Github Copilot drives 40% revenue growth; this AI startup spent $1.8mn on the domain
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AI insight of the day
Big ideas from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang on AI and the future of tech,
"The era of physical AI is here. Physical AI, models that can understand and interact with the physical world will embody robots. Many will be humanoid robots."
Things have never trended in our direction. You have to will the future into existence: NVIDIA's Jensen Huang on AI and the future of tech
In this Siggraph keynote conversation, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang discusses the company's journey from computer graphics to AI, the impact of generative AI on various industries, and NVIDIA's vision for the future of computing. A must read for AI geeks.
AI news and views
GitHub’s annual revenue run rate is now $2 billion.
GitHub Copilot accounted for over 40% of GitHub’s revenue growth this year, and is already a larger business than all of GitHub was when MS acquired it.
This literally proves that the real money in gold rush is in..selling tools :-)
Nvidia sees biggest drop since April
Nvidia shares close down 7% after falling ~23% since July 10, as investors pull back from large tech stocks amid doubts over AI spending paying off.
OpenAI rolls out Advanced Voice Mode to ChatGPT Plus users
OpenAI has begun a limited rollout of its Advanced Voice Mode for ChatGPT Plus, offering a more natural and real-time voice interaction experience. This new feature allows for interruptions at any time and can detect and respond to emotions. The rollout is currently available to a select group of ChatGPT Plus users, marking a significant advancement in AI technology.
AI Tools
Friend
Friend, an AI companion company announced today, spent $1.8 million out of a total of $2.5 million it raised to start the company on its domain name, friend.com.
The device is just a thin layer that connects to your phone via Bluetooth and constantly listens to you, in a bid to combat loneliness. You can tap on the walkie-talkie button on the hardware and talk to the device. It will send you an in-app response to it like a text, and since Friend is listening to you all the time, it also can proactively send a message. For instance, it might wish you good luck before an interview (via TC).
ORCA Co-Pilot: Your personal AI fundraising co-pilot
Jamie: Human-quality meeting summaries without a bot
Billy: AI copilot to build, write and code on WordPress
Bex: Turn your Slack messages into a self-updating knowledge base
More news
OpenStreetMap to AI companies 👇🏼
Perplexity has launched Perplexity Publishers’ Program
To further support the vital work of media organizations and online creators, we need to ensure publishers can thrive as Perplexity grows. That’s why we’re excited to announce the Perplexity Publishers Program and our first batch of partners: TIME, Der Spiegel, Fortune, Entrepreneur, The Texas Tribune, and WordPress.com.Meta blames hallucinations after its AI said Trump rally shooting didn’t happen
Last, but not the least: Keep yourself motivated👇🏼
