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March 19, 2026
OpenAI Slashes ChatGPT Token Prices 90%
OpenAI has dramatically reduced the cost of using ChatGPT, bringing the price for processing one million tokens down to just $1.25. This represents a roughly 90% price cut from previous rates. The move makes high-volume AI inference far more affordable.
InP Wafer Prices Surge on Demand
Yunnan Germanium reports recent price increases for InP wafers due to rising optical communication demand and raw material costs. Current capacity stands at 150,000 wafers/year (2-4 inches), with bulk supplies to epi and device manufacturers. The company also produces 60 tons/year of fiber-grade germanium and plans a space solar Ge wafer project ramping to 2.5M wafers/year.
Ant Profit Plunges 91% on AI Spending
Ant Group's quarterly profit plunged 91% after ramping up spending to compete in AI and health care. A decline in fair value of certain investments further weighed on results. The Jack Ma-backed Chinese digital payments firm signals aggressive AI push.
Alibaba Pingtouge GPU Enters Mass Production
Alibaba has initiated mass production of its self-developed Pingtouge GPU. The chip supports end-to-end AI workloads from training and fine-tuning to inference. This was revealed in the company's FY2026 Q3 earnings report.
Memvid Hires $800/Day 'AI Bully'
California startup Memvid offers $800 for an 8-hour 'AI bully' role focused on testing leading chatbots' patience and memory. The job entails provoking AI to expose inconsistencies, forgetting, fudging, or hallucinations without meetings or emails. It highlights a unique approach to AI robustness evaluation.
AI Boom Sparks NYC Office Surge
AI boom is boosting demand for NYC office space among fast-growing startups and legacy tech firms. Companies need room for expanding human workforces despite remote trends. Title playfully notes even 'robots need offices too.'
OpenAI's CoT Monitoring for Agent Misalignment
OpenAI uses chain-of-thought monitoring to study misalignment in internal coding agents. The method analyzes real-world deployments to detect risks. This approach strengthens AI safety safeguards.
Lawyer Targets OpenAI Over Child Suicides
A series of suicides have been allegedly linked to interactions with AI chatbots. One lawyer is now pushing to hold companies like OpenAI legally accountable for these deaths. This case raises critical questions about AI safety and responsibility.
Neural Switches for Mouse Run-Retreat-Stop-Turn
Nature Communications study reveals neural mechanisms for smooth mouse movements: run, retreat, stop, turn. Identifies TeA-dPAG and SC-dPAG circuits regulating run/retreat. They share a single-phase association equation for speed encoding.
Asus' Shady Benchmarks Slam Apple M5
Asus promoted its Zenbook A16 with Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme chip, benchmarking it against Apple M5 MacBook Pro and claiming leads in multi-core, office efficiency, and AI performance. Critics highlight use of non-native games and memory concept swapping, with media like wccftech labeling it shameless.
Nikon Faces Record 85B Yen Loss, Litho Collapses
Nikon forecasts an unprecedented 85 billion yen loss for FY2025, the worst in its 100-year history. Its lithography business shipped only 9 outdated mature-process machines in the past six months, lacking any high-end competitiveness.
Alibaba 67% Profit Plunge Spurs AI Monetization
Alibaba's earnings plunged 67% while revenue barely grew. This highlights the Chinese e-commerce giant's urgent push to monetize costly AI projects. Profit pressures underscore AI investment challenges.
Alibaba Q3 Revenue Up to 2848.4B Yuan
Alibaba released its FY2026 Q3 earnings report. Quarterly revenue reached 2848.4 billion yuan, an increase from 2801.54 billion yuan in the prior year period.
GOV.UK Chatbot Accuracy Hits 90% but Slower
UK government's GOV.UK chatbot accuracy improved from 76% to 90% in public pilots using more powerful LLMs. However, response times have increased to nearly 11 seconds per answer. The Government Digital Service (GDS) reports this trade-off as LLMs enhance capabilities.
Robots Ditch Language Layers at GTC 2026
NVIDIA unveils Isaac Platform updates at GTC 2026, shifting robotics from explicit language intermediates in VLA models to direct perception-to-action for faster responses. Trends emphasize implicit reasoning in unified spaces, as seen in Fast-WAM research removing test-time imagination with minimal performance loss.
eternal.ag Raises โฌ8M for Greenhouse Harvest Bots
Cologne startup eternal.ag raised โฌ8M to deploy autonomous harvesting robots in greenhouses. It uses a simulation-first approach, training robots in virtual environments before real-world use. This tackles longstanding challenges in handling delicate produce like tomatoes and cucumbers.
Lazy Prompt Makes ChatGPT Answers Better
Telling ChatGPT there's an 'extremely lazy person' here condenses verbose answers into concise, useful ones. This simple prompt addition cuts unnecessary details effectively. Users report significantly improved response quality.
Parallel Secures โฌ20M for Hospital AI Agents
Parallel raised โฌ20M to roll out AI agents automating administrative tasks in European hospitals. Agents handle patient discharge paperwork, converting clinical data into ICD codes and procedure classifications for billing. This streamlines navigation of legacy software and record entry.
AI Agents Impersonate Sons in Mom Chats
Silicon Valley's young coders are using AI agents creatively to impersonate family members, like chatting with moms as their sons. This highlights innovative personal applications of AI technology. Coders worry they aren't spending enough time developing it.
GenAI Apps Paid Apple $900M Subs
AppMagic data reveals generative AI apps paid Apple nearly $900M in subscription revenue shares in 2025. OpenAI's ChatGPT dominated with 75% of the revenue, followed by xAI's Grok at 5%. This underscores the booming monetization of AI apps on iOS.