Other notable news includes Samsung’s Unpacked event unveiling the Galaxy S25 line and new smart home features, and Perplexity launching an AI assistant for Android. MrBeast is reportedly considering bids for TikTok’s U.S. operations, while Tumblr introduces a GIF and video discovery feature called Tumblr TV. Hugging Face released small AI models, and Carnegie Mellon debuted Power-Over-Skin technology. Stripe is laying off 300 employees, and Meta launched a video editing app following the removal of ByteDance’s CapCut. Lastly, Dewey offers a solution to save TikToks amid ongoing uncertainties about the app's future in the U.S.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI launched a research preview of Operator, an AI agent that can perform tasks like booking travel and shopping online, available to U.S. users on ChatGPT’s Pro subscription plan.
- Elon Musk and Sam Altman are in a dispute over the Stargate project, which aims to fund data centers for OpenAI, with Musk questioning its financial backing.
- Hackers discovered vulnerabilities in a Subaru web portal, allowing them to control car functions and track locations, which Subaru has since fixed.
- Samsung's Unpacked event revealed the Galaxy S25 line and advancements in smart home technology.