- AI News Roundup
- Posts
- 👓 Meta’s $3.5B bet on smart glasses
👓 Meta’s $3.5B bet on smart glasses
🦾Plus: 🏦 French Mistral ties with UAE?
Hey folks! Let’s get into AI craziness…
📢 AI News Roundup: What's New in the AI World?
📚 Teachers' union launches $23M AI academy
🎬 Moonvalley debuts filmmaker-friendly video AI
🏦 French Mistral ties with UAE?
🛍️ AI fuels Amazon Prime surge
💡 AI Tutorial:How to build interactive 3D websites from images
🤯 6 new AI Tools
🖼️ A.I. Generated Image of the Day
And don’t forget to tell us what you thought about today’s newsletter at the end!
Meta has bought a 3% stake in its smart glasses partner—the parent company behind Ray-Ban and Oakley, EssilorLuxottica—for around $3.5B. The companies have collaborated on smart glasses since 2019 (when it launched the first-generation Ray-Ban Meta glasses), and Meta will reportedly increase its share to 5% to cement a long-term partnership.
Picture a world where workflows are finely tuned, automated to perfection, and seamlessly integrated with your favorite apps. It's not just a platform; it's a revelation—a space where managers gain unparalleled visibility into team processes, ensuring each project is a resounding success. Step into the future of work management with monday.com, where efficiency isn't a goal; it's a given.
From startups to industry giants, monday.com has transformed how teams work. Why not let your team be the next success story? Start your free trial today
The American Federation of Teachers partnered with Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic to create a national AI training hub that will prepare 400,000 educators to integrate the technology into classrooms across the U.S. The academy will offer workshops, online courses, and professional development, with its flagship campus in NYC, and plans to scale nationally.
Moonvalley, a startup founded by ex-DeepMind researchers, just released Marey — a filmmaker-focused AI video model trained exclusively on licensed content that gives directors granular control over scenes.
French AI start-up, Mistral (maker of the Le Chat chatbot), is reportedly in talks with several major investors—including Abu Dhabi’s MGX fund—to raise up to $1B in equity funding. While these discussions are preliminary, and it’s not yet known what its valuation will be if it successfully secures the $1B, Mistral is Europe's biggest AI start-up and last year raised $1.14B, with a valuation of $6.8B.
According to a report by analytics firm Adobe, Amazon’s Summer Prime Day Week (which kicked off on Tuesday and will end on Friday) will trigger a 3,200% increase in AI-related visits this year. Adobe reported that 55% of people will likely use AI for research, 47% for product recommendations, 43% for finding deals, 35% for gift ideas, 35% for finding unique products, and 33% for creating shopping lists.
Amazon Prime isn’t just about fast shipping and streaming. There are 9 hidden perks that could completely transform the way you shop, save, and enjoy Prime. If you’re not using these benefits, you’re missing out on the full value of your membership. Check out this list of exclusive features and start unlocking the full potential of your membership today.
AI Tutorial
🌐 How to build interactive 3D websites from images
The Rundown: In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to turn any image idea into a functional 3D website using ChatGPT for image generation, Hunyuan 3D for model conversion, and AI coding tools for web development.
Step-by-step:
Use ChatGPT to generate your image: “Create a 3D image model of a [object] with a white background”
Convert to 3D model using Hunyuan 3D 2.1 on Hugging Face.
Upload the GLB file to your AI coding tool and prompt: “Create a [website type] that rotates the 3D model on the X axis when the user scrolls down”
Refine with follow-up prompts: “Enhance the UI and make it more modern”
An easy way to lower rates. Want to help your loved one with college costs? Co-signing a loan can be a great way to do just that. You'll be helping them unlock lower rates and get better approval odds. Plus, lenders like College Ave offer co-signed release after a set number of on-time payments, meaning your obligation doesn't have to be forever. Avoid last-minute headaches by acting now, before final tuition bills are due.
🔥AI Tools to supercharge your productivity
podcast.ai, a podcast that is entirely generated by artificial intelligence
Clipwing A tool for cutting long videos into dozens of short clips
aiPDF is an innovative, multi-modal tool designed to work with a wide array of inputs, including ebooks, web articles, YouTube videos,
Codetoflow enables you to understand the code in simple terms using a flowchart which enables you to understand the details
DocXter is a smart, simple, and easy-to-use document intelligence application.
Clarity AI is a state-of-the-art AI Image Upscaler & Enhancer that supports upscaling from 64px to 37 megapixels
Eazl.ai represents a paradigm shift in the way professionals approach their work.
View our database of all the best AI tools for your needs: aitoolsup.com
Got a great AI tool to showcase? Submit AI tool
Fact-based news without bias awaits. Make 1440 your choice today.
Overwhelmed by biased news? Cut through the clutter and get straight facts with your daily 1440 digest. From politics to sports, join millions who start their day informed.
⚡️Quick AI News Roundup
🖥️ Microsoft’s Copilot Plus features might arrive on desktop PCs later this year.
🌐OpenAI tightens the screws on security to keep away prying eyes
🤖Microsoft and Replit announced a new partnership to bring the startup’s agentic coding
🚀IBM unveiled its next-gen Power11 chips and servers
🚀Google rolled out the ability to use first-frame image-to-video generations in Veo 3
🔥Waymo Begins Offering Teen Accounts, Starting in Metro Phoenix
Take control of your health with the most comprehensive at-home blood test available, starting at just $499. TruAge analyzes over 75 biomarkers from a single finger prick of blood, providing personalized recommendations for the most impactful changes you can make today.
Discover your biological age, understand the pace at which you’re aging, and get a detailed action plan tailored to your body. All from the comfort of home. AI News Roundup readers get 20% off with code WELLNESS20.
🤖Prompt Engineering
✅Market Analysis
Identify potential opportunities for <business> to leverage augmented reality or virtual reality technologies to showcase <USP> and engage <persona>, addressing their <challenges> in innovative ways.If you found this prompt useful,
You can find 1000+ prompts to increase productivity by clicking here.
Recommended reading
|
A.I. Generated Image of the Day
😳Smile
Thanks for reading. UNTIL NEXT TIME 👋
💡 Help me get better and suggest new ideas or Interested in Sponsoring AI News Roundup Newsletter? Contact at [email protected]
Here via forward? Subscribe here.
What'd you think of today's edition? |