🔥 Story Of The Week: Apple is reportedly in talks with OpenAI and Anthropic to power an upgraded Siri, marking a significant shift in its AI strategy.
⭐️ Must Reads: Cloudflare launches pay-per-crawl for AI bots, Microsoft's AI diagnostic tool outperforms doctors, Wimbledon replaces line judges with AI and Anthropic's AI shop manager experiment reveals limits.
🧰 Technology: Microsoft open-sources VS Code Copilot Chat, Baidu open-sources Ernie 4.5 AI models and Microsoft's in-house AI chip faces delays.
📊 Business And Economy: Microsoft announces 9,000 layoffs amid AI push, Salesforce CEO says AI handles up to 50% of work and Perplexity launches $200/month 'Max' plan.
📝 Policy And Regulation: Microsoft & OpenAI clash over AGI clause, Facebook AI seeks unpublished photo access and Denmark pioneers law to combat deepfakes.
⚡ Startups And Investments: Grammarly acquires Superhuman, OpenAI hires Crossing Minds team and xAI secures $10B in funding to boost AI infrastructure.