Please find attached my podcast for AI and Tech news week ending 26th October.  

Here are the top  bullet points from the report:

                1.            Anthropic & Microsoft AI Launches

                •             Anthropic released Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Haiku models with experimental computer control.

                •             Microsoft expanded its Copilot ecosystem with autonomous AI agents via Copilot Studio.

                2.            IBM Unveils Granite 3.0

                •             Launched advanced AI models (2B-8B parameters) featuring enhanced safety andMixture-of-Experts architectures.

                3.            Apple’s Cautious AI Strategy

                •             Focused on quality over speed; launching Apple Intelligence with limited features.

                •             Siri is currently two years behind leading generative AI technologies.

                4.            Breakthroughs in AI Hardware & Architectures

                •             Zyra AI introduced the efficient Zamba 27b model.

                •             Mistral AI released edge-optimized mini ST models.

                •             NVIDIA delivered powerful B200 chips to OpenAI.

                5.            Significant Advances in Robotics

                •             Tesla’s Optimus achieves fully autonomous navigation in factories.

                •             Clone Robotics unveiled the highly dexterous humanoid “Torso”.

                •             University of Essex developed a fast strawberry-picking robot.

                6.            Industry Insights & Market Dynamics

                •             Energy Needs: Google partners for nuclear reactors; Microsoft secures 5 GW for AI.

                •             Market Movements: Perplexity AI and SandboxAQ seeking significant funding; OpenAI projected to face increased losses.