In other news, Northwestern University researchers built miniature VR goggles for mice to study fear and anxiety, and a review of Meta’s new Ray-Ban smart glasses highlighted their improved features. Bose Frames, a line of audio smart glasses, was discontinued. The article also mentions a collaboration between Walkabout Mini-Golf and Meow Wolf, an AI animated Christmas Card created by Jon Draper, and a podcast hosted by Ted Schilowitz and Rony Abovitz. The article concludes with recommended readings on Fortnite's metaverse, AI's impact on the internet, and Finland's metaverse strategy.
Key takeaways:
- Epic Games won a $92 million lawsuit against Google for violating antitrust laws by using its dominant position in the mobile app market to stifle competition.
- Mistral AI, a French startup, raised $415 million in Series C funding at a $2 billion valuation. The company's technology is designed to be user-friendly, even for those unfamiliar with coding or AI.
- The European Union has finalized a law to regulate AI, potentially setting a global standard. The AI Act aims to balance the rapid advancement of AI technology with necessary oversight and risk management.
- OpenAI has entered into an agreement with media giant Axel Springer, allowing its AI, ChatGPT, access to materials from Axel Springer's publications to support the development of timely news summaries and further refine its advanced language models.