xAI's AI chatbot Grok is being tested in a standalone iOS app, currently available in Australia and some countries in beta. The app offers real-time web data access, generative AI features like text rewriting, summarization, Q&A, and image generation from text prompts. A dedicated site, Grok.com, is being prepared for web access.

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OpenAI released a new family of AI reasoning models, o3, which is more advanced than its previous model o1. The company used a new safety paradigm called 'deliberative alignment' to train the models and ensure they stay aligned with human values.

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Palantir and Anduril are forming a consortium with tech companies to bid on Pentagon contracts, aiming to challenge traditional defense contractors.

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Sriram Krishnan has been named as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under President Donald Trump. He will work with the president's council of advisors on science and technology and collaborate with David Sacks, Trump's crypto and AI 'czar'.

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Cristian Ponce and Théo Schäfer met at a Halloween party in 2023, bonding over their experiences as lab technicians. They come from different backgrounds, with Ponce studying bioengineering at Cal Tech and Schäfer studying underwater autonomous robots at MIT.

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In 2024, AI companies have raised $19 billion, accounting for 28% of all venture funding. Notably, xAI secured a $6 billion round and Liquid AI received $250 million. Other AI startups raised over $100 million each, with a total of 49 US-based companies reaching this milestone so far this year.

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OpenAI's GPT-5 development is facing delays and cost concerns. Initial training runs have been slower than anticipated, raising doubts about the model's significant advancement compared to previous versions.

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Nvidia received approval from the European Union to acquire Run-ai, an Israeli GPU orchestration platform. The EU determined the acquisition wouldn't create a monopoly. However, the deal is still pending approval from the U.S. Department of Justice.

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ChatGPT, a text-generating AI chatbot, has gained 300 million weekly active users since its launch in November 2022. OpenAI has released new products and features, including GPT-4o with voice capabilities and Sora, a text-to-video model.

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OpenAI has announced a new AI model called o3, but no further details are provided in the given news.

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