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I think Google is taking a couple digs at OpenAI about Sora.

OpenAI gave up on Sora last week, but in a post about Google’s new “cost efficient” Veo 3.1 Lite AI video model, DeepMind staffer Logan Kilpatrick says that “video’s here to stay.” And in a blog post about the model, the authors discuss Google’s “commitment to making video generation more available to developers.”

Google’s AI Inbox expands to Ultra subscribers.

If you’re the type that pays Google $249.99/mo for its AI Ultra plan in the US then you’ve earned yourself early access to Gmail’s new semi-useful-perhaps-someday-in-the-future AI Inbox. It’s still in beta, so take care.

The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home

People in Nigeria and India are strapping iPhones onto their heads and recording themselves doing chores.

Australian Government and Anthropic Sign MOU for AI Safety and Research

Today, Anthropic signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian government to cooperate on AI safety research and support the goals of Australia’s National AI Plan. Our CEO, Dario Amodei, met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to formalize the agreement during a visit to Canberra, Australia. We also announced AUD$3 million in partnerships with leading Australian research institutions to use Claude to improve disease diagnosis and treatment and support computer science education and research.

Computer in Slack: From Shared Context to Finished Work

Like many breakthrough technologies, Perplexity Computer began as an internal tool at Perplexity. Computer was born in the place where we do most of our work: Slack.

Starlink satellite breaks apart into 'tens of objects'; SpaceX confirms 'anomaly'

Satellite failure cause is unexplained after second 'fragment creation event.'