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On Thursday, Anthropic released Opus 4.8, the newest version of its most advanced publicly available model. The model is available everywhere, with standard pricing at the same level as the previous Opus release. The new model comes just 41 days after Opus 4.7 was released, a much faster upgrade cycle than normal for Anthropic. (The most recent Sonnet and Haiku models are three and seven months old, respectively.) The fast turnaround may have something to do with the chilly reception to Opus 4.7, which some users found disappointing. That interval has also seen significant new releases for OpenAI’s Codex and…
Cottage cheese is having a moment—and not the polite, quiet kind. The once‑dusty diet relic has muscled its way back into the spotlight, fueled by influencers, TikTok hype, and anyone chasing cheap, convenient protein. High protein, low sugar, low calorie, low cost—it’s basically the health‑food algorithm in dairy form. If your grocery store’s curd shelf looks ransacked, blame the protein‑maxxing crowd and the wave of GLP‑1 users hunting for easy, filling foods. Who knew the lumpy stuff would become the hottest commodity in the dairy aisle? Welcome to the golden age of curds. More people are realizing cottage cheese is…
Earlier this month, xAI signed a major compute deal with Anthropic, pledging billions of dollars a month for exclusive use of the company’s Colossus cluster. It was a coup for both companies, giving xAI some much-needed revenue and helping Anthropic catch up in the never-ending race for compute. But this morning on X, Elon Musk downplayed exactly how much SpaceX had committed to the deal. “SpaceX has not committed to leasing Colossus for years, although it’s possible that may be what happens,” he said, replying to a user. “This is a 180 day lease with 90 day notice mutual cancellation…
On Thursday, the AI startup Sesame, co-founded by Oculus’s founders and others from the VR company that sold to Meta, released a public preview of the conversational AI agents it’s been developing for over a year. With its new iOS app, Sesame is rethinking the traditional AI chatbot experience popularized by apps like ChatGPT, creating one where conversation flows, even if the AI needs time to think. As the company explains in its launch announcement, “There’s an inherent tension between replying quickly and taking the time to compose thoughtful responses. A slower response is usually more correct, but it can…
Waymo’s new robotaxi is certain to be a game changer for the over-packers.Waymo, Alphabet’s robotaxi company, said on Thursday that it will start giving select riders access to its new baby-blue vehicle, the Ojai, in San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles over the next several weeks.The Ojai — pronounced “Oh-hi” — has a more spacious interior, though it fits the same number of passengers as Waymo’s four-seater Jaguar. The vehicle also features customizations that will improve riders’ control over their experience, Waymo said.The electric minivan will be the first new vehicle added to Waymo’s public fleet, which has so far…
Just ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, Bloomberg has published leaked renders of what Apple’s planned AI upgrade could look like on iPhone — including a brand-new Siri app meant to rival ChatGPT and other AI chatbots — as well as how Siri’s new capabilities will be woven throughout the operating system. The images were produced by Bloomberg based on what it saw and learned from sources. While you’ll still be able to press a button in iOS 27 to trigger Siri, the animation and response will now emerge from the iPhone’s Dynamic Island — that’s the…
The word “recursion” is the latest buzzword in AI circles. Two separate startups have taken on the name, and many more have started referencing recursive self-improvement (RSI) in their roadmaps. Like AGI before it, RSI has become a three-letter byword for a cataclysmic AI takeoff – even if there’s still a little disagreement about what it exactly means. In basic terms, RSI refers to an AI system that can continuously upgrade itself. Once AI systems can manage the upgrade cycle better than humans, the process can become a closed loop, limited only by the compute power they can access, and…
Enterprise organizations are not rejecting AI. They are rejecting operational instability. That is the shift many founders still misunderstand — and it is becoming one of the defining realities separating enterprise AI companies that scale from the ones that stall after early momentum. For the last several years, AI startups benefited from a market driven by experimentation. A strong demo, an impressive model, and a powerful vision were often enough to generate enterprise interest, pilot programs, and investor enthusiasm. But enterprise AI is entering a different phase now, one where enterprises are no longer evaluating whether AI is exciting. They are evaluating…
YouTube announced on Thursday it’s introducing new podcast features for Premium users, including an AI-powered recommendation tool, an “Auto speed” setting, and a new on-the-go listening mode. The update signals YouTube’s ongoing efforts to compete with other platforms for podcast audiences, especially as streaming giant Netflix is investing heavily in video podcasts. Additionally, by focusing on personalized discovery and hands-free listening features, the company also appears to be targeting users who consume podcasts on audio-first apps like Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The Google-owned platform’s “Ask Music” feature already lets Premium users generate personalized radio stations and playlists, and now users…
Reid Hoffman thinks people are sleeping on one of the biggest potential moneymakers in AI.The LinkedIn cofounder said there is a significant revenue opportunity in investing in companies using AI in medicine on an episode of ‘The Possible Podcast’ on Wednesday.”Now it’s the time for medicine,” Hoffman said. “They’re googly-eyed about the … Anthropic revenue thing. And medicines are massively larger TAMs [total addressable markets].”Hoffman said he believes the AI chatbot boom already has its leading players, such as OpenAI and Anthropic.He said people wanting to make money should look at AI in medicine, which, as a market, has greater…