🔥 Story of the Week: Anthropic releases Claude 3.7 Sonnet, featuring hybrid architecture with enhanced reasoning abilities.
⭐️ Must Reads: Amazon introduces AI powered Alexa+, Microsoft's quantum computing chip, Google's AI solves antibiotic resistance puzzle, and Apple announces $500B US investment.
🧰 Technology: Figure AI advances humanoid robotics with Helix, Microsoft launches Muse for game development, and Evo-2 transforms genomic research.
📊 Business and Economy: Nadella urges realistic AI assessment, Apple to integrate Google Gemini, and Activision confirms use of AI-generated game content.
📝 Policy and Regulation: Musicians protest UK AI copyright proposals with silent album, potential cuts to US AI Safety Institute spark concerns, and AI shows potential for pandemic management.
⚡ Startups and Investments: Anthropic reaches $61.5B valuation with new funding, Salesforce and Google form $2.5B partnership, and OpenEvidence achieves unicorn status.