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Good morning, tech fam; here are some quick tech updates for you to catch on to! What’s New Today: Google Unveils Ironwood Chip for Faster AI Processing Fast-Track Insights : Alphabet Leads $58M Investment in AI Chip Startup Here’s a quick rundown of the biggest tech headlines making waves today. From the Google Unveils Ironwood Chip to ISRO Recruitment 2025, let’s dive into the top tech stories of the day. Alphabet unveiled its seventh-generation AI chip, Ironwood, designed to enhance AI application performance.
The chip specializes in inference computing, enabling faster responses in chatbots like ChatGPT. Unlike Nvidia’s AI chips, Google's tensor processing units (TPUs) are used internally or via Google Cloud. Ironwood, optimized for AI applications, can function in clusters of up to 9,216 chips and offers double the energy efficiency of its predecessor, Trillium.
Unveiled at a cloud conference, it integrates earlier designs with increased memory. Alphabet’s stock surged 9.7% after a tariff reversal announcement by President Donald Trump.
Read More NEye Systems, a California-based startup, secured $58 million in funding led by CapitalG, Alphabet’s growth-stage fund. The company is developing optical circuit switch chips designed to enhance AI data center performance and energy efficiency. These chips use optical technology to transmit data as light rather than electrical signals, reducing power consumption.
CapitalG’s James Luo highlighted the chip’s potential benefits for both AI and traditional data centers. Optical technology is gaining traction among chipmakers as a solution to lower energy use in data centers, making NEye Systems’ innovation a promising advancement in the field. Read More The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to conduct ISRO Recruitment 2025, offering opportunities for scientists, engineers, technicians, and administrative professionals.
Established in 1969, ISRO has played a crucial role in advancing India's space capabilities. The ISRO Centralised Recruitment Board (ICRB) oversees the hiring process, advertising vacancies through official notifications. Candidates must check eligibility criteria and stay updated on exam dates via ISRO’s website.
ISRO offers prestigious job roles, competitive salaries, and benefits, providing a chance to contribute to India's space exploration and satellite technology advancements. Read More U.S.
President Donald Trump signed a bill overturning an IRS rule that expanded the definition of a crypto broker to include decentralized exchanges (DeFi). The IRS had updated its tax reporting rule under the Biden administration to require DeFi platforms to report user transactions. The crypto industry opposed the rule, arguing DeFi platforms lack user visibility, making compliance impossible.
Congress nullified the revision in March. The IRS originally introduced the rule under the 2021 Infrastructure Act to address tax evasion. Trump, pledging to support crypto, has also ordered a cryptocurrency working group and initiated a federal bitcoin stockpile.
Read More Knowledge through education is the most important part of harnessing the ever changing technologies of the world. The most recent Google AI courses provide an opportunity to access technology education. Artificial intelligence is affecting many fields around the world, and comprehending its concepts is becoming increasingly important.
To this end, Google has created free online AI courses to provide higher-quality education choices for everyone, regardless of experience, educational background, or career profession. Read More.
