Welcome again a week under consideration. This week we are immersed in the newest, newest OpenAi, GPT-4.5 model, Microsoft pulling the Skype outlet, how anthropic used Pokémon Red to train its model Sonnet Claude 3.7, the sudden return of Fyre Festival, and more! Let’s get into it.
Openai announced the beginning of GPT-4.5, The long -awaited model of the model named Orion named Orion. GPT-4.5 is the largest Openai model so far, trained using more computing power and data than any of the company’s previous omissions. CEO Sam Altman even said that Openai was forced to stagnate the model because the company is “outside GPU”. Subscribers of the Chatgt Pro Plan $ 200 a month have access to GPT-4.5 as part of a research survey, while chatgt plus and chatgt team customers should take the model somewhere next week.
A demonstration from the y combinator group Optifie member. He sparked huge reactions that resulted in YC by completely deleting it from her social media. According to his YC profile, Optify says it is software building to help factory owners know who is and is not working in “real time” thanks to security cameras with the one who decides on the mounting lines. The clip was heavily criticized in X, where the @vcbrags user called it “Sweatshops-Si-A-Service” and another considered it “Sweatshop Computer Vision”.
Amazon introduced a new and improved Alexa Experience called Alexa+. The New Alexa begins at $ 19.99 a month, which is competitive with other generating chatbots in the market, but will be free for Amazon Prime subscribers. Alexa+ will come to the US at the Early entry starting next month. Amazon is also starting Alexa.com, a new online experience created for “long” job work, as well as a refreshed Alexa Mobile app with a new interface and functionality.
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tidings
RIP, Skype: Microsoft is pulling the plug on Skype, marking the end of an online era. Skype users have until May 5 or migrate their contacts and chat data on the Microsoft team platform or export their data to Skype before they are closed. Read more
Gotta Catch ’em All: Anthropic used the Game Boy Classic Pokémon RED game to compare its latest model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet. The model successfully fought three Pokémon gym leaders and won their marks. Read more
PurkSi wants to recreate the browser: Energy search engine he is starting comet recordings, which is expected to be an online browser. “Like the recreated recreated search, we are also recreating the browser,” a spokesman told Techcrunch. Read more
WhoOopsie: Elon Musk, the man who changed Twitter to X, has once again accidentally referred to his social media platform as Twitter – on the platform itself. It seems to be a difficult habit to break for many people. Read more
Zuckerberg fights leaks: Verge reports that Meta shot “approximately” 20 employees to flow confidential information. The measure comes in response to an increase in news with details leaked about the meta domestic meetings and plans of undiscovered products. Read more
The attempt follows more money: The attempt is reported to be increasing a $ 50 million investment fund and pre-what, using some of the capital it raised to increase the company to anchor it. The company is reported to have collected $ 500 million in a $ 9 billion rating in December. Read more
Surprise, surprise: While Meta Phase from its third -party fact control programs in the US, the company is restoring a program for creators paying them for viral content. The time of these changes can intensify the spread of misinformation. Read more
An easier way to encode: Google introduced a new, free version of Gemini Code Assist, his finishing tool and aid help. The tool allows developers to use a conversation window to chat in natural language with a model that can enter and modify the base of their codes. Read more
Lucid Motors General Director goes down: Peter Rawlinson is withdrawing from CEO and CTO roles he kept before Lucid Motors released six years ago. According to regulatory registrations, Rawlinson has also left the company board. Read more
SBF posts from prison: The ashamed founder of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried did his first public post on X in over two years while he serves the early days of a 25-year-old prison sentence. At the beginning with 10 posts, he called himself “unemployed”. Read more
Oh, brother: Remember the catastrophe that was Fyre Fest? Billy McFarland has returned with its continuation. Fyre festival 2 will, and I can’t stress enough, allegedly They take place in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, from May 30 to June 2. Tickets are on sale now – ranging from 1,400 to $ 1.1 million. Read more
Analysis
Where dei stays so far: In response to threats from the Trump administration, companies across the US have begun to shorten Dei programs and clear public commitments for Dei. The response to the impetus against the government’s diversity has taken many forms. In Corporate America, companies like McDonald’s, Walmart and Target have announced a form of return of their Dei policies, while other companies like Apple, Costco and JPMORgan have shown a commitment to their diversity efforts. From Amazon to Zoom, we unite a useful guide for where Dei stands among technology companies. Read more
