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ILYA SUTSKEVER, OPENAI'S FORMER CHIEF SCIENTIST, LAUNCHES NEW AI COMPANY

Ilya Sutskever, one of OpenAI's co-founders and former chief scientist, has launched a new company just a month after formally leaving OpenAI. Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI) has only one goal and one product: a safe superintelligence. Sutskever has previously predicted that AI with intelligence superior to humans could arrive within the decade, and that when it does, it won't necessarily be benevolent. This necessitates research into ways to control and restrict it. SSI has been designed from the ground up as a for-profit entity. It is currently recruiting technical talent in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv.

SNAP PREVIEWS ITS REAL-TIME IMAGE MODEL THAT CAN GENERATE AR EXPERIENCES

Snap unveiled a real-time, on-device image diffusion model for creating vivid AR experiences and introduced new generative AI tools for AR creators at the Augmented World Expo. These enhancements, which include a new Lens Studio 5.0 with an AI assistant, aim to make AR content creation faster and more efficient with features like realistic ML face effects, 3D asset generation, and character creation using text prompts.

NETFLIX TO OPEN MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT, DINING, AND SHOPPING COMPLEXES IN TWO CITIES IN 2025

Netflix plans to open two new in-person experience venues in 2025. The locations, which will be in King of Prussia, Pa., and Dallas, will feature a wide array of shopping outlets, eateries, and activities tied to major franchises. The two new Netflix Houses will have footprints spanning more than 100,000 square feet. Netflix doesn't see these permanent retail destinations as becoming a sizable new business segment - it is aiming for them to serve as marketing vehicles that invite fan engagement to support the core subscription-streaming business.

THE FRAMEWORK LAPTOP 13 IS ABOUT TO BECOME ONE OF THE WORLD'S FIRST RISC-V LAPTOPS

Framework has partnered with DeepComputing, the company behind the very first RISC-V laptops, to build a RISC-V mainboard for the Framework Laptop 13. While the performance and features of these chips aren't on par with Intel or AMD (a Raspberry Pi 4 is likely faster), the integration is exciting as RISC-V is becoming more accessible. Framework hasn't announced a release date or price yet as the RISC-V mainboard is still in early development.

FOR EVS, SEMI-SOLID-STATE BATTERIES OFFER A STEP FORWARD

It's not yet realistic to look for solid-state batteries in production vehicles anytime soon. Semi-solid-state batteries with gel electrolytes still offer significant improvement over lithium iron phosphate batteries. They can be made on conventional lithium-ion battery production lines. Several companies are actively developing semi-solid-state batteries - WeLion, a Chinese company, has created a battery pack that delivers more than 1,000 kilometers of driving range on a single charge.

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