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🤖 Musk unveils Grok 4 alongside a $300 monthly subscription
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- xAI released two flagship models, Grok 4 and the more powerful Grok 4 Heavy, which uses multiple agents to collaborate on solving a single problem.
- The new model scored 25.4% on the Humanity's Last Exam benchmark, while the Heavy variant achieved a 44.4% result with tools on the same test.
- A $300-per-month subscription named SuperGrok Heavy was also launched, giving customers early access to the top AI and other future products from the company.
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🌐 OpenAI will launch an AI browser to rival Google
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- OpenAI is launching a browser that embeds artificial intelligence to gain direct access to user data, challenging a key component of Google's advertising business.
- The browser will use a native chat interface and support AI agents that can perform tasks like booking appointments on behalf of users directly within pages.
- Built on Chromium, the browser was developed from the ground up to give OpenAI more control over how its tools interact with user browsing activity.
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🥽 Apple Vision Pro 2 could launch this year
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- The new Apple Vision Pro will reportedly feature an M4 chip, a significant performance upgrade compared to the M2 chip found in the original headset.
- A redesigned strap is expected to make the device more comfortable for long periods, addressing user complaints about neck strain without changing the headset's weight.
- This hardware refresh is considered a stop-gap measure that will likely maintain the $3,499 price, with a cheaper and lighter model not expected until 2027.
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💥 YouTube prepares crackdown on AI videos
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- On July 15, YouTube will modify its Partner Program to stop paying for "mass-produced" and "repetitious" videos, a change targeting AI-generated spam content.
- Content with AI-generated voiceovers lacking personal commentary or slideshow compilations with reused clips may now become ineligible to earn money through the video platform's rules.
- While restricting some low-effort formats, YouTube continues to develop its own AI tools that help users generate both video and audio for Shorts from scratch.
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☄️ Perplexity launches Comet, its AI-based web browser
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- Perplexity’s new AI browser Comet is initially launching exclusively for users on its $200-per-month Max plan, along with a small waitlisted group of invitees.
- The browser includes Comet Assistant, a new AI agent in a sidecar that can summarize emails, manage tabs, and answer questions about your current webpage.
- Using the agent requires giving Perplexity broad access to your Google data, and it currently fails at complex tasks by hallucinating important details like dates.
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🫠 Microsoft shares $500M AI savings internally after 9,000 layoffs
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- An executive said Microsoft saved over $500 million in its call center last year, attributing this cost reduction to productivity gains from the company's use of AI tools.
- This news came just one week after the company laid off more than 9,000 employees, bringing total job cuts this year to somewhere around 15,000 people.
- The layoffs happened as Microsoft reported $26 billion in quarterly profit and plans to invest $80 billion into AI infrastructure while competing to hire top researchers.
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