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OpenAI launches ads on its ChatGPT Free and Go subscription tiers in India

OpenAI launches ads on its ChatGPT Free and Go subscription tiers in India, where it has 100M+ weekly active users, and plans to launch an ad manager next month

TL;DROpenAI is putting ads in ChatGPT's free and mid-tier plans in India starting now.

Why it matters: Advertising revenue could fund AI development costs while setting precedent for monetization globally.

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Japan's Kioxia and Sandisk plan

Kioxia and SanDisk investing $31B in Japan through 2032 to boost chip production.

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Hugging Face unveils Microduck, a $400, 1.7lb, 10-inch-tall bipedal

Hugging Face released a cheap, small robot that learns tricks through AI.

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Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, report claims — could

Nvidia may buy Hugging Face for $12.9B to boost its open-source AI model position.

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Plaud Unveils Earbuds with 4G Connectivity in AI Gadgets Push

Plaud released 4G earbuds that record conversations and run AI tasks independently.

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Photoshop's new 'Markup' feature lets you draw on images to show what

Photoshop now lets you sketch on images to guide AI edits.

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Plaud made earbuds for people who want to record every meeting and call

New earbuds automatically record conversations without telling other people.

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Google is releasing a special edition Pokémon Sleep Fitbit Air

Google releasing Pokémon-themed Fitbit Air smartwatch in September.

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Plaud’s new earphones come with an eSIM-enabled case for talking to AI

New $249 earbuds with built-in eSIM let you talk directly to AI without a phone.

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Hot Chips 2026: OpenAI's Jalapeño AI ASIC unpacked — accelerator

OpenAI built an AI chip optimized for efficiency over raw speed, beating Nvidia on power efficiency.

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Piloting the world's first double-blind AI evaluations

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