a semiconductor startup developing advanced chip-making technology, marking the third time the U.S. government has taken an equity position in a private startup and further expanding a controversial strategy that has put Washington on the cap tables of American companies. The Wall…
OpenAI releases a cheaper ChatGPT subscription
Posted onOpenAI is expanding a low-cost subscription tier called ChatGPT Go to the US and the rest of the world. Go was released in India in August and later became available in another 170 countries prior to Friday’s global release. “In markets where Go has been available, we’ve seen strong adoption and regular everyday use for…
Mercor competitor Deccan AI raises $25M, sources experts from India | TechCrunch
Posted onAs demand grows for training and refining AI models, Deccan AI — a startup supplying post-training data and evaluation work — has raised $25 million in its first major funding round, with much of that work carried out by an India-based workforce of experts. The all-equity Series A round was led by A91 Partners, with…
A Lament of Fire in the Skies of Dubai: The Tejas Tragedy Leaves the Air Heavy with Sorrow
Posted onThe Dubai Air Show was shaken from its usually immaculate rhythm when an Indian Air Force Tejas light combat aircraft plunged from the sky in a near-vertical fall and exploded into a towering fireball beside the runway. What had begun as a polished solo display transformed within seconds into a scene of chaos as emergency…
