Welcome again to Week in Review. This week, we’re OpenAI’s final — and largest — announcement from its “12 Days of OpenAI” occasion; Apple’s potential entrance into the foldable market; and why Databricks is selecting to attend to go public. Let’s get into it.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman introduced the successors to its o1 reasoning mannequin household: o3 and o3-mini. While the fashions will not be broadly out there but, security researchers can join a preview. The reveal marks the tip of the corporate’s “12 Days of OpenAI” occasion, which noticed bulletins for real-time imaginative and prescient capabilities, ChatGPT Search, and even a Santa voice for ChatGPT. You can make amends for the whole lot you missed right here.
The Ray-Ban Meta sensible glasses received an enormous improve this week. Members of Meta’s early-access program can now obtain firmware v11, which provides “live AI.” The function lets wearers constantly converse with Meta AI to reference issues they mentioned earlier within the dialog — and it really works with real-time video. Live translation between English and Spanish, French, or Italian, in addition to performance with Shazam are additionally included in v11.
UnitedHealth’s Optum left an AI chatbot, utilized by staff to ask questions on claims, uncovered to the web — and anybody may entry it with an internet browser. While the chatbot didn’t seem to include or produce delicate private or protected well being info, its inadvertent publicity comes at a time when its dad or mum firm faces scrutiny for its use of AI instruments and algorithms to allegedly override docs’ medical choices and deny affected person claims.
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Oura nabs $200M: The sensible ring maker closed a $200 million Series D funding spherical, bringing the corporate’s valuation to $5.2 billion. Oura says the money will assist the corporate develop its product choices and additional spend money on product, science, AI, and extra. Read extra
You can now name ChatGPT from a landline: In an effort to make ChatGPT accessible to as many individuals as doable, OpenAI introduced a 1-800 quantity to name the chatbot — even from a landline or a flip telephone. Users can name 1-800-CHATGPT, and the AI assistant will reply via the telephone. Read extra
Tesla tries to spice up Model S gross sales: After abandoning its free Supercharging for all times provide in 2018, Tesla is bringing it again for some Tesla Model S automobiles on the finish of the yr. But it’s vital to notice that Tesla additionally simply elevated the value for the Model S by $5,000. Read extra
Google needs to tackle Sora: Google DeepMind introduced Veo 2, a next-gen video-generating AI. Veo 2 can create two-minute-plus clips in resolutions as much as 4k. That’s 4x the decision — and over 6x the length — that OpenAI’s Sora can obtain. Read extra
Apple eyes the foldable market: Apple is aiming to launch two foldable units within the subsequent few years, in accordance with a report from The Wall Street Journal. Another report from Bloomberg, nevertheless, claims the corporate’s focus is on a large, foldable iPad. Read extra
Bob Lee verdict: A San Francisco jury discovered Nima Momeni responsible of second-degree homicide within the deadly 2023 stabbing of Bob Lee, the Cash App creator and former CTO of Block. The jurors determined Lee’s homicide was not premeditated and located Momeni not responsible of first-degree homicide. Read extra
Perplexity acquires Carbon: Perplexity acquired Carbon, a small startup specializing in connecting AI programs to exterior knowledge sources. The firm says Perplexity will quickly have the ability to search via your information and work messages in Notion, Google Docs, or Slack someday in early 2025. Read extra
Temu remains to be on prime: Temu was as soon as once more probably the most downloaded free app within the U.S., in accordance with Apple’s listing of prime apps and video games throughout the App Store. The…
