### Title The Impact of Patent Trolls on AI Entrepreneurs ### Important Facts - 💰 In 2006, Research in Motion had to pay $612.5 million to a patent holding company called NTP. - 📝 Patent trolls are people or companies that register patents solely for the purpose of being the patent holder. - 💼 They do not plan on manufacturing any product or delivering any service related to the patented technology. - 💸 Companies face direct costs of over $29 billion due to expenses generated by patent trolls. ### Secondary Facts - 📱 Research in Motion was the maker of the BlackBerry device. - 🤖 The focus of this news is on AI entrepreneurs and their journey from concept to patent.

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### Title Mac users are embracing AI apps, with 42% using them daily ### Important Facts - 📈 42% of Mac users report using AI-based apps on a daily basis - 💻 63% of Mac users believe that AI apps are more beneficial than those without AI - 👩‍💻 44% of Mac app developers have already implemented AI or machine learning models in their apps ### Secondary Facts - 🧑‍💻 28% of Mac app developers are working on implementing AI or machine learning models in their apps

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### Title YouTube introduces AI-powered ads for targeting special cultural moments ### Important Facts - 🆕 YouTube launches "Spotlight Moments" advertising package - 💡 Uses Google AI to identify popular YouTube videos related to specific cultural events - 🎃 Advertisers can serve targeted ads across video referencing the event on a branded YouTube channel - 🏆 Examples of cultural moments include Halloween, major awards shows like the Oscars, and sporting events - 📺 Videos are curated into dynamically updated playlists on the branded YouTube channel ### Secondary Facts - 🔍 The new advertising package aims to leverage AI technology for advertisers on YouTube - 🌐 Ads will be served across video content that is relevant to the cultural moment being targeted

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### Title Roboticists' Approach to Generative AI ### Important Facts - 🤖 Roboticists are exploring generative AI. - 📰 The news was first published in TechCrunch's robotics newsletter, Actuator. ### Secondary Facts - 💡 The article discusses the thought process of roboticists regarding generative AI.

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### Title The Impact of Generative AI on EV Battery Development ### Important Facts - 💡 There are currently ten billion commercially procurable molecules available. - 💡 When grouped in combinations of five, the number of possible electrolyte materials for batteries increases to 10^47. - 💡 The use of generative AI is becoming more prevalent in EV battery development. ### Secondary Facts - 🔍 The typical combination of five molecules is used to create electrolyte materials for batteries. - 🔍 The vast number of available molecules presents a significant opportunity for innovation in battery technology.

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### Title How startups can leverage large language models to capture and defend marketshare in the AI era ### Important Facts - 🚀 Startups are exploring opportunities to gain marketshare in the AI era - 💡 Large language models (LLMs) are a recent and impactful method of creating artificially intelligent software - 🌍 Conversations about AI are prevalent, with hyperbole surrounding its potential impact on industries - 🔎 TechCrunch+ is researching how startups can find footholds in the market using LLMs ### Secondary Facts - 🌐 The news highlights the ubiquity of discussions around AI - ⚙️ The article mentions the potential of current AI tech to revolutionize industries and take over the world

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### Title Google's AI-powered search feature gains new skills: image generation and draft writing ### Important Facts - 🌟 Google's AI-powered search feature, SGE (Search Generative Experience), can now generate images using prompts. - 🌟 Users can write drafts within SGE and customize the output to be longer or shorter, and change the tone of the writing. - 🌟 This update brings SGE closer to rival Bing's support of OpenAI's DALLE-E 3. ### Secondary Facts - 💡 The conversational mode in Search allows users to interact with SGE. - 💡 The generated images and written drafts can be tailored to different needs and preferences.

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### Title Hook aims to help TikTok users create legal remixes of their favorite tracks ### Important Facts - Hook is a platform that assists users in creating legal remixes for TikTok - Short video apps have led to an increase in the use of tools for remixing popular songs - Many creators modify songs by altering the speed, adding clap tracks, or using other techniques - Labels and social media companies have detection mechanisms to monitor track usage and ensure artists and labels earn money - However, some remixes manage to evade these detection mechanisms ### Secondary Facts - The rise of short video apps has fueled the popularity of remixing songs on platforms like TikTok

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### Title Upfront Ventures' Kobie Fuller Uses Generative AI to Revolutionize Blog Posts ### Important Facts - 🌟 Kobie Fuller, general partner at Upfront Ventures, is reimagining blog posts using generative AI. - 🌟 Blogging emerged in the early 2000s as a way to convey complex ideas to a wide audience. - 🌟 Fuller believes that leveraging the interactivity of generative AI can modernize the concept of blogging. ### Secondary Facts - 💡 The idea of reinventing blogging has been contemplated more than two decades after its inception.

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### Title Deasie raises $2.9 million in seed funding to enhance control over text-generating AI models ### Important Facts - 💰 Deasie secures $2.9 million in a seed funding round - 🚀 Participating investors include Y Combinator, General Catalyst, RTP Global, Rebel Fund, and J12 Ventures ### Secondary Facts - 🔧 Deasie is a startup focused on developing tools for companies to have better control over text-generating AI models

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