… But Microsoft wants to get involved in AI hardware as the category is expected to heat up in the coming months and years. Traditional rivals like Google and Meta are working on their own AI gadgets, and OpenAI is building devices in partnership with Jony Ive.
… Microsoft will remain “OpenAI’s primary cloud partner” and ship OpenAI’s latest products first on Azure, but the lack of exclusivity now means OpenAI’s new models can ship minutes later to rival cloud platforms. …
… The acquisition will also help SwitchBot expand into brick-and-mortar retail in North America and Europe, where Nanoleaf has partnerships with Apple and big-box stores such as Costco, Best Buy, and The Home Depot. …
… The AI-powered audiobook recap feature that summarizes what you’ve already listened to is also now available on Android, following its iOS launch in November. …
… You’ll now be able to pair a third-party heart rate monitor to the Oura app, as well as view various real-time metrics. And similar to other big-name health tech companies, Oura is launching a new research study called the Brain Health Study. …
… Holz said ideally, you could do this once a year or every single day, as it “aims for image quality comparable to MRI in many ways.” He mentioned that one way he’d like to use it would be to see how his body changes in response to diet and workout changes, saying, “I’m not the most measured man on … …
… OpenAI has long marketed itself as “democratic AI” allowing more access to the people, often implying that Anthropic and its enterprise focus do the opposite. In February, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote, “Anthropic serves an expensive product to rich people.” Read Dresser’s memo in full below. …
… That shell listing, however, still has some use as the Financial Times points out, and now CEO Joe Vernachio has announced a plan to raise $50 million from an unnamed investor, which will turn NewBird AI into “a fully integrated GPU-as-a-Service GPUaaS and AI-native cloud solutions provider.” NewBi… …
… Xbox also has a new chief technology officer. “Scott Van Vliet is joining as our CTO,” says Sharma. “Scott has spent more than two decades building technology and consumer platforms across cloud, commerce, gaming, and entertainment.” Scott Van Vliet led Azure AI infrastructure at Microsoft before j… …
… But Franks also worries the law could be wielded against platforms the administration views as a thorn in its side, such as Wikipedia. “I think what is the worst thing that can happen is, it turns out to be a paper tiger against the companies that are doing the worst and turns out to be a way to pe… …