OpenAI at one point considered acquiring AI chip startup Cerebras!
And: Coca-Cola is airing AI-generated ads for the holidays and a lot more!
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I’m super excited to be back with you all after a month away! I’ve missed sharing all the amazing news and updates in the world of AI. It feels great to be back on this thrilling adventure together! 🎉✨
Even though I was keeping track of all the AI happenings, I wasn’t able to write about them because of mid-term exams and a bit of procrastination. But now, I’m ready to dive back in!
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⚙️U.K. mobile network O2 is combating telephone scammers by using an "AI granny" that engages them in tedious chit-chat, wasting their time for no purpose.
Elon Musk's amended AI lawsuit targets Microsoft, accusing its partnership with OpenAI of "actively trying to eliminate competitors." The updated complaint also names new defendants, including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and former OpenAI board member Dee Templeton.
📰X sues to block California's "Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024," arguing that the law will result in widespread censorship of political speech.
🕵️♂️Arianna Huffington and Sam Altman have introduced Thrive AI Health, a venture aimed at developing an AI-powered assistant to promote healthier lifestyles, which currently features a basic demo.
🔍OpenAI’s ChatGPT has launched a desktop app for macOS that can now read code directly from various developer-focused apps, such as VS Code, Xcode, TextEdit, Terminal, and iTerm2. Developers no longer need to copy and paste their code into ChatGPT, marking a significant improvement for users. It’s actually a great news for me!
Tiger Global-backed InVideo has launched a GenAI-based video creation tool!
💻AMD has confirmed it is laying off 4% of its workforce to focus on "large growth opportunities." With around 26,000 employees last year, this amounts to approximately 1,000 layoffs. AMD’s stock is down around 4% for the year.
DeepL launches DeepL Voice, enabling real-time, text-based translations of voices and videos!
🏆After 13 years since Apple launched Final Cut X, the software has reached its 25th anniversary this April. In the fast-paced world of consumer software, some speculated Apple might abandon it. Finally, Final Cut Pro is now at version 11, with Apple making significant updates!
Former Google CEO Warns of Global AI Catastrophe in Five Years!
AI News!
🔗Bluesky reached 16 million users this week, indicating its growing popularity as a potential alternative to Twitter. The platform fosters a positive atmosphere, suggesting it may successfully attract users looking for a new social media experience, though other competitors like Thread and Mastodon are also in the mix!
🎯Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff believes that AI agents—software bots capable of performing specific tasks independently—are the future of enterprise software, particularly for Salesforce. He says it’s ‘crazy talk’ that AI will hurt Salesforce, wants a billion AI agents in a year!
🚀AI-powered search engine Perplexity says it’ll begin experimenting with ads on its platform starting this week.
🤖OpenAI is set to launch an autonomous AI agent, code-named “Operator,” that will control computers and perform tasks independently. The company plans to debut it as a research preview and developer tool in January.
👨💻Google is adding a Gemini AI image generator to the sidebar of Google Docs, that will let you create AI clip art for your documents.
Microsoft is facing a challenge: it aims to be carbon negative by 2030, yet its emissions have surged over 40% since 2020, partly due to its expanding AI business. Today, Microsoft announced a partnership with the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) to pre-purchase 10,000 metric tons of carbon over the next decade from Deep Sky, a direct air capture (DAC) project developer. Unlike other DAC initiatives that focus on a single technology, Deep Sky is hosting a competition among eight startups at its site in Alberta, Canada, to determine which can achieve the best results.
📈On Thursday, Google launched Gemini app for iOS worldwide!
📅Investments in AI!
🔮AI-powered developer tooling startup Tessl raises $125MNumeric grabs $28M Series A to automate accounting using AI
🖥️Workflow Raises $3M in Pre-Seed Funding
🗣️TestSprite Raises $1.5M in Pre-Seed Funding
🧩From self-driving cars to AI that writes enterprise software: Cogna founder raises $15M
🛰️Legal Tech Startup Robin AI Raises $25 Million "Series B Plus" Round!
🔥Generative AI startup Writer raises $200M reaching a valuation of $1.9B!
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