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Google AI, Samsung chip pledge and crypto shifts reshape tech

Google adds an AI setup assistant, Samsung earmarks most memory for big cloud players, and Telegram and Sberbank expand crypto services.

The TechMap Live reporter · · 2 min read · from 10 reports

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Hey, let’s catch up on what’s moving in tech today. Google just added a Gemini AI assistant that can set up your Pixel phone for you, handling all the tweaks without you lifting a finger. Over at OpenAI, ChatGPT ads have already pulled in about a billion dollars a year, which works out to roughly eighty‑three million each month. In Ukraine, a developer rolled out Scinta, an AI‑powered macOS app that turns screenshots into tasks and calendar entries. On the hardware side, Samsung said it will devote seventy percent of its memory chips to Nvidia, Microsoft and Google all the way to 2031, while TP‑Link launched the Archer 8 Ultra, the first consumer router to support Wi‑Fi 8 on three bands. In the crypto arena, Telegram introduced a non‑custodial Gram wallet, expanding its payment features, and Russia’s Sberbank opened a cross‑border crypto settlement service for businesses. Finally, France slapped a tax of up to nineteen euros and fifty cents per garment on ultra‑fast fashion brands Shein and Temu. That’s the quick rundown, stay tuned for more.

AI tools and revenue

Google rolled out a Gemini AI feature that configures Pixel phone settings automatically, letting the assistant handle preferences without user taps.

OpenAI's ChatGPT advertising business reached about one billion dollars in annual revenue within 200 days, roughly eighty‑three million dollars each month.

A Ukrainian developer released Scinta, an AI‑powered macOS app that turns screenshots into tasks and calendar events.

Chip supply and new routers

Samsung announced it will allocate seventy percent of its memory output to Nvidia, Microsoft and Google through 2031.

TP‑Link launched the Archer 8 Ultra, a three‑band Wi‑Fi 8 router aimed at consumers, marking the first Wi‑Fi 8 device for home use.

Crypto services and policy

Telegram introduced a non‑custodial Gram wallet, rebranding its previous wallet and adding crypto payment capabilities.

Sberbank launched an international crypto settlement platform for corporate clients, enabling cross‑border cryptocurrency payments.

France implemented a tax of up to €19.50 per garment on ultra‑fast fashion brands Shein and Temu.

Questions people ask

What does the Gemini AI assistant actually do on a Pixel phone?

It walks users through device settings, adjusting preferences and enabling features automatically, using Google’s Gemini large‑language model.

How big is OpenAI’s advertising business now?

Within just over half a year, ChatGPT ads generated roughly one billion dollars in annual revenue, which breaks down to about eighty‑three million dollars each month.

Which companies will receive most of Samsung’s memory output?

Samsung said Nvidia, Microsoft and Google will get about seventy percent of its memory production through the end of 2031.

The events in this briefing

Every event summarised above, in the order it was reported. Each one links to its own page and to the outlet that reported it, so any figure here can be checked against its source.

  1. Google adds Gemini AI assistant to configure Pixel phones · Frandroid
  2. New French tax on ultra-fast fashion hits Shein and Temu · Journal du Geek
  3. Samsung reserves 70% of memory production for Nvidia, Microsoft, Google · Frandroid
  4. Google silently installs mysterious app on millions of Android devices · Antyweb
  5. TP-Link launches Archer 8 Ultra, first consumer Wi‑Fi 8 router · 3DNews
  6. Sberbank launches international crypto payment service for businesses · CNews
  7. NASA reactivates instruments on Swift telescope, accelerating its decay · heise online
  8. Ukrainian developer launches Scinta app for macOS · dev.ua
  9. OpenAI's ChatGPT advertising reaches $1 billion annual revenue · Habr News
  10. Telegram launches non-custodial “Gram” crypto wallet · Zoomit

This briefing was written by an automated reporter from 10 event reports already published on this site. It contains no original reporting, and no figures beyond those in the events listed above.

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