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💥 OpenAI is planning its own browser to rival Google
🍎 Apple is working on 'LLM Siri'
💰 Amazon doubles down on Anthropic
📱 Google may exit tablet market after canceling Pixel Tablet 2
🤖 World's first robotic double-lung transplant just happened
🎁 + 7 other news you might like
🔮 + 6 handpicked research papers and tools
💥 OpenAI is planning its own browser to rival GoogleLINK
OpenAI is reportedly exploring the development of a web browser designed to rival Google Chrome, incorporating its AI technology like ChatGPT, though the project is still in its early stages.
The company has recruited experts from the original Chrome development team, indicating serious intentions towards launching this AI-focused browsing solution.
OpenAI is also in discussions with technology and service providers, such as Samsung, to integrate its AI features into products that currently rely on Google's existing solutions.
🍎 Apple is working on 'LLM Siri'LINK
Apple is testing a new "LLM Siri" expected to be announced as part of iOS 19, with a preview at WWDC 2025, but it won't be available before spring 2026.
The long wait for LLM Siri is due to Apple's strong commitment to privacy, ensuring most processing is done on-device rather than in the cloud, unlike Google’s approach.
Once LLM Siri is launched, it aims to offer powerful assistance comparable to other systems, while maintaining user privacy by storing and processing data locally on Apple devices.
💰 Amazon doubles down on AnthropicLINK
Anthropic has secured an additional $4 billion from Amazon, making Amazon Web Services (AWS) its primary partner for training its key generative AI models.
Amazon collaborated with Anthropic to use AWS' Trainium chips for training and Inferentia chips for deploying models, and Anthropic's collaboration with AWS has rapidly expanded this year.
The new investment brings Amazon's total funding in Anthropic to $8 billion, while Anthropic has raised $13.7 billion to date, and the partnership is under regulatory scrutiny.
📱 Google may exit tablet market after canceling Pixel Tablet 2LINK
Google reportedly canceled the development of the second-generation Pixel Tablet, signaling a potential exit from the tablet market for the second time in just over five years.
This decision suggests that Pixel Tablet sales were disappointing, prompting Google to reconsider investing in a successor, despite recent rumors of new features like a keyboard accessory.
Potentially shifting its focus, Google's Nest division might prioritize large-screen devices like the Nest Hub, as Google's tablet ventures have not rivaled the mainstream success of Apple's iPad.
🤖 World's first robotic double-lung transplant just happenedLINK
NYU Langone Health surgeons performed the first fully robotic double-lung transplant, marking a significant step forward in robotic-assisted and minimally invasive surgical procedures.
The operation, conducted using the da Vinci Xi robotic system, involved using robotic arms for removing and implanting lungs in a patient diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Robotic systems in such surgeries aim to reduce trauma and postoperative pain, and efforts are underway to standardize the technique, making it easier to teach and more accessible to patients.
Other news you might like
OpenAI is reportedly in talks with Samsung to use its AI features in Galaxy phones.LINK
SpaceX will deliver its first lunar terrain vehicle to the Moon by 2029.LINK
Three mystery whales have each spent $10 billion-plus on Nvidia’s AI chips so far this year.LINK
Apple’s mobile browser policies and Google pact are ‘holding back innovation,’ UK regulator says.LINK
Meta removes 2 million accounts related to 'pig-butchering' scams.LINK
Threads will prioritize accounts you follow instead of randos.LINK
Zero-gravity tech could let astronauts repair circuits in space with new nanoink.LINK
Latest research and tools
Show HN: Llama 3.2 Interpretability with Sparse Autoencoders: a tool that uses sparse autoencoders to make neuron activations in the Llama 3.2 model more interpretable by extracting clear, individual features from complex, superimposed neuron representations.LINK
Autoflow: a conversational knowledge base tool that enhances search experiences with a built-in website crawler and an embeddable JavaScript snippet for instant responses, using a GraphRAG built on TiDB Vector, LlamaIndex, and DSPy.LINK
WhisperNER: a system called WhisperNER combines named entity recognition and speech recognition into a single model.LINK
Broadcastarr: a service that streams media content from web pages to your Jellyfin instance, handling tasks like indexing, publishing, and releasing with scalability and Discord interaction features.LINK
Rebels in the sky: a terminal game set in 2101 where you join a pirate crew to play basketball and seek freedom in a corporate-dominated galaxy.LINK
A Study of Malware Prevention in Linux Distributions: linux systems have various tools and methods that effectively reduce the risk of malware infections.LINK
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