🦾 Google announces PaLM API

Plus: OpenAI releases GPT-4, Meta to cut 10,000 more jobs, and more…

Today’s pick

Google announces AI features in Gmail, Docs, and more to rival Microsoft. Google has announced a suite of upcoming generative AI features for its various Workspace apps, including Google Docs, Gmail, Sheets, and Slides. The features include new ways to generate, summarize, and brainstorm text with AI in Google Docs… (James Vincent / The Verge)

Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai

Excited about PaLM API: an easy and safe way for developers to build on top of our language models, and MakerSuite, a tool to jumpstart prototyping - both in private preview today. @googlecloud customers can also access these models + more via Vertex AI.

blog.googleThe next generation of AI for developers and Google WorkspaceIntroducing new generative AI capabilities in Google Cloud and Google Workspace, plus PaLM API and MakerSuite for developers.

---

OpenAI Plans to Up the Ante in Tech's A.I. Race. Four months ago, a small San Francisco company became the talk of the technology industry when it introduced a new online chatbot that could answer complex questions, write poetry and even mimic human emotions. Now the company is back with a new… (Cade Metz / The New York Times)

Greg Brockman @gdb

We’re releasing GPT-4 — a large multimodal model (image & text in, text out) which is a significant advance in both capability and alignment. Still limited in many ways, but passes many qualification benchmarks like the bar exam & AP Calculus:

openai.comGPT-4We’ve created GPT-4, the latest milestone in OpenAI’s effort in scaling up deep learning. GPT-4 is a large multimodal model (accepting image and text inputs, emitting text outputs) that, while less capable than humans in many real-world scenarios, exhibits human-level performance on various professi…

---

The best way to reach new readers is word of mouth. If you click THIS LINK in your inbox, it’ll create an easy-to-send pre-written email you can just fire off to some friends.

---

Meta to cut 10,000 more jobs, eliminate 5,000 openings. Meta is laying off 10,000 people and cutting 5,000 open roles as a part of a larger plan to flatten the company's management structure, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday. Why it matters: It's the second round of layoffs to hit the tech giant in the… (Sara Fischer / Axios)

Sara Fischer @sarafischer

#BREAKING: @Meta to cut 10,000 more jobs, eliminate 5,000 openings Story on @axios:

axios.comMeta to cut 10,000 more jobs, eliminate 5,000 openingsIt’s the second round of layoffs to hit the tech giant in the past few months.

---

VC firm USV sent warning to diversify deposit holdings in November. Union Square Ventures warned portfolio companies in November to diversify their bank deposits. The warning, which has not been previously reported, never specifically mentioned SVB. But it came after a senior partner became alarmed after reading… (Ben Bergman / Insider)

Ben Bergman @thebenbergman

Scoop: Union Square Ventures warned portfolio companies in November to diversify their bank deposits after a partner became alarmed about Silicon Valley Bank's balance sheet.

businessinsider.comExclusive: Union Square Ventures warned startup founders in November to diversify their deposit holdings after alarm over Silicon Valley Ba…Union Square Ventures warned portfolio companies in November to diversify their bank deposits and not be concentrated in any one institution.

---

TikTok Considers Splitting From ByteDance if Cfius Deal Fails. TikTok's leadership is discussing the possibility of separating from ByteDance Ltd., its Chinese parent company, to help address concerns about national security risks. A divestiture, which could result in a sale or initial public offering, is… (Alex Barinka / Bloomberg)

Alex Barinka @alexbarinka

TikTok's leadership is discussing the possibility of a separation from ByteDance if the national security deal with the US falls through, sources tell me and @livcarville. Scoop out now:

bloomberg.comBloomberg - Are you a robot?

---

Thanks for reading to the bottom and soaking in our Newslit fuelled highlights for your morning.

I hope you found it interesting and, needless to say, if you have any questions or feedback let me know by hitting reply or on Twitter.

Take care and see you tomorrow!

— Jose Montes de Oca

P.S. Want to advertise with us? We’d love to hear from you.