AI & RoboticsNews

‘Studio Ghibli’ AI image trend overwhelms OpenAI’s new GPT-4o feature, delaying free tier

March 27, 2025
If you’ve been on the internet — or, at least, on the social network X — in the last day or so, you’ve likely come across colorful, smooth anime-style images of famous photographs rendered in the style of the Japanese studio, Studio Ghibli (the one that made Princess Mononoke, The Boy and the Crane, and My Neighbor Totoro, among many other classic animated films). In fact, some users are…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

All the EVs (and PHEVs) you can buy with zero financing in March 2025 [update]

March 27, 2025
Lease deals get all the hype, but most people still want to own the car after they’re done making all those payments on it. If that sounds like you, and you’ve been waiting for the interest rates on auto loans to drop, you’re in luck: there are a bunch of great plug-in cars you can buy with zero financing this March … and that includes a zero percent Tesla deal! UPDATE: a fancy crossover…
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CryptoNews

French Bitcoin Treasury Leader Snaps up 580 BTC, Delivers Record 709.8% Yield

March 27, 2025
The Blockchain Group snapped up 580 BTC for €47.3 million, boasting a 709.8% BTC Yield YTD as it cements its role as Europe’s Bitcoin treasury leader. French Blockchain Giant Doubles Down on Bitcoin, Unlocks 709.8% Yield The Blockchain Group, based in Puteaux, France, and listed on Euronext Growth Paris, announced March 26 that it acquired 580 BTC for about €47.3 million ($50.8 million)…
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AI & RoboticsNews

‘Insane’: OpenAI introduces GPT-4o native image generation and it’s already wowing users

March 26, 2025
We’re coming up on the one year anniversary since OpenAI released its first “omni” or multimodal model, GPT-4o back in May 2024, but that old standby still has some tricks up its sleeve. Case-in-point, today OpenAI finally turned on the native multimodal image generation capabilities of GPT-4o for users of its hit chatbot ChatGPT on the Plus, Pro, Team, and Free usage tiers, though the…
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