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🧠 OpenAI launches ChatGPT deep research tool

💸 DeepSeek might not be as disruptive as claimed

🕶️ Meta invests nearly $100 billion in smart glasses

🇪🇺 The EU enforces the AI Act

📧 Apple to launch new event invite feature code-named Confetti

🎁 + 8 other news you might like

🔮 + 4 handpicked research papers and tools

🧠 OpenAI launches ChatGPT deep research tool LINK

OpenAI has introduced a new AI agent called ChatGPT deep research, designed to aid users in conducting detailed and complex research across fields like finance, science, and engineering.

The deep research tool is initially available to ChatGPT Pro users, with a limit of 100 queries per month, and will soon expand to Plus, Team, and Enterprise users.

This tool currently supports text-only outputs, but OpenAI plans to include images and data visualizations, while ensuring outputs are well-documented with clear citations for verification.

💸 DeepSeek might not be as disruptive as claimed LINK

DeepSeek claimed to have developed its R1 AI model with only $6 million and 2,048 GPUs, but SemiAnalysis found that the company spent $1.6 billion on hardware and uses 50,000 Hopper GPUs.

High-Flyer, the parent company of DeepSeek, heavily invested in AI and launched DeepSeek as a separate venture, investing over $500 million in its technology, according to SemiAnalysis.

DeepSeek operates its own data centers and focuses on hiring talent exclusively from mainland China, offering high salaries to attract researchers, which has led to innovations like Multi-Head Latent Attention (MLA).

🕶️ Meta invests nearly $100 billion in smart glasses LINK

Meta plans to invest over $100 billion in virtual and augmented reality initiatives this year, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg targeting 2025 as a crucial year for their smart glasses.

Last year, Meta invested nearly $20 billion in its Reality Labs unit, marking a record in spending, as the lab produced both Ray-Ban smart glasses and Quest VR headsets.

Since acquiring Oculus in 2014, Meta’s total spending on VR and AR has surpassed $80 billion, aiming to create a computing platform that could eventually replace smartphones and reduce reliance on Apple and Google.

🇪🇺 The EU enforces the AI Act LINK

The European Union's AI Act has taken effect, banning AI systems considered to pose unacceptable risks, such as social credit systems and those using subliminal messaging to influence choices.

Regulators are now empowered to enforce compliance, with penalties including fines of up to €35 million or 7% of global revenue for non-compliance, following its approval by the European Parliament last year.

Despite some high-profile companies like Meta and Apple not joining the voluntary compliance pact, they are still subject to the law and could face significant fines for any violations.

📧 Apple to launch new event invite feature code-named Confetti LINK

Apple is set to introduce a new iCloud feature called Confetti, designed to help users send invitations for parties, meetings, and other events.

Confetti is anticipated to launch as early as this week and may be part of a larger update to Apple's Calendar application.

The feature is linked to the iOS 18.3 update, which started rolling out on Monday and includes enhancements like Apple Intelligence.

Other news you might like

• Heritable Agriculture, a Google X spin-off, uses machine learning to analyze plant genomes for crop improvement, aiming to develop climate-friendly agriculture with increased yields and reduced resource consumption.
• The startup, led by CEO Brad Zamft, focuses on breeding plants with desirable traits using conventional methods, avoiding genetic modification while planning to commercialize its technology.
• Heritable, which has received funding from investors including Google, conducts plant growth experiments in specialized chambers and fields across the United States to refine its AI-driven models.
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• Figure AI has announced a new partnership with a major U.S. company, aiming to ship 100,000 humanoid robots in the next four years, with speculation pointing to a major retailer or technology firm.
• The company’s strategy focuses on building strong relationships with large clients, such as BMW, and targets both commercial and home markets for their humanoid robots, enhancing AI data collection and cost efficiency.
• Figure AI's robots, like Figure 02, are continuously improving in speed and functionality, relying on AI for adaptability, setting the stage for widespread adoption in industries like manufacturing and healthcare.
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• SoftBank and OpenAI set up joint company to push artificial intelligence services LINK

• How AI could make “self-healing” roads a reality LINK

• Researchers used AI to build groundbreaking nanomaterials lighter and stronger than titanium LINK

• Microsoft 365 is losing its free VPN feature LINK

• Apple moves to open-source, unify Swift component across platforms LINK

Latest research and tools

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Show HN: AI Company Researching Agent: AI Company Researching Agent: a tool that scrapes company websites to generate comprehensive reports, including insights on tech stacks and potential purchase interests, presented in a shareable PDF format.

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GarminDB: GarminDB: a Python tool that automatically downloads, parses, and stores Garmin health and activity data into a SQLite database, enabling data visualization and summaries through command-line or Jupyter notebooks.

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Show HN: Klarity – Open-source tool to analyze uncertainty/entropy in LLM output: Klarity: an open-source tool that analyzes uncertainty and entropy in large language model outputs to offer insights into model behavior during text generation.

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Chaplin: Local visual speech recognition (VSR) in real-time: Chaplin: a local visual speech recognition tool that reads your lips in real-time and types whatever you silently mouth, running entirely on your device.

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