Zomato, a popular online food delivery platform, has reportedly laid off up to 600 customer support employees due to challenges in its core business and rising losses in its quick commerce subsidiary, Blinkit. The company had hired nearly 1,500 employees last year through its ZAAP program but let go many without notice or opportunity for improvement. Employees who were fired received one month's salary as compensation. This move is part of a broader strategy to cut costs by using artificial intelligence to automate customer support functions.
https://www.lokmattimes.com/technology/zomato-cuts-up-to-600-jobs-in-customer-support-amid-slowdown-report-1/CERN has shared visualisations of plans to build the next 91km Large Hadron Collider under France and Switzerland, with the goal of advancing particle physics research. The new collider will be located near Geneva, where the current one is situated.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/europe%E2%80%99s-largest-physics-lab-unveils-particle/105123762ChatGPT has reached a milestone of one million users in just an hour after its visually stunning Ghibli-style images sparked widespread interest. The platform, which offers image generation capabilities for free users, has seen a significant surge in popularity. This move is part of the company's efforts to expand its user base and provide more features to its users.
https://www.livemint.com/technology/chatgpt-hits-one-million-users-in-an-hour-after-ghibli-style-images-spark-frenzy-rolls-out-image-gen-for-free-users-11743468919581.htmlChatGPT's daily active users reached a record 1.25 million last month, driven by the popularity of its new image filter that transforms personal photos into famous Japanese animation-style illustrations inspired by Studio Ghibli films. The tool was developed by OpenAI and allows users to convert their photos into illustrations similar to those created by Hayao Miyazaki, founder of Studio Ghibli, behind iconic films like "My Neighbor Totoro" and "Spirited Away".
https://www.lokmattimes.com/technology/daily-chatgpt-users-rise-to-fresh-high-on-popular-ghibli-style-ai-images-1/Thousands of workers at the US Food and Drug Administration are bracing for mass layoffs as they await news about their employment status following an email from their agency, which instructed them to pack their laptops and prepare for possible departure. The affected employees, approximately 82,000 across the nation's public health agencies, are anxiously waiting to see if they will receive pink slips in the mail.
https://www.boston25news.com/news/thousands-workers/FLMHEEBXTZBSFBVEQ4YOMYGEYU/US President Donald Trump's tariff threats are causing anxiety among global markets and economies, with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva stating that their impact is not expected to be dramatic. Despite this, the IMF may slightly downgrade its global economic forecast for 2025 due to uncertainty around trade, which can have a negative effect on growth.
https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2025/04/01/imf-chief-trumps-tariff-threats-fuel-anxiety-but-no-major-global-impact/171520Lightmatter, a $4.4 billion startup based in Mountain View, California, has released two new technologies to speed up AI chip connections using optical connections and silicon photonics. The company's interposer and "chiplet" products aim to improve the performance of chatbots, image generators, and other AI applications. Lightmatter has raised $850 million in venture funding and partners with GlobalFoundries to manufacture its interposer. Nvidia recently introduced similar optical technology in some of its chips, but its CEO noted it's not yet mature enough for widespread use.
https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2025/04/01/lightmatter-releases-new-photonics-technology-for-ai-chips-OpenAI is finalizing a $40 billion funding round that includes a condition where if it fails to complete its restructuring by the end of the year, the round could be reduced by $20 billion. The company's largest shareholder, Microsoft, and California attorney general must approve the restructuring efforts. OpenAI faces a lawsuit from Elon Musk attempting to block the restructuring, and investors may receive their money back if the company doesn't complete it within two years.
https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2025/report-half-of-openais-pending-40-billion-funding-round-depends-on-restructuring/Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, announced that ChatGPT gained one million new users in just an hour, following a similar viral surge five days after its launch 26 months ago. The platform's latest update introduced a Ghibli image generation tool, which has been met with overwhelming response, with millions of user-generated images created within hours. However, the feature has sparked controversy, with some accusing OpenAI of exploiting Studio Ghibli's signature style without proper credit, prompting Hayao Miyazaki to call AI-generated animation "an insult to life itself."
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