๐ Meta's New Focus, Windows 11 AI Update, OpenAI's Licensing Moves
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How AI Replaced the Metaverse as Zuckerberg's Top Priority. Meta's founder has become deeply engaged in his company's AI efforts ahead of its 20th anniversary, but his close attention hasn't always proved to be a recipe for success. In the summer of 2021, during a private moment at the Allen & Co. conference in the Idaho mountains, Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai complimented Mark Zuckerberg on a technological breakthrough by Facebookโs artificial intelligence team. By Aisha Counts via Bloomberg
๐: Meta's founder has become deeply engaged in his company's AI efforts ahead of its 20th anniversary, but his close attention hasn't always proved to be a recipe for success. In the summer of 2021, during a private moment at the Allen & Co. conference in the Idaho mountains, Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai complimented Mark Zuckerberg on a technological breakthrough by Facebookโs artificial intelligence team. - Davey Alba (@daveyalba)
Microsoft wants to automatically launch its Copilot AI on some Windows 11 devices. Microsoft has started testing a change to Windows 11 that will see its AI-powered Copilot feature automatically open when Windows starts on โwidescreen devices.โ The change is being tested as part of Microsoft's latest Dev Channel preview of Windows 11, allowing Windows testers to provide feedback ahead of a broader rollout. By Tom Warren via The Verge
๐: Microsoft wants to automatically launch its Copilot AI on some Windows 11 devices. A new test involves Copilot opening at startup on "widescreen devices." - Tom Warren (@tomwarren)
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OpenAI Offers Publishers as Little as $1 Million a Year. OpenAI has offered some media firms as little as between $1 million and $5 million annually to license their news articles for use in training its large language models, according to two executives who have recently negotiated with the tech company. Thatโs a tiny amount even for small publishers, which could make it difficult for OpenAI to strike deals. By Sahil Patel via The Information
๐: ChatGPT Enterprise is now at 260 companies totaling 150,000 registered users - Greg Brockman (@gdb)
1X, robotic startup backed by OpenAI, receives $100M in funding. Founded ten years ago by Bernt รivind Bรธrnich, 1X Technologies began as Halodi Robotics to build general-purpose robots to handle labor-intensive tasks. Over the years, the company developed its tech, including the worldโs highest torque torque-to-weight drive servo motor for mimicking soft, organic muscle movement, and started shipping to enterprise customers. By Shubham Sharma via VentureBeat
Wi-Fi 7 quietly took off while everyone was looking at AI. The biggest names in laptops showed up to CES this week with new designs, new chips, and usually some way to sneak in the term โAI.โ But most of them also quietly arrived with one of the most important upgrades of all for competitive gamers on the go: better Wi-Fi, with support for Wi-Fi 7. By Wes Davis via The Verge
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