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OpenAI Has Its 'Her' Moment, Tariff Wars Heat Up and Google Teases Project Astra

Anna's Daybreak News

Wednesday, 5:38 AM

May 15, 2024

Good morning news friend! Venture through the twists of current affairs, ensuring you're attuned to the ever-changing winds of global events. 📰🌟

OpenAI Releases GPT-4 Omni

OpenAI launched an advanced version of ChatGPT. This new version can handle voice, images, and videos. It uses the GPT-4o system. This model is twice as fast and half as expensive as GTP-4.

The app is free and available on smartphones and desktops. It's part of a broader effort to merge chatbots with voice assistants like Siri and Google Assistant.

ChatGPT reduced the latency to respond to voice commands from 5 seconds to 0.23 seconds. Giving it a more natural conversational feel.

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Google Introduces Project Astra

Google introduced Project Astra, which analyzes the world using a smartphone camera, and can identify objects and answer queries in real-time.

Moreover, Google teased Veo, an AI tool for generating high-resolution videos, as the company faces off against OpenAI’s similar offerings.

A new feature in Google, AI Overviews, will soon assist users with organizing search results and handling complex queries.

Additionally, Google revealed its sixth-generation tensor processing unit (TPU) chip, set to challenge Nvidia’s dominant processors.

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Tariff Wars Heat Up

President Biden has announced tariff hikes on several Chinese imports. This step aims to bolster domestic manufacturing and safeguard US workers from unfair competition.

The new tariffs target electric vehicle batteries, computer chips, and medical products.

Business groups argue that the tariffs will raise costs and nullify inflation progress.

On the other hand, labor unions and solar industry leaders praise the move. They believe it will protect jobs and stimulate the domestic solar sector.

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Jim Simons: The Man Who Beat the Market Died

Jim Simons, founder of Renaissance Technologies, has passed away at age 86.

Simons transformed investing by using quantitative computer models. His Medallion Fund achieved an unmatched annualized net return of over 30% since the 80's.

Simons began his career as a math professor and became the chair of the math department at Stony Brook University before diving into finance in 1978.

Founded in 1982, Renaissance Technologies manages $50 billion in assets. Despite its size, RenTech is considered one of the most secretive hedge funds in the world.

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