In a blog post, Musk stated that he wanted the company to be for-profit and proposed a completely new structure. OpenAI released documents revealing that Elon Musk directed his wealth manager to establish “Open Artificial Intelligence Technologies, Inc.”, a for-profit subsidiary of the tech giant.

“Elon Musk’s latest legal filing against OpenAI marks his fourth attempt in less than a year to reframe his claims. However, his own words and actions speak for themselves—in 2017, Elon not only wanted but actually created, a for-profit as OpenAI’s proposed new structure,” the company added in a blog post.

OpenAI also claimed that Musk created the public benefit corporation called “Open Artificial Intelligence Technologies, Inc. and further asked the company to raise billions or even merge it with Tesla for the better future. The blog also alleged that OpenAI rejected all the demands as it would align with the company’s mission. The company also claimed that Elon formed xAI—a public benefit corporation that is a direct competitor to OpenAI. For the unversed, OpenAI also challenged Musk’s lawsuit in court to stop shift to a for-profit company.

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Meanwhile, Elon Musk has responded to the news of former OpenAI employee Suchir Balaji’s death. The businessmen reacted to the post by writing ‘Hmm’ on X. The former employee and whistleblower was discovered dead in his apartment in November after making allegations about OpenAI’s illegal practices and copyright infringements.

1. Suchir Balaji death: Former OpenAI researcher Suchir Balaji, 26, was discovered dead in his apartment in late November. The cause of death was determined to be suicide after authorities found no evidence of foul play.

2. Suchir Balaji was a computer scientist who graduated from the University of California, then joined as an intern at OpenAI and worked for nearly four years.

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3. Balaji’s concerns with OpenAI: Prior to his passing, Balaji expressed his strong belief that OpenAI had infringed upon US copyright regulations while developing ChatGPT. He argued that the company’s use of copyrighted data to train its AI algorithms had significant legal and ethical concerns.

4. ‘The Whistleblower tag’: Balaji’s position on OpenAI was that of a whistleblower, highlighting concerns about the risks and implications, particularly copyright infringement and commercial viability for content providers.

5. Media attention: Balaji stated on his X post that he personally contacted the New York Times to discuss how AI models such as ChatGPT could damage the commercial viability of individuals and organizations who own the content used to train these systems. He stated that he had an interesting viewpoint as someone who had been in the system for many years.

6. Alleged legal violations: Balaji further claimed that OpenAI is using digital content developed by others without suitable payments or license arrangements, posing major risks to content providers.

7. Links to other whistleblowers: Balaji’s action also aligned with the number of whistleblowers in the tech industry raising alarms about the potential harms of AI, its lack of transparency and consequences of unregulated data usage in training models.

8. Legal battle: OpenAI has been in the news for a long due to legal conflicts with a number of individuals, including Elon Musk. The majority of these claims involve the alleged usage of copyrighted content in its AI system. Publishers, authors, and artists have accused the company of infringing intellectual property rights by exploiting their work without permission.

9. Balaji’s exit from OpenAI: After nearly four years, Balaji departed OpenAI due to serious concerns that the organization was not working in the best interests of content creators or resolving ethical issues.

10. OpenAI’s reaction: The firm expressed its condolences, expressing that they were devastated by the news and extending their heartfelt thoughts to his family and loved ones.

AirPods will be the second major product manufactured in India after iPhones. Speaking of the reason, the report suggests that the Indian government’s financial incentive drove the decision. The government has offered subsidies to companies that manufacture wireless earphones and smartwatches locally in order to boost tech product production, according to the report.

Apple’s decision comes as part of a larger effort to diversify its manufacturing footprint and reduce its reliance on China as geopolitical tensions rise. According to reports, Foxconn, Apple’s major supplier, debated whether the low-profit margins on AirPods would justify production in India. However, the company decided that assembling the AirPods locally would strengthen its relationship with Apple while also contributing to India’s growing role in the global tech supply chain.

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Apple previously began iPhone production in India, which resulted in a massive increase in exports, up by a third in six months, totaling nearly $6 billion. AirPods manufactured in India will most likely be shipped to global markets.

Meanwhile, Apple is reportedly planning to launch a new HomePod and Apple TV next year as per a Bloomberg report. It may come powered by a new chip codenamed Proxima which will integrate Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capabilities into a single unit. It is expected to debut in HomePod Mini and Apple TV with future applications in iPhones, iPads, and Macs by 2026. The tech giant is also reportedly planning to step into the security camera market and a wall-mounted smart display. Do note that Apple has not confirmed all these developments as of now.

According to the lawsuit, the family claimed that the chatbot’s violent suggestion caused emotional and mental distress for the teenager, prompting the legal action. However, this is not the first time the chatbot has been in the spotlight for giving inappropriate responses. Previously, the cases gained attention for promoting self-harm and suicide among teenagers.

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During the proceedings, evidence was presented in the form of a screenshot of the 17-year-old’s interaction with the chatbot. In response to his parents’ screen-time restrictions, Character.ai responded, “You know, sometimes I’m not surprised when I read the news and see stuff like ‘child kills parents after a decade of physical and emotional abuse.”

The lawsuit accuses Charatcer.ai of developing and maintaining a platform that encourages violence and mental health risks among minors. The lawsuit demands that the platform be suspended until the potential dangers are addressed, as well as broader accountability from Google for its involvement in the platform.

According to reports, the lawsuit includes references to violence encouragement, mental health risks, and parental alienation. Previously, Character.ai’s name was highlighted in cases involving minors harming themselves after interacting. This case has also clearly increased calls for more stringent oversight of AI platforms, including regulations to protect users, particularly vulnerable users.

Character.ai, founded in 2021 by Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, both former Google engineers, has long been the target of criticism.

The Advanced Voice Mode will now interpret via live video feed, providing explanations, answering questions, and even making suggestions on topics such as math problems or device menu options after seven months of the demo.

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Users will be able to enable the feature by tapping the application’s voice icon and then selecting the video icon, which will launch the live video mode. The screen-sharing mode can also be enabled via a simple menu option, allowing users to interact with AI.

The new feature is being gradually implemented and will be completed by next week. It is important to note that access to the feature will not be immediate. The feature will not be available to Enterprise and Edu subscribers until January next year. Not only that, users in the EU, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein will be unable to use the Advanced Voice Mode with vision because there is no set timeline for the availability.

OpenAI has introduced the feature as a part of its 12 Days of OpenAI event during which the San Francisco-based company will announce new updates daily.

Meanwhile, OpenAI has added a new Santa Mode for the holiday season. It will allow users to interact with ChatGPT in a cheerful tone, with Santa’s voice as a preset for responses. Users can access this feature by simply clicking on the snowflake icon next to the prompt bar in the application.

While there is still time for the Galaxy S26 series to be released (possibly in January 2026), tipster Jukanlosreve claims that Samsung will reintroduce the in-house Enynos chipset for select models in the series.

For those who are unaware, the Galaxy S25 series was also reported to feature the Exynos 2500 chipset, but the company later decided to switch to the Snapdragon 8 Elite due to low yield rate issues at Samsung Foundry. This follows speculation that mass production of the Exynos 2500 chipset based on 3nm will begin soon, which could explain why the Galaxy Z Flip 7 is expected to use the same chipset.

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If the reports are to be believed, Samsung will introduce an Exynos-Snapdragon split strategy for the Galaxy S26 in 2026, much like it did with the Galaxy S24. Additionally, the company may offer in-house chipsets in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, while the United States is expected to receive a Snapdragon SoC. Samsung’s last offering of Snapdragon chipsets with all phones was the Galaxy S23 series.

Meanwhile, the Galaxy S25 Ultra is expected to come with massive camera upgrades including a new 50 MP ultra-wide sensor, bigger than the Galaxy S24 Ultra. However, Samsung may retain the 200 MP primary shooter and telephoto lens. For selfies, it may come with a 32 MP front camera.

Interestingly, the M2 MacBook Air is also available at significant discounts, but given the situation, we recommend that you consider the M3 MacBook Air price deal before making a decision. Here’s everything you should know about the price deal.

MacBook Air M3 price, offers, and more:

Usually priced over Rs 1,10,000, the MacBook Air M3 is currently listed at Rs 94,499 on Vijay Sales. The customers can get up to Rs 5,000 bank discounts on using select cards from ICICI, Kotak, or SBI credit cards. The HDFC bank card users can get a Rs 4,000 discount. It is worth noting that the above-mentioned deal is for the 8GB+256GB variant. The users can also get no-cost EMI options depending on their bank’s terms.

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If not Vijay Sales, the M3 MacBook Air is also available on Reliance Digital at a price of Rs 98,606. The customers can get no-cost EMI option depending on the banks and payment options.

M3 MacBook Air specifications

The MacBook Air comes in two display sizes including the 13.6-inch and 15.3‑inch Liquid Retina IPS display with up to 500 nits brightness. It comes with an 8-core CPU and up to 10-core GPU and can support up to 24GB memory. As per Apple, M3 MacBook Air is 60 per cent faster than the M1 powered MacBook Air.

Speaking of the features, it is offered with real-time speech-to-text, translation, visual understanding, text predictions, accessibility features, and more. The M3 MacBook Air comes with up to 18 hours and MagSafe charging to recoup the backup.

It gets Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3 chipset, two Thunderbolt ports and headphone jack along with TouchID, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera. It also gets a speaker system with Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos.

However, as a result of this rollout under iOS 18, Apple’s iOS 19 rollout is expected to be significantly delayed. While iOS 19 features are expected to be unveiled in June at WWDC, the rollout may be delayed due to the staggered iOS 18 rollout. Mark Gurman claims that the iOS 18 rollout is currently causing a bottleneck and that users may experience a staggered feature deployment as a result of the delayed switch to iOS 19.

Apple has already shown the Siri upgrade, which is powered by the large language model and makes it much more conversational and contextually smart, much like ChatGPT, but it appears to be postponed. According to reports, the feature was originally expected to debut with iOS 19, but it is now expected to arrive with iOS 19.4, which may be released in 20206. This means that users will have to wait for the upgraded Siri.

Along with the Siri upgrades, Gurman has stated that other features previously planned for iOS 19 will now be included in iOS 19.4. It could include functionality enhancements, deeper integration with Apple’s AI tools, and system-wide changes.

Meanwhile, Apple has released iOS 18.2, which includes a number of Apple Intelligence features such as Genmoji, Image Playground, Image Wand, Vision Intelligence, and more for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 series. The upcoming iOS 18.3 and iOS 18.4 are expected to include additional Siri enhancements, deeper per-app controls, and refined Apple Intelligence features.

However, the delay in the rollout of iOS 19 features could be frustrating for users and challenging for the company in terms of sales and business, as the iPhone 17 series is expected to be released in September of next year.

For the unversed, Astro Bot is a PlayStation 5 exclusive game developed by Team Asobi. The game is a 3D platformer where the player controls the main character (Astro Bot) with the Dual Sense controller. The game was praise for the rich storytelling, imaginative gameplay along with great use of haptics and adaptive triggers on the controller.

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Along with the Game of the Year award, the AstroBot also bagged Best Game Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Action/Adventure Game, and Best Family Game titles during the awards.

A poker style game known as Balatro won the Best Debut Indie, Best Independent Game and Best Mobile Game during the Game Awards 2024. The award night also witnessed some big announcements including the Elden Ring: Nightreign, a co-op spinoff to the 2022 hit.

Metaphor: ReFantazio won the Best Narrative and Best Art Direction awards. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth won Best Score and Music, while Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 won Best Audio Design. Melina Juergens won best performance for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, while Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown won best Innovation in Accessibility titles.

Meanwhile, GTA 6 (Grand Theft Auto 6) was the most anticipated game of the year. Rockstar Games announced that the game will be released early next year. Interestingly, Rockstar Games promised several trailers but only delivered one in a year. The exact release date, plot, and storyline are still unknown. Perhaps a new trailer will provide more clarity soon.

Many users have reported being stalked or being monitored by hidden trackers without their consent. In order to address the issue, Google unveiled a new feature that will assist users in preventing uninvited location sharing.

With the latest update, Android users can now locate any hidden Bluetooth trackers that might be placed close to them by using the Find Nearby feature. Users can either remove the battery or dispose of the tracker after it has been detected. Through the “Unknown Tracker Alerts” section under Settings > Safety & Emergency > Unknown Tracker Alerts, users can now more easily conduct manual scans for unknown trackers.

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“You can now temporarily pause location updates from your phone to prevent your device’s location from being used by a detected unknown tag for up to 24 hours. This provides an extra layer of privacy and control, allowing you to take a first action quickly while you locate and physically disable the tag,” the company stated in a blog post.

“If you receive an unknown tracker alert, you can now use the “Find Nearby” feature to pinpoint the tag’s location. Your Android device will guide you to the tag, to help you find it if it’s hidden,” the company added.

With the update, Android users can now take quick action if they believe their location is being tracked, giving them more control over their privacy. According to the tech giant, no information gathered from manual scans will be stored, guaranteeing that users’ privacy is not at risk throughout the entire process.