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In today's Techpresso:

🚀 Google unveils Gemma 3

🎮 Pokemon Go is getting a new owner

🤖 OpenAI launches new tools for building AI agents

🤝 Intel might hand over its manufacturing division to TSMC, Nvidia and others

🖋️ Sam Altman teases new creative writing model

🎁 + 11 other news you might like

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🚀 Google unveils Gemma 3 LINK
  • Google has introduced Gemma 3, an updated AI model designed for developers to create applications that can run on various devices and support over 35 languages, along with text, image, and video analysis.
  • The new model is claimed to be the world's best single-accelerator AI, surpassing competitors like Facebook's Llama and OpenAI in performance with a single GPU, and it features enhanced support for Nvidia GPUs.
  • Google remains committed to its usage restrictions for Gemma, while promoting it with Google Cloud credits and offering a Gemma 3 Academic program for researchers to receive $10,000 in credits for their projects.
🎮 Pokemon Go is getting a new owner LINK
  • Pokemon Go, originally developed by Niantic, is being sold to Scopely for $3.5 billion, while the current development team is expected to remain unchanged.
  • Scopely, known for games like Marvel Strike Force, will likely introduce more monetization strategies to Pokemon Go, potentially increasing ads and microtransactions to enhance profitability.
  • Niantic will transition into Niantic Spatial, a geospatial AI company, continuing its work on augmented reality games like Ingress Prime and Peridot.
🤖 OpenAI launches new tools for building AI agents LINK
  • OpenAI has introduced a new suite of APIs and tools, including the Responses API and the open-source Agents SDK, to help developers create AI-powered agents efficiently using the same technology behind its own AI agents.
  • The Responses API integrates features from OpenAI's existing APIs, allowing developers to use built-in tools like web and file search within a single call, which simplifies building applications requiring complex interactions.
  • The open-source Agents SDK enables developers to manage AI agent workflows, offering features like intelligent handoffs and tracing, while supporting the use of different models, including those from competitors like Google and Anthropic.
🤝 Intel might hand over its manufacturing division to TSMC, Nvidia and others LINK
  • TSMC is in discussions with major US tech companies, including Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, and Qualcomm, about a joint venture to acquire Intel's foundry business, with input from the Trump administration.
  • The Taiwanese company plans to hold less than 50 percent ownership in the proposed venture, which aims to address Intel's recent financial struggles, including a significant net loss of $18.8 billion in 2024.
  • Nvidia and Broadcom have started testing Intel's advanced 18A manufacturing technology, with AMD also considering its use, as the US government emphasizes that Intel's foundry division should remain under partial domestic control.
🖋️ Sam Altman teases new creative writing model LINK
  • Sam Altman announced that OpenAI has developed a new AI model specifically for creative writing, claiming it produces high-quality metafictional content.
  • Despite improvements in AI-generated literature, the new model's writing lacks the emotional depth and human touch that typically engage readers in traditional fiction.
  • While AI may not yet threaten skilled fiction writers, Altman suggests it could find a niche in genre fiction, which often tolerates more formulaic storytelling.

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Other news & articles you might like

  • Gemini Robotics uses Google’s top language model to make robots more useful LINK
  • Siri isn’t an assistant, it’s an embarrassment LINK
  • Google quietly acquired 14% of Anthropic LINK
  • Google is poised to acquire eye-tracking startup for future glasses LINK
  • SpaceX inks new deal with Airtel to bring Starlink internet to India LINK
  • New study finds that AI search tools are 60 percent inaccurate on average LINK
  • Moonvalley releases a video generator it claims was trained on licensed content LINK
  • Sakana claims its AI-generated paper passed peer review — but it’s a bit more nuanced than that LINK
  • North Korean government hackers snuck spyware on Android app store LINK
  • iPhone 17 Slim could be 30% thinner than the iPhone 16 LINK
  • iRobot tells investors its future is in doubt LINK

Latest research and tools

The Startup CTO's Handbook: a practical guide for aspiring and current CTOs to navigate the technical and managerial aspects of leading a startup, focusing on people management, strategic thinking, and aligning technology with business goals. LINK
FilePizza: a peer-to-peer file transfer tool that allows users to share files directly between browsers without using intermediary servers, ensuring fast and secure transfers while supporting multiple downloads, password protection, and large file sizes. LINK
VSC: an open-source real-time 3D rendering engine in C++ that focuses on portability and is inspired by various game programming resources and personal projects, aimed at approximating realistic lighting and material effects through rasterization. LINK

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