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☄️ OpenAI Funds Terminator | Mars Colony A Step Closer | Open Source Grok | TikTok Battles
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In Today’s Edition
🦾 Terminator 1.0 is Here
⚠️ xAI to Open Source Grok
🚀 Mars Here We Come
🤳 The Battle for TikTok
AI
OpenAI Powered Robot
In the latest tech mash-up 📢
OpenAI teams up with robotics whiz Figure AI, dropping cool $675M in their kitty and boosting Figure AI's valuation to a hefty $2.6 billion.
🧠 Their brainchild?
Next-gen humanoid robots. Just 13 days in, they unveil a game-changer: a video of their robot, Figure 01, chatting up a storm with a human, flaunting neural network magic in language and dexterous moves.
California's Figure AI is eyeing a future where humanoids tackle labor shortages and risky jobs. Their robot, powered by OpenAI's vision-language model and Figure's own neural nets, is starting to match human speed in response and action. Full Story
xAI to Open Source Grok
Elon Musk's AI startup xAI is set to open source Grok this week amidst legal battles with OpenAI. 🤖
Musk, an open-source advocate and co-founder of OpenAI, is suing the company for deviating from its original open-source ethos, particularly after its partnership with Microsoft. 🧑⚖️
Grok, known for its real-time information access and unfiltered views, has been part of xAI's subscription service. Full Story
Applied Intuition Lends $6B Funding
💵 In a massive funding boost, Applied Intuition, a leader in autonomous vehicle software, has raised $250 million in a Series E round, pushing its valuation to a whopping $6 billion.
📈 This infusion of capital underlines the escalating investor interest in AI, particularly in sectors with substantial budgets like defense and automotive.
🚗 Applied Intuition stands out for its software that aids automakers and other industries in developing autonomous solutions, boasting partnerships with major players like General Motors, Toyota, and Volkswagen. Full Story
Meet Devin: The AI Software Engineer
🌀 In tech's latest twist, Cognition Labs' AI coder, Devin, backed by Peter Thiel, has software engineers on edge.
🖥️ Despite frequent predictions of AI disrupting coding, Devin stands out. It's aced practical engineering interviews, tackled real Upwork gigs, and even debugged GitHub projects, far outpacing prior models.
🧠 Cognition credits its focus on "reasoning" for Devin's edge. While marketed as a collaborative tool to elevate engineering teams, Devin has sparked industry debate. Some see it as a threat to a stable, middle-class profession, while others doubt its efficiency. Full Story
Space & Tech
Starship’s 3rd Flight Test Successful
🚀 SpaceX Successfully Conducted the 3rd Test Flight of Starship on Thursday.
☄️ The test was almost perfect, except for the landing part. This marks a huge leap in the development of Starship and Humanity’s efforts to colonize Mars!
Watch the Historic Launch Here
The Battle For TikTok
📢 TikTok Tumult The House voted to make ByteDance sell TikTok amid fears of Chinese influence and data security.
🤳 The app, a favorite among American youth, faces scrutiny from the FBI and US intelligence for potential misuse of personal data and spreading disinformation.
📜 Despite bipartisan support for the bill, TikTok calls it unconstitutional and plans to fight back legally if necessary.