Welcome, Tech enthusiasts.

A Dutch solar EV just passed a grueling 1,000km desert test drive — crossing Morocco's punishing terrain and crossing the Sahara Desert finish line.

Will this demo pave the way for a solar transport revolution? Let’s dive in…

In today’s tech rundown:

• ☀️ Solar car conquers 1,000km desert drive

• 🧬 New gene therapy lets deaf children hear

• 🛠️ 10 New products

• 📰 7 quick stories

Read time: 3 minutes

TODAY’S HEADLINES

TRANSPORTATION

☀️ Solar car conquers 1,000km desert drive

Image source: STE/Bart van Overbeeke

The Rundown: Dutch students successfully drove their solar-powered SUV 1,000km across the Moroccan desert, proving its potential for viability in areas with less developed charging infrastructure.

Key points:

• The lightweight ‘Stella Terra’ automobile traversed rugged terrain for three days straight on solar power alone.

• The model was built by students at The Eindhoven University of Technology, and used 30% less energy than expected on the trip.

• With 630km (≈ 391 mi) max range, it could eliminate range anxiety in sunnier regions lacking charging infrastructure.

• The model also doubles as a camper van — with a max speed of around 90 mph and a highly efficient custom-built converter.

The relevance: Are solar cars the transportation method of the future? Mass production remains a concern, but adoption of the tech could be a promising green step — particularly for areas without proper EV infrastructure.

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GENETICS

🧬 New gene therapy lets deaf children hear

Image source: MITTR

The Rundown: Doctors in China just used gene therapy to successfully restore substantial hearing in multiple deaf-since-birth children — a major milestone for the treatment method.

Key points:

• The therapy delivers a functional copy of the missing otoferlin gene needed for hearing via a virus injected into the inner ear.

• It allows kids born profoundly deaf to pick up sounds like speech at 50-60 decibels (about the level of a conversation).

• The treatment is being used to combat a specific defect that causes about 1-3% of congenital deafness cases.

• Restoring hearing with gene editing had not been achieved before, marking a huge milestone in the field.

Why it matters: This incredible feat opens up possibilities for future treatments. As gene therapies advance, more people could eventually have access to hearing restoration treatments where devices may fall short.

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SNIPPETS

Google researchers adapted noise-canceling earbuds with a software update to measure heart rate using ultrasound technology.

Apple will likely debut three M3 chips with up to 16 CPU and 40 GPU cores at its "Scary Fast" event.

The UK's Online Safety Act, aiming to regulate internet content and protect users, especially children, is now law, but has stirred controversy over privacy concerns and its approach to encryption.

NASA's INFUSE mission is launching a rocket to study the Cygnus Loop, a 20,000-year-old supernova remnant, to understand its impact on galaxy formation.

Posts corrected by X's fact-checking system, Community Notes, won't earn revenue, says Elon Musk.

UK's Policing minister, Chris Philp, encourages increased police use of facial recognition for crime prevention, sparking civil liberty concerns.

French scientists discovered a large deposit of white hydrogen, a naturally occurring clean energy resource, which could play a significant role in addressing climate change.

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

Boston Dynamics is humanizing its robotic dog Spot with a ChatGPT-powered voice, showcasing conversational commands in a charming factory tour.

Is this a look at an exciting future of robotics or another step down a scary dystopian path? Let’s get into it.

In today’s AI rundown:

• 🐶 Boston Dynamics' robot dog can talk

• 📸 Shutterstock debuts AI image editor

• 🛠️ 10 New AI tools

• 🖌️ Modify images precisely with DALLE-3 seeds

• 🤖 3 Quick AI updates

Read time: 4 minutes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

BOSTON DYNAMICS

🐶 Boston Dynamics' robot dog can talk

Image source: Boston Dynamics

The Rundown: Boston Dynamics has outfitted its four-legged ‘Spot’ bot with a voice powered by ChatGPT, giving talking tours of its facility to show off its conversational skills in a new demo video.

The details:

• Spot answers questions and narrates the tour with a variety of personalities and accents, using prompts, predetermined scripts and visual captioning.

• Its gripper moves to mimic speech, enhanced by googly eyes and a mustache accessory.

• Boston Dynamics trained Spot's responses using ChatGPT and other large language models — showing off the engaging power of conversational commands.

Our thoughts: While Boston Dynamics’ robot creations have stirred up a mix of emotions from the public in the past, maybe a British accent and a cute hat will help humanize them a bit more?

Let us know what you think about Spot in today’s poll below.

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SHUTTERSTOCK

📸 Shutterstock debuts AI image editor

Image source: Shutterstock

The Rundown: Shutterstock just integrated AI capabilities into its platform, allowing users new ways to modify stock photos from its library of 750 million images.

The details:

• New features like Magic Brush and Background Remover utilize AI to alter existing Shutterstock photos.

• Users can expand images, resize, add text/shapes, change colors, and more to customize their needs.

• For now, Shutterstock relies on OpenAI’s DALL-E 2, with plans to update to the latest DALL-E version.

• The company says it's taking an ethical approach — compensating original creators and restricting AI use only to its existing library.

Our thoughts: With platforms like Midjourney and DALL-E rendering stock image sites near obsolete, legacy giants are scrambling to adjust. And with heavy restrictions, the integrations still feel like a bit of a half-measure.

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AI TRAINING

🖌️ Modify images precisely with DALLE-3 seeds

DALL-E 3 now allows editing images through seed identification and modification prompts — allowing users to make much more detailed and precise changes without completely altering the original generation.

Generate an initial image: Open ChatGPT and select the DALLE-3 model. Create your first image with a descriptive prompt.

Example prompt below: a gigantic statue (like the statue of liberty) but with a robot instead of a woman, holding a computer with the text "The Rundown" carved into it.”

Get the seed ID: After generating the four images, choose the one you’d like to edit and ask ChatGPT: "What is the seed for image 1?" to get its unique identifier.

Modify the image: Now, use this structure to make changes: "Modify image [1] with seed [12345]: [add/remove/change elements]" Tweak the image prompts as needed to achieve your ideal result.

With this easy editing workflow, DALL-E 3 becomes a collaborative creative tool. No more one-and-done images — refine your visuals iteratively.

QUICK HITS

🛡️ OpenAI announces Preparedness team, challenge

OpenAI is building a Preparedness team to assess dangers of highly capable AI, aiming to track risks in areas like persuasion, nuclear threats, and cyber threats. The company also announced a challenge, offering $25,000 in API credits to the top 10 submissions for novel ideas on AI risk prevention.

💰 Poe launches creator monetization program

Chatbot platform Poe launched a new monetization program for AI bot creators, allowing makers to earn revenue shares and per-message fees. The company aims to reward creators while fostering talent to build more inventive bots.

📱 D-ID puts AI video in your palm

D-ID just launched a mobile app for its AI video creation tech, allowing users to generate digital avatars from photos on the go. Creators can now use pics from their phone’s library and quickly integrate avatars, generate voice, and write or upload utilize scripts for scaling up content production.

💼 New jobs in the world of AI

Senior / Staff / Principal Software Engineer (Generalist) at Rewind

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Welcome, Tech enthusiasts.

Luxury brand NPOL is adopting microbes like bacteria and algae to create high-end fashion and beauty products.

Is the fungi fashion revolution right around the corner? Let’s dig in…

In today’s tech rundown:

• 🍄 Luxury fashion made with bacteria

• 🚜 Startup using concrete dust to combat climate change

• 🛠️ 10 New products

• 📰 7 quick stories

Read time: 3 minutes

TODAY’S HEADLINES

BIOTECH & FASHION

🍄 Luxury fashion made with bacteria

Image source: Fast Company

The Rundown: Fashion startup Normal Phenomena of Life is selling high-end clothing and beauty products made using bacteria, fungi, and algae instead of traditional materials.

The details:

• The company’s $5,000 jacket is colored by bacteria rather than synthetic dyes, utilizing a carbon-friendly process.

• Offerings also include face oil from fungi and prints enhanced with algal ink.

• The brand wants to pioneer more sustainable production through biotech, with its limited runs catering to luxury shoppers interested in eco-consciousness.

The relevance: While it sounds odd at first, fashion biotech brands like NPOL could chart a reduced-waste path for the wider industry — while helping consumers become more conscious and eco-friendly in the process.

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SUSTAINABILITY

🚜 Startup using concrete dust to combat climate change

Image source: Silicate

The Rundown: Carbon removal startup Silicate is fighting climate change by spreading concrete dust on U.S. farmland — aiming to accelerate the natural weathering processes that absorb CO2.

The details:

• Finely crushed concrete reacts with rainwater to dissolve CO2 into bicarbonate, which gets washed into the oceans.

• Silicate plans to spread 500 tonnes of concrete dust on 120 football fields' worth of land near Chicago.

• The pilot test aims to permanently remove 100 tonnes of carbon, while also improving soil health.

• If successful, Silicate could expand across the U.S. Midwest, hoping to capture 50-100 million tonnes of CO2 annually.

Why it matters: Turning construction waste into a climate solution is a smart innovation — and if successful, this technique could make it both cheap and easy for farms to reduce their carbon footprint.

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SNIPPETS

Uber is offering fully driverless rides through a partnership with Waymo in Phoenix, letting riders request autonomous vehicles for the first time.

Fox Sports will use a fleet of three drones during its World Series TV broadcasts for the first time, capturing unique angles like pitchers entering from the bullpen.

Google Fiber plans to roll out an extremely fast 20Gbps home internet service by end of 2023 to select groups.

Sony says supply chain issues that caused shortages of its PlayStation 5 console for three years have now been fully resolved worldwide.

Amazon Web Services announced the launch of an independent "EU Sovereign Cloud" for European public sector and regulated businesses, amid rising EU calls for "digital sovereignty" and data privacy.

iFixit has partnered with Microsoft to sell official repair parts for Surface devices, offering components like batteries and keyboards alongside disassembly guides.

X (formerly Twitter) launched audio and video calling features for premium users, initially available on iOS devices.

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

Chinese researchers just developed ‘Woodpecker,’ a framework that corrects frustrating AI hallucinations without costly retraining.

Is this tool the next major unlock for more reliable, accurate LLM outputs? Let’s get into it.

In today’s AI rundown:

• 🐦 New ‘Woodpecker’ system corrects AI hallucinations

• 🧠 Study: AI achieves human-like language abilities

• 🛠️ 10 New AI tools

• ⚡️ Supercharge productivity with NotebookLM

• 🤖 3 Quick AI updates

Read time: 4 minutes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

AI DEVELOPMENTS

🐦 New ‘Woodpecker’ system corrects AI hallucinations

Image source: DALL-E 3

The Rundown: Researchers in China have developed a system called ‘Woodpecker’ that can reportedly detect and correct hallucinations in multimodal AI models like GPT-4.

The details:

• Hallucination is a major issue plaguing conversational AI, generating false information.

• The Woodpecker tool validates text against images via a 5-stage pipeline to identify inconsistencies.

• It improved MiniGPT-4's accuracy by 30%+ on benchmarks through transparent modifications.

• This training-free correction approach is more efficient than past retraining models.

The relevance: AI generating convincing (but wrong) hallucinations has been one of the biggest issues to crack in LLMs — and Woodpecker could be the start of a major breakthrough towards more reliable outputs.

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AI RESEARCH

🧠 Study: AI achieves human-like language abilities

Image source: Midjourney

The Rundown: Researchers just developed an AI system that can generalize language like humans — with a neural net folding new words into vocabulary and deploying them flexibly.

The details:

• Researchers trained the AI on fake "words" representing actions and rules, with the model then combining them properly.

• The AI matched humans in "systematic generalization" tests — a core linguistic skill that involves applying new words in novel contexts.

• The AI learned from its mistakes, excelling after practice like humans — while Chatbots like GPT-4 struggle to integrate new words quickly.

• This human-like learning approach could make AI more efficient, accurate, and less hallucination-prone.

Why it matters: AI that learns language more like humans can unlock conversational AI's true potential — transforming future chatbots and voice assistants with efficiency and accuracy gains.

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AI TRAINING

⚡️ Supercharge productivity with NotebookLM

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Ask questions: In your Source Guide box, you'll also see auto-generated questions to try. You can also opt to ask your own questions — in my example, I asked "Give me a bullet point list of the main points of this abstract."

Send to your notes: Add any answers to your notes, which you can access at any time for reference.

QUICK HITS

🖼️ Amazon ads get an AI art boost

Amazon just released an AI tool to automatically generate lifestyle product images for ads — with users able to add a product and conjure contextually relevant scenes fast. Reducing creative work with AI tools is a game-changer for time-strapped advertisers.

⭐️ AI search engine gets to know YOU

AI search engine You.com just launched AI "Smart Personalization" to tailor responses based on user’s interests, observing and learning preferences to auto-update profiles. Essentially, it learns to write a better prompt for you over time without using sensitive data like traditional search engines.

⛑️ AI giants team up on safety

Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic announced that the companies are jointly funding new AI safety research and red teaming — with a $10M fund set up to support independent evaluation of powerful models.

💼 New jobs in the world of AI

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Sr. Engineering Program Manager, Modeling at Cohere

Global Compensation Manager at OpenAI

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Welcome, Tech enthusiasts.

Motorola just demoed an eye-catching smartphone prototype that can bend around the user's wrist like a watch.

Are you buying the hype, or is this a product feature destined to fold? (🥁) Let’s dive in…

In today’s tech rundown:

• 📱 Motorola demos foldable, wearable smartphone

• 🚀 Sergey Brin's airship cleared for takeofff

• 🛠️ 10 New products

• 📰 7 quick stories

Read time: 3 minutes

TODAY’S HEADLINES

MOTOROLA

📱 Motorola demos foldable, wearable smartphone

Image source: Motorola

The Rundown: Motorola just demoed a foldable smartphone prototype at the Lenovo Tech World 2023 event, which can wrap around the user's wrist like a bracelet.

The details:

• The phone has a 6.9" diagonal display that can bend into an arch shape or around a wrist.

• When flat, it runs a full version of Android — but folded on the wrist, it enters a streamlined smartwatch-like mode.

• The phone may require a separate wristband accessory to securely attach and hold position.

Our thoughts: Motorola has been teasing similar folding prototypes since as early as 2016, but the concept has never made its way to the market. We’ll see if this iteration finally makes the cut — or if there is even demand for it at all.

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TRANSPORTATION

🚀 Sergey Brin's airship cleared for takeoff

Image source: LTA Research

The Rundown: The FAA just approved flight tests of Pathfinder 1, the 124-meter airship developed by Google founder Sergey Brin's company LTA Research to revolutionize transport for disaster relief and cargo.

The details:

• Pathfinder 1 utilizes 12 electric motors for propulsion and maneuvering and can take off and land vertically.

• The hybrid airship is designed for humanitarian missions and cargo delivery in remote areas.

• Pathfinder 1's gondola fits 14 people — with the construction of a larger 180-meter ship (Pathfinder 3) already in progress.

The relevance: Huge helium airships faded after the Hindenburg but could now make a comeback with updated materials. Can the tech mogul carve out a useful transportation niche with this modern update?

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SNIPPETS

The EPA proposes a nationwide ban on trichloroethylene (TCE), a cancer-causing chemical widely used in industry, following concerns about its health risks.

TikTok to host "TikTok In the Mix" music festival in Arizona featuring Cardi B, Charlie Puth, and other artists.

Apple's upcoming iMac refresh will have the new M3 chip, an internally redesigned stand, and a similar color range, as reported by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

Microsoft's Q4 earnings reach $56.5 billion, driven by strong cloud services growth and anticipation for their new AI assistant.

Banks are struggling to manage the debt from Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter purchase, expecting a loss of around $2 billion.

Stanford neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky, after over 40 years of studying humans and primates, asserts that virtually all human behavior is beyond our conscious control.

Spotify is reportedly planning major royalty model changes in 2024, including implementing a minimum stream threshold before artists get paid.

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

A new Lenovo/Nvidia collab aims to spread AI to everyone — offering turnkey solutions for companies to easily integrate the tech into their workflow.

Will this partnership spark an explosion of customized models, AI adoption, and new innovation? Let’s get into it.

In today’s AI rundown:

• 🤝 Lenovo, Nvidia team up to bring AI to businesses

• 🤫 Google's secret AI tools leaked

• 🛠️ 10 New AI tools

• ✍️ Create on-brand logos with DALL-E 3

• 🤖 3 Quick AI updates

Read time: 4 minutes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

NVIDIA

🤝 Lenovo and NVIDIA team up to bring AI to businesses

Image source: NVIDIA

The Rundown: Lenovo and Nvidia just announced an expanded partnership to provide end-to-end AI solutions that enable companies to easily build and deploy custom AI models.

The details:

• The offerings include Lenovo servers and workstations optimized for AI, Nvidia's AI software, and Lenovo professional services.

• The "hybrid AI" approach allows businesses to develop models in the cloud, and then run them on local systems.

• Solutions are purpose-built to support generative AI applications using the customer's own data.

Why it matters: Partnerships like this accelerate AI adoption by making the technology more accessible. With turnkey solutions tailored to business needs, more companies can harness their models to drive innovation forward.

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The Rundown: Smart Doorbell company, Ring, pitched on Shark Tank at a valuation of just $7M—the sharks shut them down.

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GOOGLE

🤫 Google's secret AI tools leaked

Image source: Screenshots via Bedros Pamboukian

The Rundown: Details and previews of Google’s upcoming new LLM Gemini have reportedly been leaked on a blog post on Medium, alongside another secret AI app-generator project called ‘Stubbs.’

The details:

• The hotly anticipated multimodal Gemini model will replace Google’s PaLM-2, and may power Google's Makersuite and Vertex AI.

• Google Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis has said that Gemini will surpass the capabilities of GPT-4, with speculation of a late 2023 release date.

• Stubbs is a visual, no-code tool for easily building basic AI prototype apps, with users able to publish, share, and remix Stubbs creations.

The relevance: It feels like the launch of Gemini is looming — which may send another shockwave through the space if capabilities live up to the hype. The leak of Stubbs shows Google has plenty of other AI tricks up its sleeve.

If Google really did train Gemini on all their data (including YouTube transcripts), the end of 2023 is going to get crazy in the world of AI.

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📊 Speak AI- Turn your language data into insights, fast and with no code. (link)

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🎥 Munch- Extract the most engaging and impactful clips from your long-form videos (link)

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AI TRAINING

✍️ Create on-brand logos with DALL-E 3

Let your favorite brand logos inspire your own custom logo using GPT-4 Vision and DALL-E 3. Follow the steps below:

Analyze reference logos: Upload your logos of choice and have GPT-4 describe their style. Example prompt: “I want to generate a logo similar to this one. Describe a prompt I would use in DALL-E 3 to achieve this.”

Generate logo ideas: Switch over to the DALL-E 3 version of ChatGPT and use the generated description to craft a DALL-E 3 prompt. Add in details like your company name, industry, etc. to make the output more relevant.

Review and refine: If needed, prompt DALL-E 3 to modify aspects like spacing, color, text, etc.

Export your creation: Download your polished, premium logo, integrating your brand identity with proven styles.

With GPT-4 reverse engineering logos and DALL-E 3 generating options, you can easily create professional visual identities inspired by your favorite brands.

QUICK HITS

🛍️ Etsy bot can't spot AI art

Etsy is reportedly accidentally shutting down legit seller stores, with its bot seemingly unable to distinguish real mockups from AI art — removing storefronts without notice and sparking uproar. The company is quiet on the issue, compounding an already murky overall stance on AI.

💊 Data poison pill counters AI art copyright

Researchers have developed a new tool called ‘Nightshade,’ which subtly corrupts images to derail AI if scraped for training without consent. The data poisoning is intended to give artists power against unauthorized use of their work, and force respect for copyright rules.

🎨 YouTube Music playlists get AI art

Tired of generic album covers? YouTube Music's new tool allows users to create custom playlist art with AI using just a text prompt — adding another layer of personalization to the platform.

💼 New jobs in the world of AI

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Strategy Associate at C3 AI

Annotation Operations Lead - Modeling at Cohere

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Welcome, Tech enthusiasts.

MIT alumni startup Navier is aiming to pioneer the Tesla of the seas — attracting investor buzz for emission-free electric boats.

Can the innovation usher in a new era for affordable, sustainable water travel? Let's dig in…

In today’s tech rundown:

• ⛵️ Electric boats — the Teslas of the sea?

• 🤖 AutoStore shows off electric warehouse robot

• 🛠️ 10 New products

• 📰 7 quick stories

Read time: 3 minutes

TODAY’S HEADLINES

TRANSPORTATION

⛵️ Electric boats — the Teslas of the sea?

Image source: Navier

The Rundown: Startups like Navier and Candela are creating electric hydrofoiling boats that lift out of the water to increase speed and range, aiming to be the Teslas of the boating industry.

The details:

• Underwater foils (similar to wings) lift the hull above the surface, reducing water resistance for better battery efficiency.

• The foils allow the electric boats to cruise at 20+ mph with just 40 cents per nautical mile in operating costs.

• The $375K+ boats have attracted buyers like Elon Musk along with sustainable transportation investors.

• The companies envision electric boat fleets providing cleaner urban transportation and shuttle services.

The relevance: Hydrofoiling might be key to unlocking electric boats that can compete with gas models while slashing emissions and cost — making sustainable transportation on the water increasingly accessible.

TOGETHER WITH INFOBOT

⚡️ Generate the perfect newsletter with just one AI prompt

The Rundown: With Infobot, you can make your own AI assistant that acts as your personal news reporter on any niche topic that piques your interest!

With Infobot, you can:

• Generate a newsletter about any topic instantly.

• Focus on only the news you want to read.

• Share your newsletters with friends and family.

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ROBOTICS

🤖 AutoStore shows off electric warehouse robot

Image source: AutoStore

The Rundown: Norwegian firm AutoStore unveiled an upgraded robot for its automated retail fulfillment systems — featuring an improved battery that can last longer and charge less frequently.

The details:

• The R5 Pro is a cube-shaped bot, able to efficiently navigate the grid-like structure of the AutoStore warehouses to retrieve and store items.

• Over 45,000 of the robots already operate in 1,200+ sites for brands like IKEA, DHL, and Gucci.

• The tech expands storage capacity and productivity in retailers' distribution centers, enabling smaller, more efficient warehouse footprints.

Why it matters: AutoStore is a case study of how robots can augment human workers — taking over physical jobs while enabling safer, more strategic roles.

NEW PRODUCTS

📧 Selzy- The easiest email solution for startups (link)

👨‍💼 Odoo- All-in-one business software solution for businesses (link)

🦜 PriceParrot- Find the best competitor prices in one click (link)

😴 Emma Up Sleep- Figure out how to sleep again with an AI coach (link)

💡 Mixo- Launch a startup in seconds with AI (link)

✏️ Yaara- Use AI to write proven, high-converting copy (link)

🧠 Taskade- Five AI-powered tools in one to supercharge your team productivity (link)

📸 Photo AI- Create beautiful AI photos without using a camera (link)

🧪 Quizgecko- AI online test and quiz maker (link)

🧠 Decktopus- An AI-powered presentation generator (link)

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SNIPPETS

Apple and Google disabled live traffic features in their maps for Israel and Gaza, likely to prevent revealing military troop movements ahead of an anticipated Israeli ground invasion into Gaza.

PetroChina conducted the first global crude oil trade using China's digital yuan.

Xreal is launching its new augmented reality glasses, Air 2 and Air 2 Pro, in November, offering an improved display and design with prices starting at $399.

TikTok is testing a feature for users to upload 15-minute videos, extending its previous 10-minute limit established in 2022.

Spotify's subscriber increase and price hike led to a €65 million quarterly profit.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission collected over 70.3 grams of samples from asteroid Bennu, surpassing its 60-gram target.

Meta faces a lawsuit from over 41 US states accusing the company of deceiving the public about mental health risks to young users from Instagram.

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

Bill Gates is pumping the brakes on inflated AI expectations — arguing systems like GPT are ‘plateauing’.

But with rapid advances, is the billionaire misjudging how far the technology still has to climb? Let’s dig in…

In today’s AI rundown:

• 📉 Gates doesn't expect major GPT-5 leap

• 🏥 Study: AI chatbots spread racist medical myths

• 🛠️ 10 New AI tools

• 🔗 Create an animated QR code with DALL-E 3

• 🤖 3 Quick AI updates

Read time: 4 minutes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

BILL GATES

📉 Gates doesn't expect major GPT-5 leap

Image source: Midjourney

The Rundown: Despite the current AI boom, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes systems like GPT have likely reached a plateau for now, according to an interview with German business outlet Handelsblatt.

The details:

• Gates believes GPT-5 won't represent a significant capability increase over GPT-4, despite OpenAI's predictions to the contrary.

• He points to the massive jump from GPT-2 to GPT-3/4 as hard to repeat, calling it an incredible advancement unlikely to be topped soon.

• But he does see potential for real-world impact if costs and error rates are reduced within 2-5 years — but thinks achieving truly understandable AI models may take a decade or more of research.

Our thoughts: Growth can't be exponential forever — but we’ll have to kindly disagree with Gates here. Given OpenAI’s comments and the current landscape, there is still plenty of room for improvement before a so-called ‘peak.’

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AI RESEARCH

🏥 Study: AI chatbots spread racist medical myths

Image source: Midjourney

The Rundown: A new study found that major AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Google's Bard are prone to spreading false or debunked medical info when asked certain race-related questions.

The details:

• Researchers asked the chatbots 9 questions on race and medicine - with all four models giving concerning and inaccurate responses.

• The chatbots appeared to use outdated, debunked race-based formulas for calculating things like kidney function and lung capacity.

• The findings could potentially worsen health disparities if used in clinical settings without oversight.

The relevance: The study highlights a major issue — bias and misinformation in AI systems. As the tech gets further integrated into the medical field, oversight and auditing of data will be important to prevent situations like this.

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AI TRAINING

🔗 Create an animated QR code with DALL-E 3

QR codes are back in style — and now you can make yours stand out with some slick animation powered by DALL-E 3. Follow the steps below:

Craft frame prompts: Describe decorative frames tailored to your brand. Ex: "Design an AI-marketing themed square frame for our QR code, ensuring it remains scannable."

Generate 8+ variations: You’ll need eight images to make a GIF, but DALL-E only generates four at a time. Type "Regenerate" to create multiple options, and download eight or more of your favorites.

Create QR codes: Prompt ChatGPT to generate QR codes linking to your site/content using the Advanced Data Analysis feature. Prompt: “Create 8 QR codes 400x400px with a box size of 40 pointing to the website below. Each should be a different shade of dark primary color. Website: therundown.ai”

Combine frames and codes: Upload your DALL-E frames and have ChatGPT overlay the QR codes. Prompt: ”Sequentially add 1 QR code to the center of each of these images. Then, create an animated gif with a frame duration of .5s each.”

Export as an animated GIF: Download your dynamic, on-brand QR code for scanning!

QUICK HITS

📱 Snapdragon's AI chip upgrades leak

Qualcomm's next flagship Snapdragon chip for Android phones has leaked, focusing heavily on AI. The chip is packed with AI camera integrations alongside an upgraded neural engine promising nearly 2x faster AI execution and the ability to run models like Stable Diffusion and LLaMA-2.

🫀 AI predicts irregular heartbeat

Cardiologists just developed an AI algorithm that can predict A-Fib a month before onset by finding subtle EKG patterns. The machine learning model crunches data human doctors can't easily see, catching potential cardiac events before they happen.

💳 Mastercard expands AI consulting

Mastercard is growing its consulting biz with new dedicated AI practices, plus an incubator for rapid digital solutions. The company’s in-house experts will assist customers in ‘translating vast economic data into actionable insights’.

⭐️ New jobs in the world of AI

Developer Experience Engineer at Shield AI

Business Recruiting Manager at OpenAI

Machine Learning Engineer at Robust Intelligence

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