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📈 Bitcoin hits $100,000 for first time
🤔 OpenAI partners with defense tech company Anduril
🌦️ New AI beats world’s most reliable forecast systems
🕹️ Google's new AI model creates playable 3D worlds from images
🗣️ Sam Altman ‘not that worried’ about Elon Musk’s influence on Trump
🎁 + 9 other news you might like
🔮 + 2 handpicked research papers and tools
📈 Bitcoin hits $100,000 for first timeLINK
Bitcoin reached an unprecedented milestone by surpassing $100,000 following Trump's announcement of pro-crypto SEC chair nominee, Paul Atkins, known for advocating lighter cryptocurrency regulations.
The cryptocurrency's surge past $100,000 was part of a larger rally ignited after Trump's election victory in November, which significantly boosted Bitcoin's value, leading to continued gains since then.
Trump, having reversed his previous stance on cryptocurrencies, engaged with the crypto community by headlining conventions, launching a crypto business, and promoting blockchain-friendly policies during his campaign.
🤔 OpenAI partners with defense tech company AndurilLINK
OpenAI has shifted its stance from banning military use of its technology to partnering with defense companies, as exemplified by its collaboration with Anduril to develop AI models for drone defense.
The partnership aims to enhance situational awareness and operational efficiency for US and allied forces, although OpenAI insists it doesn't involve creating technologies harmful to others.
This move mirrors a broader trend in the tech industry towards embracing military contracts, as OpenAI highlights the alignment of this work with its mission to ensure AI's benefits are widely shared.
🌦️ New AI beats world’s most reliable forecast systemsLINK
Google's DeepMind has developed an AI system called GenCast, which uses diffusion models for weather forecasting and significantly reduces computational costs while maintaining high resolution.
GenCast has outperformed the best traditional forecasting model from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts in 97 percent of tested scenarios, showcasing greater accuracy in short and long-term predictions.
The system is effective at handling extreme weather events and outperformed traditional models in projecting tropical cyclone tracks and global wind power output, leading to improved weather forecasts.
🕹️ Google's new AI model creates playable 3D worlds from imagesLINK
Google DeepMind introduced Genie 2, a sophisticated AI model that converts single images into interactive 3D environments, playable for up to a minute.
The SIMA agent has been successfully integrated with Genie 2, enabling it to execute commands and tasks within the generated worlds using prompts from the model.
Genie 2 sets the stage for potential advancements in AI training and rapid game development by creating diverse and detailed virtual spaces, enhancing the realism of simulated interactions.
🗣️ Sam Altman ‘not that worried’ about Elon Musk’s influence on TrumpLINK
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that it would be "profoundly un-American" for Elon Musk to use political influence to harm competitors and benefit his own companies.
Musk, who is involved with the planned DOGE advisory commission and owns the AI firm xAI, may influence AI policy recommendations under potential future President Donald Trump.
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI for abandoning its mission and alleged anticompetitive actions, while Altman expressed sadness over the situation, acknowledging xAI as a significant competitor.
Other news you might like
ChatGPT now has over 300 million weekly users.LINK
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he’d love to do side-by-side comparison with Microsoft’s AI models.LINK
Key leaders behind Google’s viral NotebookLM are leaving to create their own startup.LINK
Elon Musk's xAI is expanding its Memphis supercomputer to house at least 1 million GPUs.LINK
Intel says its 'no wafer left behind' days are over.LINK
TSMC and Nvidia in talks to make AI chips in Arizona, sources reveal.LINK
Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about AI, Vision Pro, and retirement in new interview.LINK
Ai Pin maker Humane demos AI software for cars, phones and smart speakers.LINK
Waymo’s next robotaxi city will be Miami.LINK
Latest research and tools
Outerbase Studio: an open-source database GUI for managing SQL databases, accessible via browser or desktop app, featuring a query editor, data editor, schema editor, and flexible connection manager for multiple database support.LINK
macOS Packaging for Ungoogled-Chromium: provides notarized and signed binaries of Ungoogled-Chromium for macOS, with ARM support but temporarily lacking Intel builds due to SDK updates and host limitations.LINK
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