Following Indonesia's ban on iPhone 16 sales due to local manufacturing requirements, Apple will invest $1 billion in its first Indonesian factory. The plant will produce smartphone components and parts for other Apple products.

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OpenAI is rumored to be launching a ChatGPT Pro plan for $200. This plan will offer unlimited access to all OpenAI models, including GPT-4o and the reasoning model o1, as well as unlimited use of Advanced Voice Mode and a new 'o1 pro mode' for complex questions.

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OpenAI is considering allowing instructors to create custom chatbots, powered by GPT technology, to enhance online courses.

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Elon Musk's AI company xAI has raised $6 billion in new cash, bringing its total raised to $12 billion, with a minimum investment of $77,593 from 97 investors.

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OpenAI has launched a new $200-per-month subscription tier, ChatGPT Pro, offering unlimited access to its AI models, including the full version of its o1 'reasoning' model.

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Microsoft launched a US-only preview of Copilot Vision, an AI tool that can read and understand websites visited using Microsoft Edge. It can answer questions, summarize and translate text, highlight tasks, and serve as a game assistant. Copilot Vision is available through Copilot Labs, an opt-in program for experimental AI capabilities, which requires a subscription to Microsoft’s Copilot Pro plan for $20 per month.

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff reports strong initial reception for AgentForce, an AI-powered agent-maker platform, with 200 deals closed in one quarter and plans to hire 1,400 salespeople.

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Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine, is expanding its publisher program by adding the LA Times, Adweek, Mexico News Daily, and others. Publishers will earn ad revenue and get performance metrics, while providing factual, valuable answers. New members include Pris Media, Lee Enterprises, The Independent, Blavity, NewsPicks, and Minkabu Infonoid.

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Three Google NotebookLM team members, including the team lead and designer, are leaving Google to start a new stealth startup. The startup's purpose and name are unknown, but it will be consumer-facing.

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DeepMind's Genie 2 AI can generate interactive 3D worlds from text descriptions, offering a diverse range of playable environments with physics, animations, and NPC behavior.

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