Welcome back to Review Week. This week we’ll dive into Openai’s latest, largest model GPT-4.5, Microsoft plug-in plugins on Skype, how Anthropic trains its Claude 3.7 sonnet model with Pokémon Red, unexpected return of Fyre Festival and more! Let’s get into it.
Openai announces GPT-4.5,,,,, The highly anticipated AI model code is Orion. GPT-4.5 is the largest model of OpenAI to date More computing power and data training is used than any previous version of the company. CEO Sam Altman The company is “over GPU”. As part of the research preview, subscribers to the $200 monthly Chatgpt Pro plan can access GPT-4.5, and Chatgpt Plus and ChatGpt team customers should get the model sometime next week.
Demonstration of Y combination queue Member optify.ai triggers a strong rebound YC removes it completely from social media. According to its YC profile, Optify said it is building software to help factory owners know who works in “real-time” and that it is placed on the assembly line thanks to AI-powered security cameras. The clip has received serious criticism on X, which user @vcbrags calls “WeateatShops-As-a-Service” and another considered “Computer Vision Sweat Shoes Service Store Software”.
Amazon launches a new and improved Alexa Experience is called Alexa+. The new Alexa starts at $19.99 per month, competing with other generated AI chatbots on the market, but it’s free for Amazon Prime subscribers. Alexa+ will be available in the United States early Starting next month. Amazon also launched Alexa.com, a new web experience designed to work “long”, as well as a refreshed Alexa mobile app with new interfaces and features.
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RIP, Skype: Microsoft pulled the plug-in to Skype, marking the end of the Internet era. Skype users must migrate their contacts and chat to Microsoft’s Teams platform by May 5, or export their Skype data before it is closed. Read more
To catch up with all: Anthropic uses Game Boy Classic Pokémon Red to benchmark its latest model Claude 3.7 sonnets. The model successfully fought three Pokémon Stadium leaders and won the badge. Read more
Confused to reshape your browser: AI-powered search engines are launching the registration of Comet, which is expected to be an AI web browser. “Just like searches that reinvent complexity, we are reinventing browsers,” a spokesperson told TechCrunch. Read more
Wow: Elon Musk, the man who changed Twitter’s name to X, once again called its social media platform Twitter on the platform itself. It seems to be a difficult habit that many people have broken. Read more
Zuckerberg fights leaks: Verge reported that Meta fired 20 employees for leaking confidential information. The move was in response to a surge in news coverage and leaked details about Meta’s internal meetings and undisclosed product plans. Read more
Confused Chasing More Cash: Confusion is reportedly using some of the capital raised by the company’s growth to raise a $50 million seed and pre-planted investment fund. The company reportedly raised $500 million at a valuation of $9 billion in December. Read more
Surprise, surprise: With Meta in its third-party fact-check program in the U.S., the company is revisiting a plan for creators who pay for viral content. The timing of these changes may exacerbate the popularity of misinformation. Read more
Simpler encoding method: Google has launched a new, free consumer version of Gemini Code Assist, its AI code completion and assistive tools. The tool allows developers to use a chat window to talk to AI models that can access and edit their code base in natural language. Read more
Lucid Motors CEO stepped down: Peter Rawlinson has been in the CEO and CTO roles he serves since Lucid Motors made public six years ago. According to regulatory documents, Rollinson also left the company’s board of directors. Read more
SBF from Prison Post: FTX founder Sam Bankman Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison in more than two years. In the 10-second thread, he called himself “unemployed”. Read more
Oh, brother: Remember the disaster of Fair Day? Billy McFarland returns with the sequel. Fyre Festival 2 Will, I can’t put this enough pressure, It is said that It will be held from May 30 to June 2 at Isla Mujeres, Mexico. Tickets are now on sale – ranging from $1,400 to $1.1 million. Read more
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Location so far: In response to the threat from the Trump administration, companies across the United States have begun to cut DEI programs and cut public DEI commitments. The response to the government’s anti-diversity drive took many forms. Among U.S. companies, companies like McDonald’s, Walmart and Target have announced some form of DEI policy, while others such as Apple, Costco and JPMorgan have expressed commitments to their diversity efforts. From Amazon to Zoom, we provide a useful guide to DEI’s position in tech companies. Read more
