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Microsoft's GitHub has announced an expansion of its AI coding assistant, now integrating models from Anthropic and Google, moving away from its exclusive partnership with OpenAI.

TODAY IN MORNING AI

• OpenAI has introduced new search functionalities

• Elon Musk’s xAI is reportedly seeking a new funding round

• Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s announcement

• GitHub and Microsoft Unveil Copilot: A New Contender in the AI Arena

• AI fun fact

  and more…

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AI HEADLINES
TOP AI STORIES

Amazon has expanded its Rufus AI shopping assistant into European markets in beta, providing personalized product recommendations and comparison features through conversational interactions in its mobile app.

OpenAI has introduced new search functionalities for ChatGPT history, enabling users to easily reference, navigate, and revisit past conversations.

Elon Musk’s xAI is reportedly seeking a new funding round that could value the AI startup at $40 billion, a significant increase from its $24 billion valuation after a funding round in May.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company’s multimodal, agentic smartphone app, Project Astra, which was demonstrated at Google I/O, is expected to launch "as early as 2025."

Actor Robert Downey Jr. has expressed concerns about the use of AI digital replicas in Hollywood, stating his intention to sue any future executives who recreate his likeness, even after his death.

AI DEVELOPMENT
GitHub and Microsoft Unveil Copilot: A New Contender in the AI Arena

Microsoft's GitHub has announced an expansion of its AI coding assistant, now integrating models from Anthropic and Google, moving away from its exclusive partnership with OpenAI. Developers will have the option to switch between assistants like Claude and Gemini, though OpenAI's models will remain the default. New features include Spark, which lets users create applications using natural language prompts, as well as multi-file editing, Copilot code reviews, enhanced Workspaces, and support for Apple Xcode. This shift coincides with GitHub's Copilot reaching over a million paying subscribers, highlighting a commitment to improving developer experience by offering model flexibility, despite potential tensions with OpenAI.

TOOLBOX
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Sourcely - An AI-driven literature sourcing tool designed to streamline research for academics.

PROMPT OF THE DAY
Craft Targeted Ads with ChatGPT

PROMPT👇

Using the "Picture-Promise-Prove-Push" framework, please create an advertising campaign outline that captures attention and generates desire for our [product/service] targeted at our [ideal customer persona]. Detail how our product will meet expectations, include testimonials to support this, and offer a gentle nudge to motivate the reader to take action.

By following this prompt, you will receive an advertising campaign outline that employs the "Picture-Promise-Prove-Push" copy framework, designed to engage your ideal target audience effectively.

AI DESIGNS

world war ii gato class submarine in the mid-distance underway on the surface moving away from the viewer and towards a dark storm cloud on the horizon with an overall ominous theme" ALMOST works—EXCEPT the three renditions I like (1, 2, and 3) show the sub moving TOWARD the viewer, not AWAY as desired.

AI FUN FACT
DID YOU KNOW?

Researchers have found that the feeling of being in love activates the same brain regions as taking addictive drugs! This includes the release of dopamine, the "feel-good" neurotransmitter, which can make love feel euphoric and even a little addictive!

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