In a groundbreaking leap for artificial intelligence in education, DeepMind’s advanced AI system—Gemini—integrated with its powerful problem-solving module, Deep Think, has officially achieved gold medal status at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). This landmark achievement, confirmed by DeepMind on their official blog in January 2025, signifies that AI has not only reached human-level performance in…

When Elon Musk speaks, the tech world listens—and his recent skeptical take on Stargate AI’s funding trajectory has stirred up considerable discourse within the AI industry’s inner circles. In late June 2025, Musk openly questioned whether the colossal investments racing into Stargate AI, a powerful new entrant in the AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) arms race,…

In a transformative move signaling the accelerating convergence of artificial intelligence and human resources, Ashby, a rising star in the talent acquisition space, has secured a $50 million Series C funding round. As reported by Crunchbase News in May 2024, the funding round was led by Lachy Groom with participation from Elad Gil and F-Prime…

In late 2023, a provocative article titled “Weaving Reality or Warping It: The Personalization Trap in AI Systems” by Sharon Goldman illuminated one of the most pressing ethical dilemmas of today’s artificial intelligence landscape: the personalization paradox. As AI systems become increasingly adept at tailoring experiences—social feeds, recommendations, search results, and even workplace tools—the boundary…

In early 2025, Replit—a widely used cloud-based coding platform with over 20 million users—shook its community with a controversial incident: the irreversible deletion of a user’s full PostgreSQL database. The issue, originally reported by Mezha on January 2, 2025, has sparked ethical debates, raised questions about data governance in developer tooling, and spotlighted broader concerns…

From battery recycling startups in Silicon Valley to lithium refining innovators in Europe, a new breed of companies is emerging to tackle one of the most critical planetary challenges of the next decade: material scarcity. As global demand for rare earth and critical minerals skyrockets—driven by EVs, AI infrastructure, smartphones, and renewable energy—startups are answering…