AI News - April 14, 2025

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We're excited to bring you this week's roundup of the most fascinating AI news, updates, and breakthroughs! Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, sit back, and explore the incredible world of AI with us.

🔥 Top AI Stories of the Week

1. A high school student has used AI to reveal 1.5 million previously unknown objects in space. [Link]

2. AI is set to double the demand for electricity by 2030. [Link]

3. China has created an 8 billion USD fund with the goal of competing with U.S. chipmakers. [Link]

4. The European Commission releases a new plan for AI on the European continent. [Link]

5. Shopify mandates that all new positions prove that AI cannot do the job before a person is hired. [Link]

6. The CEO of Nate, an AI shopping app, is charged with fraud after it is discovered that he actually used Filipino workers to power the app. [Link]

7. OpenAI upgrades memory for ChatGPT so that it can remember you with all of your chats. [Link]

8. The Trump administration is threatening Taiwan chipmaker TSMC with 100 per cent tariffs if they don’t manufacture in the United States. [Link]

9. OpenAI’s next software agent will be a self-correcting software engineer. [Link]

10. Google launches their newest AI chip, Ironwood. [Link]

11. The UK Ministry of Defence is launching over 400 AI projects in a major push. [Link]

12. OpenAI will release GPT-4.1 before GPT-5. [Link]

13. Non-profit Sage Future is experimenting with AI Agents to raise money. [Link]