Note from Matt: Below is an AI-generated list of AI news and tools. Our bot scours the internet daily to find AI news. Because it’s AI, it often finds older news or non-AI news and adds it to the mix. It also seems to break links often. We’re constantly working on improving the automation but this should, for the most part, ensure no AI news ever gets missed

The Latest AI News:

• Apple announces Apple Intelligence, its new suite of AI features for iPhone, iPad, and Mac – Apple unveiled its new AI system, “Apple Intelligence,” which is deeply integrated into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia and focuses on privacy with on-device and private cloud processing.
• Apple to integrate ChatGPT into its platforms – Apple is partnering with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into Siri and system-wide Writing Tools, allowing users to access the chatbot’s capabilities for free without an account.
• Elon Musk threatens to ban Apple devices over OpenAI integration – Elon Musk announced he would ban Apple devices from his companies if the OpenAI integration is built into the operating system, calling it an “unacceptable security violation.”
• Luma Labs releases Dream Machine, a new text-to-video model – Luma Labs launched its new publicly available text-to-video AI model, Dream Machine, which is being praised for its high-quality, realistic, and fluid video generation.
• Perplexity AI accused of plagiarism by Forbes – AI search engine Perplexity is facing accusations of plagiarism from Forbes and Wired for its new “Pages” feature, which allegedly repackages journalism without proper attribution or clear sourcing.
• Mistral AI raises $640M at a $6B valuation – French AI startup Mistral AI secured $640 million in a new funding round led by General Catalyst, pushing its valuation to nearly $6 billion.
• CoreWeave in talks to acquire data center operator an additional $1.5B – AI cloud provider CoreWeave is reportedly in talks to acquire data center operator Anchorpoint in a deal valued at approximately $1.5 billion.
• Google DeepMind introduces V2A for generating audio for video – Google DeepMind has developed a new video-to-audio (V2A) technology that can generate synchronized soundtracks, including sound effects, music, and dialogue, for silent video clips.
• Character.AI introduces voice-to-voice conversations – The popular AI chatbot platform Character.ai has launched a new voice feature that enables users to have real-time spoken conversations with its AI characters.
• Humane is reportedly looking for a buyer – Humane, the company behind the widely-panned AI Pin, is reportedly seeking a buyer with an asking price between $750 million and $1 billion.
• Raspberry Pi shares surge 38% in London IPO – Shares of Raspberry Pi, the maker of popular low-cost single-board computers, jumped as much as 38% in its London Stock Exchange debut.
• New Stability AI CEO reaffirms commitment to open source – Prem Akkaraju, the new CEO of Stability AI, stated that the company will continue to focus on releasing open-source models as part of its core business strategy.
• AI can spot Parkinson’s disease years before symptoms emerge – Researchers have developed an AI tool that can detect signs of Parkinson’s disease by analyzing brain scans up to seven years before the first clinical symptoms appear.
• Abridge raises $150M for its clinical documentation AI – Abridge, a startup that uses AI to summarize and structure medical conversations, raised $150 million in a Series C funding round to expand its technology in hospital systems.
• Sakana AI uses evolution-inspired techniques to merge AI models – Tokyo-based Sakana AI has developed an “evolutionary model merge” technique that can autonomously combine different open-source AI models to create new ones with superior, specialized capabilities.
• Databricks acquires Tabular for over $1 billion – Data and AI company Databricks has acquired Tabular, a data management company founded by the creators of the open-source Apache Iceberg project, in a deal reportedly worth over $1 billion.
• The rise of AI-powered robot security guards in the US – The use of autonomous robot security guards equipped with AI surveillance is growing across the United States, raising concerns about job displacement and privacy.
• Japan’s government begins using generative AI for official documents – Japan’s government has started using a ChatGPT-based generative AI tool to assist central government employees in drafting official documents like minutes and policy responses.
• Poolside, an AI coding startup, raises $126M – Poolside, a startup building an AI model specifically for enterprise software development, has emerged from stealth with $126 million in funding.
• Unstructured raises $40M to help enterprises process data for LLMs – Unstructured, a company providing tools to help enterprises process and transform their internal, unstructured data for use with large language models, has raised $40 million in a Series B round.
• European Commission launches the European AI Office – The European Commission has officially launched the AI Office, a new body tasked with implementing and enforcing the landmark EU AI Act.
• SEC charges fintech firm over false AI claims – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged fintech firm TiiCKER with making false and misleading statements about its purported use of artificial intelligence in its trading models.

Trending AI Tools:

• Pika 1.0 – A powerful text-to-video model that can generate and edit videos in various styles from text and image prompts.
• Krea AI – A suite of tools for real-time AI image generation, upscaling, and enhancement.
• Leonardo AI Phoenix – A new foundation model from Leonardo AI that excels in photorealism and prompt adherence for image generation.
• Ideogram 0.2 – An updated image generation model with improved photorealism, text rendering, and prompt following capabilities.
• Google VideoPoet – A new large language model from Google designed for high-quality, multi-modal video generation.
• Runway Motion Brush – A video editing tool that allows you to “paint” motion onto specific areas of a static image to bring it to life.
• Superhuman for Windows – The AI-powered email client designed for speed and productivity is now available as a native Windows application.
• Luma’s Genie – A text-to-3D model that can generate any 3D object in under 10 seconds from a simple text prompt.
• Gemini – Google’s most capable and general AI model, built from the ground up to be multimodal across text, images, video, and audio.
• Grok – A new conversational AI from xAI, designed to have a bit of wit and a rebellious streak, with real-time access to information on X.
• GPTs – A feature from OpenAI that allows users to create custom versions of ChatGPT for specific tasks without any coding.
• Rerender AI – A tool that allows you to restyle any image with AI by using your own images as style references.
• Sudo Write Story Bible – An AI feature for writers that automatically tracks and organizes all the details of your story, like characters, settings, and lore.
• Spell Studio – A no-code platform that allows you to build and deploy AI-powered applications using pre-built templates and tools.
• Durable – An AI-powered website builder that can create a fully-functional business website with images and copy in under a minute.
• Gamma – An AI tool for creating engaging presentations, documents, and webpages from simple text prompts.
• MusicGen + AudioGen – Open-source models from Meta that can generate music and sound effects from text descriptions.
• Magic Hour – An AI-powered tool that provides professional-level color grading for your videos with a single click.
• Layer AI – An AI tool that helps game developers generate on-brand game assets and artwork at scale.
• Looka – An AI-powered platform to design a custom logo and build a complete brand identity for your business.
• Chat with any PDF – A free tool to upload and ask questions about any PDF document to quickly find information.
• ChatPDF – A tool that allows you to have a conversation with your PDF documents to quickly extract information and gain insights.
• EverArt – An AI art platform for creators to train their own models, generate images, and enhance them with upscaling tools.
• Mistral 8x7B – A high-quality, open-source “mixture of experts” model that delivers high performance and is available for developers to use.
• Llama Guard – A safety-focused, open-source LLM from Meta designed to classify content in prompts and responses for AI conversations.
• Danswer 2.0 – An open-source enterprise search tool that connects to workplace apps like Slack, GitHub, and Confluence to answer questions.
• Vercel AI SDK 3.0 – A developer toolkit for building generative AI user interfaces with features that support React Server Components and Svelte.

Sponsors:

• Masterworks – Masterworks is a platform for investing in blue-chip art from artists like Banksy and Basquiat.
• Clay – Clay is a sales automation platform that enriches leads, crafts personalized emails, and handles the entire outreach process for you.
• Notion – Notion AI integrates into your workspace to help you work faster by answering questions, drafting content, and automating tasks.
• CommandBar – CommandBar publishes “Hot Takes,” a newsletter for product people featuring spicy opinions on product, user experience, and AI.
• Zapier – Zapier is an automation platform that helps you use AI to connect your apps and streamline workflows in your life and business.
• Writer – Writer offers an e-book detailing the seven essential security and compliance requirements for implementing enterprise-grade generative AI.
• OpusClip – OpusClip is a generative AI video tool that automatically repurposes long videos into short clips with a single click.
• Aelevate – Aelevate is an AI co-pilot for hiring that automates tasks like candidate screening, interview scheduling, and evaluations.
• Intel – Intel hosts events to share the latest news on their AI PCs, data center solutions, and edge computing technologies.