Welcome to the week as a review. This week, we dive into the most recent and biggest model of Openai GPT-4.5, Microsoft pulling the branch on Skype, how Anthropic used Pokémon Red to form his Sonnet 3.7 model, the unexpected return of the Fyre festival, and more! Let’s go.
Openai announced the launch of GPT-4.5,, The highly anticipated AI model, named Orion. GPT-4.5 is the largest OPENAI model to date, Trained using more power and calculation data than all previous versions of the company. CEO Sam Altman even said that Openai had been forced to surge the deployment of the model because The company is “outside GPU”. Subscribers to the plan of $ 200 per month Chatgpt Pro have access to GPT-4.5 as part of an overview of the research, while the customers of the Chatgpt Plus team and Chatgpt should obtain the model next week.
A combinator cohort demo The Optifye.ai member sparked an intense reaction that resulted in YC completely removes it from its social media. According to his YC profile, Optify says that he builds software to help the owners of factories, namely who works and does not work in “real time” thanks to the security cameras fueled by AI, he places on mounting chains. The clip was strongly criticized on X, where the user @vcbrags called it “sweatshops-as-a-service” and another judged that the “sports surface software on computer”.
Amazon has introduced a new and improved Alexa Experience called Alexa +. The new Alexa begins at $ 19.99 per month, which is competitive with other generative AI chatbots on the market, but it will be free for Amazon Prime subscribers. Alexa + will take place in the United States in early access From next month. Amazon also launches Alexa.com, a new web experience designed for “long” work, as well as an Alexa mobile application updated with a new interface and new feature.
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News
RIP, Skype: Microsoft takes the catch on Skype, marking the end of an internet era. Skype users have until May 5 to migrate their contacts and chat data to the Microsoft team platform or export their Skype data before stopping. Learn more
I have to catch them all: Anthropic used Game Boy Classic Pokémon Red to compare its latest model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet. The model managed to fight three Pokémon gym leaders and won their badges. Learn more
Perplexity wants to reinvent the browser: The search engine fed by AI launches registrations for Comet, which should be an AI web browser. “Like the reinvented research of perplexity, we also reinvent the navigator,” a spokesperson told Techcrunch. Learn more
Whoopsia: Elon Musk, the man who changed the name Twitter in X, once again accidentally referred to his social media platform like Twitter-on the platform itself. Seems to be a difficult habit to break for many people. Learn more
Zuckerberg fights leaks: The penis reports that Meta dismissed “approximately” 20 employees for disclosing confidential information. This decision comes in response to an increase in reports with details disclosed on the internal meetings of Meta and the plans of non -disclosed products. Learn more
Perplexity pursues more money: Perplexity would have collected a seed and pre-series investment fund of $ 50 million using part of the capital it has increased for the growth of the company to anchor it. The company would have raised $ 500 million to an assessment of $ 9 billion in December. Learn more
Surprise, surprise: While Meta phase its programs to verify third-party facts in the United States, the company reintroduces a program for creators who pay them for viral content. The time of these changes could intensify the prevalence of disinformation. Learn more
An easier way to code: Google has introduced a new free consumer version of Gemini Code Assist, its AI completion and code assistance tool. The tool allows developers to use a cat window to speak in natural language with an AI model that can access and modify their code base. Learn more
Lucid Motors CEO is moving: Peter Rawlinson leaves the roles of the CEO and the CTO that he has occupied since Lucid Motors was made public six years ago. According to regulatory documents, Rawlinson also left the company’s board of directors. Learn more
SBF prison stations: FTX’s disgrace founder Sam Bankman Fried, produced his first public post on X in more than two years when he was serving the first days of his 25 -year prison sentence. In the 10 positions thread, he referred as “unemployed”. Learn more
Oh, brother: Remember the disaster that was Fyre Fest? Billy McFarland is back with his suite. Fyre festival 2 will, and I cannot emphasize enough allegedly takes place in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, from May 30 to June 2. Tickets are on sale now – ranging from $ 1,400 to $ 1.1 million. Learn more
Analysis
Where is Dei so far: In response to the threats of the Trump administration, the United States companies have started to reduce Dei programs and clean up the public commitments of the DEI. The reaction to the government’s anti-divide pushing has taken many forms. In Corporate America, companies like McDonald’s, Walmart and Target have announced a form of turning back to their dei policies, while other companies like Apple, Costco and JPMorgan have indicated a commitment to their diversity efforts. From Amazon to Zoom, we have set up a useful guide for knowing where Dei is among technological companies. Learn more
