NEW LAUNCHES

The latest features, products & partnerships in AI

• ChatGPT now handles reminders and to-do lists — plus more on its forthcoming agents

• Leaked email outlines Nothing’s AI-driven vision for Phone (3) and future platform

• Ericsson debuts AI chatbot to streamline 5G network management

• YouTube may soon integrate Gemini AI for real-time video chats

• Adobe Firefly transforms image editing with new AI-powered bulk editing tool

• GitHub Copilot Workspace is now available to all Microsoft users

• You can now build custom chatbots on WhatsApp with AI character creation

AI TALENT TRENDS

The latest AI talent and team moves

• Meta to eliminate 5% of staff in shift to AI and AR development

• OpenAI appoints BlackRock executive to board

• Microsoft forms new AI engineering team under ex-Meta leader

• LinkedIn data reveals AI’s rise in the job market alongside growth in traditional service roles

AI MODELS

Research, training, alignment & reasoning

• The rise of reasoning models spark new prompting techniques and a debate over cost

• Mistral’s new Codestral AI model tops third-party code completion rankings

• Real-world video data provides virtually unlimited training material for AI models

• AI accuracy plummets with just 0.001% misinformation in training data

• New prompting technique drives deeper reasoning in AI through extensive internal monologues

INFRASTRUCTURE

Buildout, financing, policy & hardware

• Apple just joined a consortium of Big Tech companies to challenge Nvidia’s closed AI hardware ecosystem

• Vertical Compute raises $20.5M to advance memory chip tech

• Building Colossus: Inside the AI supercomputer Supermicro is building for xAI

• HPE lands $1B deal to supply AI-optimized servers for Elon Musk’s X platform

IN OTHER NEWS

Compelling stories beyond the usual categories

• How Wikipedia emerged as one of the web’s most trusted sources of information

• This startup is on a mission to transform satellite navigation with AI

• APA calls for FTC probe into AI chatbots offering therapy

• Medical data models combine lifestyle and health trends to predict life expectancy

• Anthropic among the first AI labs to achieve ISO 42001 certification for responsible AI governance

• The latest news on Amazon Alexa’s AI makeover

What’s happening in AI right now

Nations and tech giants race to build computing power

The great computing race

The massive new AI supercomputer, announced in Memphis with over 100,000 liquid-cooled NVIDIA GPUs, is a joint project between Elon Musk's xAI and Supermicro and represents the largest such facility ever built. But behind this technical marvel lies a deeper truth: the race for AI supremacy has become a game of raw computing power, and only a select few can afford to play.

The Biden administration clearly understands these stakes. This week, the President authorized federal lands to be used for private AI data centers while simultaneously tightening controls on AI chip exports. The message is clear - America wants to maintain its technological edge, even if that means ruffling some allied feathers.

Unexpected power moves

Perhaps the most intriguing development comes from the United Arab Emirates, where Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan is orchestrating a dramatic shift. With $1.5 trillion in sovereign wealth at his disposal, the Sheikh is aggressively courting U.S. tech partnerships, securing a $1.5 billion investment from Microsoft and planning a massive AI investment fund. This pivot away from Chinese partnerships signals a strategic realignment that could reshape the global AI landscape.

New alliances form

The tech industry isn't sitting idle either. Apple has joined forces with AWS, Google, Meta, and others in the UALink Consortium, a clear challenge to NVIDIA's grip on AI hardware connectivity. This unusual collaboration shows how traditional tech rivalries are being set aside in the face of common challenges.

Meanwhile, the UK has unveiled its own ambitious £14 billion AI strategy, aiming to increase its computing capacity twentyfold by 2030. This bold move suggests Britain sees an opportunity to establish itself as an AI powerhouse in the post-Brexit landscape.

Innovation continues

Amid these power plays, fundamental innovation marches on. Belgian startup Vertical Compute has raised $20.5 million to tackle one of AI's biggest bottlenecks - memory efficiency. Their approach could reduce data movement from centimeters to nanometers, potentially slashing energy costs by 80%.

What's next

The global AI landscape is shifting faster than anyone predicted. Nations are jockeying for position, new power players are emerging, and traditional alliances are being tested. The key question now isn't just who will lead in AI development, but how these new alignments will shape the technology's future.

Will the concentration of computing power in the hands of a few players stifle innovation? Can smaller nations and companies find niches to compete effectively? The answers to these questions will likely determine not just the future of AI, but the balance of global power itself.

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