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Friday 29th of March
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• 💸 Amazon Completes $4 Billion Investment in AI Startup Anthropic

• 👀 Hey Meta! Meta Unveils AI-Powered Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

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AI FUNDING
🐐 Amazon Completes $4 Billion Investment in AI Startup Anthropic

Tech giant doubles down on generative AI with additional $2.75 billion funding

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Amazon has announced an additional $2.75 billion investment in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, completing a $4 billion funding deal initially announced in September 2023.

This strategic collaboration aims to expand Amazon's reach in the rapidly growing field of generative AI and enhance customer experiences through Anthropic's advanced AI models.

The Details

• Anthropic will use Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its primary cloud provider and leverage AWS Tranium and Inferentia chips for future AI models.

• AWS customers gain access to Anthropic's state-of-the-art Claude 3 family of models through Amazon Bedrock, a managed service for building generative AI applications.

• Claude 3 Opus, Anthropic's most advanced model, outperforms OpenAI's GPT-4 in reasoning, math, and coding benchmarks.

Why Should You Care?

Amazon's substantial investment in Anthropic underscores the growing importance of generative AI in shaping the future of technology.

As AI becomes increasingly integrated into various industries and applications, this collaboration positions Amazon to capitalize on the transformative potential of AI and deliver innovative solutions to its customers.

The partnership also highlights the intensifying competition among tech giants to secure strategic alliances with leading AI startups. Source

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META AI WEARABLES
👀 Hey Meta! Meta Unveils AI-Powered Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

Cutting-Edge Features Set to Revolutionize Wearable Technology

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Meta is taking a significant leap forward in wearable technology with the introduction of AI capabilities in its Ray-Ban smart glasses.

Starting next month, users will be able to access a range of multimodal AI features, including real-time translations, object recognition, and identification of animals and monuments.

By simply saying "Hey Meta" followed by a prompt or question, users can interact with the smart assistant seamlessly.

The Details

• The AI-powered glasses offer hands-free access to information and assistance, allowing users to take photos, record videos, play music, and now, ask questions about their surroundings.

• Early tests by The New York Times revealed the glasses' ability to identify pets, artwork, and food, although challenges were faced with distant or obscured zoo animals and exotic fruits.

• The glasses currently support translations in English, Spanish, Italian, French, and German, with plans for further refinement and expansion.

Why Should You Care?

Meta's integration of AI into its Ray-Ban smart glasses represents a significant shift in the company's focus and a major step forward in bringing AI technology into the real world.

As wearable technology continues to evolve, the addition of AI capabilities opens up a world of possibilities for users, offering them a more intuitive and immersive experience.

This development is not only exciting for tech enthusiasts but also has the potential to revolutionize the way we interact with our surroundings and access information on the go. Source

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