Welcome, Tech enthusiasts.

Linda Yaccarino’s bizarre interview last week confirmed that X has been losing active users ever since Elon.

The question is — does he care? Let’s dig in…

In today’s tech rundown:

• 📉 CEO: X loses millions of daily users post-Musk

• 🛹 Onewheel issues total recall after deaths

• 🥵 Apple aims to cool hot new iPhones

• 🛠️ 7 New products

• 📰 7 Quick stories

Read time: 3 minutes

TODAY’S HEADLINES

TWITTER/X

📉 CEO: X loses millions of daily users post-Musk

Image source: Midjourney

The Rundown: X has lost millions of daily active users since Elon Musk's takeover despite monthly user growth, CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed in an eyebrow-raising interview at Vox Media’s Code 2023 conference.

The details:

• X now has 225 million daily active users, down from 254 million pre-acquisition and 259 million under Musk last year.

• Yaccarino seemed oblivious to her own platform's core metrics during the interview, unable to provide clear user numbers when asked.

• Musk has shifted focus to "unregretted user minutes" instead of standard daily/monthly active user metrics.

Our thoughts: The user numbers confirm what many speculated, and Yaccarino’s performance certainly didn’t inspire a ton of confidence. But will Elon be fazed by any of this — probably not.

FUTURE MOTION

🛹 Onewheel issues total recall after deaths

Image source: The Verge

The Rundown: Onewheel maker Future Motion is recalling all 300,000 self-balancing boards after four reported deaths between 2019-2021, after previously resisting warnings.

Key points:

• Future Motion is now voluntarily recalling every Onewheel sold — after publicly feuding with the CPSC over issuing a recall in 2022.

• Customers with newer models will get a software update adding safety alerts, but original models must be discarded for $100 credit.

• This follows crashes from Onewheels allegedly malfunctioning when pushed to their limit, despite Future Motion previously claiming it found no issues.

The relevance: Having a massive recall and customer deaths after actively feuding with the Consumer Product Safety Commission is… Not a great look! Let’s hope additional safety features and the recalls can help better protect riders going forward.

APPLE

🥵 Apple aims to cool hot new iPhones

Image source: Midjourney

The Rundown: The newest iPhones are sizzling — and not in a good way. Apple said fixes are in the works for software issues that are causing iPhone 15 models to overheat and become too hot to handle, sparking complaints.

Key points:

• A bug in iOS 17 along with app problems like Instagram are blamed for excess heat. Apple is addressing both ends.

• Apple said no safety risks prevent iPhone 15 use in the meantime — but the issue threatens sales momentum.

• The overheating has gained attention amid existing concerns about Apple's sales slump prior to September’s hyped release.

What this means: The newest iPhones are too hot to handle — the headlines write themselves! Apple will likely patch this up quickly — meaning the next time your phone will overheat is when we start inevitably getting FOMO for the shiny new release in a year.

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SNIPPETS

Volkswagen is modifying existing plants for EV production, scrapping its $2.1 billion plan for a new factory amid cost-cutting and decreased demand.

BeReal is reportedly losing users, with claims of a drop to 16.06 million active users globally, contrary to the company's claim of maintaining over 25 million active users.

Amazon's Project Kuiper is launching its first prototype satellites on Oct. 6, marking a key step in its global broadband service endeavor to compete with SpaceX's Starlink.

Indonesia has imposed an immediate ban on social media e-commerce transactions, affecting platforms like TikTok, to protect offline merchants and enforce fair competition and compliance with local product standards.

Elon Musk's platform, formerly Twitter, has removed a user feature for reporting electoral misinformation, stoking concerns ahead of upcoming elections, with Musk advocating for alternate fact-checking methods.

Su Zhu of the collapsed Three Arrows Capital was arrested in Singapore amid asset recovery efforts.

Humane's Ai Pin debuted at Paris Fashion Week on Coperni's runway, but its features and functionalities remain undisclosed.

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

Amazon’s investment in Anthropic could put Claude on the fast track to mainstream success.

And with yesterday’s new AI announcements from AWS, it might happen quicker than many expect. Let’s get to it.

In today’s AI rundown:

• 🚀 AWS introduces new generative AI capabilities

• ⚡️ Mistral AI unveils free 7B language model

• 🛠️ 8 New AI tools

• 🗣️ Learn a new language with ChatGPT

• 🤖 3 Quick AI updates

Read time: 3 minutes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

AMAZON

⭐️ AWS introduces new generative AI capabilities

Image source: AWS

The Rundown: AWS just announced a slew of new products and integrations to make generative AI more accessible, including the general availability of its Amazon Bedrock AI service featuring Anthropic's Claude chatbot and Meta's Llama 2 model.

Key points:

• Bedrock provides easy access to top foundation models and customization while ensuring security.

• Anthropic’s Claude is optimized to understand queries, gather info, and execute actions as an AI agent for AWS customers.

• Claude's launch follows Amazon's planned $4B investment in Anthropic for priority access to its models over OpenAI.

Why it matters: Amazon continues to make its presence felt, and its partnership with Anthropic puts it in the ring with the other AI heavy hitters. The added competition will accelerate development for the entire field.

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MISTRAL AI

⚡️ Mistral AI unveils free 7B language model

Image source: Mistral AI

The Rundown: Fresh off its massive funding round, French AI startup Mistral has released its first large language model, called 7B, freely for anyone to use and build on via open source license.

The details:

• Mistral released the model under Apache 2.0 license — and claims its performance matches top small models at lower compute cost.

• This pushes generative AI openness, though the model itself remains private — with Mistral's business model involving paid products.

• The startup previously made waves with a record-setting $118M funding round for its mission of "making AI useful" with public data.

The relevance: Mistral’s sky-high valuation and funding had our curiosity, but a 7B parameter-free model really gets our attention (Django Unchained reference, movie buffs!). Will this new model be another major step forward for the open-source AI movement?

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🗣️ Learn a new language with ChatGPT

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Practice conversing: ChatGPT will ask you a question in that language. Respond naturally and it will point out any misused grammar, conjugations, etc. while continuing the dialogue.

Get individualized guidance: ChatGPT will customize its teaching approach based on your ability and progress over multiple back-and-forth exchanges. Ask follow-up questions to go deeper.

QUICK HITS

🤝OpenAI, Ive, SoftBank explore $1B AI device venture

More news just trickled in about OpenAI’s potential hardware plans, with the Financial Times reporting that the company is in talks with Jony Ive and SoftBank to create the "iPhone of AI.” Ive's firm, LoveFrom, would design the consumer device for interacting with OpenAI's tech.

💰AlphaSense hits $2.5B valuation in AI funding surge

AI market intelligence platform AlphaSense announced a $150M raise at a whopping $2.5B valuation. The news came on a busy day for funding, with China chipmaker Enflame pulling in nearly $274M.

🔥 Ex-Tinder CEO fighting loneliness with AI

Is AI the answer to a world that’s getting increasingly lonelier? Meeno, a chatbot aiming to fight loneliness, secured $3.9M led by Sequoia this week. Founded by former Tinder CEO Renate Nyborg, it offers a personal mentor for relationships (not a boyfriend/girlfriend) targeted at Gen Z teens.

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Welcome, Tech enthusiasts.

Meta unveiled a new set of smart glasses with Ray-Ban, promising AI integrations and high-tech features.

Is the future of tech wearables about to run through Zuck? Let’s dig in…

In today’s tech rundown:

• 👓 Meta and Ray-Ban reveal next-gen smart glasses

• 🌎 Worldcoin signups top 1% of Chile's population

• 🛠️ 7 New products

• 📰 7 quick stories

Read time: 3 minutes

TODAY’S HEADLINES

META

👓 Meta and Ray-Ban reveal next-gen smart glasses

Image source: CNET

The Rundown: Meta and Ray-Ban just announced upgraded versions of their Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses, featuring new enhancements across the board, future AI integrations, and more.

The details:

• Improvements include better audio quality, higher resolution cameras, slimmer and lighter frames, and increased battery life.

• New features include live-streaming to FB/IG, hands-free control via voice commands, and integration with Meta's AI assistant.

• The glasses now come in classic Wayfarer and new Headliner styles with 10+ frame and lens options starting at $299.

The relevance: While wearables have been around — the coming AI integration may help these types of products take the next leap into mainstream.

Our thoughts: With a sleek design that is nearly indistinguishable from normal sunglasses, this Ray-Ban collab could be a nice look into the feature of AR/smart wearables.

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WORLDCOIN

🌎 Worldcoin signups top 1% of Chile's population

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The Rundown: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s biometric digital ID project Worldcoin reported over 200,000 registrations in Chile this week, surpassing 1% of the country's population.

Key points:

• Users scan irises on Orb devices, create digital IDs, and receive $WLD tokens, though critics cite privacy risks of biometric data collection.

• Worldcoin saw 9,500 registrations in one day in Argentina, showing growing traction in Latin America.

• The milestone is positive news after troubled years for the startup — though adoption hurdles around regulation and perception remain.

Why it matters: Worldcoin’s iris scanning may seem dystopian to some, and sparks doubt in stable economies. The concept shines where trust in institutions is low — and its appeal in Latin America shows those fretting about privacy risks might be missing how Worldcoin aids the unbanked.

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SNIPPETS

The Raspberry Pi 5 has launched at $60, offering notable upgrades including enhanced performance and new in-house components.

Apple and Microsoft's 2020 discussions about a possible Bing sale remained exploratory, hindered by Apple's profitable arrangement with Google and doubts about Bing's competitiveness.

Netflix has ceased its DVD-by-mail service, reflecting a total shift to streaming, impacting users seeking rare content.

Epic Games is cutting 16% of its staff, or 830 employees, to curb spending and refocus on core business amid its legal dispute with Apple.

A New York judge has ruled in favor of a $18 per hour minimum pay rate for the city's food delivery workers, impacting companies like Uber, DoorDash, and Grubhub, which had sued the city to block the standard.

The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Tesla, accusing it of tolerating racial harassment and retaliating against employees who opposed such harassment.

Researchers have created MilliMobile, a tiny, environmentally friendly robot that moves autonomously, carrying sensors for data collection in applications like smart farming and equipment monitoring.

Jim Ryan, PlayStation chief, will resign in March 2024, citing the difficulties of living in Europe while working in North America, despite the recent success of the PS5.

Lex Fridman experienced a transformative conversation with Mark Zuckerberg in the Metaverse, discussing reality, AI, and humanity's future, offering insights into new possibilities and human connections.

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

This week feels like one of those stretches where AI development is taking an exponential leap right before our eyes.

With more new upgrades, OpenAI continues to sprint the marathon. Let’s go.

In today’s AI rundown:

• 🌐 ChatGPT can now browse the open web

• 📱 OpenAI explores AI hardware

• 🛠️ 8 New AI tools

• 💻 How to use ChatGPT’s new browsing feature

• 🤖 3 Quick AI updates

Read time: 3 minutes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

OPENAI

🌐 ChatGPT can now browse the open web

Image source: Midjourney

The Rundown: OpenAI just announced the return of ChatGPT browsing, with the chatbot now gaining up-to-date access to information across the internet via integration with Bing search.

The details:

• ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise users can enable web browsing, with the feature expanding to the free tier shortly.

• The feature returns after being disabled months ago following the tool bypassing publisher paywalls.

• With access to real-time data, the move greatly expands ChatGPT’s knowledge beyond its previously limiting 2021 training data cutoff.

• We made some demos in this Twitter thread to test the power of the feature and expose some potential flaws.

Why it matters: While ChatGPT has undoubtedly been a revelation, its knowledge cutoff proved constraining. This new move takes the chatbot one step closer to being the ultimate replacement for traditional search engines.

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OPENAI

📱 OpenAI explores AI hardware with former Apple designer

Image source: The Information

The Rundown: Former iPhone designer Jony Ive is reportedly in talks with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about developing new AI hardware device.

Key points:

• Details are scarce, but a report revealed that the longtime friends are exploring an unspecified AI device together.

• It wouldn't be the duo’s first partnership — they’ve previously worked together on the Worldcoin AI retina scanner.

• Altman also backs Humane, a wearable startup run by ex-Apple staff, collaborating with OpenAI on physical AI integrations.

Our thoughts: OpenAI expanding from software into hardware and Jony Ive's design expertise could really shake up the entire electronics market. Can a hyper-smart OpenAI device give the legacy giants a run for their money?

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AI TRAINING

💻 How to use ChatGPT’s new browsing feature

ChatGPT’s built-in browsing capability has returned with a bang — allowing real-time access to online information (no more outdated to September 2021!).

Users with ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise will have access.

Enable browsing: Update to the latest ChatGPT version, then navigate to Settings → Beta Features → toggle on Browse with Bing.

How to use it: Type requests like "Search for news on artificial intelligence" and ChatGPT will instantly pull fresh web results. Continue the conversation with additional modifiers like “give me a three-sentence rundown of each major topic from today.”

Dig deeper: Have ChatGPT click specific links to extract details, quoting useful text for later reference.

With web access at its fingertips, ChatGPT can now deliver up-to-date info on any topic imaginable — truly creating an answer engine to disrupt legacy search.

QUICK HITS

♾️ Meta unveils AI updates and collaboration with Bing

Meta is unleashing new AI capabilities across its family of apps and devices — including AI-generated stickers, image editors, and conversational assistant bots across the company’s platforms. Bing AI is set to power timely answers in Meta's chatbots, integrating into its AI across WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram.

🎬 Hollywood writers strike deal, agree on AI terms

After months of tense negotiations, Hollywood screenwriters have finally won a new contract to end the strike. The agreement limits how studios can use AI tools to generate content, with writers securing guarantees that bots can't get credits or fully replace humans.

☢️ Microsoft eyes nuclear option for AI

Is AI going nuclear? A new job posting from Microsoft hints that the tech giant may be pivoting to advanced nuclear reactors for clean energy to power data centers and AI. The company is scoping out smaller modular reactors — but uranium supply and waste concerns could create headaches.

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

There has been a lot of smoke lately around OpenAI’s potential AGI timelines.

And with his first Reddit comment in seven years, Sam Altman just poured gasoline on the fire. Let’s dive in…

In today’s AI rundown:

• 🤡 Altman trolls AI community with AGI post

• 🕵️ CIA builds proprietary AI system for intel

• 🛠️ 8 New AI tools

• ✨ How to ditch Siri with ChatGPT’s new voice features

• 🤖 3 Quick AI updates

Read time: 3 minutes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

OPENAI

🤡 Altman trolls AI community with AGI post

Image source: Reddit

The Rundown: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sent the AI community into a frenzy yesterday after posting a (since edited) comment on Reddit that ‘AGI has been achieved internally).

Details:

• The comment marked the first post from Altman’s account in seven years — which he quickly edited to dispel the spreading AGI news.

• The original post from the /Singularity subreddit highlighted an account, “Johnny Apples” being deactivated — an anonymous source of past AI-related leaks.

• The comment comes after several rumors surrounding OpenAI’s powerful internal models and potential AGI achievement.

Our thoughts: It feels like everyone is collectively holding their breath, waiting for AGI to become a reality — and in light of the smoke coming from those rumors, it’s an odd time to light a fake fire.

Only a couple hours after this drama — news broke out of OpenAI seeking to raise funds at up to a whopping $90 Billion valuation. Coincidence?

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GEOPOLITICS & AI

🕵️ CIA builds proprietary AI system for intel

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The Rundown: The CIA is reportedly creating its own AI tool in rivalry with China to help sift through the avalanche of publicly available data for intelligence clues.

Key points:

• The system will be provided to all 18 US intelligence agencies to aid in open-source intelligence gathering.

• It allows tracing information back to original sources.

• The CIA says a chatbot could be the logical next step for distributing intel quicker.

• The US maintains efforts to assert AI dominance, particularly against China's goal to be the global leader by 2030.

Why it matters: AI holds immense potential for intel, especially considering the endless amount of documents and data in the field. But its national security use warrants continual scrutiny — which is not likely to happen with a closed-door operation like the CIA.

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AI TRAINING

⭐️ Ditch Siri with ChatGPT’s new voice features

ChatGPT rolled out an exciting update this week, giving the LLM multimodal capabilities like speech, listening, and visual capabilities.

And with the new iPhone 15’s Pro Action button, giving your new device an AI superboost has never been easier.

If you’ve got the new iPhone, here is how to set up the feature to utilize ChatGPT:

Step 1: Install ChatGPT’s mobile app (if you haven’t already)

Step 2: Follow these directions to map the ChatGPT app to the Action Button:

• Go to Settings > Action Button.

• Swipe to the Shortcut action.

• Tap the blue Choose Shortcut button below the action and select ChatGPT.

Reminder: The voice features are only available to ChatGPT Plus users and will be rolling out gradually to users over the next 2 weeks. So, if you don’t have access yet, bookmark this email and come back once you do!

QUICK HITS

🚀 Windows 11, Copilot AI updates go live

Microsoft’s hotly anticipated Windows 11 updates just began rolling out — featuring its AI ‘Copilot’ assistant and major feature upgrades to core applications. Check out last week’s newsletter for a deeper dive into all the latest features.

💪 Whoop taps ChatGPT for personalized fitness

Fitness tracker Whoop is adding an ‘AI Coach’ feature powered by ChatGPT — which reviews data from the company’s wearables to deliver personalized insights and training plans. The chatbot will provide customized recommendations to optimize performance.

🔎 Google under fire for indexing Bard chats

Google just caught some flak after users found transcripts of chats with its Bard AI indexed in search results. The company said the issue is limited to chats people chose to make public — but is working on blocking them from being indexed in Google search.

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

ChatGPT is officially multimodal, allowing it to see, hear, speak, and interact with users in brand-new ways.

This may be the most significant day in AI since GPT-4. Let’s get into it.

In today’s AI rundown:

• 🔥 ChatGPT goes multimodal with voice and images

• ⚡️ Amazon bets $4B on AI startup Anthropic

• 🛠️ 8 New AI tools

• 🎥 Embed text in video with Pika Labs

• 🤖 3 Quick AI updates

Read time: 4 minutes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

OPENAI

🔥 ChatGPT goes multimodal with voice and images

Image source: OpenAI

The Rundown: OpenAI just shook up the world, announcing multimodal capabilities for ChatGPT. The new capabilities allow the chatbot to see (understand images), hear (understand speech), and speak when interacting with users.

Speak with ChatGPT:

• Leveraging Whisper, users will be able to use voice to engage in a back-and-forth conversation.

• The text-to-speech model has five different voice options for chats, created in collaboration with professional voice actors (demo).

Chat with images:

• ChatGPT's language reasoning skills can now understand images, photographs, screenshots, and text documents.

• Users can discuss multiple images or use the new drawing tool to guide the assistant (demo).

Additional notes:

• The new text-to-speech model is already being used in Spotify's Voice Translation feature pilot for translating podcast audio.

• OpenAI is gradually enabling voice and images over the next two weeks for Plus and Enterprise users.

• Voice will be coming to both iOS and Android, and images will be available on all platforms.

Why it matters: The multimodal breakthrough is a massive step forward for LLMs — with OpenAI beating Google to the punch before the launch of Gemini. Better yet, we’re all finally getting the Siri we all wished for.

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AMAZON

⚡️ Amazon bets $4B on AI startup Anthropic

Image source: Anthropic

The Rundown: Amazon reportedly plans to invest as much as $4 billion for a MINORITY stake in generative AI startup Anthropic in a massive move to boost its presence in the space.

The details:

• Anthropic will shift its operations to AWS and use its chips to run models, providing needed computing power.

• In return, Amazon gains a key AI partner amid criticism that it's lagging against rivals in generative AI.

• The deal could be AWS' largest startup investment ever, showing its appetite for AI.

Our thoughts: Doubters said AWS was stuck in reactive mode on AI — but backing ChatGPT competitor Anthropic obliterates that notion. Amazon is now the newest challenger joining the AI race.

TRENDING TOOLS

📱 AppyHigh Prime- The world's 1st generative AI app bundle (link)

⚡ FireCut AI- Your lightning-fast AI video editor (link)

🎙️ Dubbing by Wondercraft AI- Dub your content in minutes and preserve voice and emotion (link)

📝 Copy AI- Generate content, such as blog headlines, emails, and social media posts using AI (link)

📹 Pictory- Automatically create short, branded videos from long-form content (link)

💼 Taplio- All-in-one AI-powered tool for creating, managing, and growing your personal brand on LinkedIn (link)

🕸️ 10Web: Build or recreate any website in minutes with the power of AI (link)

🕵️‍♀️ Fine-Tuner.ai- Build your own tailored AI agents without technical skills or coding (link)

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AI TRAINING

🎥 Embed text in video with Pika Labs

Last week, we featured a tutorial on how to make your own illusion art, like the images going viral across social media.

And yesterday, we wrote about AI platform Pika Labs bringing a similar feature to video!

Learn how to embed text in videos with the simple steps below:

Step 1: Head to Pika.Art and join the platform’s beta and Discord.

Step 2: Navigate to one of the #generate channels and begin with the command “/encrypt_text”. Type in the text you’d like embedded in the video in the ‘message’ section and the subject of the video in the ‘prompt.’

For the example below: /encrypt text Prompt: Crashing waves on a beautiful Caribbean beach Message: The Rundown

Step 3: Your video will generate directly in the Discord channel — tweak the prompt as needed, it may take a few tries to get a great output.

Happy creating!

QUICK HITS

⚡ Insights from OpenAI and Zapier at ZapConnect (sponsor)

Join Sam Altman, Co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, and Wade Foster, Co-founder and CEO of Zapier, for a fireside chat on Sept. 28 about AI, entrepreneurship, and much more at ZapConnect.

Register while tickets last—it’s free!

⭐️ Getty Images launches 'safer' AI art generator

Getty Images just launched its own AI art tool, trained on its massive stock image library. Getty touts built-in guardrails like blocking depicting public figures to prevent misuse — and aims to give commercial clients more confidence in AI visuals via licensing protections.

🧠  Open Souls demos AI with ‘essence of humanity’

Open Souls demoed its complex conversational AI models last week, simulating a mock zoom firing call between two AIs. The company aims to create conversational AI models that “autonomously think and behave like real people,” including feelings, personalities, and internal complexity.

Check out the wild demonstration here.

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Welcome, Tech enthusiasts.

Neuralink’s controversial brain chips have officially gotten clearance for human trials.

Is Elon’s ambitious vision finally coming to fruition? Let’s dive in…

In today’s tech rundown:

• 🧠 Neuralink gets green light for human brain chip trials

• 💰 Reddit pays users for posts with new program

• 🎙️ Spotify clones voices for translated podcasts

• 🛠️ 8 New products

• 📰 9 quick stories

Read time: 3 minutes

TODAY’S HEADLINES

NEURALINK

🧠 Neuralink gets green light for human brain chip trials

Image source: Neuralink

The Rundown: Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink has officially received FDA approval to recruit paralysis patients for a human trial of its implanted brain device.

Key points:

• The trial aims to enable patients to control a computer with their thoughts alone via a chip that interfaces with the brain.

• The company will enroll patients paralyzed by spinal cord injury or ALS — with under 10 people expected in the trials.

• The 6-year study marks a major milestone for Neuralink, but experts say commercial clearance could still take over a decade.

The relevance: Neural brain implants mark a brave new world for science — but many worry about the safety implications. Adding that to Musk’s polarizing nature makes the technology ripe for skepticism.

With that being said — it’s likely that human brain implants at scale won’t be just science fiction for much longer.

REDDIT

💰 Reddit pays users for posts with new program

Image source: The Verge

The Rundown: Reddit just launched a contributor program, paying users actual money based on the amount of Reddit gold they earn from quality posts and engagement.

The details:

• Eligible U.S. Redditors over 18 can convert gold into cash monthly if they pass 10 gold and 100 karma thresholds.

• Top karma scorers get up to $1 per gold, with lower tiers earning $0.90 per gold — and Reddit keeps about 50% on gold purchases.

• The move follows Twitter's creator monetization program and arrives amid recent Reddit tumult over API changes that have limited developers.

Why it matters: Reddit is the latest social media platform seeking to rebalance value distribution in user-generated content. If done right, it could pioneer more equitable ways to reward community creators.

SPOTIFY

🎙️ Spotify clones voices for translated podcasts

Image source: Spotify

The Rundown: Spotify unveiled an AI feature to translate podcast episodes into other languages using the hosts' synthesized voices, running on OpenAI's Whisper and a new voice replication model.

Key points:

• English podcasts will have the ability to be translated into Spanish, French, and German using the hosts' own voice — with major creators like Lex Friedman and Dax Shepard already participating.

• The tech goes beyond transcription, with AI replicating voices after translation and OpenAI's new voice tool enabling cloning.

• Spotify aims to help podcasters expand their reach and make content more accessible across languages.

Our thoughts: This new feature has major implications for broadening a creator’s reach — eliminating the issue of language from the equation. In fact — with the advances in AI, we’re likely just years away from all language barriers being completely broken down.

NEW PRODUCTS

😄 Social Search Plus- Search multiple social media platforms in one click (link)

🚀 Fullview- Handle support requests easily with cobrowsing (link)

🔐 SecureFrame- Automate away the entire compliance process, step-by-step (link)

🐦 TweetHunter- All-in-one Twitter growth tool to create content using AI, build an audience, and schedule posts (link)

📹 Pictory- Automatically create short, branded videos from long-form content (link)

👾 Screen Studio- Create beautiful screen recordings in minutes (link)

🦾 Browse- Train a robot in 2 minutes to extract and monitor data from any website (link)

📊 Sheet AI- Put AI in your Google Sheets (link)

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SNIPPETS

BloomX and Edete offer technologies for artificial pollination to address the decline in bee populations, aiming to optimize crop yields by providing efficient alternatives to natural pollination.

Apple's Eddy Cue will testify in the US v. Google trial, underscoring the importance of Apple's role in allegations of Google suppressing search engine competition through exclusive deals.

Tinder has launched "Tinder Select," a $499 per month exclusive subscription for premium features, targeting a select 1% of users to combat declining subscriptions.

Epic Games is paying $245 million in a settlement allowing users to claim for deceptive Fortnite purchases and privacy violations, with claims due by January 17, 2024.

Amazon will add ads to Prime Video in 2024, offering an ad-free version at an extra cost, to finance more content creation.

Mixin Network experienced a breach, losing around $200 million in the largest crypto theft of 2023; services are suspended pending investigation.

Governor Newsom vetoed a bill, enabling autonomous trucks to operate without human safety operators, citing sufficient existing regulations and the potential for technological advancement.

The SEC is intensifying its investigation into Wall Street’s use of private messaging apps, examining staff messages from major investment firms for potential record-keeping breaches.

Costco is partnering with healthcare startup Sesame to offer its members affordable, insurance-free online primary care and mental health services.

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

Meta is reportedly pushing into chatbots with personality, including development of a new sassy robot named Bob.

Will AI chatbots help the social media giant take on TikTok? Let’s dig in…

In today’s AI rundown:

• 📱 Meta bets on AI personalities

• 🦾 Tesla Optimus sorts objects autonomously

• 🛠️ 8 New AI tools

• 💼 Ace job interviews with an AI mock recruiter

• 🤖 3 Quick AI updates

Read time: 3 minutes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

META

📱 Meta bets on AI personalities

Image source: Midjourney

The Rundown: Meta is reportedly developing dozens of AI chatbots with unique personalities to appeal to younger users on its apps — which could launch as soon as this week.

Key points:

• Meta’s ‘Gen AI Personas’ aim to boost user interaction with features ranging from whimsical banter to practical coding aids.

• Planned bots include a sassy robot named Bob (modeled after Bender from Futurama) and a human-curious alien named Alvin.

• The company aims to drive engagement among younger users who have flocked to TikTok over Facebook and Instagram.

Our thoughts: AI personalities grab attention, but sustaining meaningful appeal is the real test. The bots mentioned might not exactly scream 'cool,’ but with the recent success of Character.ai, this might be a genius move by Meta.

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Narrative BI can:

• Connect seamlessly with your Google Analytics, Facebook, and Google Ads data

• Convert your complex metrics into easy-to-understand, actionable insights

• Reveal high-performing campaigns and pinpoint areas for improvement

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TESLA

 🦾 Tesla Optimus sorts objects autonomously

Image source: Tesla

The Rundown: Tesla just revealed that Optimus, its humanoid robot, can now sort objects autonomously (and do yoga) — a significant update in the world of AI x robotics.

The details:

• The video shows Tesla is making significant progress to Optimus — showcasing major improvements to fluid movements.

• Similarly to the latest versions of Full Self-Driving, Tesla also notes that Optimus is now being trained with neural nets end-to-end.

• Elon Musk recently predicted that Optimus will account for “a majority of Tesla’s long-term value.”

Why it matters: Optimus’ 5-finger hands and fluid movement may prove far superior for daily tasks compared to current industry-leading Boston Dynamics. It’s highly probable that mainstream media won’t think of Tesla as just a car company in a few years!

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📝 DraftSparks- Your go-to tool for sparking creativity in content creation (link)

🍋 Lemonstocks- Build your portfolio and invest with GPT-4 (link)

🪄 Framer AI- Generate a website in minutes from prompts (link)

🧠 Humata- Ask questions and chat with any file instantly using AI (link)

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

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

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AI TRAINING

💼 Ace job interviews with an AI mock recruiter

Have a job interview coming up? Practice with an AI assistant posing as a hiring manager to prepare and gain insights.

Step 1: Prompt ChatGPT to act as a recruiter for the role you're applying to.

"Pretend you are a hiring manager interviewing me for a [job title] position at [company]. Ask relevant questions about my experience and qualifications — you ask the first question, I’ll answer it, and then you ask another.
 
Bonus: Upload the job description and your resume to give ChatGPT the most detailed information for highly targeted questions.

Step 2: Start the mock interview. ChatGPT will ask you an initial question. Provide your answer, and the AI will follow up with related tailored questions.

Step 3: When you’re ready to finish, ask GPT to provide a clear and detailed review of your interview and advise where you can improve.

QUICK HITS

🏈 AI amps up fantasy football smack talk

Yahoo is using ChatGPT to generate sharper smack talk for fantasy leagues throughout the season after utilizing the tech extensively in post-draft team reviews (reportedly generating 2,000 per minute during drafting). The AI roasts managers with brutal honesty, providing ample trash-talk across the fantasy platform.

🌀 Pika Labs brings illusion art to video

AI video platform Pika Labs hopped on the illusion trend this week, adding a new ‘encrypt text’ feature that allows users to embed text subtly within a video generation. Both Pika Labs and Runway continue to add new features as the tech exponentially improves.

✍️ AI language trips up strike negotiations

Months-long negotiations between writers and Hollywood studios have progressed but are still stuck on AI concerns. Writers are seeking protection from studios' potentially using AI for writing to cut jobs. After marathon weekend talks to end the strike, key issues remain unresolved.

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