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★ Must ReadOpenAI says 18 to 24-year-olds account for nearly 50% of ChatGPT usage in India

The company said on Friday that users between 18 and 24 years of age account for nearly 50% of all messages sent by Indians to ChatGPT, and users under 30 accounted for 80% of usage in the country.

TechCrunch AI· Ivan Mehta· 2 min· 93d agoSource →

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The path to ubiquitous AI (17k tokens/sec)

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AI is not a coworker, it's an exoskeleton

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An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – The Operator Came Forward

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Show HN: Micasa – track your house from the terminal

micasa is a terminal UI that helps you track home stuff, in a single SQLite file. No cloud, no account, no subscription. Backup with cp.

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Defer available in gcc and clang

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Peak XV raises $1.3B, doubles down on AI as global VC rivalry in India heats up

Peak XV says most of its new capital will target India as the firm prioritizes AI, fintech and cross-border bets while navigating recent partner departures.

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“Nvidia and OpenAI abandon unfinished $100B deal in favour of $30B investment”

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“Ggml.ai joins Hugging Face to ensure the long-term progress of Local AI”

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